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September 22, 2020

Matteson, IL - Congresswoman Robin Kelly invites 2nd Congressional District high school students to participate in the 2020 Congressional App Challenge (CAC).

September 18, 2020

University Park, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant totaling more than $578,000 for the Supply Chain Innovation Center and Business Incubator (SCICBI), an Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) hub on the campus of Governors State University.

September 18, 2020

WASHINGTON – This week, Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Will Hurd (R-Texas) introduced a resolution calling for the creation of a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.

September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON – Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Will Hurd (R-Texas), after almost a year of coordination with expert stakeholders and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), today introduced a concurrent resolution calling for the creation of a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.

September 14, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Robin Kelly's (D-Ill.) and Will Hurd's (R-Texas) cybersecurity legislation, the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, passed the House of Representatives. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act would require all IoT devices purchased by the U.S. government meet certain minimum security requirements.

September 14, 2020

Washington, DC – On Friday, a bipartisan coalition, led by the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, introduced the Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 (H.R. 8196).

September 11, 2020

Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, introduced the Ending Health Disparities during COVID-19 Act (H.R. 8200).

Issues:Health Care
September 1, 2020

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) unveiled four white papers related to a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The papers examine four key components that will greatly impact the development and implementation of AI technologies: Workforce, National Security, Research and Development (R&D) and Ethics.

The papers can be found here:

August 26, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, along with U.S. Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL-04) and Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) today called on the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to work together to immediately facilitate access to the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), including meaningful remote access, to all ICE detainees in Illinois.

Issues:Immigration
August 19, 2020

Chicago, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, local elected officials and local businesses, hosted a 2020 Census caravan through Southside neighborhoods to encourage residents to complete the Census.

"Right now, Chicago's response rate is less than 50 percent. Statewide, we're down three percent over the 2010 Census. We need to do a lot better reaching into communities and helping them get counted," said Congresswoman Robin Kelly.