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WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the File Once FAFSA Act and the Student Loan Contract Act to simplify and increase transparency in the student loan application process. Each year, nearly 2 million undergraduate students who would have qualified for federal Pell Grants fail to apply for or refile the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Vice Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on a new report released today from the inspector general's office in the Department of Health and Human Services that details the post-traumatic stress and other mental health problems incurred by migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
WASHINGTON – The entire Illinois Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump supporting Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's request for federal assistance for the State of Illinois to help 33 counties recover from severe flooding that occurred from February to July. This year's flooding is the longest flood event to ever occur in Illinois.
Legislation would ensure veterans who choose to breastfeed would be offered comprehensive lactation support, counseling, and breastfeeding equipment without cost sharing like most civilians
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-4) hosted a mental health forum to address challenges young Americans face with mental health. In the United States, suicide remains a leading cause of death among young Americans and research indicates the number is growing each year.
WASHINGTON –– U.S. Reps. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Jason Crow (CO-6) introduced the FIRE (Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections) Act, a bill that would help prevent foreign interference in U.S. elections by requiring political campaigns to report attempts by foreigners to influence U.S. elections to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
WASHINGTON— Today, the bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375) supported by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) passed the House of Representatives. Last year, an estimated 47.8 billion robocalls were placed nationwide, an increase of 17 billion calls over previous years. Illinois remains one of the top ten states impacted by robocalls, receiving an average of 64 robocalls per person totaling over 1 billion robocalls total in 2019.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to address wait times for veterans seeking care at VA facilities. In her remarks, Underwood highlighted a recent survey of 14th District veterans in which she learned the vast majority of respondents are satisfied with the quality of care at local VA facilities. Despite hearing many local success stories, wait times remain a serious concern for veterans seeking care across the nation.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), led a bipartisan letter with members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue following the release of a confusing and potentially inaccurate National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Acreage report in June. In the letter, members expressed that the report erodes confidence between farmers and the USDA, and took away opportunities for farmers to make it through another tough year.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the Climate and Health Protection Act (H.R. 3819) to reinstate the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Climate and Health Program. Until last year, the CDC's Climate and Health Program was the agency's only office dedicated to helping state and local governments prepare for the public health consequences of climate change.