Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and condemned Republican efforts to undermine it.  The landmark bill, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law, prohibits states from discriminating against voters based on race or background.  The anniversary comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting during a field hearing focused on East Texas.  On Monday, the Texas Legislature convened its special session with Congressional redistricting on its 30-day agenda.  While neither the Senate nor the House has introduced the official proposed new… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) shared information about the Texas Legislature’s public redistricting hearings.  She plans to testify at both the House and Senate hearings.   On Monday, the Texas Legislature convened its special session with Congressional redistricting on its 30-day agenda.  While neither the Senate nor the House has introduced the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) led the Texas Democratic delegation in introducing the Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025 to provide $15 billion in federal funding for recovery efforts following the devastating floods in Central Texas earlier this month. “Flooding in the Texas Hill Country has brought devastation and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) introduced a resolution reaffirming key constitutional principles, including the separation of powers, checks and balances, due process of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the power of Congress to control spending and declare war.  The introduction of this legislation comes as President… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led the Texas Democratic delegation in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking for an investigation into the whole-of-government preparation for and response to the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country earlier this month.  The effort comes as the Texas legislature convenes for a special session, where… Read more »

This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) led a hearing highlighting attacks on birth control access.  The hearing comes as the Trump administration freezes family planning funding, and as Republicans in Texas and states across the country restrict access to contraception.  At the hearing, members of Congress heard testimony from and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) reintroduced the Toxic-Free Beauty Act, which prohibits the use of certain hazardous chemicals from personal and professional care, beauty, and salon products sold in the United States. Some of the chemicals used to create personal and professional care, beauty, and salon products have been linked to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-02) introduced the Right to FDA-Approved Medicines Act—legislation to protect Americans’ access to safe and effective medications that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. … Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) co-sponsored the Anti-Rigging Act, H.R. 4358 that Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced.  This bill to ban the practice of mid-decade redistricting unless courts require it pursuant to the Voting Rights Act.  The introduction of the bill comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott added congressional redistricting to the special legislative… Read more »