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August 12, 2022

WEST CHICAGO – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) toured three Hispanic-owned small businesses in Plano and Oswego to learn about how federal and local resources have helped them overcome challenges they have faced over the course of the pandemic and recovery.

July 29, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the CHIPS and Science Act, a transformative legislative package to supercharge American production of semiconductor chips, strengthen supply chains, increase American manufacturing, and advance U.S.

July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Ami Bera (CA-07), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Improving DATA in Public Health Act.

July 21, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass a package of six government funding bills, which focus on helping families and communities in northern Illinois.

July 21, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the Right to Contraception Act, legislation which she helped introduce. The Right to Contraception Act protects the right to obtain and use contraception.

July 18, 2022

WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act to protect reproductive freedoms nationwide.

July 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced the Congresswoman is seeking a communications director on an interim or permanent basis. Candidates available to serve full time from Washington, D.C. or Illinois are preferred, but the Office will consider part time or shared staff arrangements as well. 

Ideal candidates should: 

June 28, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass a bipartisan legislative package strengthening access to care for Americans grappling with mental illness and substance use disorders.

June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement after a Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, dismantling nearly 50 years of precedent.

June 24, 2022

WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined Vice President Kamala Harris in Plainfield, Illinois to announce the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, a comprehensive strategy that lays out the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to cut maternal mortality and morbidity rates, reduce disparities in maternal health outcomes