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As ICE Remains Unchecked, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against More Funding for ICE

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Secure America Act (S.2) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with $70 billion. Specifically, the legislation provides $38.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and $5 billion for DHS.

“Since January, people who live in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District have called my office every day, deeply concerned about the actions of ICE and CBP,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “They are calling for reforms. They are calling for accountability. They are calling for Congress to recognize the American citizens who ICE and CBP agents have killed this year, and the thousands of families in this country whose lives this administration has torn apart through its lawless immigration enforcement policies and practices. This legislation, however, includes zero reforms and no accountability. Through this bill and others like it, this Congress has increased ICE and CBP’s authority and decreased their accountability. For these reasons, I voted no.”

Earlier today, Congresswoman Fletcher spoke during debate in opposition to S.2. To watch her remarks, click here.

Earlier this year, Congresswoman Fletcher introduced the Freeze ICE Act, H.R. 7392, to impose an immediate hiring freeze at the agency until Congress decides otherwise. Yesterday, Congresswoman Fletcher submitted an amendment to the Secure America Act, S.2., to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at ICE. The amendment was not considered by House Republicans.

Since 2025, at least 50 people have died in ICE custody. Federal immigration enforcement agents have killed 28 people, including 4 U.S. citizens. ICE has also wrongfully detained more than 170 U.S. citizens.

Congressional Republicans and President Trump already provided ICE and CBP with $170 billion under H.R. 1, the bill they passed into law last year. If the Secure America Act is signed into law, DHS will have received more than $260 billion from Congress since the start of President Trump's second term. Nearly 70 percent of people currently in immigration detention have no criminal convictions, and nearly half of the people ICE has arrested since President Trump’s second term began have never faced criminal charges.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Moves To Force Vote To Guarantee the Right to Contraception

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) filed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on her bill, the Right to Contraception Act, H.R. 999, to guarantee by law the right to contraception. A discharge petition is a legislative tool in the House of Representatives that allows a majority of members to force a bill to the floor for a vote by the full chamber, even if the Speaker of the House opposes it.

“The Right to Contraception Act reflects the position of the vast majority of Americans who rely on contraception of all kinds to plan their families and their lives,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “Contraception is essential healthcare. But what we are seeing from Republicans across the country and the Trump administration are efforts to restricts access to family planning, violating the autonomy and right to privacy of Americans that the Supreme Court recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut. If Republicans are serious about reflecting the will of the people and protecting contraception, they will join us in signing this discharge petition.”

“For 61 years, Americans have relied on the constitutional right to contraception recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut and the broader right to privacy that decision helped establish, said Dr. Dara Kass, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician and Board Member, Americans for Contraception. But after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Justice Thomas called on the Court to ‘reconsider’ precedents like Griswold, those protections can no longer be taken for granted. Congress must pass the Right to Contraception Act and provide lasting federal protections for the right to contraception, personal privacy, and the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies, families, and futures.”

“Contraception is truly a modern miracle and the foundation for people’s ambitions, education, the family that they want, and the life they want to live,” said Clare Coleman, President & CEO, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA). “Just days after members on the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee advanced a proposal to eliminate funding for the Title X program, which provides a critical source of contraceptive care for millions of people, I applaud Rep. Fletcher for launching her discharge petition to advance the Right to Contraception Act. Everyone, regardless of income, insurance status, or where they live, should be able to access affordable contraception from providers they trust.”

“The Trump administration has made it clear that they will chip away at reproductive rights until they have total control over our bodies, our lives, and our futures,” said Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center. “Attacks on reproductive health care, including contraception, are clearly laid out in Project 2025, and we have already seen the devastating consequences of these attacks. To protect our bodily autonomy and freedom, Congress must act quickly to stand with the vast majority of Americans who believe contraception is vital health care, not with the extremists who seek to take it away. We commend Representative Fletcher and her colleagues for championing the Right to Contraception Act and urge all members of Congress to support this critical bill.”

