Press Releases
Washington, DC — U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA-27) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2), along with U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today re-introduced legislation to ensure breast cancer patients and survivors who have experienced a mastectomy are able to access custom breast prosthetics under Medicare. The Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act would provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses, the only human body part not currently covered by Medicare, to the more than 144,000 women who undergo mastectomies annually.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) reintroduced the Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act, a bill that would shield taxpayers from withholding penalties for the 2018 filing year should they find themselves to be under-withheld due to the rushed changes made in the Republican tax law. Because of the new IRS withholding tables, and the fact that many taxpayers did not adjust their withholding, GAO found that 30 million filers, or 1 in 5 taxpayers, will find that they owe the IRS this year.
Washington, DC — On Thursday, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted to pass the conference report to accompany H.J. Res 31, which provides funding for the Departments of Homeland Security, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Interior, State, Transportation, and other related agencies through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2019.
Washington, DC — Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27) and John Katko (NY-24) and Senators Kamala. D. Harris (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced H.R. 1228, the Help Extract Animals from Red Tape (HEART) Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation would expedite the disposition process for animals seized in federal animal fighting cases, hold offenders financially responsible for the care of animals in custody, and allow courts to take into account the animals' welfare when considering legal delays. The bill's sponsors released the following statements:
Washington, D.C. – In celebration of love on Valentine's Day, in affirmation of the LGBTQ community and to advance America's march towards equal protection and inclusion under the law, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27) and Andy Levin (MI-09) introduced the Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act, a bill that would update the U.S. tax code to remove gendered language and affirm the dignity of LGBTQ married couples. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) will introduce the Senate version as Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee.
Washington, DC— Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced two bills to increase access to acupuncture in our healthcare system: H.R. 1183, the Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act and H.R. 1182, the Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act.
Washington, DC — In the wake of reports that millions of taxpayers have been surprised to learn they owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this filing season, Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA) and Oversight Subcommittee member Judy Chu (D-CA) sent a letter to Department of Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, requesting add
Washington, DC —U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-27) today announced the introduction of bicameral legislation, the Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act, to shut down unregulated child prison camps for migrant children.
Washington, DC — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement on Donald Trump's State of the Union address:
"President Trump's calls for unity tonight must be matched by his actions. In reality, there is no unity for families torn apart by his hateful Muslim ban or family separation policy. Dreamers are still being held hostage while Trump continues to wage war on immigrants by deporting TPS recipients, further separating families. And his latest plan to use the military to spread xenophobia at our border is already further dividing communities.
Washington, DC — Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced the Medicare Mental Health Act to update Medicare requirements and make it easier for seniors to access quality mental health care. Under current Medicare requirements, mental health services provided by clinical psychologists must be prescribed and monitored by a physician. This stands in contrast to numerous states in which clinical psychologists are able to provide treatment independently with no physician supervision.