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Lateefah Simon

U.S. Representative · CA-12 · Democrat

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153 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.

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5 statements, Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026

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  1. Press release

    Official

    Housing and Community DevelopmentFair Housing Enforcement

    DGreenDWatson Coleman

    Congressmembers Simon, Green, and Watson Coleman Demand Department of Housing and Urban Development Protect Fair Housing Programs and Protections

    Sent letter to HUD demanding protection of Fair Housing Initiatives Program funding.

    “The Fair Housing Initiatives Program was created by Congress to protect Americans from housing discrimination and ensure that vulnerable communities have access to safe, stable, and equitable housing.”

    Read on simon.house.gov

  2. Press release

    Official

    Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDisability Rights Protection

    Congresswoman Simon Condemns Trump Administration’s Continued Attack on the Civil Rights of Disability Community

    Condemned Trump administration's DOJ memo undermining disability protections under Olmstead v. L.C.

    “I want to be clear: Neither the DOJ opinion memo nor the proposed resolution can or does change the interpretation of the requirements under Section 504 of the ADA.”

    Read on simon.house.gov

  3. House floor

    Official

    Honoring Gloria Steinem

    Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Gloria Steinem, who died yesterday at her home in New York City at the age of 92. Gloria devoted each breath of her life to securing a better future for women and girls in this country and beyond. In 1972, she helped to bring Ms. Magazine into the world and helped to…

    Read in the Congressional Record

  4. Press release

    Official

    Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

    H.R. 9854RGill

    ICYMI: Congresswoman Simon Calls Out Republicans’ Continued Attacks to 14th Amendment and Delivers Opening Statement at House Oversight Committee Task Force Hearing on “Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism”

    Criticized Republicans' attacks on 14th Amendment birthright citizenship at hearing.

    “The 14th amendment was written in the aftermath of slavery, because this country had learned at an extraordinary cost what happens when the government gets to decide which people born on American soil fully belong. We should not reopen that door. We must not reopen that door.”

    Read on simon.house.gov

  5. Press release

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    Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment Spending

    H.R. 6500DDeLauro

    Congresswoman Simon’s Vote on H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

    Voted against continuing appropriations bill funding Trump administration policies.

    “However, at a time when Republicans are carrying out an illegal war in Iran, lawlessly attacking immigrant communities, and undermining the democratic electoral process – I cannot vote to give a single cent to the Trump Administration.”

    Read on simon.house.gov

Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.