"As an organization of physician advocates providing care to communities around the country, Physicians for Reproductive Health calls on Congress to listen to the critical health care needs of people who desire to stay safe and healthy as they consider whether or not to grow their families,” said Dr. Jamila Perritt OB/GYN in Washington, D.C. and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health. “The Right to Contraception Act aims to protect the basic rights of patients looking to access the contraceptive method that is best for them. Where you live, your income, or your insurance coverage should never dictate whether or not someone can access the care they need, including contraceptive care. Everyone is deserving of access to the information necessary in order to decide what contraception is in alignment with their goals and values, and access to that method without barrier or delay.”

“Everyone, everywhere should be able to get the birth control they need, when they need it,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Instead of passing bills like the Right to Contraception Act, congressional Republicans continue to push their anti-sexual and reproductive health agenda. Just this week, we saw them attacking access to contraception. With these threats, it is critical for Congress to protect the right to birth control. Thank you to Rep. Fletcher for introducing this bill to ensure patients can get the care they need.

"Contraception is basic health care that millions of people rely on,” said Rachel Fey, Interim Co-CEO, Power to Decide. Not surprisingly, it's extremely popular, and the right to obtain contraception and to provide it should not be remotely controversial. And yet it's only getting harder to access as Medicaid restrictions and efforts to defund the Title X Family Planning Program continue, and mis and disinformation proliferate. In this environment, we applaud Rep. Fletcher and congressional champions for this discharge petition and call on all members to support it."

“The Right to Contraception Act is a critical step to ensuring birth control access is accessible to those who need it, without exceptions or barriers,” said Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju. “Where you live and how much money you make should not determine whether you can make decisions about your health and future. We thank Rep. Lizzie Fletcher for continuing to take action to protect our reproductive freedom as the Trump administration continues to escalate attacks on our rights every day.”

The effort comes as the Trump administration continues to target family planning resources, including recent funding cuts to Title X, the country’s only federal program dedicated to providing domestic family planning services for people with low incomes.

The discharge petition coincides with the anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut. This week in 1965, the Supreme Court struck down a state law that banned married couples from using birth control, establishing that Americans have a fundamental right to privacy.

Texas is one of seven states that allows pharmacists to refuse to fill birth control prescriptions based on their personal beliefs. It is also one of 24 states that restricts minors' ability to obtain contraception without parental consent. And after a federal court ruling, Texas is the only state where Title X-funded clinics cannot provide confidential birth control to minors without parental consent.

If enacted, the Right to Contraception Act would:

Create a federal right for people to obtain contraceptives;
Establish a right for health care providers to provide contraceptives and information related to contraception;
Allow the Department of Justice, as well as providers and individuals harmed by restrictions on contraception access made unlawful under the legislation, to go to court to enforce these rights; and
Protect access to a range of contraceptive methods, devices, and medications used to prevent pregnancy, including but not limited to oral contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, and intrauterine devices (IUDs).

Last year, Congresswoman Fletcher introduced the Right to Contraception Act with Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and 200 original cosponsors. The bill currently has 206 cosponsors. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes for Ukraine Security Assistance

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Ukraine Support Act, H.R. 2913, to authorize security assistance and economic investments for Ukraine and to impose new financial sanctions and export restrictions on Russia until it ceases its war against Ukraine.

"For years, the Ukrainian people have demonstrated remarkable courage and perseverance in their fight for democracy and the preservation of their sovereignty,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “They deserve our full support—and that is why I voted for the Ukraine Support Act. It is critical that we hold Russia accountable through tougher sanctions and lay the groundwork for Ukraine's reconstruction, and I urge the Senate to take up this legislation without delay."

If enacted, H.R. 2913 would:

Expand foreign military financing loans and other security assistance for Ukraine;
Establish a fund to help Ukraine with post-war reconstruction, funded by a new tax on frozen Russian sovereign assets held in the U.S.;
Direct the U.S. Department of State to engage in efforts to obtain foreign investment in the Ukrainian economy and to counter Russian disinformation; and
Direct the President to impose new sanctions and financial restrictions on certain Russian officials, companies, and foreign entities conducting transactions with Russia.

