Press Releases

LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) announced that Sylvia Fajardo, executive director and principal of Pacoima Charter Elementary School and a United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran, will be her guest to the State of the Union on February 24.

LOS ANGELES — After whistleblower reports revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are circulating a memo encouraging agents to forcefully enter people’s homes without a judicial warrant – a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment –  Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) sent a letter to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons urging him to cease the agency’s unconstitutional and irresponsible actions. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) introduced the Multigenerational Family Tax Credit Act of 2026, a bill that will help families afford making necessary upgrades to their homes to accommodate their aging parents.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after voting NO on Republicans’ bill that disenfranchises millions of Americans from having their voices heard on election day:  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) introduced H.R. 7374, the Housing Without Fear Act, to nullify the harmful Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which allows for sharing noncitizens’ data between the two agencies. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Luz Rivas, the first Latina to represent California’s 29^th Congressional District, once again voted against additional funding for President Trump’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Krisit Noem’s actions:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) announced that the new appropriations package signed into law includes over $10 million in federal dollars for new Community Project Funding (CPF) for California’s 29^thCongressional District. 

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) announced that the appropriations package including over $4 million in federal dollars for new Community Project Funding (CPF) requests within California’s 29th Congressional District has been signed into law.