Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Peter Meijer (MI-03) introduced the Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act to implement a federal per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) study to uncover the health hazards PFAS exposure presents to communities.  This legislation requires federal agencies with existing PFAS research to work with the National… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has launched the annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in… Read more »

Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) hosted a telephone town hall to provide an update on her work for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District since January 2022.  Constituents had a chance to ask questions and discuss issues of importance to the community.  “It has been a busy and productive first couple of months both in Houston and in Washington, and I am so proud… Read more »

Yesterday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a webinar on tax filing season, featuring Arlene Good, Stakeholder Liaison for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  Constituents from Texas’ Seventh Congressional District had a chance to ask questions about how and where to file, new changes—including the Child Tax Credit—general updates, and more.  “As the IRS faces… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a press conference to highlight $9,950,000 in federal funding that she secured for the Meyergrove Detention Basin in the Funding for the People Act.  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin (District C), Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (Precinct 1), and Harris County Flood Control District… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it would accept the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) amended plan to distribute certain federal disaster mitigation funds that Congress authorized following Hurricane Harvey.  HUD’s approval of this plan comes after an investigation found the Texas GLO discriminated on the basis of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher led members in the Texas Delegation in a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to urge the enforcement of Medicaid’s free choice of provider requirement and to require the State of Texas to reinstate Planned Parenthood as a qualified Medicaid provider.  “The White House has made clear it… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act of 2022, to prohibit the enforcement of mandatory, pre-dispute arbitration provisions in contracts involving consumer, employment, antitrust, and civil rights disputes.  Congresswoman Fletcher is an original cosponsor of this legislation.  Before… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to express support for ongoing discussions between CMS and the Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) community regarding reimbursement for services provided.  MSUs are ambulances with staff that have the expertise to diagnose and the resources to treat… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in support of her request that the Committee authorize the projects identified in the Coastal Texas Study in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, as well as her requests for additional authorizations that support expansion projects at the Port of Houston,… Read more »