WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. Congressman...
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Higgins Announces Committee Assignments for the 119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he will serve on the House Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security during the...
Higgins Named Chairman of Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement
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...
Higgins Releases Preliminary Investigative Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a member of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump, released his preliminary investigative report, candidly discussing...
Higgins to Serve on Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate the Attempted Assassination of President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) will serve on the bipartisan House Task Force charged with investigating the attempted assassination of President Trump. The task force will be...
Higgins, House Oversight Committee to Investigate Assassination Attempt on President Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and members of the House Oversight & Accountability Committee will conduct an investigation into the...
Higgins Amendment to Clarify Constitutional Protections, Preserve Law Enforcement Capabilities Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced an amendment that passed by voice on the House Floor to H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act (FANFSA). This amendment was...
Higgins Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl, Drug Cartels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is reintroducing the Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act of 2023, which would authorize Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl, Drug Cartels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is introducing the Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act, which expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) authority to conduct...
Higgins Co-Authors Legislation to Suspend Migrant Entry During Surges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) and 11 House Republican colleagues to introduce H.R. 8952, the Justified Action for Securing Our Nation...
Higgins, Oversight Republicans Demand Answers on the FBI and NARA’s Investigation of Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and every Republican member of the House Oversight & Reform Committee expressed serious concerns over the raid of President Trump’s residence...
Higgins Votes Against Democrat Gun Grab
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1808, Democrats’ bill to ban “assault weapons.”“Elitist, Democrat politicians are plotting...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Demand Answers on ICE’s Failure to Prosecute Immigration Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, led Republican members of the House Homeland Security and Oversight...
Higgins: Remain in Mexico Policy is a Critical Border Security Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court...
Higgins Votes Against Senate Gun Control Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against S. 2938, unconstitutional gun control legislation. “Democrats are devouring the...
Higgins: Supreme Court Ruling a Major Victory for Life
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, deciding to overturn Roe v. Wade....
Higgins: Democrats’ Push to Defund Police Caused Crime to Spike
In 2020, Democrats fully embraced the radical “defund the police” movement. I and many of my Republican colleagues warned against the enactment of these extreme policies. As predicted, the results...
Higgins Blasts Biden’s DHS on Decision to Punish Mounted Border Patrol Agents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Border Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to reports that...
Higgins Votes Against Unconstitutional Gun Control Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7910 and H.R. 2377, two overreaching Democrat bills that attack the Second Amendment...
Higgins Introduces Bill to Defund Biden’s Executive Order on Policing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a former law enforcement officer and SWAT Operator, is introducing the Protect Traditional American Law Enforcement Act, which would immediately...