Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) was appointed by House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced support for bipartisan legislation to address heart disease in South Asians. The South Asia Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, led by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Joe Wilson (SC-02), aims to raise awareness and investigate the alarming rate of heart disease in the South Asian community.
WEST CHICAGO—Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) invites veterans from the 14th District of Illinois who served during the Vietnam War Period to be honored at an upcoming October Vietnam Veterans Pinning Ceremony.
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the House passage of bipartisan legislation to protect pregnant workers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694) guarantees basic protections for pregnant workers by establishing a clear-cut right to reasonable accommodations, so they can continue working without jeopardizing their pregnancy.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) held a virtual discussion on safeguarding maternal health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Underwood and Warren recently introduced the bicameral Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act to address the impacts of the pandemic on the United States' maternal health crisis.
WEST CHICAGO— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the City of Joliet will receive a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the I-55 at IL 59 Access Projectin Joliet.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood's (IL-14) legislation to address the veteran suicide crisis advanced in the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
WEST CHICAGO— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program has awarded grant funding to organizations that provide youth substance use prevention programs in Naperville, McHenry County, and Will County.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and other Democratic members of the Illinois delegation urged Illinois' leading health insurers to provide financial relief to Illinois individuals, families, and small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.