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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the Protecting Our Kids Act, a comprehensive package of gun violence prevention bills that offer commonsense solutions to help prevent future mass shootings and gun deaths. The legislation comes in the wake of the over 200 mass shootings that have occurred in 2022, including recent shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde. Gun violence is a public health crisis; guns are now the leading cause of death among children and adolescents.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-At Large), and Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the bipartisan Endometriosis CARE Act, legislation which would fund investments needed to advance endometriosis research, develop and expand access to treatments, and promote public awareness.
WASHINGTON – During an Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) secured commitments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will make breastfeeding equipment and support more accessible to nursing parents in alignment with her bipartisan Delivering Essentials to Mothers Amid Natural Disasters (DEMAND) Act. The DEMAND Act helps breastfeeding mothers during natural disasters by ensuring that breastfeeding equipment is eligible for FEMA's Individual Assistance program.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) continued her work to end the infant formula shortage and ensure families can access safe and affordable formula. During an Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, Underwood urged the Administration to take an all-hands-on-deck approach until every family has access to the safe formula they need.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led 26 Swing-District House Democratic Members in an effort urging the Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer to prioritize lowering health care costs and expanding Medicaid coverage in upcoming reconciliation legislation. In the letter, Members called for the permanent expansion of enhanced advance premium tax credits (APTCs) that were enacted through the American Rescue Plan Act and significantly lowered premium costs for Marketplace plans, leading to a record number of enrollments in high-quality coverage.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) is focused on ending the infant formula shortage and ensuring families have convenient access to safe and affordable formula.
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, which provides relief to American families by fighting to end price gouging, a deliberate move by Big Oil companies to keep production low and their prices — and profits — high, causing pain at the pump for families across the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and David B. McKinley (WV-01)'s bipartisan legislation to strengthen oversight and promote accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The VA Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021 (H.R. 6052) requires VA staff to complete trainings from VA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) so that they are fully informed on how to report wrongdoing and participate in whistleblower processes and investigations.
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the projects in the 14th District selected for Community Projects Funding (CPF). Community Project Funding is an initiative that allows Members of Congress to request direct funding for projects that benefit the communities they represent.
WASHINGTON – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) questioned the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Chris Magnus, on the implementation of the agency's electronic health record (EHR) system in an Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing. Underwood and Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard secured language and $30 million for CBP to establish the system in the Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations package signed into law by the previous administration.