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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) introduced the Crime Survivor Support and Stability Act. This bill would strengthen the federal response to violent crime by affirming survivors’ rights, funding community-based assistance, and improving how we measure survivors’ needs via supplemental state-level surveys.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted for H. Con. Res. 40, a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Trump to remove United States Armed Forces from Iran and end all hostilities. The vote failed to pass the House of Representatives by 213 to 214. Congresswoman Simon released the following statement after the vote:
Rosa María Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old’s back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast Oakland.
Dressed in hiking gear and beaded necklaces, Carranza, 67, maneuvered between trees and children on a sunny morning in December. “Hold on to that branch,” she said in Spanish. “You can do it, my love!”
I came to Congress because my life has been shaped by the systems that either work or fail, with real consequences. I was born legally blind and have never driven a car. Public transit has always been the backbone of my life. The need and fight for accessible transportation inspired me to run for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, where I served on the board and later as president for four years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Danny Davis (IL-07), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and Judy Chu (CA-28) led 23 House Democrats in a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressing alarm at the Department’s rescission of a rule that ensures LGBTQ+ foster youth have access to safe and affirming placements. The members demanded that Secretary Kennedy, Jr. put forth an alternative rule that ensures the safety of LGBTQ+ youth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Chair of the Equality Caucus Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA-41) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce the “Day of Silence” resolution. This resolution calls for equal education opportunities, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQ+ young people in K-12 schools.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX-35) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in introducing the Home Team Act, which would require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams before relocating them. In recent years, Oakland has watched its beloved sports teams leave one after another, leaving a gap in the city’s community identity and economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) announced her new legislation, the Same-Day Paratransit Innovation Act. This legislation would incentivize the use of same-day paratransit technology at public transit agencies to allow for more flexible, on-demand paratransit services for individuals with disabilities and other paratransit users who cannot use fixed-route public transit.
OAKLAND, CA – In case you missed it, on March 13, 2026, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) hosted a roundtable with local and national disability policy leaders at the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, CA.