Will improve the quality of healthcare and reduce costs.

if elected, she’ll improve the quality of healthcare, and get costs down

Promised to improve healthcare quality and lower costs if elected.

Caring Matters - Oct. 5, 2022 - Archives of Women's Political Communication
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8691, the Nursing is a Professional Degree Act, with last action May 7, 2026: Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the bill and it was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In the lookback window, Kiggans introduced a health workforce bill aimed at preserving loan access for advanced nursing education. It is concrete effort but only referred to committee, so delivery remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8691 (IH) - Nursing is a Professional Degree Act - GovInfo Content Details
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Kiggans said the final rule excluding advanced practice nurses from professional-degree status would increase out-of-pocket costs and worsen workforce shortages; the release says Kiggans and Merkley planned legislation to add post-baccalaureate nurses to the professional degree definition.

This shows a blocked administrative outcome followed by promised legislation. It supports effort on healthcare access and costs, but not delivery by itself.

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Kiggans and Merkley Continue to Support our Nursing Workforce in Light of the Recent Department of Education RISE Committee Final Rule  - Jen Kiggans
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8052, the Veteran Infection Prevention Act, sponsored by Jennifer A. Kiggans, with the full title: to require that a sterile processing technician of the Veterans Health Administration holds an appropriate professional certification.

The bill targets VA patient safety and healthcare quality. It is relevant to improving care quality, but introduction alone is not final delivery.

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H.R. 8052 (IH) - Veteran Infection Prevention Act
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The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs reported out 16 bills to be eligible for full House consideration and listed H.R. 8052, the VIP Act, sponsored by Rep. Kiggans.

During the lookback window, Kiggans' VA infection-prevention bill advanced out of committee. That is partial legislative progress toward better healthcare quality, not enacted delivery.

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Markup Action: Committee Advances Key Mental Health, Accountability, and Oversight Bills to the Full House as part of GOP Agenda | House Committee on Veterans Affairs
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The Clerk recorded H.R. 8469 on passage, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for FY2027. Status: Passed, 400 yeas to 15 nays; Kiggans (VA) voted Yea.

Kiggans voted for House passage of VA appropriations during the lookback window. This supports partial progress on veterans healthcare funding, but the bill was not yet enacted.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Kiggans' office said H.R. 8469 includes $450.29 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including $138.2 billion for veterans' medical care and $54.6 billion for toxic exposure related care, and that the bill moved to the Senate.

This provides the healthcare funding substance behind her vote. It is relevant partial progress for quality and access, but still not final enactment.

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Kiggans Advances FY27 Military Construction Bill Supporting Hampton Roads Servicemembers, Veterans, and Shipyard Workers   - Jen Kiggans
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The Clerk recorded H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Act, on passage. Status: Passed, 215 yeas to 214 nays; Kiggans (VA) voted Yea.

Kiggans supported the House-passed reconciliation bill that later became P.L. 119-21. Subsequent nonpartisan analysis found its health provisions would reduce coverage, cutting against the promise to improve healthcare and reduce costs.

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Roll Call 145 | Bill Number: H.R. 1
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CRS states that P.L. 119-21 was enacted July 4, 2025 and includes health provisions affecting Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, private health insurance, and rural hospitals and providers. CRS cites CBO estimates that health provisions reduce federal outlays by $1.1 trillion and increase the number of uninsured individuals by 10.0 million in FY2034.

This official analysis shows the enacted law Kiggans helped pass is projected to reduce healthcare coverage substantially. That is contrary evidence for the broad promise to improve healthcare and reduce costs.

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Health Provisions in P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 Reconciliation Law
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The official news page’s newest listed item is dated June 22, 2026, and no posts dated June 28-30, 2026 are visible on the page.

No new public update appears on Kiggans’ official site during the lookback window, so there is no concrete same-window sign that the healthcare-quality/cost promise was delivered or materially advanced.

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News - Jen Kiggans
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