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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the Right to Contraception Act, legislation which she helped introduce. The Right to Contraception Act protects the right to obtain and use contraception. By overturning Roe, the ultra-conservative Supreme Court paved the way for legal challenges to the right to contraception, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment’s right to privacy.  

WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act to protect reproductive freedoms nationwide. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe, this legislation will protect the right to an abortion, and stop plans by Republican lawmakers to implement a nationwide ban to criminalize abortion in all 50 states. They’ve even threatened to criminalize birth control, in-vitro fertilization, and miscarriage care.  

WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced the Congresswoman is seeking a communications director on an interim or permanent basis. Candidates available to serve full time from Washington, D.C. or Illinois are preferred, but the Office will consider part time or shared staff arrangements as well. 

Ideal candidates should: 

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass a bipartisan legislative package strengthening access to care for Americans grappling with mental illness and substance use disorders. The package included legislation Underwood co-led, the Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act, which would fund community-based mental health care programs and expand initiatives to provide support to young people at risk for substance use disorders.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement after a Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, dismantling nearly 50 years of precedent.

"Today is a dark day for women and Americans across the nation. The Supreme Court just struck down our constitutional right to privacy and bodily autonomy. In the history of our country, Americans have never, ever, lost a constitutional right. Unfortunately, that's now no longer true.

WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined Vice President Kamala Harris in Plainfield, Illinois to announce the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, a comprehensive strategy that lays out the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to cut maternal mortality and morbidity rates, reduce disparities in maternal health outcomes, and improve the quality of care and support during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. 

WEST CHICAGO — Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced the beginning of the application period for the 2022 Congressional App Challenge (CAC). Launched in 2015, the CAC is a nationwide initiative that showcases the importance of computer science and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. The CAC encourages students to use a programming language to create an application for mobile devices, tablets, and/or computers.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced paid fall internship opportunities for her West Chicago, Crystal Lake, and Washington, D.C. offices. These internships provide college students and recent graduates with the opportunity to directly participate in public service through constituent casework, district services, administrative assistance, and research projects.