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Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced Kevin Fei from Westlake High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for California’s 26th Congressional District. Kevin’s app, Motio, promotes safe driving by providing real-time analysis and input on individual driving performance, alerting users to hotspots for bad driving, and encouraging community collaboration to improve overall safety on our roads.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement on her vote against the motion to table H.Res. 939, a resolution to impeach President Donald J. Trump.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-1) reintroduced the Zero Food Waste Act, legislation that would create a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program to reduce food waste nationwide. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. 

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement following House passage of the final conference agreement for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. 

Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, House Democrats, and Democratic Senators in a letter to the Department of Defense Inspector General demanding accountability for the Army’s failure to stop widespread sexual misconduct. 

Congresswoman Julia Brownley and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell sent a letter to American Battle Monuments Commission Chairman Michael X. Garrett expressing concern about the removal of two displays focused on Black American soldiers from the visitor center at the Netherlands American Cemetery.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement after the Trump administration announced plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off the California Coast for the first time in decades.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s alarming comments calling for political violence against six Democratic Members of Congress.

Representative Brownley (CA-26) and Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) announced new Congressional action urging the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to strengthen its methane reduction policies for landfills to protect public health and reduce climate-related costs for Californians.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined her Democratic Women’s Caucus colleagues in a letter demanding the urgent release and investigation of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women currently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contradiction to Federal regulations. The Members expressed their extreme concern to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after hearing reports of pregnant women detained and mistreated in several ICE facilities in Illinois, Louisiana, and Georgia.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley reintroduced the Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act, legislation that would accelerate the deployment of bidirectional charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs) and electric buses. Bidirectional charging enables EV owners to send stored power back to their homes, businesses, and even a utility grid.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement after House passage of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, the Republican spending bill.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the reintroduction of four bills to expand and improve health care, housing, and support services for our nation’s veterans. The bills include the Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act, the Have You Served Act of 2025, the Every Veteran Counts Act, and the Helping Homeless Veterans Act.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined Congressmen Scott Peters, Dan Goldman, and Raja Krishnamoorthi in introducing the Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act, a bill to make our communities safer by establishing a stronger standard for Federal immigration agents’ use of force.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley held a press conference at Santa Paula City Hall to renew her demands for Republicans to end the government shutdown and protect Americans’ access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Joined by Ventura County Supervisor Vianey Lopez and Santa Paula Mayor Pedro Chavez, Brownley condemned the Trump administration for deliberately putting millions of families at risk of going hungry.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley reintroduced the Same Day Registration Act, legislation that would require all states to allow same-day voter registration for federal elections. The bill’s introduction comes on Election Day in California and numerous other states, as key races across the country underscore that democracy itself is on the ballot.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley joined Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, along with Representatives Jim Costa, Zoe Lofgren, Derek Tran, and 33 members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation in strongly opposing the Department of Education’s decision to rescind $350 million in funding from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).