US Representative
Vern Buchanan Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
US
Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB1185
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act
US
Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB1186
Introduced
2/11/25
Refer
2/11/25
CREEPER Act 2.0 Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act 2.0
US
Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB1289
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Refer
3/14/25
Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement the Food is Medicine pilot program, under which the VA must provide medically tailored meals and groceries, nutrition education, and cooking classes to certain veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system. Specifically, the program is for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system who receive VA care for (1) multiple chronic conditions, or (2) maternal health and are at risk of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes.The three-year pilot program also requires the VA to (1) develop and seek to implement training programs for VA health care providers in integrating the program into the treatment plans of veterans, and (2) seek to collaborate with community-based organizations to procure locally sourced produce and expand the availability of medically tailored meals and groceries.
US
Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB1290
Introduced
2/13/25
Refer
2/13/25
Refer
3/14/25
Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program under which Vet Centers and VA medical facilities provide veterans who are experiencing mental health crises with referrals to approved non-VA mental health care providers.The VA must report on the implementation, outcomes, and effectiveness of the pilot program.
US
Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB134
Introduced
1/3/25
Refer
1/3/25
Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators ActThis bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for sexual assault. The bill also provides for the inadmissibility and deportability of certain individuals convicted of sexual assault.Under this bill, the DOJ must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States, made certain misrepresentations, or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts which constitute the essential elements of, an offense involving sexual assault.The bill also establishes under statute that a conviction for certain crimes related to sexual assault shall be grounds for (1) barring an individual from entering the United States, and (2) deportability. (Under current law, convictions for certain crimes, including crimes involving moral turpitude, are grounds for inadmissibility and deportability.)