Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act to reaffirm that mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill, was appropriately approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that this approval preempts any state law seeking to prohibit or restrict access to the abortion pill.  “More than… Read more »

Following last week’s Supreme Court decision to temporarily allow abortion pills to be received via mail, Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) introduced a bill today that reaffirms the pill’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. The recent Supreme Court ruling temporarily blocked a lower-court decision to restrict access to Mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill. For now,… Read more »

Fort Bend County congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher said she applauds a bill to end the DHS shutdown without funding ICE or Customs and Border Patrol. On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security through Fiscal Year 2026. This bill does not… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Fiscal Year 2026.  This bill does not include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, striking down Louisiana's congressional map and gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act: "The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important civil rights laws in the history of the United States: the result of a generations-long struggle to… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02) introduced the Zealously Eliminating Legal Decisions of Ineptitude and Negligence (ZELDIN) Act to establish guardrails on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's authority to terminate federal grants and abandon enforcement actions that protect communities from carcinogens for the… Read more »

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed on cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), vaccine messaging and the firing of the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during a hearing on Tuesday. The hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health marked the final session of four budget… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) secured passage of her bill, the Mystic Alerts Act, H.R. 7022.  The Mystic Alerts Act improves Americans’ access to wireless emergency alerts by requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to encourage mobile service providers to adopt satellite alerting capabilities—technology that allows more people to receive life-saving… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.Con.Res.40, a resolution to direct President Trump to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly makes a declaration of war or authorizes use of military force against Iran. "The United States Constitution provides that Congress has the sole authority and solemn… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in favor of legislation, H.R. 1689, which extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians across the United States until April 20, 2029.  “Our Haitian neighbors in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District and across our country have sought refuge and contributed to our communities,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. … Read more »