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April 9, 2026
PASADENA, CA — On Saturday, April 4, 2026, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) hosted the annual Congressional Women of the Year Awards Ceremony to honor local women in the San Gabriel Valley who have contributed to their neighborhoods and communities through service, organizing, or leadership. The award, now in its 16th year, is given to women nominated by people in their own cities and communities.
April 9, 2026
WASHINGTON – Last week, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request, which proposes to cut NASA’s overall budget by 23% and cut NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) by 47%. This request would also terminate more than 40 space missions, including the Mars Sample Return mission led by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a first-of-its-kind mission to return samples from Mars to Earth and unlock groundbreaking insights into the planet’s history and the potential for past life.
April 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), CAPAC Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a House resolution recognizing April as “National Language Access Month”. Senator Alex Padilla (CA) is leading the Senate companion.
March 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) voted against the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which passed by a vote of 213-203.
March 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, March 16, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Health Care Task Force and Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Contraception Task Force, joined DWC Whip Nikema Williams (GA-05), RFC Vice Chair Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and DWC and RFC members Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Dina Titus (NV-01) in leading 128 Members in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 

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Atlanta Spa Shooting
March 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced a resolution commemorating five-years since the Atlanta spa shootings with Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Nikema Williams (GA-05).

March 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) voted in favor of H.Con.Res 38, directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which failed by a vote of 212-219.

February 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, after the United States launched what President Trump called a “major military operation” in Iran, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement:

February 27, 2026

The Direct File Act would reverse Trump administration decision to cancel Direct File, building on widely successful pilot

If fully implemented, Direct File is projected to save families up to $23 billion annually in fees, time, and tax credits

February 25, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) led every Democrat on the Ways & Means Committee in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) that would demand transparency into the Trump administration’s new “Defend the Spend” policy for childcare payments to states. 

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