Women's Rights
Washington, DC— For the first time in over 20 years, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today held a hearing on proactive legislation to defend access to abortion. The hearing was centered on H.R. 2975, the Women's Health Protection Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representatives Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Lois Frankel (FL-21), to guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere.
Public Citizen is part of a large coalition of workers, advocates and labor groups that are backing legislation to better protect workers from heat, which was introduced by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., in July.
Washington, DC — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) is the 9th most active member of the 116th Congress, according to a new report by Quorum Analytics, which studied legislative activity from the beginning of the session – January 1, 2019 – to the start of the August Recess – July 31, 2019. Rep. Chu issued the following statement:
Washington, DC — On Monday afternoon, Planned Parenthood announced they would be withdrawing from the Title X federal grant program, which provides funding for contraception, cancer screenings, family planning, and STI testing for 4 million low-income patients a year. The decision comes after a federal appeals court in California failed to block the Trump Administration's "Title X gag rule" which prohibits any Title X grantee from providing or even referring patients to abortion services, even if a patient requests such information.
Washington, DC — Workers who labor in hot conditions, risking illness or death from heat stress, will receive required water, shade, and rest periods under a new bill introduced today by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27). The legislation, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act, named for a worker who died a preventable death from heat stroke after working for 10 hours straight in 105-degree temperatures, builds on legislation that Rep.
Washington, DC— – Following the recent passage of restrictive anti-choice state laws in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representatives Marcia Fudge (OH-11) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined leading women's health advocates to announce introduction of the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere.
Washington, DC — Today, the Senate voted 50 to 48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:
Washington, DC — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court:
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), alongside Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after the Supreme Court Decision on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs. Becerra: