(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) introduced the bipartisan Loan Interest Forgiveness for Taxpayers Under a Pandemic (LIFT UP) Act.  This legislation extends the six months of debt forgiveness provided by the CARES Act for small businesses that have previously received Small Business Administration (SBA)… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) highlighted key victories for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and communities across the country in H.R. 7617, the second “minibus” of fiscal year (FY) 2021 appropriations bills, which passed earlier today.  The appropriations package included Congresswoman Fletcher’s amendment to increase funding for the Department of… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced final House passage of H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA), a bipartisan bill that would invest in Houston’s water infrastructure and improve flood protection projects in the Houston region and across the country. As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Tomorrow, Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:00 PM, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will host a COVID-19 Telephone Town Hall.  She will be joined by Dr. Umair Shah, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health, and Dr. Catherine Troisi, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist at UTHealth School of Public Health to help answer constituent questions on increasing COVID-19… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted to pass the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 to authorize funding for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) operations, programs, and personnel.  Congresswoman Fletcher’s bill to expand job training for service members through the DoD’s… Read more »

(Washington, DC) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) new bill to expand job training opportunities for service members was successfully incorporated as an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA), which is set to pass the House of Representatives tomorrow.  Congresswoman Fletcher’s legislation alters the eligibility requirements for the Department… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis:   “Today, I join Americans across the country in mourning the death and celebrating the life of Congressman John Lewis, one of the most courageous and committed citizens our country has ever known. “Through his life, he gave us an incredible gift… Read more »

**Watch Fletcher’s Remarks in Committee HERE** (Houston, TX) – Working with a bipartisan coalition, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) secured authorization for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today.  As a… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced she is leading bipartisan legislation to implement a federal PFAS study to uncover levels of exposure to PFAS and the health hazards that exposure presents.  This legislation requires federal agencies with PFAS expertise to work with the National Academies of Science to conduct a two-phase study on PFAS… Read more »

(Houston, TX) – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released her 2020 Mid-Year Report detailing her work in the first half of the year.  The report highlights Congresswoman Fletcher’s bipartisanship record, legislation she has introduced and passed, and constituent casework statistics.    “This has been an unprecedented year for Congress and for our… Read more »