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

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, on the eve of his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time. Following President Biden’s address, Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) issued the following statement: “Tonight, President Biden showed our nation and the world what true leadership looks like. His joint address to Congress laid out the progress his administration has made and his broader agenda to make America healthier, safer, more prospero... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, after President Joe Biden unveiled his proposed fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding budget, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), the Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement: “The budget request for the Department of Homeland Security makes clear that investments by the Biden Administration will be better targeted toward actual threats to the American people and consistent with the nation’s... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) joined colleagues in voting for the Senate-revised, final version of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote of 220 – 211. Unveiled in January by President Joe Biden, the American Rescue Plan is a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that will help defeat the coronavirus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the American people, ... Read more

Washington, DC – Tonight, The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Unveiled last month by President Joe Biden, the American Rescue Plan is a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that will provide $1,400 in direct checks for Americans making under $75,000 annually, a $400 per week supplemental unemployment bonus, funding for additional vaccine distribution, funding to aid schools, state and local governments, and more. U.S. Re... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted to pass H. Con. Res. 11, FY 2021 Budget Resolution, A Key Tool to Accelerate Passing COVID Relief for Americans. Passing this budget ensures that Congress can act quickly and decisively in the weeks to come to deliver the robust relief that American families, workers and communities need to combat the coronavirus pandemic and strengthen the economy. “For over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis have destroye... Read more