WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects will receive robust funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2025 Army Civil Work...
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Higgins Introduces Legislation to Reject Oppressive Mandates and Improve the Integrity of Horse Racing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 3378, the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), which protects the health and welfare of racing horses and improves the...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Abolishing Several Federal Agencies, Returning Services to States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Higgins (R-LA) introduced a Legislative Proposal of four bills that abolish four existing Federal Agencies with a transition to State Authority. This legislation...
Higgins, Carter Introduce Legislation to Combat Contaminated Seafood
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) introduced H.R. 2715, the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, which grants the Food and Drug...
Higgins Votes to Restrict Activist Judges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act, which would rein in activist judges who have overstepped their Constitutional role to block...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Stop Payments to Deceased Individuals
WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the bicameral Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which would save taxpayer dollars by stopping unlawful payments to...
Higgins Supports President Trump’s America First Trade Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after President Trump announced new tariffs on imported goods, which will directly benefit America’s...
Higgins’ Legislation to End DC’s Sanctuary City Status Advances From Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) legislation H.R. 2056, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act, passed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee...
Higgins Supports the Expansion of Delfin LNG
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) will issue a license authorizing Delfin LNG to construct and operate a deepwater port facility...
Chairman Higgins Launches Oversight Committee Investigation into “Swatting” Attacks on Conservatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, will launch an investigation into the growing number of politically motivated...
Higgins Supports President Trump’s Approval of Venture Global LNG
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright approved a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export authorization for Venture...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Strengthening Right-To-Work Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), which would prevent the federal government from discriminating against contractors based on...
Higgins, Nehls Introduce the Save the Shrimpers Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) reintroduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which prohibits federal funds from being made available to International Financial...
Higgins, Timmons Introduce Legislation to Repeal EPA Rule on Chemical Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman William Timmons (R-SC) introduced legislation to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final procedural rule for...
Higgins, Carter Bipartisan Legislation Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Congressman Troy Carter’s (D-LA) bipartisan legislation, the Securing the Cities Improvement Act, passed the House today. The bill would ensure...
Higgins Blasts Sanctuary City Mayors for “Betrayal of Oath”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) blasted sanctuary city mayors on the consequences of their policies to protect...
Chairman Higgins Launches Oversight Committee Investigation into Leaks of ICE Raids
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, will launch an investigation into the leak of highly sensitive, internal...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Protect Americans from Unlawful Disclosure of Firearms Records
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Higgins (R-LA) introduced the Law Enforcement Protection and Privacy Act, which would further restrict and deter the unlawful disclosure of firearm trace data by...
Higgins Votes to Pass Budget Resolution Moving Trump Agenda Forward
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H. Con. Res. 14, a conservative budget resolution that begins the reconciliation process to advance key portions of President Trump’s...
Higgins: Social Security Fairness Act Payments to Begin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Social Security Administration will begin retroactive payments in accordance with the implementation of the Social...