Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced she has secured $14.3 million for local projects benefiting Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and the Houston community, which were included in the FY 2023 Six-Bill Appropriations Minibus, H.R. 8294. These projects will provide funding for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), the City of Bellaire, the… Read more »
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.
“Today,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) bill to protect the right to travel for abortion, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, H.R. 8297, passed the House of Representatives. In addition to passing her bill, the House also voted to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, H.R. 8296, which restores the right to abortion… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Active Shooter Alert Act, H.R. 6538, to create a program, similar to the AMBER Alert system, for law enforcement to alert the public to active shooters in their communities. The bill passed the House on a bipartisan basis, by a vote of 260 to 169. Congresswoman Fletcher is a co-sponsor of H.R. 6538.
“As gun violence… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that the House of Representatives will vote on her bill to protect the right to travel for abortion, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, H.R. 8297, on Friday, July 15. This morning, the House voted in favor of bringing the bill to the House floor after it received overwhelming support with more than 165… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) sent a letter to President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging them to issue a national emergency declaration and a public health emergency declaration to protect access to abortion care and to help ensure continued access to medication abortion across the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022, H.R. 8297, with original co-sponsors Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08). The bill prohibits any person acting under color of state law, including private parties, from punishing Americans traveling for reproductive health care, which is… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) led 70 of their colleagues in a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging the FTC to protect the data privacy of people seeking reproductive health care, including abortion care, by implementing safeguards to stop data brokers from collecting and selling data on an individual’s… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that fifteen projects benefiting Texas’ Seventh Congressional District that she requested have been included in legislation passed by subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee, bringing them one step closer to House passage.
“I am pleased to announce that the Appropriations Committee is moving legislation forward that will… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, S. 2938, legislation that takes a vital step forward to address gun violence and save lives.
“The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a historic, common-sense, bipartisan bill that takes meaningful and necessary steps to make our community and communities across the… Read more »
