Press Releases

Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell, determining that some corporations with religious objections may deny its employees contraception coverage guaranteed to them under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic Members of Congress to hold a press conference marking the one-year anniversary of the bipartisan passage of comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate.

Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) along with Members of the House Judiciary Committee discussed the increasing number of unaccompanied minors fleeing Central America and crossing into the United States at the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “An Administration Made Disaster: The South Texas Border Surge of Unaccompanied Alien Minors.”

Today, Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Karen Bass (D-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) announced the introduction of the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA).

Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) visited the Naval Base Ventura County in Oxnard, California, a temporary shelter where unaccompanied children are being transferred and housed.

Today, after more than a decade of studies and collaboration with local residents and stakeholders, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), introduced the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Act – a bill that would designate the San Gabriel Mountains, river corridors and Puente Hills as a National Recreation Area (NRA).

Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released guidelines for the renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the tragic shooting that took place over the weekend in Isla Vista, California.