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WEST CHICAGO— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that she will hold in-person outdoor office hours on in Will, Lake, and DuPage counties. The office hours are a continuation in a series of in-person and virtual office hours to be held in each of the 14th District's seven counties during the month of August. The office hours will serve as an opportunity for residents of the 14th District to meet with Underwood to hear an update on her work in Congress, share concerns, and ask questions.

WEST CHICAGO— Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) held a virtual discussion on election security and voting during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Underwood discussed the importance of securing elections from foreign adversaries and advocated for the passage of the Heroes Act in the Senate, which passed the House in May. The legislation would provide $3.6 billion in equipment, supplies, and staffing needed to protect the health of voters and poll workers as Americans vote during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02) introduced new legislation to reverse the dangerous decrease in vaccination rates, which have plummeted during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act (H.R. 8061) makes critical investments to develop, scale, and evaluate local initiatives to promote recommended vaccinations during this pandemic.

WEST CHICAGO— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) held a Back to School Virtual Panel to help Illinois families, students, and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year. During the event, Megan Pecoraro-McCann, a school-based social worker in Batavia, and Erin Brumfield Grima, Director of Behavioral Health at the Pioneer Center for Human Services in McHenry, joined Underwood to share resources to help Illinois families navigate the upcoming school year. They also provided strategies for protecting mental well-being and health.

WEST CHICAGO— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that she will hold virtual office hours on Thursday, August 13, and in-person outdoor mobile office hours on Friday, August 14 in Kendall County and Sunday, August 16 in McHenry County. The office hours are a continuation in a series of in-person and virtual office hours to be held in each of the 14th District's seven counties during the month of August.

WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), co-chair and co-founder of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced new bicameral legislation to combat maternal mortality and morbidity during the coronavirus pandemic. The Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act would improve research and data collection and dedicate resources to safeguard the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals.

WEST CHICAGO—Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on being named to the American Academy of Nursing's 2020 Class of Fellows. The fellows selected include 230 nurse leaders from 39 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territory of Guam, as well as 13 countries.