Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Yesterday during an Appropriations hearing, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell confirmed that FEMA has implemented changes to support breastfeeding families from Representative Lauren Underwood’s (IL-14) Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Disasters (DEMAND) Act.
WASHINGTON – Ahead of Tax Day, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced legislation to provide tax relief to Illinois families unfairly harmed by changes to the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
JOLIET – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the projects in the 14th District selected to be submitted for consideration for Community Project Funding in FY2024.
JOLIET – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced a new office location at 116 N. Chicago Street, Suite 201, Joliet, Illinois. To celebrate the office’s opening, Underwood will be hosting an Open House for constituents at the Joliet office on Saturday, April 22 from 10:00 a.m.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, in a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) emphasized the devastating impact House Republicans’ proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will have on the health and nutrition of women, infants, and children.  
WASHINGTON – In a House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) against reinstating family detention of migrants.
WASHINGTON – Today in an Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) strongly criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their failure to regulate e-cigarettes and respond to the nationwide youth vaping epidemic.
WASHINGTON – Today, ahead of the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) is reintroducing the Health Care Affordability Act, her signature legislation to permanently lower the cost of health care premiums.
WASHINGTON – Today, in a letter to the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) urged the agencies to take every possible action to preserve access to care in Peru, Illinois, and surrounding communities following the sudden closure of St
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced her Honored Guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday, February 7th.