{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bill-improve-va-sexual-assault-response", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill to Improve VA Sexual Assault Response", "2025-12-22", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the VA SAFE Care Act, which would equip VA medical facilities with the appropriate tools to support and care for veterans that have experienced sexual assault. 1 in 3 female veterans, and 1 in 50 male veterans, have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment.\n\n\u201cOur veterans have put their lives on the line for our country, and their safety and security is paramount,\u201d said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison. \u201cIt is completely unacceptable that so many of our service members have experienced sexual assault. We must make sure that we have the proper resources and guidelines to care for those who have sacrificed so much for us \u2013 which is why I\u2019m proud to introduce the VA SAFE Care Act.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Morrison is a member of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee and a doctor who spent part of her training caring for veterans at a VA medical center.\n\nThe VA SAFE Care Act is a tailored approach to requiring VA to strengthen its guidance for delivering care to veterans impacted by sexual assault by:\n\nStrengthening referral processes to community providers for facilities without a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) on staff\n\nMaking sure facilities with SANEs have a supply of rape kits\n\nMaking sure veterans receive prophylaxes for STDs or pregnancy when indicated\n\nImproving mental health and law enforcement referrals\n\nImproving training for appropriate clinical providers and VA police\n\nDuring her time in Congress, Representative Morrison has been fiercely dedicated to improving the lives and care of veterans, including:\n\nPassing legislation to improve veteran mental health care and prevent suicide\n\nDemanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs after learning that every VA medical center in America is understaffed\n\nLeading the effort to protect reproductive health care for veterans\n\nCreating a veterans advisory council made up of veterans and community leaders from Minnesota\u2019s Third District\n\nRead the full text of the bill HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-introduces-bill-improve-va-sexual-assault-response"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7402151823043823, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}