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WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. The legislation makes significant investments in priorities that will create jobs, fight inflation, and support families. The legislation invests in infrastructure, supports climate change mitigation, improves public safety, honors our veterans, strengthens public health, and extends much needed relief to Ukraine.

WEST CHICAGO – The Office of Congresswoman Lauren Underwood invites qualified candidates who are interested in serving their community to join our team as a Community Liaison based in the Congresswoman's West Chicago Office. The ideal cadidate will be fluent in Spanish and have ties to northern Illinois. The Community Liaison will engage with a broad range of stakeholders throughout Illinois' 14^th Congressional District and will be responsible for planning public events like town halls, press conferences, informational workshops, and community forums.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Job Protection Act, new legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to more workers. Every year, nearly 2.6 million workers who need family or medical leave do not take it because they fear losing their jobs if they do and are currently ineligible for FMLA protections.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R.3076), bipartisan legislation to strengthen the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The legislation will ensure six-day delivery, strengthen the long-term financial health of USPS, and automatically enroll retirees in Medicare. The current operation of the Postal Service is unsustainable and harms postal workers, small businesses, families, and veterans.

[WASHINGTON] – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) voted to pass the America COMPETES Act, a transformative legislative package to supercharge American production of semiconductor chips, strengthen U.S. supply chains and strengthen American manufacturing, advance U.S. scientific excellence and research, and position American interest and values to win on the world stage.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) led a bipartisan group of over 70 Members of Congress in urging House and Senate Appropriations leadership to prioritize funding for programs that address the severe shortage of school-based mental health professionals. In the bipartisan letter to leadership of House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Members emphasized the need to act and highlighted U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the bipartisan passage of the Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act (H.R. 4673), which would modify the current Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) coverage system to automatically enroll eligible servicemembers into Veterans Affairs health care during the transition process after their military service. Veterans are at a higher risk for mental health challenges, including suicide, within the first few months after transitioning out of the military.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement.