Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of bipartisan legislation in the House to prevent gun violence and improve gun safety. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act and the Enhanced Background Checks Act are common sense solutions supported by approximately 90 percent of Americans to address our nation's gun violence epidemic.
Underwood's Health Care Affordability Act, included in the American Rescue Plan, will lower out-of-pocket health care costs for American families
WASHINGTON—This week, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the historic passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 1280). This transformative legislation would make communities safer by increasing transparency and accountability in policing across the country.
WASHINGTON– Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping anti-corruption package to clean up politics, protect and expand voting rights, restore integrity to government, and put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of the American Rescue Plan in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON— Representative Lauren Underwood's (IL-14) legislation that would lower health care costs for American families passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.
WASHINGTON— Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the bipartisan passage of the Equality Act (H.R. 5) in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON— This week, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood's (IL-14) legislation to lower health care costs for American families passed out of the Ways and Means Committee.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) urged newly-confirmed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to prioritize improving the quality of care veterans and their families receive at the VA, specifically mental health and maternity care.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus unveiled the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, historic legislation to save moms' lives, end racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes, and achieve maternal health justice for Black women and all women