Press Releases
CORREA, COLLEAGUES RE-LAUNCH BIPARTISAN REAL ESTATE CAUCUS
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), alongside Representatives Mark Alford (MO-04), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), relaunched the Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus. The Caucus was re-founded in the 118th Congress after being dormant for several years and grew to over 50 members. Real estate represents 16% of U.S. GDP, supports 2.8 million jobs, and generates $50 billion in tax revenue. Considering its importance, Congress must support … Continue Reading
January 22, 2025
CORREA, ENERGY EXPORT CAUCUS CO-CHAIRS STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S LIFT ON PAUSE OF LNG EXPORTS
WASHINGTON — Today, bipartisan Congressional Energy Export Caucus Co-Chairs, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) released the following statement after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday it would resume processing applications for U.S. companies to export Liquified Natural Gas (LNG): “Today, the Department of Energy has announced that it will resume the application process of Liquified Natural Gas export … Continue Reading
January 16, 2025
CORREA VOTES AGAINST GOP BILL THAT SIDESWIPES VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted against H.R. 30, which would leave behind victims of domestic violence, and released the following statement: “No one condones domestic violence or sexual offenses. People who commit those heinous crimes have no place in our society. That is why people who commit such crimes are already inadmissible into the United States and are able to be deported,” Correa said. “As the law is currently written, individuals who commit or are … Continue Reading
January 14, 2025
CORREA VOTES AGAINST GOP ATTEMPT TO ENCOURAGE GENITAL CHECKS FOR CHILDREN
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted against H.R. 28 and released the following statement: “This creepy legislation is nothing more than an attempt to use vulnerable youth across the country to score political points,” Correa said. “This bill is also trying to serve as a solution to a non-existent problem. Without an enforcement mechanism, this legislation would open the doors to subject children and young adults to genital checks by non-medical professionals. Parents … Continue Reading
January 09, 2025
CORREA VOTES AGAINST ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE U.S. INTERNATIONAL STANDING, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, AND RULE OF LAW
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted against H.R.23, The “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” legislation that would undermine America’s international reputation, long term interests, and commitment to the rules-based order and released the following statement: “This legislation is misguided and badly written,” Correa said. “This bill would impose sanctions on supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including many of the United States’ critical allies. … Continue Reading
January 07, 2025
CORREA VOTES AGAINST GOP PUSH TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC SAFETY, RULE OF LAW FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted against H.R.7511, a partisan messaging bill that manipulates a personal tragedy for partisan political purposes and released the following statement: “This flawed legislation would not make our streets safer. It would only criminalize and demonize immigrant communities by subjecting immigrants to prolonged, indefinite detention—without access to bail!—based on mere allegations of petty offenses. It’s a brazen attempt to strip back … Continue Reading
January 06, 2025
CORREA, CROW REINTRODUCE THE CAPITOL REMEMBRANCE ACT TO HONOR THE BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO DEFENDED CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6TH
WASHINGTON — Today, Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Jason Crow (CO-06) reintroduced the Capitol Remembrance Act, legislation to erect a memorial in honor of the brave law enforcement officers who were injured and killed protecting the Capitol from the violent insurrectionists seeking to stop the certification of the U.S. presidential election on January 6, 2021. “Four years ago, I was in the Capitol on January 6th and feared for the future of our democracy,” Correa said. “I saw … Continue Reading
January 06, 2025
SIGNED INTO LAW: CORREA HAILS WINS FOR ORANGE COUNTY IN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT SIGNED INTO LAW: CORREA HAILS WINS FOR ORANGE COUNTY IN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced that the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) was signed into law by President Joe Biden and included several key priorities for Orange County families, businesses, and community groups. WRDA is a comprehensive legislative package that provides for the conservation and development of water and related resources. It authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, to … Continue Reading
January 03, 2025
REP. CORREA SWORN IN TO U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) was officially sworn in as United States Representative for California’s 46th Congressional District, representing the hard-working taxpayers of Orange County in the 119th Congress. “I am honored that the people of central Orange County have entrusted me with the responsibility of working for them in Congress. Together, we will continue fighting for Main Street, working to lower costs, create better paying jobs, and make our communities … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
CORREA VOTES AGAINST PARTISAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) voted against a rushed, partisan government funding bill, and released the following statement: “Yesterday, Democrats and Republicans had reached a deal that protected food stamps for seniors and other Americans, lowered health care costs, invested in cancer research, and defended consumers from deceptive business practices. Yet none of that was included in the bill we voted on just moments ago,” Correa said. Compared to yesterday’s … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
CORREA INTRODUCES HOUSE COMPANION TO HAWLEY LEGISLATION TO END UNFAIR AIRLINE PRACTICES
