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May 22, 2023

SANDWICH – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced a new office location at 207 E. Church Street, Unit F, Sandwich, Illinois. To celebrate the office’s opening, Underwood will be hosting an Open House for constituents at the Sandwich office on Saturday, June 3 from 10:00 a.m.

May 15, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, in honor of Mother’s Day, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Momnibus Act, historic legislation to save moms’ lives and address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States. 

April 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Steve Womack (AR-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Dave Joyce (OH-14) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen oversight and accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Issues:Veterans
April 20, 2023

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. 

April 17, 2023

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.

April 17, 2023

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. 

April 11, 2023

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.

March 31, 2023

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. &nbsp

March 31, 2023

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.

March 29, 2023

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.