119th Congress
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement following Congressional Republicans’ refusal to pass a bipartisan spending bill that extends Affordable Care Act tax credits and helps lower Americans’ health care costs to keep the federal government open:
LAST UPDATED: September 29, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement following President Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing an annual $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa holders:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Congressman Al Green (D-TX-09) led 50 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner expressing deep concern regarding the agency’s commitment to Fair Housing Act enforcement. Under the Trump Administration, HUD has reduced its investigation and enforcement activities through regulation rollbacks, grant terminations, staffing reductions, and impediments to complaint intake process and investigation.
Oakland, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) is announcing her inaugural CA-12 Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school that promotes STEM education and innovation.
Washington, D.C. - Following a vote on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement:
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) opposed a series of Republican bills in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that aim to tighten federal control of Washington, D.C., push racialized and false narratives about crime to falsely justify a larger federal presence in cities, criminalize homelessness, force children as young as fourteen to be placed in the adult criminal system, and undermine local governance in the District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), other members of Congress, actors Cynthia Nixon and Morgan Spector, Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Adil Husain, other Members of Congress and advocates to call for the passage of H.R.
OAKLAND, CA. – In the month of August alone, Congresswoman Simon announced over $91 million in federal funding for organizations and projects in the East Bay. This funding will go toward affordable housing, HeadStart programs and scholarships, gender-based violence prevention initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, and scientific research in California’s 12th Congressional District.
Written by: Julia Métraux
On Wednesday, a group of six Democratic members of Congress, led by Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.), raised concerns that the federal government is “failing to protect federal contractor workers with disabilities” in a letter sent to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.