Press Releases
Legislation eliminates ‘marriage penalty’ and state and local taxes deduction cap
Effort includes an increase in expense deductions for teachers and first responders
Compromise includes Underwood priorities including a pay raise for servicemembers, paid family leave for more Americans, investment to help respond to the effects of climate change, and increased access to mental health care for servicemembers and their families
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), member of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee, announced that she has successfully helped secure critical investments in national defense as a conferee of the bipartisan, bicameral NDAA Conference.
The Voting Rights Advancement Act ensures all Americans have an equal opportunity to vote
Event at Underwood’s West Chicago and Woodstock offices is an opportunity to send holiday greetings to active duty servicemembers overseas
Letter follows an October Homeland Security Committee hearing examining existing and future threats to U.S. elections
WASHINGTON— Today, Chairman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) and Vice Chair Lauren Underwood (IL-14) of the House Homeland Security Committee sent letters to chief executives of Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn seeking answers from each company about their respective policies and processes available for users to report suspected misinformation and disinformation.
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced support for the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 (H.R. 5221), legislation setting a nationwide goal of achieving a 100 percent clean energy economy by 2050, defined as net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of America’s economy.
WASHINGTON— This week, following a bipartisan letter Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address propane supply shortages, the FERC announced that farmers in the Midwest will receive temporary emergency shipments of propane.