Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1917, the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects (HELP) Act has passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.  The HELP Act eliminates unnecessary bureaucratic delays to beginning recovery projects by allowing certain eligible disaster mitigation projects to begin without the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), together with Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Al Green (TX-09), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), called on FEMA to extend the federally supported Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at NRG Park until May 31, 2021.  “The CVC at NRG Park represents our commitment to working together at all levels of government to ensure people in our… Read more »

See How Much You Can Save Using This Calculator Starting today, people who enroll for health care through HealthCare.gov will be able to take advantage of increased savings and lower costs provided by the American Rescue Plan.  Under the American Rescue Plan, many people who buy their own health insurance directly through the HealthCare.gov marketplace will become eligible to… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) today highlighted how the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) supports Texas families, workers, and individuals through the COVID-19 pandemic with the following statement.  The ARP provides a new round of Economic Impact Payments (EIP) to an estimated 88 percent of Texans, expands federal unemployment impact benefits through… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) continued her work investigating the failures of the Texas power grid that occurred during last month’s winter storm and evaluating next steps forward during two Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee hearings held this week. “What we saw in Texas during last month’s winter storm was a catastrophic failure of our electric grid—one that did not… Read more »

Today, at an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing focused on social media’s role in promoting extremism and misinformation, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) pressed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on their commitment to transparency related to the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.  “We've seen that the… Read more »

TOMORROW, Friday, March 26, at 11:30 AM CT: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and West University Place Mayor Bob Higley will stand with West University leaders to highlight the vital support provided by the American Rescue Plan.  West University Place is estimated to receive $3.4 million in federal funding through the COVID-19 relief legislation that was recently signed into… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher announced that ten community health centers across Houston will receive more than $61.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds.  Specifically, health centers will be able to use the funding to support and expand COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and treatment for vulnerable populations; deliver needed preventive and primary health care… Read more »

**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 »