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...
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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 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 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 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...
Higgins Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his failure to secure the...
Higgins Requests Relief for Louisiana Shrimping Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the purchase of Gulf shrimp following market...
Higgins Issues Statement on Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) released the following statement on the recent retirement announcement of U.S. Border...
Higgins Amendment Introduced, Blocked by House Rules Committee
Congressman Higgins amendment would strike language from the massive spending bill, rescind 72B from the IRS and 50B of unspent COVID money, and effectively extended the default threat through...
Higgins, Sessions Pursue Transparency for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) sent a letter to the Chairman of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE),...
Higgins Announces $12.7M in Hurricane Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $12,713,263.37 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Helps Pass the HALT Fentanyl Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would make the class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent.This...