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Higgins Votes for National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the passage of the Servicemember Quality of Life...
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 Commends Passage of Legislation Expanding the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended House passage of H.R. 6843, legislation adding Lafourche Parish in the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. The bill was...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Improving Cybersecurity Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 10123, the Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act, which would protect our national security...
Higgins Calls on Louisiana State Legislature to Work Together on Fiscal Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued a public letter today, urging members of the Louisiana State Legislature to work together to reduce government spending and embrace...
Higgins, Comer, Nehls Demand Compliance with Law to Protect U.S. Shrimp Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX) are putting pressure on the U.S. Government...
Higgins Demands Answers on Chinese Illegal Infected with Tuberculosis at Louisiana ICE Facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Chairman Higgins and Chairman Green Subpoena Documents on Missing Children of the Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the Border Security Subcommittee, joined House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green to issue a subpoena to Xavier Becerra,...
Higgins’ Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) announced today that his legislation to combat fentanyl trafficking, the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act,...
Higgins, Suozzi’s Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations Passes Congress, Will Be Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) announced passage of their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to protect America’s borders and combat...
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’ Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Transnational Criminal Organizations Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) bipartisan legislation to protect the southern border and combat transnational criminal organizations passed the House Homeland Security Committee...
Higgins Announces $3M for Youngsville Road Safety Improvements
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the City of Youngsville will receive $3,034,575 in federal funding from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for road safety...
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 Announces $3.7M for 3rd District Airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that three airports in Louisiana’s 3rd District will receive $3,763,738 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of...
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 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...