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WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Kane County State's Attorney's Office will receive $1.2 million in funding to establish a new pre-arrest diversion program. Although substance use disorder and other mental health issues are medical conditions, individuals with these conditions often get caught in the criminal legal system instead of getting the health care and services they need.
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To the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board:
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on a tour of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Batavia, Illinois. In Congress, Underwood has consistently fought to gain resources for Fermilab. In a House-passed funding bill for Fiscal Year 2022, she secured over $7 billion dollars for the Department of Energy's Office of Science, which funds research and infrastructure at National Laboratories including Fermilab.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07)'s legislation to provide critical funding to increase maternal vaccination rates and reduce vaccination disparities has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Maternal Vaccination Act is part of Underwood's Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act and comes on the heels of the first bill of the ‘Momnibus' being signed into law by President Biden.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) celebrated President Biden signing the first bill of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act into law today at a White House bill signing ceremony. The Protecting Moms Who Served Actis one of 12 bills in the sweeping Momnibus package introduced by Underwood to eliminate preventable maternal mortality and advance birth equity across the United States.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Cheri Bustos (IL-17) led the entire Illinois Democratic Congressional delegation in urging Governor Pritzker to prioritize Illinois Member Directed Projects (MDPs) for historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the historic passage of the Build Back Better Act, once-in-a-generation legislation to meet the urgent needs of Illinois families by delivering affordable child care, universal Pre-K, lower health care and prescription drug costs, climate and clean energy solutions, lower taxes for families, and more.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and David B. McKinley (WV-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enhance oversight and promote accountability at VA, reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and ensuring veterans receive high-quality care.