Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, H.R. 8404, to enshrine marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples in federal law, repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide legal protections for marriage equality. Congresswoman Fletcher is a co-sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act.
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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced the Houston Area Women’s Center will receive $813,853 in federal funds through the Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program (ICJR Program). This program supports survivor safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence, dating… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) visited Dandelion Café and Courtney Barton Home Goods to highlight Small Business Saturday. For more than a decade, Small Business Saturday has served to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, Small Business Saturday will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022.
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Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a town hall on veterans’ affairs to discuss the work Congress is doing and leaders in our community are doing to support the veteran community. The event featured VA Houston Deputy Medical Director Lindsey Crain, MHA, FACHE; Combined Arms Texas Veterans Network Executive Director Mia Garcia; and City of Houston Office of Veterans… Read more »
Houston, TX—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced her office has successfully closed 9,000 cases for residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Her office assists residents with matters before federal agencies, including obtaining benefits from Social Security, Veterans Affairs, and Medicare, as well as addressing matters before the Small Business… Read more »
Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Mental Health Matters Act, H.R. 7780, to strengthen school-based behavioral health care, ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits for youth and adults, and assist college students in accessing disability support services.
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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano’s (CA-41) Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act, H.R. 3304, passed the House. This bill expands the eligibility for disabled veterans to obtain vehicles modified for their disabilities.
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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Tom Rice (SC-07), Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14), and Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) introduced the bipartisan Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act. This legislation would help protect coastal communities by creating a new stream of funding for coastal infrastructure and flood… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) led ten of their colleagues in the Texas Delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, making the case for the Department to select Houston as a location for a hydrogen hub under the program created in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a telephone town hall and provided an update on her work for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Constituents had an opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues of importance to the community.
“I was glad to join our neighbors to discuss the work I have accomplished in Congress that will benefit our community—from lowering… Read more »
