Gluesenkamp Perez Highlights Mid-Year Progress for Southwest Washington

Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) marked half a year into the 119th Congress, highlighting her progress on bipartisan legislation and constituent service work for Southwest Washington.

“As we kicked off a new Congress, I’ve been aggressively bringing back funding you’re owed by our federal agencies, speaking up when our values aren’t being represented in D.C., and working on what I can achieve on a bipartisan basis as a member of the minority,” said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez. “There’s a lot of work ahead to build more housing, strengthen our ag, aquaculture, and timber economies, and stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities, but I’m excited about what we’ve been able to accomplish so far. I’m glad to be back home in the better Washington this August to hear from you about how I can best serve you and how we can bring our priorities and values to Congress.”

At the end of last year, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez released her 2024 Year-End Report to provide a comprehensive update on her second year in Congress.

Highlights of Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez’s First Half of 2025

Constituent Service Accomplishments:

Since taking office, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez:

• Recovered $9,429,835 for constituents owed to them by federal agencies.
• Assisted 2,684 residents with a federal agency – including the IRS, VA, State Department, and more.
• Sent 215,898 responses to calls, emails, and letters from residents.
• Hosted 22 sets of mobile office hours to assist constituents with federal agencies, spanning all seven counties in Washington’s Third District.
• Held 15 in-person town halls – including four this year in Clark, Lewis, and Pacific Counties.
• Hosted 27 community roundtables – of which there were six this year, including with log truck drivers, corrections officers, and PUDs.
• Honored National Police Week by welcoming local law enforcement officers to Washington, D.C.

Legislative Achievements:

So far in the 119th Congress, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez:

• Introduced 30 bipartisan bills – which make up 97% of all of the bills Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez introduced this year.
• Cosponsored seven bipartisan bills which passed the House – including to help homeless disabled veterans access housing, improve law enforcement officer safety, and study cancer in Vietnam veterans.
• Attended 39 committee hearings, markups, and activities.
• Cast 213 votes on the House floor – nearly 70% of which were bipartisan.

This year, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez:

• Was named to the prestigious House Appropriations Committee and its Ag and Financial Services and General Government Subcommittees.
• Had her bipartisan FULL Act signed into law to cut wasteful spending on unused government office space.
• Helped introduce the House-passed bipartisan SPUR Act to help more small businesses access federal contracts.
• Introduced three amendments passed by the House Appropriations Committee to investigate infant formula consolidation, overly bright headlights, and including visual information in bills.
• Helped secure military right-to-repair provisions in the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
• Voted against a partisan budget reconciliation bill that explodes the national debt by $4 trillion and fails to deliver meaningful change for the middle class.

Federal Funding Efforts:

This year, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez:

• Visited the Puget Island Alternate Water System Project – which broke ground after she secured $959,752 of federal funds for the project.
• Joined the grand opening of the Ag Innovation Park in Tenino – which opened after she brought home $500,000 of funding for the project.
• Toured the South Bend Boat Shop – which was acquired after she brought home more than $1 million of funding for the project.
• Requested $15.5 million for FY26 community projects in every county – most of which have passed committee – including for sea lion mitigation, fire protection, and utility infrastructure to keep rates down.
• Continues to fight for the House to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools funding after the program has lapsed and Skamania and Lewis Counties are already facing impacts.

Other Accomplishments:

This year, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez:

• Nominated six outstanding students for a service academy who began training this summer.
• Toured five career and technical education training programs, now having visited ones in all seven counties in Washington’s Third District.
• Urged VA Secretary Collins to reopen a VA clinic in Lewis County.
• Announced the inaugural set of Congressional Leadership Award winners to honor community members who represent the best of Southwest Washington.
• Invited Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to tour the I-5 Bridge project (and attend the Skamania County Timber Carnival).
• Recognized the tremendous skill of Stevenson High School students with a 9-foot 1954 McCulloch 99 chainsaw.
• Handed off a gimlet-eyed monstrosity to Reps. Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) and Emily Randall (WA-06).