WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) reintroduced the CBP Workload Staffing Model Act, which would require CBP to develop a comprehensive staffing model to address their hiring and...
Press Releases
In The News
Media Kit
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...
Higgins Fights For Seafood Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to Commissioner Califf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting the increased inspection of shrimp imports following...
Op-Ed: Biden’s Anti-American energy policies have hurt America
America was founded on the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our founding fathers enshrined the core values of freedom, limited government, and individual...
Higgins Helps Secure America’s Energy Independence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 1, which unleashes American energy independence by boosting the production and processing of critical minerals to help drive...
Higgins Cosponsors Amendment to Release American Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) cosponsored an amendment to H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which would stop frivolous lawsuits on energy pipeline construction that would...
Higgins Reintroduces Bill to Protect Insurance Availability for Louisiana
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 1545, the Restoring Competitive Property Insurance Availability Act, which would protect insurance availability for Louisiana...
Higgins Helps Pass Resolution to Ease Regulatory Burdens for Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.J. Res 27, which would revise the Biden Administration’s revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, and ease the regulatory...
Higgins Supports Venture Global Pipeline
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins sent a letter in support of the approval of the Venture Global LNG pipeline that will supply natural gas from Jasper County, Texas, and end in Cameron...
Higgins Announces Funding For Waterway Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2023 Army Civil Work...
Higgins Supports I-49 Project Against Absurd Claim of Racism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in support of the I-49 Lafayette Connector Project against...
Higgins Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Foreign Seafood Dumping
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has reintroduced H.R. 1057, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act, which holds foreign countries and exporters to the same standards that U.S....
Higgins Named Chairman of Border Security Subcommittee
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a returning member of the Homeland Security Committee, has been named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Border Security and...
Higgins Introduces Finish The Wall Act
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a Senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Finish the Wall Act, which requires the Biden administration to resume...
Higgins Helps Pass Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, which would prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending...
Higgins Helps Pass Born Alive-Abortion Survivors Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require appropriate medical care for children who survive...
Higgins Helps Pass Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which would rescind funding made available to the Internal Revenue...
Higgins Announces Grant Funding for New Cameron Ferry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $25 million to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and...
Higgins’ Bill Improving Long-Term Veterans Care Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that his bill H.R. 7158, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.The bill provides...
Higgins leads Republican letter to Biden regarding diesel fuel costs, urging measures to reduce inflation
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), along with 28 republican colleagues, delivered a letter to President Biden urging him to reform his administration’s domestic energy policies....