Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today led nearly 160 of their colleagues in demanding that Speaker Ryan stop Republicans' unprecedented assault on women's health care. Despite their promise to focus on jobs and the economy, Republican leaders have made attacking women's health care their top priority during the 115th Congress.
Washington, DC.— Congressmembers Judy Chu (CA-27) and Tom Marino (PA-10) reintroduced the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act or the CODE Act. The CODE Act makes several improvements to the copyright office that reflect a consensus across various industries and public interest groups.
These improvements include:
Washington, DC – Today, the House unanimously passed H.R. 387, the Email Privacy Act. This bill updates the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to prohibit providers of electronic communications, such as email service providers, from knowingly divulging to the government the contents of emails and other electronic communications held in storage.
Washington, DC – On Friday, 14 California lawmakers sent a letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for clarity on CBP's actions and claims against them in implementing President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations. The letter, led by Rep.
Washington, DC – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) has released the following statement on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:
Washington, DC – Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement in commemoration of Fred Korematsu Day:
Pasadena, CA – Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to allow cutting off federal funds to so-called "sanctuary cities" – cities that choose not to use local law enforcement to detain or deport undocumented immigrants.
Washington, D.C. – This weekend, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) announced that she will be joining Rep. John Lewis (GA-05) and other Democratic Members of Congress by not attending the inauguration of Donald Trump. Rep. Chu released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – This week, Reps. Mike Coffman (CO-06) and Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) introduced legislation to protect undocumented young people brought over to the United States as children should the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program be discontinued under the next Administration. The House version is the companion bill to one introduced by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL).
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed S. Con. Res 3, the Budget Resolution for fiscal year 2017 and setting the budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018-2026. The budget resolution would increase the public debt by over $9 trillion by 2026 and also includes language that would allow for the repeal of the ACA through the process of budget reconciliation, which only requires a simple majority. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted against the resolution and released the following statement: