WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement for the 119th Congress.
“The Oversight staff is large, and filled with brilliant Constitutionalist attorneys and investigators. We built this new subcommittee with a specific purpose, I have a newly empowered mission and a gavel to execute that mission,” said Congressman Higgins. “Continuing my previously restrained investigations into Federal Law Enforcement abuses of authority, entrapment, agenda-driven targeted persecution and extreme violations of Constitutional rights. We will address the weaponization of federal law enforcement, including within regulatory agencies, against the American people. Our mission is to deliver full truth and expose police-state tactics that have taken root in our Republic. I’m not just pulling the curtain back… I’m ripping it from the rod.”
“Representative Clay Higgins is an effective member of the Oversight Committee and I am excited to announce him as the next chairman of the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee. In this role, he will lead our oversight of the federal law enforcement and partner with the Trump Administration to end the worst border crisis in history created by the Biden Administration. I look forward to working with Representative Higgins as we strive to make our nation more secure and safe.” – Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)
The Subcommittee will have oversight jurisdiction of homeland security, criminal justice, federal law and regulatory enforcement, and the U.S. borders and immigration. The Subcommittee will also work to address the weaponization of federal law and regulatory enforcement, hold bad actors accountable, and promote public safety.
Congressman Higgins is an Army Veteran and law enforcement officer, maintaining an active commission and Louisiana State POST Certification. He has been a leading voice on border and national security issues and will continue to use his background in law enforcement and criminal investigation to deliver truth directly to the American people.
Congressman Higgins will also continue his service on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee.
