WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued a statement in support of President Trump and the Department of Interior’s removal of Biden-era constraints on offshore drilling and...
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Higgins Legislation Forces Federal Support for Oil and Gas Leasing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) reintroduced the Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act, which would hold energy regulators accountable and streamline the federal...
Higgins Supports President Trump’s Approval of Commonwealth LNG
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright approved the administration’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)...
Higgins Issues Statement on the Inauguration of President Trump, Day One Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued a statement today on the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and the release of the Day One agenda. ...
Higgins, Hunt, Weber Introduce Legislation to Overturn Biden Drilling Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Congressman Wesley Hunt (R-TX), and Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) introduced H.R. 513, the Offshore Lands Authorities Act, which overturns...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Abolish EPA, Return Authority to the States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced the introduction of the Sovereign State Environmental Quality Assurance Act (SSEQAA), which would abolish the Environmental...
Higgins Votes for Water Resources Bill, Includes Wins for South Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted for House passage of S. 4367, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)...
Higgins, Hageman Introduce Legislation to Enhance Oil and Gas Leasing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act, which would hold energy regulators...
Higgins Commends Federal Court Ruling Lifting Biden’s LNG Export Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Higgins (R-LA) commended the injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the Biden administration’s indefinite pause on...
Higgins, Scalise Commend FERC Approval of Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass II LNG Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) released a statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval for Venture...
Higgins Raises Concerns on Biden Climate Talks with China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to President Biden requesting answers on a recent climate meeting between the U.S. Senior Advisor to the President for International...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Combat LNG Permitting Pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the LNG Permitting Improvement Act, which establishes a shot clock for the review of applications for natural gas export and import...
Higgins, Scalise Urge Approval of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass II LNG Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) sent a letter to Chairman Willie Phillips of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging...
Higgins Announces $156M in GOMESA Revenue for Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior will award Louisiana $156,329,442.65 in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)...
Higgins, Comer, Fallon Request Oversight into the Biden Administration’s LNG Export Pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Congressman Pat Fallon (R-TX) sent a letter to the Department of...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Protect Louisiana Homeowners and Address Electric Grid Supply Chain Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced legislation to prioritize domestic manufacturing of critical energy grid components, like transformers, and reduce our reliance on...
Higgins Votes to Override Biden’s LNG Permitting Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, which would reverse President Biden’s indefinite permitting pause on...
Higgins Slams Biden Administration for the Weaponization of the Federal Government on the Oil and Gas Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered an official letter to President Biden urging him to retract his proposed policies through the Department of Interior’s five-year plan for...
Higgins Commends First Solar’s $1.1B Investment in Iberia Parish
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended First Solar’s announcement of a $1.1 billion solar manufacturing facility at the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish. The project...
Higgins Announces $10.3M for Louisiana Natural Gas Distribution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $10,328,099.00 in federal grants to improve natural gas infrastructure in...