WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H. Con. Res. 135, the Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act, which enacts random drug screenings for members of the U.S. House of...
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Congressman Higgins Announces $9.9M for Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Migratory Bird Commission, chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, will award $9,928,536 in conservation funding to the Bayou...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Cut Wasteful Government Printing
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 6708, the Preventing Additional Printing of Electronic Records (PAPER) Act, which eliminates the mandatory, daily printing and hand-delivery of the...
Congressman Higgins Votes to Expand LNG Exports
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of H.R. 4606, the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The legislation allows for...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Grant for Calcasieu Parish
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury will receive $3,364,520 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hazard mitigation...
Sandbag Locations for Tropical Storm Gordon
ACADIA PARISH The Acadia Parish Police Jury will begin offering sandbags to residents in the parish beginning today.All parish barns will be open for sandbagging today from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm....
Congressman Higgins Surveys Water Infrastructure in Southwest Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently joined officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a joint aerial mission to observe the USACE's...
Higgins Pushes NFIP Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass a short-term reauthorization that extends the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 30, 2018. The current program...
Higgins Issues Statement on EU Trade Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump announced that the European Union (EU) agreed to lower tariffs on American-produced goods and...
House Passes Higgins’ Long-Term Care Bill for Veterans
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, which expands access to Medical Foster Homes (MFH) and...
Congressman Higgins Supports ICE on House Floor
Transcript of Congressman Higgins' speech:"Mr. Speaker, for weeks now, the 'abolish ICE' movement has been growing in popularity on the Left, with many Democrats embracing this radical policy...
House Passes Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H. Res. 990 today, affirming congressional support for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Higgins Leads House Coalition Introducing Legislation to Support ICE
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security, is leading a coalition of House members to introduce legislation denouncing...
Higgins Announces $10M for Lafayette Regional Airport
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $10 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will be used to finance...
Higgins’ Bill to Improve Long-Term Veterans Care Advances
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill to increase choice and expand access to Medical Foster Homes (MFH) for veterans unable to live independently, H.R. 5693, passed in the House...
Higgins Pushes Reforms Benefiting Louisiana Anglers
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities & Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, which passed the House today. The bill...
Congressman Higgins, Sen. Kennedy File Legislation Denouncing Radical Abolish ICE Movement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security, introduced a resolution today denouncing the radical...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Protecting Gulf Seafood Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 6212, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act of 2018, which protects American consumers and small businesses from foreign...
Higgins Announces Addition to District Staff
LAFAYETTE – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lt. Col. Greg Ellison, U.S. Army (Ret.) will join his district staff as an advisor on energy and transportation (I-49)...
Congressman Higgins Commends SCOTUS Ruling on Trump Travel Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Trump's travel ban."Common sense and the rule of law have...