Rep. Onder Newsletter: ✅ My Bill Passed the House

Thursday, June 11, 2026

This Week's Edition:
1) The Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act Passes the House.
2) Protecting Children: Chloe Cole Testifies Before Senate HELP Committee.
3) This Week in Washington.   
4) Contact Me. 

THE CHILD CARE INTEGRITY MONITORING ACT PASSES THE HOUSE

This week, the House passed my bill, H.R. 7722, the Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act, as part of a broader package of reforms known as the Stop Child Care Scams Act.

Child care assistance programs are designed to help working families access safe, reliable care for their children. Unfortunately, recent investigations in Democrat-run states, like Minnesota, have revealed that millions of taxpayer dollars were paid out for services that were never actually provided.

Your government has a responsibility to ensure these programs are serving families in need, not fraudsters looking to exploit the system. Our bill strengthens oversight of federal child care funding by requiring regular audits of state child care assistance programs and increasing monitoring of states that repeatedly fail those audits. It's a simple, commonsense reform that helps safeguard taxpayer dollars and restore confidence in programs intended to support children and working parents.

When fraud goes unchecked, the people who suffer most are the children and families who truly depend on these services. That's why I am committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse wherever it exists in government. 

I'm proud the House has passed this legislation because it represents an important step toward greater accountability, stronger oversight, and a government that works for the American people. I will continue fighting for policies that protect taxpayers and put American families first.

To read more about this legislation in the New York Post, click here: Article.

To read my full press release, click here: Press Release.

PROTECTING CHILDREN: CHLOE COLE TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE HELP COMMITTEE

This week, the Senate HELP Committee held a hearing titled, "Protecting Our Children: Exposing the Dangers of Irreversible Gender Transition Procedures on Minors." One of the witnesses was Chloe Cole, a courageous young woman who shared her story of undergoing a double mastectomy at just 15 years old and then regretting that life altering procedure only a year later.

Sadly, Chloe's story is not unique. Across the country, a growing number of young detransitioners are coming forward to describe the physical complications, emotional pain, and lifelong consequences they experienced after being pushed toward puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and irreversible surgeries as a child. Many are now pursuing medical malpractice lawsuits against the doctors and institutions that failed to protect them.

The testimony at this week's hearing reinforced what many of us have been saying for years: so called "gender-affirming care" is anything but caring. As a society, we recognize that children are not mature enough to make certain life altering decisions - that's why there are age restrictions on buying alcohol, purchasing lottery tickets, serving in the military, etc. Yet, some medical practitioners subject children to irreversible surgeries with permanent consequences and limited evidence of long-term benefits. These procedures can leave lasting physical and emotional effects, raising serious questions about whether our children are truly protected.

That's why I introduced the Chloe Cole Act in the House. This legislation would protect minors from medical transgender interventions, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures. It would hold clinics and hospitals fully accountable for the harm these procedures cause, establish a private right of action for affected individuals and their families, and ensure victims have adequate time to seek justice through an extended statute of limitations.

I am proud to champion the Chloe Cole Act on behalf of Chloe and the many young people who have shared similar experiences. We owe it to our children, our neighbors, our friends, and anyone who may simply need someone to listen and help guide them through difficult challenges. We have a responsibility to protect them from irreversible harm and ensure they receive the care and support they deserve. I look forward to advancing this legislation through the Judiciary Committee and ultimately getting it across the finish line on the House floor.

THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

Education and Workforce Committee

This week, in the Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled, "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB" my colleagues and I discussed the importance of ensuring that workers, not union organizers or bureaucrats, have the final say on union representation.

Under current law, a union can gain representation rights if it secures support from a majority of employees who cast ballots in a union election. The problem is that our current laws don't require a majority of all eligible workers to participate, creating situations where a small handful of votes can determine the future of an entire workplace.

In some cases, the results have been startling. At a Virginia defense contractor, only one out of eight eligible employees voted in a union election, yet that single vote gave the union authority to represent the entire workforce. A similar situation occurred at a security firm in Washington, D.C., where just one out of seven eligible employees voted, resulting in union representation for all employees.

A Trader Joe's employee, Michael Alcorn, testified that once union organizers realized he wasn't supportive of their agenda, they stopped helping him and instead focused their efforts on employees they believed would help secure a favorable outcome. That is not workplace democracy.


I introduced the Worker Enfranchisement Act because it would require support from two-thirds of eligible employees before a union can be certified, ensuring that union representation reflects the clear and affirmative will of the workforce. Workers deserve a system that encourages broad participation and protects their right to make informed decisions about their employment.

To watch the full hearing, click below:

 

Rep. Onder Leads Letter Calling for Greater Transparency in Medicare Advantage

This week, I led a letter from certain members of the Doctors Caucus to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encouraging the agency to protect Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who are being blocked from lifesaving physician-administered treatments. The letter urges CMS to establish minimum national standards for drug coverage in Medicare Advantage to address restrictive "step therapy" policies that require seniors to try insurer-preferred drugs, even when there is no access to the drug in their region.

"One of the most concerning trends in Medicare Advantage is the growing use of step therapy requirements. In traditional Medicare, physicians can quickly pivot to an alternative treatment if a drug is unavailable, but many plans force patients to try their preferred drug first - even if the drug is unavailable where they live. As members of the Doctors Caucus, we regularly hear about this from patients and physicians, and many of us have witnessed firsthand how patients are harmed when insurers restrict access to life-saving treatments," said Congressman Bob Onder, M.D. 

"Our country should be moving toward a health care system that puts patients, not profits, first. Seniors who have paid into Medicare their entire lives deserve reasonable access to the treatments they need."

Read the full release here.

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