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...
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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, Carter Introduce Legislation to Combat Contaminated Foreign Seafood
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) introduced the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Higgins Appointed to Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has been appointed to serve on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces. The subcommittee has jurisdiction...
Higgins Issues Statement on Passage of 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 H.R. 8070, the House National Defense...
Higgins’ Bipartisan Homeland Security Bills Pass Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, passed the Cooperation on Combating Human Smuggling and...
Higgins to Serve on House Armed Services Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he has been selected to serve on the House Armed Services Committee, which oversees defense policy, ongoing military...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Overturn Biden Administration’s EPA Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule that threatens the...
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 Receives Award for Conservative Excellence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he has been ranked as one of America’s Top Conservatives according to the American Conservative Union. The...
Higgins Announces Army Corps Funding for South Louisiana Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2024 Army Civil Work Plan. ...
Higgins and Letlow Support State and Local Law Enforcement Officers, Introduce Legislation Condemning the Biden Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA) introduced H.Res. 1210 to commemorate this year’s National Police Week and honor America’s state and local...
Higgins Announces USDA Assistance for Crawfish Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted his request and included crawfish in the Emergency Assistance for...
Higgins Announces Youngsville Student as Winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Cole Ritter, an eleventh grader at Southside High School in Youngsville is the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art...
Higgins’ Bill, Comment Integrity and Management Act, Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that his bill H.R. 7528, the Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Watch...
Higgins Fights for Freedom in Government Contracts, Introduces Resolution to Overturn Biden Rule on Labor Unions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in response to the Biden administration’s regulation of federal construction contracts that...
Higgins Announces Additional $1M in Hurricane Recovery Efforts, Now Over $4.4 Billion Dollars in Recovery Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $1,051,138.34 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana....
Higgins Issues Statement on Louisiana’s Title IX Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a lawsuit against the Biden...
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 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...