• July 2025
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    Brownley, California Democrats Demand Immediate Release of $928 Million in Education Funding Owed to California

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined Congresswoman Norma Torres, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Congressmen Derek Tran, Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Adam Schiff, and the entire California Democratic Congressional Delegation in demanding the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) immediately release nearly $7 billion in Congressionally-appropriated funding for K-12 schools and adult education — including $928 million owed to California.

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    Brownley, Democratic Women’s Caucus Demand Investigation into ICE and CBP’s Abuse of Women

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined her Democratic Women’s Caucus colleagues Congresswoman Nanette Barragán, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, and Congresswoman Norma Torres in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, the Government Accountability Office, and the Warden of Richwood Correctional Center calling for an immediate investigation into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s mistreatment of women in their custody.

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    Brownley Introduces Bill to Ensure Federal Employees Access to Personnel Records

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Protecting Federal Employee Rights to Personnel Files Act of 2025, legislation that would prevent the Trump administration from withholding personnel files containing critical documents from current, separated, and retired federal employees. The bill would require federal agencies to provide these records within seven days of the employee’s date of separation. 

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    Brownley, Goldman, Espaillat Introduce Legislation to Ban Masked, Unidentified Agents in Immigration Operations

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined Congressman Dan Goldman and Congressman Adriano Espaillat in announcing the introduction of the No Secret Police Act, legislation that would prohibit law enforcement officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from concealing their identities during immigration enforcement operations.

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    Brownley Demands Answers from DHS and ICE about Recent ICE Operations in Ventura County

    Congresswoman Brownley sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons demanding answers about recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations conducted in Ventura County, California. These operations, which took place at a farm in Camarillo, have sparked widespread fear and raised serious concerns about the agency’s tactics, transparency, and adherence to due process.

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    Brownley Statement Following Immigration Enforcement Activities in Camarillo

    Congresswoman Brownley released the following statement in response to recent immigration enforcement activities and large federal agent presence at a farm in Ventura County. This raid comes amid a broader escalation of immigration enforcement actions across Ventura County, Los Angeles County, and Southern California.

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    Brownley, Correa Demand Transparency from Secretary Noem on ICE and DHS Overreach

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined Congressman Lou Correa and 21 House Democrats in pressing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the alarming actions of federal agents in California, including Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties.

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    Brownley Statement on Final Passage of Republican Tax Scam

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement following final passage of H.R. 1, Republicans’ sweeping tax reconciliation bill, which enacts the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in American history.

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  • June 2025
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    Brownley Introduces Legislation to Hold Reckless Gun Dealers Accountable

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley reintroduced the Protecting Americans from Reckless Gun Dealers Act, legislation that would require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to publish detailed annual reports on gun dealers who violate federal firearm laws and the outcomes of related enforcement actions.

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    Brownley Statement on Procedural Vote to Table Impeachment Motion

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement on the vote to table the impeachment motion against President Donald Trump.

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    Brownley Statement on Israeli and Iranian Air Strikes 

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement on the Israeli and Iranian air strikes.

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    Brownley, Carbajal Condemn Cruel and Reckless ICE Activities in Ventura County

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley and Congressman Salud Carbajal released the following statement regarding reports of recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations throughout Ventura County, California. These operations follow a wave of escalated enforcement in neighboring Los Angeles County and are spreading fear, chaos, and distress across the region.

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    Brownley, CA Delegation Members Demand Trump Withdraw National Guard and Marines from LA

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined other members of the California Delegation in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw the National Guard and U.S Marines from Los Angeles, California.

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    Brownley Introduces Legislation to Ensure Veterans Can Be Laid to Rest with Their Loved Ones

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the Loved Ones Interment Act, a bill that ensures that veterans can be laid with their loved ones in national or veterans cemeteries.

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    Brownley, Van Duyne Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help First-Time Homebuyers

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne announced the introduction of the Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act (H.R. 3526), bipartisan legislation that would increase the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) qualified distribution limit for first-time homebuyers utilizing Individual Retirement Account (IRA) funds.

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  • May 2025
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    Brownley Announces Winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced Angela Liu from Westlake High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 26th Congressional District. Liu’s piece, “Get on the Bus,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol complex for one year. 

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    Brownley Announces 2025 U.S. Service Academy Appointments

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced nine students from California’s 26th Congressional District, who she nominated to the U.S. Service Academies and who have accepted appointments to attend these prestigious institutions of higher learning in the fall.

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    Brownley, Rivas and Democratic Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Life-Threatening Deportation Decision for Four-Year-Old Girl

    Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined Congresswoman Luz Rivas, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (CA), and 33 of her Democratic colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to reconsider the termination of the legal status of S.G.V. (identified by her initials for privacy reasons). S.G.V. is a four-year-old girl from Bakersfield living with short bowel syndrome who is facing deportation and could die if she loses medical care at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

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