Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2021 Homeland Security bill on a vote of 30 to 22. The legislation provides annual funding for the components of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill provides $50.72 billion in discretionary funding, including $48.1 billion in nondefense discretionary funding, the same level as fiscal year 2020, and $2.8 billion in defense fu... Read more

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, led by Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2021 bill. The bill provides $50.72 billion in discretionary funding, including $48.1 billion in nondefense discretionary funding, the same level as fiscal year 2020, and $2.8 billion in defense funding, $250 million more than in fiscal year 2020. The bill also provides an additional $5.1 billion in... Read more

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and the Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2021 Homeland Security funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation provides annual funding for the components of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill provides $50.72 billion in discretionary funding, including $48.1 billion in nondefense discretionary funding, the same level as fiscal ye... Read more

Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $29.9 million in Public Assistance Program funding to the City of Los Angeles for COVID-19 testing sites. As chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Chairwoman Roybal-Allard oversees FEMA funding. “This FEMA grant for Los Angeles’s COVID-19 testing sites will be invaluable as the city keeps fighting the s... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted to pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a sweeping bill by House Democrats to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure. The bill will also create millions of good-paying jobs, combat the climate crisis, and address disparities in communities throughout California and the country. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard issued the following statement in support of the Moving Forward Act: “I’m proud to support H.R. 2, the Mov... Read more

Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the awarding of more than $39 million in competitively awarded Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness grants to Los Angeles area communities or to the State of California. As chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Chairwoman Roybal-Allard oversees FEMA funding. “From protecting our schools and houses of worship, to securing our transit systems a... Read more

Today, Congressional Public Health Caucus Co-Chairs Congressmembers Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Mike Simpson (ID-02), and Rob Wittman (VA-01) led the introduction of a resolution in the House of Representatives to recognize National Public Health Week 2020. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) is introducing the Senate companion resolution. Since 1995, the U.S. has observed National Public Health Week. The theme of this year’s National Public Health Week is “NPHW @ 25: Looking Back,... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 1425), a bill to strengthen and enhance the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by expanding Americans’ access to quality and affordable health care, bringing down the cost of health care and prescription drugs, extending Medicaid coverage to new mothers, and more. Today’s vote comes days after the Trump Administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entir... Read more

Today, House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $4.3 million in funding to the County and City of Los Angeles to support their response to the 2018 wildfire season. The grants include $3 million to the City of Los Angeles for fire suppression efforts, and $1.3 million to L.A. County Sanitation District #2 for restoration of damages to gas system utilities as a result of wildfi... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) voted for H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which passed the House of Representatives. This legislation is a bold and comprehensive effort to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the culture of law enforcement, and empower our communities. It will also build trust between law enforcement and our communities by addressing systemic racism and bias to help save lives. “Americans across the country, of all... Read more