Community Defense in the 119th Congress

Since January 2025:

165+ Letters and Investigations: Conducting oversight and demanding answers and actions from the Administration to revert unjust cuts, mass firings, funding freezes, and attacks on federal services.
77+ Bills: Fighting back against the Musk-Trump attack on our democracy, services, and communities.
- Claws Off Social Security Act to protect your benefits
- Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to safeguard schools, churches, and hospitals from ICE attacks
- Taxpayer Data Protection Act to secure Americans' data against reckless and unlawful interference
- Prevent Tariff Abuse Act to end President Trump’s unjustified tariffs that would raise costs for you
50+ Community Events: Connecting IL-03 residents to assistance navigating federal agencies.
17+ Rallies/Community Defense Events: Standing with community, federal employees, and veterans, building power to confront attacks on working people.
16+ Press Conferences: Amplifying coalitions to spread the word and raise the alarm on Musk and Trump’s efforts to dismantle federal services and programs.
10+ Know Your Rights and Citizenship Workshops: Ensuring all IL-03’s residents know their constitutional rights when encountering immigration enforcement.
10 Legal Filings: Supporting coalition efforts in the courts to defend the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau and women and LGBTQ+ people’s rights to reproductive care.
715 Cases Closed and $503K in Benefits Returned: Assisting IL-03 constituents in finding successful resolutions to their cases with federal agencies, including USPS, IRS, Social Security, VA, USCIS, and more.
25K+ Constituents Engaged: Keeping IL-03 informed via town halls, teletown halls, and direct to cameras about our democratic rights and our fights.
Congresswoman Ramirez’s Leadership Roles
- Ranking Member of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC)
- Co-Chair of the Strengthening Democracy Task Force
- Member of the Democrats’ Rapid Response & Litigation Task Force
- Member of the Bi-partisan House Democracy Partnership
- Founder, Co-Chair of the Global Migration Caucus

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