WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $1,168,133 to the Chennault International Airport (CWF) in Lake Charles for...
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Higgins Announces Additional $50.6M in Hurricane Recovery, Total Delivered Now Almost $4.2 Billion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $50,644,122.05million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces $24.2M in Hurricane Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $24,205,933.72 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces $40M for Lake Charles Housing Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $40,000,000 to the Lake Charles Housing Authority (LCHA) for...
Higgins Secures $26.86M in Annual Appropriations for Louisiana Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that his office has secured $26,860,000 million in the annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024. The U.S. House of...
Higgins Announces $159.2M in Hurricane Recovery Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $159,238,871.38 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Amendment to Combat Cartel Drones Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced an amendment as part of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that passed the House Floor today. This...
Higgins Joins House Freedom Caucus in Support of the NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined his House Freedom Caucus colleagues in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House Freedom Caucus has worked...
Higgins, Correa Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Border Security and Combat Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Lou Correa (D-CA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, introduced the bipartisan...
Higgins Requests Relief for Louisiana Crawfish Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Troy Miller requesting the remaining anti-dumping duties that were...
Higgins Announces $8.4M in Hurricane Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $8,442,372.84 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Appointed to Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has been appointed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to serve on a newly created Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels.This Task Force will...
Higgins Announces $3.4M In Hurricane Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $3,411,061.81 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Introduces the No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the No Funds for Armed Regulators Act of 2023, which would define and prohibit the funding, hiring, and equipping of armed Federal...
Higgins Helps Pass the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 3564, the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act, which would repeal the recent Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) mortgage...
Higgins Joins Bipartisan Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Reform the National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), alongside U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan and...
Higgins Receives Champion of Limited Government Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) received the Champion of Limited Government Award from the Institute for Legislative Analysis for his unwavering support in reducing the size of...
Higgins Votes to Pass REINS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 277, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS) of 2023, which would reassert Congress’ legislative...
Higgins Protects Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.J. Res. 44, which overturns a Biden Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that...
Higgins Warns Conservatives Against “Falling for the trap the DOJ/FBI has set”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement: “American conservatives are shocked at the level of corruption and targeted persecution we’re witnessing...