U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, speaks Nov. 10 during a pinning ceremony to honor veterans from the 14th Congressional District of Illinois who served during the Vietnam War at the McHenry VFW Post 4600.

WASHINGTON – Two pieces of bipartisan legislation from U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, were signed into law by President Donald Trump.

Underwood’s bipartisan “Lower Insulin Costs Now Act” will reduce the cost of insulin by helping lower-cost, generic insulin become available sooner, according to a news release from Underwood’s office issued on Monday. The law will allow the FDA to continue to review applications for generic insulin beyond the looming March 2020 cut-off date, creating access to new treatments that can lower the cost of insulin for those who rely on it to survive, according to the release. Underwod’s office didn’t include the date the legislation was signed.