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119th Congress

February 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Luz Rivas, the first Latina to represent California’s 29th 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:


January 23, 2026


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.

 


January 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the first Latina to represent the San Fernando Valley in Congress, released the following statement calling for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be dismantled:

 

“ICE must be dismantled. The agency has gone rogue and is broken beyond repair.

 


January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Luz Rivas, the first Latina to represent California’s 29th Congressional District, released the following statement announcing her intention to vote against the fiscal year 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill that provides over $64 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

 


January 16, 2026

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) participated in a field hearing in Minnesota with over two dozen of her House Democratic Caucus colleagues on the Trump Administration’s assault on the Minneapolis-St. Paul community in the wake of the murder of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

 


January 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), the first Latina to represent California’s 29thCongressional District in the San Fernando Valley, signed onto Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s (IL-02) articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.

 


January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) announced that the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package that included over $4 million in federal dollars for new Community Project Funding (CPF) requests within California’s 29th Congressional District. 
 


January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced Premium Tax Credits for three years: 


January 7, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas released the following statement regarding a shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis that killed an unarmed woman during an immigrant enforcement operation:

 


January 3, 2026

LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after President Donald Trump launched an illegal and unconstitutional attack on Venezuela:

"Donald Trump’s reckless attack on Venezuela is unconstitutional and an illegal act of war.

"By circumventing Congress, Trump is putting more American and Venezuelan lives in harm’s way. Congress needs to immediately vote on a War Powers Resolution to stop Trump from abusing power.