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust introduced the End Airline Extortion Act, a companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley’s legislation in the Senate, which would protect Americans from predatory airline practices regarding fares and additional fees. “Today, hard-working taxpayers in every corner of the country—and right here in Orange County—are being charged different … Continue Reading
December 10, 2024
CORREA INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT DECEPTIVE DOWNSIZING, SHRINKFLATION IN STORES
Text of Legislation (PDF) WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, introduced the Deceptive Downsizing Prohibition Act of 2024, legislation targeting manufacturers of consumer products that deceptively reduce the size or weight of their products while keeping packaging unchanged, misleading consumers and small businesses. “Essential items like food, personal care products, … Continue Reading
December 03, 2024
CORREA, BERGMAN SECURE VICTORY IN BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENTS FOR VETERANS, SERVICEMEMBERS
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will fund a $1.5 million study on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and alcohol use disorder among Veterans. This announcement was made following an August 2nd letter from Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI), co-signed by 59 other Members of Congress, in which the lawmakers urged the VA to address the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide epidemic among Veterans and Servicemembers. The … Continue Reading
November 20, 2024
SENATE PASSES CORREA’S BILL TO DESIGNATE ANAHEIM POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF WWII VETERAN DR. WILLIAM KOTT
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) announced that the United States Senate unanimously passed his bipartisan legislation to designate the Federal Anaheim Post Office at 333 W. Broadway in Anaheim, California as the Dr. William Kott Post Office—honoring the life of the decorated U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II, took part in the Battle of the Bulge after walking across three countries, and was one of the liberators of the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp … Continue Reading
November 19, 2024
RANKING MEMBER CORREA DELIVERS OPENING STATEMENT IN JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: “Trafficked, Exploited, and Missing: Migrant Children Victims of the Biden-Harris Administration”
Watch Today’s Hearing HERE WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, led his Democratic colleagues during a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight, Accountability, and Investigations entitled, “Trafficked, Exploited, and Missing: Migrant Children Victims of the Biden-Harris Administration.” You can watch today’s hearing HERE. You will find below Ranking Member Correa’s opening statement, as … Continue Reading
November 19, 2024
CORREA, REAL ESTATE CAUCUS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO HALT TITLE INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM, PROTECT HOMEOWNERS AND BUYERS
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), alongside Representatives Mark Alford (MO-04), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus, led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter to Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), calling for the halt of the Agency’s Title Acceptance Pilot (Pilot) program until it seeks public input and is thoroughly vetted. The Members argue … Continue Reading
November 13, 2024
CORREA LEADS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO COMBAT OPIOID OVERDOSE CRISIS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
WASHINGTON — This week, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2024, a bill requiring public colleges and universities to provide opioid overdose rescue kits, including Narcan (naloxone), to help address the deadly rise in opioid-related deaths among young adults. “Here in Orange County and across the country, our communities are being faced with an opioid epidemic that has cost our neighbors the lives of too … Continue Reading
November 05, 2024
IN FULLERTON, CORREA ANNOUNCES NEARLY $3.5 MILLION FOR FULLERTON POLICE STATION, CLEAN WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION
FULLERTON, Calif. — Last week, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) presented nearly $3,500,000 million in federal tax dollars returning to the City of Fullerton for rehabilitation of the City’s police station, and for well construction to ensure access to clean water in the face of droughts for Fullerton residents. $2,500,000 million will be allocated to Fullerton Police Station, and $959,752 will be allocated for the construction of Well 7A. The $2,500,000 for Fullerton Police Station will be … Continue Reading
October 29, 2024
CORREA LEADS BIPARTISAN PUSH TO REAUTHORIZE NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Last week, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Diabetes Prevention Program Reauthorization Act of 2024. The bill reauthorizes and increases funding for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a nationwide partnership of public and private organizations focusing on preventing type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes. In the U.S., nearly 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes and the DPP has been shown to reduce the risk … Continue Reading
October 28, 2024
IN ANAHEIM, CORREA ANNOUNCES OVER $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES, BRIDGE CONNECTING ANAHEIM AND ORANGE
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Last week, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) presented federal funds for two community projects: $500,000 to support local food businesses and their workforce and over $1.5 million for the design and construction of a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Santa Ana River. Correa was joined by Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken and Anaheim City Manager James Vanderpool on Tuesday to present $500,000 in federal tax dollars to Store One, a public-private partnership through the … Continue Reading