Press Releases
February 14, 2019
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today released the following statement on the eleventh anniversary of the shooting that took place at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on February 14, 2008.
February 13, 2019
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, or FAMILY Act—legislation that would create a universal, gender-neutral, national paid family and medical leave program.
February 12, 2019
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today expressed concern that a change included in the recently-enacted Republican tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which limited the state and local tax (SALT) deductions threatens the sustainability of funding for Illinois public schools.
February 6, 2019
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today introduced legislation with Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Steven Horsford (NV-4), and Gwen Moore (WI-4) that would help protect Americans with pre-existing conditions by overturning an Administration rule that expands limited duration insurance, commonly known as “junk plans.”
January 22, 2019
Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) made the following statement after she was appointed by her colleagues to serve on the House Committee on Homeland Security for the 116th Congress.
January 17, 2019
Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) made the following statement after she was appointed by her colleagues to serve on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs for the 116th Congress.
January 15, 2019
Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) made the following statement after she was appointed by her colleagues to serve on the House Committee on Education & Labor for the 116th Congress.
January 15, 2019
As the 2019 tax-filing season opens this week, Reps. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Sean Casten (IL-6) today urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to address the disproportionate tax burden being placed upon Illinois families due to changes in the state and local tax deduction as passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
January 11, 2019
Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Department of Agriculture and FDA appropriations bill to re-open this essential government agency to ensure the FDA and USDA can continue to inspect food and prevent public health epidemics, safeguard a strong, robust farmer safety net that provides certainty to our rural economy, and guarantee vulnerable Illinois families receive critical SNAP benefits.
January 11, 2019
Today, Rep. Underwood joined House Democrats to pass the FY 2019 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills to re-open these two essential government agencies to ensure air travel and highway transportation are safe for all Americans and stand up for the hard-working Illinois families who are at imminent risk of being evicted.