Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, to reaffirm that Mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, was appropriately approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that this approval preempts any state law seeking to prohibit or restrict access to the abortion… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas released a decision in Alliance Defending Freedom v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration issuing a preliminary injunction that stays the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) approval of medication for the termination of… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held her first town hall of 2023 at the University of Houston at Sugar Land, where she provided an update on her work for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and answered constituents’ questions on issues of importance to the community. “I was glad to be together with residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District to provide a report on the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland during her visit to Houston at sites where abandoned oil and gas wells are being cleaned up and for a meeting with the Texas Railroad Commission to discuss implementation of the program made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included Congresswoman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District Number 7 (LID 7) will receive $44,973,750 in federal funding to stabilize the banks of the Brazos River.  This project funds approximately 4,631 structures (4,600 residential and 31 nonresidential), as well as a major hurricane evacuation route, levees, parks, roads, highways, and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. “I agree that it is time for Congress to work not only to lower energy costs but also to strengthen our energy security, ensure and enable domestic energy production of all kinds, and secure our energy future,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “But the bill before the House,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study Universal Service Fund (USF) reform and implement changes to allow for expanded access to affordable broadband and other telecommunications… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Parents Bill of Rights Act, H.R. 5, which creates unnecessary and burdensome reporting requirements for schools, diverts essential resources, promotes censorship, and creates a hostile school environment for LGBTQI+ students.  Instead, Fletcher voted for alternative legislation House Democrats… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) led 19 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies leadership.  In the letter, the lawmakers made the case for including $60 million for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her colleagues in a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership advocating for the highest amount of funding possible for Fiscal Year 2024 to support programs at the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce emissions and improve sustainability in the energy sector.  The letter urges… Read more »