Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the FirstNet Reauthorization Act, H.R. 3366, to promote public safety by ensuring first responders can communicate with each other in times of crisis.  Established in response to the first responder communication problems that occurred during 9/11, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is a public-private partnership… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, H.R. 1163.  “The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for an efficient unemployment insurance system to stabilize our economy, protect hardworking Americans who lose their jobs, and assist American families,” said Congresswoman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Secure the Border Act, H.R. 2. “We have complex border security and immigration policy matters to address, but the bill brought to the floor today does not address them, it exacerbates them,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “I support comprehensive immigration reform and a safe and secure border.  We… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the Carbon Limiting Emissions At Refineries (CLEAR) Act to support the research and development of projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the downstream energy sector.  The CLEAR Act authorizes a $200 million program at the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants for demonstration… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Whip of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, and other Pro-Choice Caucus leaders met with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss ways to preserve, protect, and restore reproductive rights across the U.S.  The meeting comes as measures in state legislatures and legal challenges across the country are enacting barriers to access abortion… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Luke Wang as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District for his painting, Anticipation.  Wang is a student at Bellaire High School.  His painting will hang in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year, along with artwork from other winners from congressional… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Affordable Care Coverage Expansion and Support for States (ACCESS) Act to establish a program at the Department of Health and Human Services to create a federal Medicaid program for adults in the coverage gap in non-expansion states, like Texas.  “Texas is home to world-leading, innovative health care… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) held a shadow hearing entitled “Fighting for Bodily Autonomy: The State of a Post-RoeAmerica.”  The hearing examined the impacts on reproductive rights and abortion access across the country in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 2811, House Republicans’ extreme bill that increases the risk of economic disaster for America and Americans.   “The United States must pay its bills, and Congress must make it possible to do so,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “It is irresponsible to put at risk the full faith and credit of the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication used in abortion care, including miscarriage treatment, originally approved for use more than 20 years ago.  It is… Read more »