Roger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas which stretches from Tarrant County in the north to Hays County in the south and includes much of the Texas Hill Country and Austin.
Roger attended Texas Christian University where he was an All-Southwest Conference baseball player and named to TCU’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s.
Upon graduating, Roger was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system for many years before deciding to begin a new career as a small business owner and the head baseball coach at TCU.
Whether our veterans served in Texas or elsewhere across the globe, thousands of our nation’s heroes choose to call Central Texas home. I’m proud to represent them in Congress and am committed to providing these men and women with the healthcare, compensation and benefits that they earned during their military service.
I worked closely with the VA to bring two new contract clinics to Killeen and Copperas Cove so the area’s 37,000 veterans are able to receive health care closer to home. For veterans that may need assistance with the VA, our dedicated casework team stands ready to assist. My work on behalf of our veterans includes:
Cosponsored the Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act (H.R.3111) to direct the Secretary of the Military Department to award the Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces, employees, and civilian contractors who were killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas.
Supported the VA Mission Act (S. 2372) that was signed into law and allowed our servicemen and women to have greater private healthcare options.
Cosponsored the Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act (H.R. 3495), which created a grants program that provides funding to entities that offer suicide prevention services for veterans and their families.
Cosponsored the Homeless Veterans Families Act (H.R. 95) which expands funding to homeless veterans who have dependents to provide for.
Cosponsored the Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act (H.R. 553) which repeals a provision that prevents beneficiaries of late service members from receiving full benefits.
Cosponsored the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 (H.R.299) to expand health benefits and home loan programs for veterans with service-connected diseases related to herbicide (Agent Orange).
Cosponsored the Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 (H.R.4352) which establishes a pilot program to broaden the appointment scheduling options and reduce the wait time for veterans seeking medical care.