119th Congress
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon has submitted funding requests for important community projects in California’s 12th Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee.
Under guidelines issued by the Committee, each Representative may request funding for projects in their community for fiscal year 2027 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) joined Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14), as well as Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff to demand urgent answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State following the deportation of a Hayward mother and her two young children, including her deaf, six-year-old son, Joseph, who was removed from the country without his assistive hearing devices.
Members of California’s congressional delegation on Monday called for an investigation into the recent deportation of a Bay Area mother and her two young children, including a 6-year-old boy who is deaf.
A new park aimed at residents of East Oakland situated just past the industrial warehouses that abut the tidal canal toward San Leandro Bay will become a reality thanks to millions in federal funding.
Oakland Rep. Lateefah Simon, who helped secure $11.2 million in federal funding that will partially pay for the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline park project, toured the location Friday for what proponents hope will be a new green space for the community.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) recently secured a $1,092,000 Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant for the East Bay Regional Park District to improve the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline. This federal funding will help enhance water quality in the San Leandro and San Francisco Bays and improve community access to the shoreline. Last Friday, she toured the project site and discussed the planned improvements.
OAKLAND, CA. – Today, Bay Area members of Congress celebrated an $8,807,888 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support local public transportation as the region prepares to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The investment will ensure local transit agencies can meet increased demand during one of the largest global sporting events ever hosted in the United States.
OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) led 12 colleagues in calling for the withdrawal of a Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule that would eliminate regulations that provide essential civil rights protections and ensure organizations that receive federal transportation funding do not unintentionally discriminate against protected groups.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted for H.Con.Res. 38, Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop President Trump’s illegal military actions in Iran. Following the vote, she released the following statement: