Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) has introduced two crucial bills in response to the Trump Administration’s cruel and inhumane interior enforcement policies. Separately, the bills help keep immigrant families together, and help protect immigrant children who are separated from their families. The Help Separated Families Act of 2019 (H.R. 3452), which Congresswoman Roybal-Allard introduced with Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35), would take new steps to prevent the permanent separat... Read more

The House today passed legislation to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance for migrants at the southern border. The legislation, H.R. 3401, provides $4.5 billion in emergency spending to address the humanitarian crisis at the border, with significant funding for priorities including legal assistance, food, water, and medical services, support services and stronger protections for unaccompanied children, and alternatives to detention. “Tens of thousands of migrants at the border – many... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) led the reintroduction of her Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety (CARE), which raises labor standards and protections for farm worker children to the same level set for children in all other occupations. The congresswoman announced the CARE Act’s reintroduction at a press event in the U.S. Capitol alongside advocates including Mónica Ramírez, the president of Justice for Migrant Women; Norma López, the chair of the Domesti... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) joined House Democrats nationwide in celebrating their recent passage of 10 bills lowering prescription drug prices, reversing GOP health insurance sabotage, and protecting coverage of pre-existing conditions. “Since Day One, the Trump Administration has been taking deliberate action to sabotage our health care system and make it harder for American families to obtain high-quality and affordable health coverage,” said Congresswoman Roybal-Allard... Read more

This morning, Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security bill (which is viewable at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpyJZU5s-8): I am pleased to present the mark for the fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. We have done our best to find a balance between addressing the needs of departmental components to protect the nati... Read more

The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security bill on a vote of 29 to 20. The legislation provides annual funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its related agencies. The bill provides a gross total of $63.8 billion in discretionary appropriations, $2.2 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $1.9 billion below the President’s request. When excluding offsetting collections and a cap adjustment for disaster response activities, ... Read more

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, led by Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2020 bill. The bill provides a gross total of $63.8 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, $2.2 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $1.9 billion below the president’s request. When excluding offsetting collections and a cap adjustment for disaster response activities, the n... Read more

The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee on Wednesday, June 5. The legislation provides annual funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its related agencies. The bill provides a gross total of $63.8 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, $2.2 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and $1.9 billion below the President’s request... Read more

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6), a bill introduced by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) to provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, as well as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries. H.R. 6 will enable these individuals to contribute fully in America, the country they love and know to be their home. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard introduced the bill in March with House Speaker Nancy P... Read more

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), who led the introduction of the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6), issued the following statement regarding the House Judiciary Committee’s historic markup and passage of provisions of the bill. The Dream and Promise Act allows Dreamers and individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries to contribute fully in the country they love and know to be their home by providing a pathway to citizenshi... Read more