Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) advocated for the implementation of her legislation, theLethal Means Safety Training Act, during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on veteran suicide prevention.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Unlawful Turn-aways Act to address the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) systemic denials of health care and services to veterans with general or other-than-honorable (OTH) administrative discharges.
WASHINGTON—This week, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood's (IL-14) legislation to make a historic investment in the U.S. nursing workforce passed out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON—Today, Black Maternal Health Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) applauded the Energy and Commerce Committee for advancing critical investments from the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 959/S. 346) in the Committee's markup of the Build Back Better Act.
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) praised a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that Child Tax Credit (CTC) advance payments benefitted 141,000 children from 87,000 families in Ill
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported passage of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's portion of President Biden's Build Back Better agenda, which makes critical investments in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) infrastructure.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement announcing that she has successfully secured $10.2 million to improve Illinois National Guard facilities in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) invited 14th District students to participate in the 2021 Congressional App Challenge. Launched in 2015, the competition is an exciting opportunity for middle and high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led over 30 members of the House of Representatives in an effort urging House and Senate Leadership and Committee Chairs to permanently expand the advance premium tax credits included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Ensures nurses, doctors, and mental health professionals have the training and resources they need to identify and support young people at risk for suicide to save lives and prevent tragedies