Press Releases

Washington, DC – Tonight, the House passed H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1.2 trillion investment in infrastructure like roads, transit, and broadband that also encourages environmental protection, renewability, and electric vehicles. The House also passed the rule for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who voted to pass both the bill and the rule, issued the following statement:

Washington, DC — Today, the House voted to pass H.R. 4256, the Investing in Main Street Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27). This bill would amend the Small Businesses Investment Act of 1958 to increase the percentage of capital and surplus that a bank or federal savings association may invest in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to match current banking regulations.

Washington, DC – In advance of the upcoming 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27), Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) sent a letter signed by 31 other Members of Congress encouraging President Biden to engage in diplomatic efforts with China to address the growing climate crisis.

Washington, DC - Today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced new guidelines regarding the Biden Administration's immigration enforcement priorities. The new priorities state that just being a "removable noncitizen" is no longer sufficient basis for deportation action. It also restores prosecutorial discretion for an individual's immigration case, and includes new mitigating factors such as one's age, length of stay, and impact of removal on one's family.

Pasadena, CA - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) led a letter signed by eleven other Members of Congress to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III asking for answers and information regarding the August 29^th drone strike in Kabul that killed at least ten civilians. On September 17^th, the Pentagon admitted that the drone strike was made in error, but this came weeks after assurances from the Pentagon that the strike was "righteous" and was known to have disrupted an ISIS attack.

Washington, D.C. – For the first time ever, the House of Representatives today voted to make access to abortion care a federally protected right. The Women's Health Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Franke (D-FL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Veronica Escobar (D-TX), would guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere and would prevent extreme anti-choice laws like the recent bans passed in Texas and Mississippi.

Washington, D.C – Today, the House passed H.R 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022. The FY22 NDAA authorizes a total of $739.5 billion for the Department of Defense and $28.2 billion for the Department of Energy.

Washington, DC — Today, the Department of Labor announced a new initiative to protect workers from the risk of heat stress. Due to climate change, more workers, both indoors and outdoors, are subject to dangerously high temperatures, including in parts of the country where heat stress has not typically been a problem and therefore not something many employers are prepared for. As a result, hundreds have died and thousands injured in recent years. That is why Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced H.R.