Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Don Bacon (NE-02) led a group of bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders urging them to protect federal funding for space science and exploration in the forthcoming final Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) funding bill.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Following the deaths of Ismael Ayala-Uribe and Gabriel Garcia-Aviles who were both held in ICE custody at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28) and Dave Min (CA-47) lead 43 number of their colleagues in a letter to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, regarding the record-high number of deaths in ICE custody and demanding answers on ICE’s negligence in adhering to basic medical standards.
Legislation would outlaw discriminatory practices against both LGBTQ+ children and adopters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep Judy Chu (CA-28) along with Reps. Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Angie Craig (MN-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), introduced legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ couples looking to adopt and protect LGBTQ+ children in the foster care system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act, legislation that would help ensure every K–12 student has access to mental health support at school.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, ProPublica published a devastating investigation revealing how Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother from San Antonio, died after being repeatedly denied medical care under Texas’s extreme abortion ban.
In response, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), author of the Women’s Health Protection Act, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), joined by Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Pete Stauber (MN-08), announced the reintroduction of the Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes (COACH) Act. Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Senator John Curtis (UT) are leading reintroduction in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, Republicans’ government funding legislation, by a vote of 222-209. Rep Judy Chu (CA-28) voted no and released the following statement:
“Donald Trump and Republicans have completely betrayed their promise to lower costs,” said Rep. Chu. “They have used every single opportunity to enrich themselves and raise costs for the American people, and this legislation is no exception.
PASADENA, CA – On November 6, 2025, the Eaton Fire Residents United (EFRU), a local, grassroots group advocating for survivors of the Eaton Fire, released new findings showing that even after professional remediation, more than half of tested standing homes within the region where ash settled following the Eaton Fire still contain dangerous levels of lead, and one third of those homes have significant levels of asbestos contamination.
PASADENA, CA – Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) led 100 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.