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. ...
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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, 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 Fights for Seniors, Blasts “No Show” Bureaucrats
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) blasted the Social Security Administration (SSA) for its lack of responsive...
Higgins Votes for Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which prevents biological males from competing against biological females...
Higgins’ Government Efficiency Bill Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Gerry Connolly’s (D-VA) bipartisan legislation H.R. 9592, the Federal Register Modernization Act, was signed into law on January 4,...
Higgins Announces $117M for Hurricane Francine Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $117,946,000 in Community Development Block Grant...
Higgins Introduces Finish the Wall Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced the introduction of H.R. 163, the Finish the Wall Act, which would resume construction of the border wall system. During President...
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: Social Security Fairness Act Will Become Law
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law following passage in...
Opinion: Farmers need economic assistance now
As members of Congress representing districts where farming and ranching keep our rural communities alive, we know the challenges producers endure to provide for our country. However, inflation,...
Higgins Continues to Urge Senate to Pass the Social Security Fairness Act
“We must not allow the Senate to fail through inaction. We must pass H.R. 82, or it’s dead. We cannot fail the American people.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered an open...
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 Releases Final J13 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 an addendum to the Task Force’s final report, discussing...
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 Urges Senate to Hold Vote on the Social Security Fairness Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement today, urging the U.S. Senate to hold a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act. “62 Senators, including...
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 Announces Winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that Rudra Karadkhelkar, a student at Lafayette High School, and Terrell Lazar, a student at David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy, as the...
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...