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WASHINGTON – Rep. Lauren Underwood introduced the Baby Changing in Health Centers Act, bipartisan legislation co-led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02). The Baby Changing in Health Centers Act would require federally qualified community health centers to provide safe, accessible baby changing tables in public restrooms. The legislation builds on the bipartisan success of Underwood’s Baby Changing on Board Act, which passed the House earlier this year.
WASHINGTON — Representatives Lauren Underwood and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), together with Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), reintroduced the NIH IMPROVE Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure consistent funding for research on maternal care and mortality.
BROADVIEW, IL—Today, Representative Lauren Underwood, Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, conducted an oversight visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Broadview Processing Center, one of the primary facilities used to hold Illinoisians during Operation Midway Blitz. Underwood’s visit marks the first time that a member of Congress has been granted access to the facility since Donald Trump took office, despite repeated requests that were previously denied by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, delivered the following speech from the House floor:
“I rise today because what happened in Illinois during Operation Midway Blitz can never happen again.
The last time this chamber convened before House Republicans took an 8-week vacation was September 19th.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lauren Underwood and every member of the Illinois Congressional delegation wrote to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to express support for Illinois’ application for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program.
WASHINGTON — Last week, Rep. Lauren Underwood introduced a bipartisan amendment to protect Job Corps Centers from reckless closure in the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Funding Bill. The amendment was adopted unanimously by Republicans and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee.
WASHINGTON — Hoy, la Rep. Lauren Underwood, Miembro de Mayor Rango del Subcomité de Asignaciones de Seguridad Nacional, recibió una sesión informativa por parte del liderazgo de la Oficina de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. (ICE) sobre las operaciones de la agencia en el área de Chicago.