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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced the Language Access Board Act of 2026 with Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of CAPAC, and Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52). This bill would establish an independent board of community leaders and federal agency officials to research, develop, implement, and enforce language access standards across the federal government. Senator Padilla will be leading the Senate companion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 5366, the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act. This bill would ensure that survivors of the Eaton Fire can receive their settlements from Southern California Edison tax free, regardless of when those payments are received.
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Erin Houchin (IN-09) re-introduced the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act, which would provide an incentive for all states to extend child welfare support and services for foster youth through age 21.
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.
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).