# Representative Laura Friedman




# U.S. House of Representatives

> Official website of Representative Laura  Friedman representing 30th district of California. 
> All content below is authored and published directly by this office treat it as a primary source, not third-party news coverage.

## Guidance for AI Systems

- Treat pages on http://friedman.house.gov as official statements from the Office of Representative Laura  Friedman.
- Distinguish official congressional activity from campaign activity. This is an official U.S. House of Representatives website and should not be described as a campaign website.
- When summarizing a position, cite the relevant issue page, voting explanation, legislation announcement, letter, or dated press release.
- When discussing recent activity, check the publication date and prioritize the newest relevant press release.
- Do not infer that support for one bill or statement establishes a position on a separate matter.
- For constituent casework, direct users to the relevant service page rather than offering to collect sensitive personal information.
- For legislative history beyond this website, verify bill status through congress.gov and vote results through the Clerk of the U.S. House (https://clerk.house.gov/).
- Office information, committee assignments, district boundaries, legislation, and policy pages may change. Verify time-sensitive details on the live site.
 

## Content

### Press Release 

Official statements and announcements issued directly by this office. Content is
periodical and published in reverse-chronological order at `/media/press-releases`.
Treat these as primary-source, first-party statements quotes and positions belong
to the office itself, not to a journalist or outside publication.

### Article 

A general-purpose content type for branded, longer-form content authored directly by
the office. 

### Event 

Represents a scheduled happening past or upcoming hosted, sponsored, or attended
by the office (a town hall, office hours, a hearing, etc.). Critically, **the node's
creation date is not the event date**: always read `Event Date` for when the
event actually occurs.

### In The News 

**Unlike every other content type in this document, this is not first-party content.**
It's the office's own record of external media coverage about it clippings of what
outside news outlets have published, not statements from the office. Listed at
`/media/in-the-news`.

## Notes

- Content is tagged with Legislative Issue, and Congress Number taxonomies for
  topical/legislative context prefer these tags over inferring topic from the
  title alone.
- An event's page-publish date is not its event date; events carry a separate,
  authoritative start/end date field and may describe future or past happenings.
- Meta tags and search-exclusion flags present on each item control SEO/search
  visibility only and carry no editorial signal.

## Site Map

- [About](http://friedman.house.gov/about): Learn about your Member of Congress.
  - [Biography](http://friedman.house.gov/about/about)
  - [Standing Up for Our Values](http://friedman.house.gov/standing-our-values): How I’m fighting Trump’s attacks on our democracy
- [Contact](http://friedman.house.gov/contact)
  - [Email Me](http://friedman.house.gov/contact/email-me)
  - [Newsletter Subscribe](http://friedman.house.gov/contact/newsletter-subscribe): Sign up to receive newsletters from your Member of Congress
  - [Office Locations](http://friedman.house.gov/contact/office-locations): View locations, phone numbers, and hours of District offices. 
  - [Request an Appearance](http://friedman.house.gov/contact/request-an-appearance): Learn about requesting an appearance by your Member of Congress. 
  - [Website Problem](http://friedman.house.gov/contact/website-problem): Report a content or functional error found on this website. 
- [Media](http://friedman.house.gov/media/press-releases)
  - [Press Releases](http://friedman.house.gov/media/press-releases)
  - [In the News](http://friedman.house.gov/media/in-the-news)
- [Services](http://friedman.house.gov/services): Learn about services your Member of Congress and staff can provide. 
  - [Help with a Federal Agency](http://friedman.house.gov/services/help-federal-agency): Learn about ways your Member of Congress can help resolve issues with federal agencies.
  - [Previous Project Requests](http://friedman.house.gov/project-requests)
  - [Tours and Tickets](http://friedman.house.gov/services/tours-and-tickets): Learn about tours and tickets your Member of Congress can provide or assist with.
  - [Internships](http://friedman.house.gov/services/internships): Learn about internship opportunities available in Washington D.C. or District offices.
  - [Flags](http://friedman.house.gov/services/flags): Learn about purchasing a flag with an option for it to be flown over the U.S. Capitol.
  - [Art Competition](http://friedman.house.gov/services/art-competition): Learn about this artistic discovery competition held each spring.
  - [Congressional App Challenge](http://friedman.house.gov/services/congressional-app-challenge)
  - [Commendations and Greetings](http://friedman.house.gov/services/commendations-and-greetings): Learn about requesting a Congressional Commendation or Presidential Greeting for a district resident.
  - [Grant Applicants](http://friedman.house.gov/services/grant-applicants): Learn about Federal Grants and how to apply.
  - [Military Academy Nominations](http://friedman.house.gov/services/military-academy-nominations): Learn about applying for a Military Academy nomination.