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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's bill to rename the St. Charles East Side Station Post Office as the "Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office" was voted on and passed unanimously by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. This is the latest development in the legislative process to ensure that the post office is formally renamed.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi continued his efforts to correct the Census Bureau's undercounting of Illinois in the 2020 Census and its resulting loss in its fair share of federal funding by urging the Department of Commerce's Office of the Inspector General (COIG) to address ways to improve the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program (PEP) as part of its

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the Village of Schaumburg with a check commemorating the $166,000 in federal funding that he secured for its Electric Vehicle (EV) Pilot Program. The funding, secured through last December's government spending package, will go toward replacing two Village municipal vehicles and installing a new charging station.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Thursday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to present the Cook County Public Health System with a ceremonial check commemorating the $1,000,000 in federal community project funding he secured for a new urgent care center in Arlington Heights that will support the broader region.

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined with Congressmen Ro Khanna (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Mike Waltz (R-FL) in introducing bipartisan legislation that will allow weapon sales to India from the United States to be fast-tracked, a move that will deepen the U.S.-India defense partnership.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi applauded the Department of Homeland Security's establishment of the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC), a council for Homeland Security officials to engage with higher education representatives on issues related to homeland security and the academic community.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) reintroduced the Hate Crimes Commission Act in the U.S. House of Representatives with Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY). Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) reintroduced the same bill in the U.S. Senate.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Sunday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the Village of Streamwood with a check for $330,400 for the construction of the Madison Drive Bike and Pedestrian Trail. Congressman Krishnamoorthi secured the funding for this community project as part of this year's government funding package.