Press Releases
The pinning ceremony is part of an ongoing national effort to honor all Vietnam War period veterans.
WEST CHICAGO—Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) invites veterans from the 14th District of Illinois who served during the Vietnam War Period to be honored at an upcoming October Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act guarantees basic workplace protections for pregnant workers
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the House passage of bipartisan legislation to protect pregnant workers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) guarantees basic protections for pregnant workers by establishing a clear-cut right to reasonable accommodations, so they can continue working without jeopardizing their pregnancy.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Members recently introduced the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act to ensure protections for pregnant women are in place during the coronavirus public health emergency
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) held a virtual discussion on safeguarding maternal health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Underwood and Warren recently introduced the bicameral Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act to address the impacts of the pandemic on the United States’ maternal health crisis.
BUILD grant funding was among Underwood's top priorities for FY2020 and FY2021 Appropriations
WEST CHICAGO— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the City of Joliet will receive a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the I-55 at IL 59 Access Project in Joliet.
Underwood’s legislation includes expanding evidence-based training that both VA and the White House have called for to address the veteran suicide crisis
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood’s (IL-14) legislation to address the veteran suicide crisis advanced in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
First phase includes $42.5 million investment in youth substance prevention in communities across the country
WEST CHICAGO— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program has awarded grant funding to organizations that provide youth substance use prevention programs in Naperville, McHenry County, and Will County. The grant funding includes a $42.5 million investment for FY2020 to youth substanc
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and other Democratic members of the Illinois delegation urged Illinois’ leading health insurers to provide financial relief to Illinois individuals, families, and small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
WEST CHICAGO— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) celebrated the Department of Energy's recent announcement selecting Fermilab to lead one of t
Members highlight how the dangerous rollback increases maternal health risks
WASHINGTON—Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led a letter of 28 Members of Congress to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing their deep concern with a new rule which would weaken the EPA’s ability to limit dangerous methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.