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August 17, 2022 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded Southern Nevada Health District $2,144,080 in grant funding from its Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.
August 16, 2022 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act, legislation to reauthorize and improve the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) Grants program. 
August 10, 2022 Press Release

WASHINGTONToday, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Physicians for Underserved Areas Act. This legislation aims to address the doctor shortage in the United States, which is particularly dire in Nevada.

July 22, 2022 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass H.R. 8373, The Right to Contraception Act. This vote follows the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and Justice Thomas’ concurring opinion in this case, which explicitly called for the reconsideration of the constitutional right to contraception.

July 15, 2022 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) voted to pass two pieces of legislation to protect access to reproductive care: H.R. 8296, The Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, and H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022. The Women’s Health Protection Act restores the right to abortion nationwide, ensuring all Americans – regardless of where they live – can make their own decisions about their lives and their futures. H.R.

July 8, 2022 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded the PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug Free Communities $125,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Continuation Grant Award funding.

June 30, 2022 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Susie Lee, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted to pass the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill out of the full Appropriations Committee. The bill includes multiple provisions that Rep.

June 23, 2022 Press Release
WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee’s Virtual Peer Support Act was passed out of the House on a bipartisan vote as part of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. Rep. Lee (D-NV) introduced the Virtual Peer Support Act with Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) in April of 2021. The modified version of Rep. Lee’s legislation included in H.R. 7666 would boost the capacity and accessibility of mental health support programs by helping service providers expand their in-person and online peer support services.
May 19, 2022 Press Release
WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Susie Lee’s Virtual Peer Support Act was passed out of the Energy and Commerce Committee as an amendment to H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 by a bipartisan vote of 55-1.