Washington, DC – Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government through December 3, 2021, on a vote of 220 – 211. U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement: “The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act ensures the Federa... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the original co-author of the Dream Act, issued the following statement in response to the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on a pathway to legal status via reconciliation: “The decision by the Senate parliamentarian to not include a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in the budget package is very disappointing and unacceptable. However, my colleagues and I are not deterred in our commitment to providing undocumented im... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Judiciary Committee completed its markup of its portion of the Build Back Better Act, a transformative bill that would make historic investments to help grow the nation’s economy and strengthen our communities for years to come. The committee-approved portion of the bill includes a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)-eligible individuals, Deferred Enforced Departure beneficiaries, and undocumented essential workers, including fa... Read more

Downey, C.A. – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: “Twenty years ago today, we watched in shock and horror as terrorists attacked America on our own soil. None of us will ever forget the tragic events of that day. We will never forget the memories of the victims nor the heartbreak endured by the fami... Read more

Downey, CA— Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the results of a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that 76,000 Child Tax Credit monthly tax cut payments were sent to families in California’s 40th Congressional District in the month of August. The payments were funded through the American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Roybal-Allard helped pass in February. In August, a total of $41.6 million in tax cuts went back into the pockets of hardworking famil... Read more

Downey, CA – As students in California’s 40th District and statewide return to school this year amid the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) today highlighted the allocation of $15 billion for schools across California through the American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Roybal-Allard helped pass through the House of Representatives in February. Now, as students and educators begin the school year amid rising COVID-19 case levels, these funds ar... Read more

Washington, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to put a hold on a lower court ruling that the Biden Administration reinstate the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are reviewed by U.S. immigration judges. U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement: “I am very disappoi... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted to pass H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to restore critical protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and keep the promise of democracy for all Americans. In response to the most coordinated state-level efforts to restrict the right to vote in generations, H.R. 4 would prevent states and localities with a recent history of voter discrimination from these practices by requiring these juri... Read more

Downey, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the results of a new study by the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) finding that the expanded Child Tax Credit brought $18.6 billion to local economies nationwide over the course of July. Rep. Roybal-Allard also noted that in California, over the month of July, this important tax cut for working families put a total of over $2 billion into the state’s economy and over $1.6 billion into families’ pockets, benefiting near... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Biden Administration approved $3.46 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change nationwide. This significant investment will be available for natural hazard mitigation measures across the 59 major disaster declarations issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcomm... Read more