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WASHINGTON— Today, bipartisan legislation championed by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to combat the robocall epidemic was signed into law by President Trump. The TRACED Act will require telephone carriers to verify calls and allow consumers to block robocalls in a consistent and transparent way, at no extra charge. Additionally, the agreement enables the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and law enforcement to quickly go after scammers.

WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the bipartisan, bicameral appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2020, signed by the President. The legislation includes legislation championed by Underwood to lower insulin costs, establish an electronic health record system for the Department of Homeland Security, research gun violence, and invest in Fermilab.

Second piece of legislation signed would save lives and increase efficiency by establishing an electronic health record system across the Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON— Two pieces of bipartisan legislation from Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) were signed into law by the President.

WASHINGTON—Today, legislation co-sponsored and championed by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to reduce taxes for middle class families passed the House of Representatives. The Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act (H.R. 5377) would end the burden on middle class families caused by the 2017 Republican tax law's $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. This deduction was previously unlimited.

WASHINGTON— Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement today announcing her decision to vote in support of two articles of impeachment.

WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the bipartisan Lower Insulin Costs Now Act to help combat the skyrocketing cost of insulin. More than 30 million Americans are living with type I or type II diabetes, including one in four seniors and a growing number of children. Diabetes is a life-threatening disease that can lead to premature death and exacerbate other chronic conditions.

WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) questioned Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on the Department's failure to provide relief for students defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges. Under the Higher Education Act, students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges have access to relief from the loans they took out, but Secretary DeVos has failed to implement the law. Last week, DeVos disclosed that the credit reports of an additional 5,000 students who attended for-profit colleges were wrongly affected.