119th Congress
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), representative for California’s 29th Congressional District, presented $750,000 in federal funding to the Housing Authority of Los Angeles (HACLA). These funds will support computer lab renovations, technology upgrades, and outdoor space improvements at Parthenia Place in North Hills.
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) participated in an immigration town hall at Pacoima Charter Elementary School hosted by One LA-IAF. The event focused on listening to stories from community members who have been impacted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids that have terrorized the San Fernando Valley.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, led her colleagues in introducing a resolution supporting the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Congresswoman Rivas’ resolution highlights the importance of the GHGRP and recognizes that eliminating it would undermine decades of progress in public health, environmental protection, scientific integrity, and economic growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement following the Supreme Court’s ruling to void two majority Black congressional districts in Louisiana and weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a critical provision that prohibits racial discrimination in voting policies and district maps:
My office is ready to assist with renewing your Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status with United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS). If you are a CA-29 resident and need further assistance or have questions regarding the DACA renewal process, please contact my office at (818) 253-3535.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) joined House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and 64 of her House Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office. The creation of this commission is called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enable Congress to ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the presidency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after Todd Lyons, Acting Director for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), announced his resignation:
“History will not be kind to Todd Lyons or this Administration’s treatment of our most vulnerable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after voting for House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks’ (NY-05) War Powers Resolution opposing Trump’s unconstitutional war in Iran. This is Congresswoman Rivas’s second time voting for a War Powers Resolution opposing Trump’s war.
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) announced their resignations from the House of Representatives:
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29), representative for Toluca Lake in Congress, is urging the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, David Steiner, to reconsider the proposed location for the new Toluca Lake Post Office, at 11331 Camarillo Street – a widely unfavorable place for residents of Toluca Lake.