Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.Res. 1102, which extends government funding through the end of Fiscal Year 2024, September 30, 2024. “Keeping our government funded and functioning is a fundamental responsibility of Congress,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “I am pleased that this legislation adheres to the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Harris County Precinct Four will receive $1,200,000 from the Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program—a program established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).  These funds will allow Harris County to develop safe pedestrian and cycling connections between communities on… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led all members of the Harris County congressional delegation in a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development urging the extension of two disaster recovery grant contracts. This extension will allow Harris County Flood Control District to utilize fully Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced the City of Houston will receive $43,438,830 from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Neighborhood Access and Equity Program—a program established in the Inflation Reduction Action (IRA).  This grant will fund the construction and repair of sidewalks, creation of green stormwater infrastructure as well as curb and gutter… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, H.R. 7521.  This bill requires any application operating in the U.S. that is found to be controlled by a foreign adversary, including TikTok, to be divested from that foreign adversary within six months of the bill’s enactment. “Our… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) became an original co-sponsor of a resolution “reaffirming the House of Representatives’ support of a two-state solution,” H.Res. 1074.  The resolution reads: “Whereas Israelis and Palestinians have the right to live in safety and security and to enjoy freedom, dignity, and prosperity; and “Whereas the House of Representatives is… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced the bipartisan LNG Coordination Act of 2024 to establish a working group to improve the safety of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities and to make federal oversight of LNG facilities more efficient.  Under current law, LNG operators must comply with regulations from multiple agencies with… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 4366, a bipartisan government funding bill that funds essential programs, addresses many of the challenges our country faces, and provides nearly $16 million for fourteen local projects that Congresswoman Fletcher specifically requested through the Community Funded Projects… Read more »

Following last week’s ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are afforded the same protection as children under state law, Pro-Choice Caucus Whip, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) wrote an open letter condemning the ruling and exposing Republicans’ attempt to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that she will host Houston OB/GYN Dr. Damla Karsan as her guest at the State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7th.  A resident of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, Dr. Karsan is an OB/GYN and one of two physician plaintiffs in Zurawski v. State of Texas, a case before the Texas Supreme Court brought forward by 22… Read more »