Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the historic passage of the Build Back Better Act, once-in-a-generation legislation to meet the urgent needs of Illinois families by delivering affordable child care, universal Pre-K, lower health care and prescription drug costs, climate and clean energy solutions, lower taxes for families, and more.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and David B. McKinley (WV-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enhance oversight and promote accountability at VA, reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and ensuring veterans receive high-quality care.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood's (IL-14) legislation to support student veterans who are at risk of being academically penalized due to their ongoing military service unanimously passed the House. Currently, if a service member is assigned to a period of active service or inactive-duty training, they could face grade reductions, failing grades, and even financial penalties if they are forced to withdraw from classes to serve our country. Modeled after successful legislation in Illinois, the Protections for Student Veterans Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) celebrated President Biden's signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. The historic job creation legislation, which Underwood helped pass in the House of Representatives, invests in modernizing America's highways, roads, bridges, transit, rail, and water and broadband infrastructure.
WASHINGTON – Today, a spokesperson for Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement.
WASHINGTON – Today, along with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL -14) announced that thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award $18 million in grants to Illinois travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation businesses. The funding will support marketing, infrastructure, and workforce investments to accelerate Illinois' economy and help local businesses.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) in the House of Representatives, which will now head to the President's desk for signature. The historic job creation legislation invests in modernizing America's highways, roads, bridges, transit, rail, and water and broadband infrastructure. The legislation will accelerate the country's economic recovery.
WASHINGTON – Today, in a bipartisan vote of 276-149, the House of Representatives passed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act. The bill was introduced earlier this year by Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL) along with Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Congressional Maternity Care Caucus co-chairs Congresswomen Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Black Maternal Health Caucus co-chair Alma Adams (D-NC).