Veterans and Military Families

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is urging House Republican leadership to immediately bring the Senate-passed bipartisan national security supplemental aid bill to the floor for a vote, emphasizing its potential to meet the nation’s security challenges and help save lives in the short and long term. Yesterday, Rep. Carbajal – a Marine veteran and senior member of the House Armed… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Immigration and Border Security Task Force, announced he will vote against two different political gimmicks deployed by House Republicans to create chaos and do nothing to responsibly tackle the national security challenges facing the United States. Later today, Congressman Carbajal will reject the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced he is reintroducing bipartisan legislation aimed at improving housing access and affordability for U.S. veterans with Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11). The lawmakers’ Home for the Brave Act would exempt veterans' disability benefits from counting toward total income when determining their eligibility for housing assistance programs through… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation today to expand benefits for veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service. The Veteran Restitution and Justice Act would change the effective date of a veteran’s claim to allow veterans who experience sexual trauma during their service to receive retroactive… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal, U.S. Representative for the Central Coast and veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, expressed concerns directly to the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the closure this week of a veterans substance abuse treatment facility in San Luis Obispo and its potential impact on Central Coast veterans. Read more »

With two deadlines approaching, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is urging all eligible veterans to enroll with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and file their claim as soon as possible for benefits established through last year’s passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act (PACT Act). “While over half a million individuals have filed claims since the passage of the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal shared that the final version of the Fiscal Year 2023 defense policy bill, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month and was signed into law by President Biden today, includes important support for the Central Coast’s military families and numerous provisions that he pushed to include in the new law. The National Defense Authorization… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Protect Patriot Parents Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that would make parents of U.S. military servicemembers eligible to adjust for Lawful Permanent Resident status, preventing potential deportations or separations of military families. "The families of our servicemembers deserve our respect for their sacrifice, not… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to support U.S. veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service by updating how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) calculates benefits related to those injuries. The Veteran Restitution and Justice Act would change the effective date of a veteran’s claim to… Read more »

Today, U.S. Secretary for Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough joined U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal for tours of the Santa Barbara Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic and the San Luis Obispo Veterans Center as well as meetings with Central Coast veterans. Secretary McDonough and Congressman Carbajal met with local veterans and veterans advocacy groups to share more information on the Honoring our… Read more »