Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) supported the House’s passage of the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800), a crucial new response to the massive health and economic crises created by the coronavirus. She issued the following statement: “I strongly support the House Majority’s Heroes Act which is a critical and urgent response in our fight to defeat the COVID-19 catastrophe. As the unimaginable toll of this virus continues to mount, an economic disaster is also unfolding in ... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) has announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) awarding of grants totaling $5.2 million to 40th Congressional District health centers. The grants were awarded to Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Inc.; Kedren Community Health Center, Inc.; South Central Family Health Center; Central Neighborhood Health Foundation; Via Care Community Health Center, Inc.; Universal Community Health Center; and AltaMed Health Servic... Read more

Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded grants totaling $2.7 million to the California Military Department for responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The grants include $1 million for the Cal Guard Food Mission and $1.7 million for other emergency response costs. As chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Chairwoman Roybal-Allard oversees FEMA... Read more

Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) joined other congressional leaders in introducing the COVID-19 Cost Share Adjustment Relief Act of 2020. The bill will ensure the federal government pays 100 percent of the costs of COVID-19-related FEMA assistance under the emergency and major disaster declarations granted pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. This will remove a financial burden from sta... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the lead author of H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act, has sent a letter with over 100 fellow House Democrats to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on him to bring H.R. 6 to a vote. The Dream and Promise Act, which passed the House of Representatives on June 4, 2019 by a bipartisan vote of 237-187, will provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, as well as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiar... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted for an interim package of emergency funding to protect the American people during the coronavirus crisis, including billions of dollars for coronavirus testing, hospitals, and health workers, as well as access to funding for vulnerable small businesses in urban and rural areas. She also voted to establish a bipartisan House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis, to help ensure an efficient, effective, and science-based federal respons... Read more

Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding a disaster grant of $30.9 million to Los Angeles County for Public Assistance Program community-based COVID-19 testing sites. Chairwoman Roybal-Allard oversees FEMA funding as the chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee. “As new coronavirus cases continue to appear in LA County, it is crucial for my consti... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced further details about 40th District communities receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help these communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. The Cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, and Maywood are receiving a combined $1.2 million in CDBG funding, as part of HUD’s allocation of $13.7 million in CDBG funding to Los Angeles... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) celebrated the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) awarding of grants totaling $9,484,865 to 40th Congressional District health centers as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act passed the House on March 27 and is now law. The grants were awarded to South Central Family Health Center, Universal Community Health Center, Kedren Community Health Center, Inc., AltaMed Health Services Cor... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) celebrated announcements of new federal funding to help our communities during the coronavirus pandemic: • The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area will receive $1.2 billion in federal funding allocations to the transit industry under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which passed the House last week and is now law. The CARES Act directs the FTA to allocate ... Read more