Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) in introducing the Empowering Striking Workers Act, legislation that allows striking workers to be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
Washington, D.C. -- Following Labor Day, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) led her colleagues in a letter to the Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing alarm at the Department’s failure to protect federal contractors with disabilities and demanding transparency from the Department of Labor.
OAKLAND, CA. – Since being sworn in in January, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) has delivered over $150 million in federal funding to the district. In the month of July alone, Congresswoman Simon announced a number of grants totaling over $45.9 million in federal funding for organizations and projects in the East Bay.
Washington, D.C. – Today, during Disability Pride Month, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act to prohibit excluding a person from federal jury service based on disability or age.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Simon released the below statement regarding her vote on H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025.