**Watch Congresswoman Fletcher’s opening remarks HERE** **Watch Congresswoman Fletcher introduce Mayor Turner HERE** Today, the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing to examine the Texas power grid failures during last month’s winter storm.  Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) invited Mayor Sylvester Turner to testify.  Other… Read more »

**Watch Congresswoman Fletcher Work to Improve Health Care HERE** (Washington, DC)—Today, on the 11th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) worked to build on the ACA’s historic coverage gains and strengthen the nation’s health care system.  During a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Health… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.  This legislation secures protections and establishes a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers (individuals who came to the United States when they were young) and for certain individuals who were eligible for or held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred… Read more »

**Watch Fletcher Speak on Critical Need for VAWA Reauthorization HERE** Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021.  The legislation reauthorizes the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which protects people from violence and abuse and helps ensure survivors of… Read more »

Following last month’s winter storm, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced her legislation, the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects (HELP) Act to help expedite disaster mitigation projects after natural disasters.  The HELP Act eliminates unnecessary bureaucratic delays to beginning recovery projects by allowing certain eligible… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced her legislation to modernize clinical laboratories and increase the capacity for COVID-19 testing and response.  Fletcher’s bill, H.R. 1818, establishes a pilot program at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants that support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and West University Mayor Bob Higley joined Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (Precinct 1), Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia (Precinct 2), and other local leaders to highlight the positive impacts of the American Rescue Plan Act for the City of Houston and Harris County.  The… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that Spring Branch Community Health Center has been awarded a $3,099,900 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  Spring Branch Community Health Center is a non-profit community health center in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District that provides quality, affordable healthcare services to the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) bill to incentivize states to expand Medicaid was signed into law as a part of The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.  Fletcher’s bill, H.R. 871, the Expand Medicaid Now Act, provides a new incentive for holdout states like Texas to expand Medicaid by increasing the amount of federal funding to any new expansion… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of two common-sense bills to help protect people in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and communities across the country from gun violence: H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.  Congresswoman Fletcher is a co-sponsor of… Read more »