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...
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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...
Higgins’ Bipartisan Legislation Improving Government Efficiency Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) bipartisan legislation, the Federal Register Modernization Act, eliminates the requirement to print thousands of copies of the Federal Register...
THE SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT HAS PASSED THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the unjust federal laws referred to as the Windfall Elimination...
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...
Congressman Higgins Working to Make America Affordable Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released a video today outlining conservative policy solutions to help address the affordability crisis impacting American families. ...
Higgins Calls for Redirecting Ukraine War Funding to Disaster Relief for Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced legislation that would redirect unobligated dollars from the Economic Support Fund, a part of the April 2024 Ukraine supplemental...
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)...
Higgins Implores Biden to Execute Massive Military Airlift in Helene-Impacted Communities
“We need Soldiers and Marines on the ground, guiding in thousands of parachute-drop pallets of supplies. Harris-Biden had our DOD build a damn sea-dock in the Mediterranean Sea to deliver supplies...
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’ Bipartisan Legislation Improving Government Efficiency Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) bipartisan legislation, the Federal Register Modernization Act, passed through the House Oversight and Accountability during a legislative markup...
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, Delegation Urge Biden to Approve Major Disaster Declaration in Response to Hurricane Francine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden urging him to approve Louisiana’s request for an expedited...
Higgins Signs Discharge Petition to Force Vote on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he has signed the discharge petition to force a House floor vote on H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. The discharge...