National Security

Today, Rep. Cartwright co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to help prevent guns from falling into criminal hands and to reinforce the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners.  Expanding the existing background check system to cover all commercial firearm sales, the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 ensures that criminals and the dangerously…

Today Rep. Cartwright introduced the bi-partisan Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act with 48 original co-sponsors.  Currently, veterans face a five-year window in which they must seek treatment for mental illnesses before losing their higher priority status.   This legislation would eliminate the five-year window and allow veterans to seek treatment for…

Today Congressman Matt Cartwright introduced the bipartisan Military Family Leave Act with 25 original co-sponsors.  The bill would allow parents, children and spouses of military service members to spend time with a loved one who has received notification of impending active duty deployment.  The legislation would give certain immediate family members two weeks unpaid leave…