Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted for critical legislation to prevent a first-ever default on the nation’s federal debt, which would result in economic catastrophe for American families. This crucial bill – which Senate Democrats passed on October 7th, with all Senate Republicans present voting against – will keep the United States under the debt limit through at least December 3rd. “Democrats are working hard to avoid a catastrophic and unpreceden... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) highlighted new analysis from the House Committee on Education and Labor that found the Build Back Better Act could save California families thousands of dollars in child care costs each year. The legislation’s child care investments, which the House Education and Labor Committee advanced in September, would give families greater financial security, allow more parents to rejoin to workforce, and help grow the nation’s ec... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021on a vote of 365 to 51. The bill allows federal highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, and transportation financing programs to continue operations through October 31, 2021. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement: “Tonight, I voted to pass legislation to extend surface transportation programs for 30 days. While I had hoped to see the ... 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, 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. – U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) today celebrated the inclusion of housing measures that will benefit California’s 40th Congressional District in the fiscal year 2022 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill. The bill was passed today by the full Appropriations Committee on a vote of 33 to 24. For fiscal year 2022, which begins on October 1, 2021, the bill provides funding of $84.1 billion, an increase of $8.7 billion – more than 11 percent – above 2021. This i... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Vice Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) funding bill on a vote of 33 to 25. The legislation passed in the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday. For 2022, the bill provides $253.8 ... Read more

Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Vice Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) delivered the following remarks (as prepared) at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, livestreaming at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1KnPAs4Es: “I rise in support of this bill, and I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for he... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) is encouraging hardworking families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit, starting on July 15th and continuing through December. The payments are being made available through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Roybal-Allard voted for and helped to pass and which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in March. Rep. Roybal-Allard announced that more than 55,000 hardwo... Read more

Washington, D.C. – This week, The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will allow undocumented college students to access over $36 billion in federal Coronavirus relief funding, authorized through the American Rescue Plan. The decision reverses Trump-era guidance that made undocumented students ineligible to receive relief funding. Additionally, the Department released new guidance detailing how institutions can use these funds to support students with “exceptional need,” retain and re... Read more