Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and David B. McKinley (WV-01)'s bipartisan legislation to strengthen oversight and promote accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The VA Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021 (H.R.
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the projects in the 14th District selected for Community Projects Funding (CPF). Community Project Funding is an initiative that allows Members of Congress to request direct funding for projects that benefit the communities they represent.
WASHINGTON – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) questioned the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Chris Magnus, on the implementation of the agency's electronic health record (EHR) system in an Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing.
WEST CHICAGO - Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) is pleased to announce Alondra Lee Mathena as the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for the 14th District. Mathena, a senior at Geneva High School, was chosen for her piece titled "The Stairway Above," a digital photograph with 3D elements.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Underwood (IL-14) continued her work to strengthen small businesses' cyber infrastructure and secure U.S. elections at a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing.
WASHINGTON – Today, in a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) questioned the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on VA's priorities following the department's Fiscal Year 2023 budget request.
WASHINGTON – In response to policy changes secured by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced major improvements to the Department's medical and public health efforts.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Alma Adams (NC-12) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led 81 Members of Congress urging Senate Majority Leader Schumer to prioritize investments to address the U.S. maternal health crisis in the next reconciliation package.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) introduced the bipartisan NIH IMPROVE Act. This legislation would fund a critical National Institutes of Health (NIH) research program, the Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a group of more than 70 Members of Congress in urging Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) to include provisions in reconciliation legislation to permanently lower out-of-pocket health premium costs and extend Medicaid coverage to people in states that have refused to expand the program.