Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization Act, which would remove the funding cap for the ongoing groundwater treatment by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, reauthorize funding at $250 million, and support the completion of the ongoing water restoration project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) reintroduced the End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act, legislation to close a tax loophole that allows billionaires to avoid capital gains taxes by donating appreciated assets to dark money groups, effectively subsidizing the flow of secret money into American elections.
Lawmakers had repeatedly pressed FEMA to release already-approved funding as critical recovery program faced funding cliff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), and Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of CAPAC, introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Week, from September 27 – October 3, 2026. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Task Force Co-Chairs & Liaisons Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) led 92 Democratic Senators & Members in a letter to the Department of Human & Health Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) demanding the return of Congressionally appropriated funds to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP).
Lawmakers demand FEMA reverse denial of additional funding as September 30 shutdown looms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) sent a follow-up letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Cameron Hamilton demanding immediate action to stop the Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP) serving survivors of the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires from shutting down on September 30.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Brian Jack (GA-03), Laura Friedman (CA-30), David Kustoff (TN-08), Mike Carey (OH-15), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03), and Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act in the House.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), CAPAC Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), and Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) voted against H.R. 5334, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. Rep. Chu released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the bipartisan Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act became law, delivering long-awaited tax relief for survivors of the January 2025 Los Angeles County fires.
The law ensures that qualifying wildfire relief payments, including settlements received by Eaton Fire survivors, can be excluded from federal taxable income regardless of when those payments are received.