Press Releases
Dilley, Texas — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), representative for California’s 29th Congressional District, conducted a Congressional oversight visit of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas with her colleagues, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ Stop Insider Trading Act that makes it easier for government officials – including Trump and his Cabinet – to hide insider trading and avoid accountability, while imposing stringent voter ID requirements on Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed the Water Resource Development Act of 2026 (WRDA), which includes an authorization of $28 million for the City of San Fernando and an authorization of $22 million for the City of Los Angeles to improve its water infrastructure in the east San Fernando Valley.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement on Republican Amendment #8 to the National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Act:
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, July 9, 2026, Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), representative for California’s 29thCongressional District, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath met with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to advocate for stronger safety measures and oversight at Whiteman Airport following two recent aircraft crashes involving aircraft landing at the airport in Pacoima.
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. Trump previously refused to sign the bill into law after it overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives because he continues to focus on disenfranchising millions of voters rather than help working Americans achieve homeownership.
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), representative for California’s 29th Congressional District, presented the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) with $968,000 in federal funding for its Pacoima Warehouse Renovation project. This project will support warehouse renovations and storage improvements that strengthen emergency response operations and help ensure firefighters and firefighter paramedics have timely access to the life-saving equipment and resources they need during emergencies.
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot and killed, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo – father, husband, and immigrant – in Houston, Texas:
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) is urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for migrants from El Salvador by July 11, 2026, 60 days before the expiration on September 9, 2026, for 18 months.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), daughter of immigrants and the first Latina to represent California’s 29th Congressional District, released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s unlawful Executive Order to end birthright citizenship: