Judy
Chu

Chu has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

• 01
  Supports federal statutory protections for abortion accessChu has sponsored the Women's Health Protection Act in multiple Congresses, most recently introducing HR.12 in 2025 and HR.12 in 2023. Both versions drew over 200 cosponsors and were referred to committee. The bills would establish a statutory right to provide and access abortion services, limiting states' ability to impose certain restrictions on those services.
• 02
  Supports federal heat illness standards for workersChu has sponsored the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act in successive Congresses, introducing HR.4443 in 2025 and HR.4897 in 2023. Each version drew over 100 cosponsors. The legislation would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a federal standard protecting workers from heat-related illness and injury in both indoor and outdoor settings.
• 03
  Supports restrictions on presidential travel and entry bansChu has sponsored the NO BAN Act across multiple Congresses, including HR.924 in 2025 and HR.9244 in a prior session, with the 2025 version drawing over 100 cosponsors. The legislation would limit executive authority to impose entry restrictions based on religion or national origin and would require congressional approval for certain future bans.
• 04
  Supports expanded LGBTQ+ data collection in federal programsChu has sponsored the PRIDE Act in successive Congresses, including HR.4163 in 2025 and HR.4326 in 2023, with the 2023 version drawing over 100 cosponsors. The bills would require federal health and social services surveys to include sexual orientation and gender identity questions, with the aim of improving data availability on LGBTQ+ populations.
• 05
  Supports expanded nutrition and mental health accessChu has sponsored the Nutrition CARE Act (HR.6961 in 2024; HR.2495 in 2025), which would expand medically tailored meal programs under Medicare, and mental health access measures including the Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act (HR.6131) and the Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 (HR.3316), which address school-based mental health services and stigma reduction efforts.