Last year, Congresswoman Fletcher voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, S. 1071, which reauthorizes the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) for $400 million for fiscal year 2026 (FY26) and $400 million for FY27 and extends a limitation on recognizing Russian sovereignty over any part of Ukraine. This bill was signed into law on December 18, 2025. In 2025, Congresswoman Fletcher also reintroduced the American Gas for Allies Act, H.R. 2769, to allow U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to receive expedited approval from the Department of Energy (DOE) to export LNG from the U.S. to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries and Ukraine. If enacted, this bill would reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian natural gas, weakening Russia’s war effort, and provide U.S. energy companies with certainty and a dependable process to export LNG to Ukraine and NATO, strengthening their energy security. Congresswoman Fletcher first introduced this bill in the 117th Congress, at the height of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

H.R. 2913 now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Require President To Follow Constitution

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for 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 (H.Con.Res. 86).

“The United States Constitution states clearly that Congress has the sole authority and solemn responsibility to declare war. It is a foundational principle of American democracy, designed to ensure that the American people have a say in decisions of war and peace through their elected representatives.

"Since February, the President has refused to seek authorization from the American people for this war, has failed to come to Congress to make the case, and has failed to evidence of an imminent threat to the United States to justify this action.

“Today’s vote is about whether the President of the United States must follow the Constitution. After four attempts—all of which I have voted for—the House has affirmed that principle. The Senate should now do the same.”

H.Con.Res. 86 passed by a vote of 215-208. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

As Trump Administration Sets Up $1.8 Billion Slush Fund To Funnel Money to Trump Allies Committing Crimes on Behalf of the President, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Introduces Bill To Prohibit Self-Dealing Settlements

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act to bar any president from initiating civil lawsuits against the U.S. government while in office and to prohibit use of the Treasury’s Judgement Fund to settle civil claims a president filed, even after leaving office. The bill follows the announcement that President Trump initiated a lawsuit against the IRS and settled it by creating a slush fund to pay his allies for purported claims on “weaponization” of the legal system, including those charged in connection with the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit and unvetted ‘settlement’ agreement with a government department acting at his behest is a perversion of our system of justice,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “Most of us could not have imagined that such a ‘settlement’ could occur, or that there are not more clear and obvious prohibitions to this outcome. But here we are: the President of the United States brought a lawsuit against the United States, appointed his personal attorney to the Department of Justice, and then ‘settled’ with the United States by creating a nearly $2 billion slush fund of our tax money to hand out to his supporters, including those who stormed the Capitol on January 6, without oversight, disclosure or guardrails. The corruption and abuse is staggering, even for this administration. That is why I am introducing the No Presidential Self-Serving Lawsuits Act to ensure that no president can use the power of the office to turn the courts and the Treasury into a personal rewards program for their political allies. And I am glad to lead the effort on this bill with the support of many original co-sponsors and endorsing organizations. It’s hard to believe we have to do this, but we do."

In January, President Trump, his eldest sons, and the Trump Organization sued the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over the leak of his private tax returns during his first term. Federal judges questioned whether the two sides were genuinely adverse—given that Trump controls the agencies he's suing—and pressured both parties to settle.

The proposed settlement would draw from the Treasury's Judgment Fund, a taxpayer-funded account for settled government claims, to compensate individuals allegedly targeted or "weaponized" against by the Biden administration. Eligible recipients could include Trump political allies, Trump-affiliated entities, and the nearly 1,600 defendants charged in connection with January 6. Trump would control a five-member commission with authority to approve awards, retain power to fire members without cause, and keep recipient identities private.

Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Congressman André Carson (IN-07), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Congresswoman Dianna DeGette (CO-01), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Congressman Al Green (TX09), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Congressman Christian Menefee (TX-18), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04), Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Congresswoman Emily Randall (WA-06), Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) joined Congresswoman Fletcher as original co-sponsors of this legislation.

Lawyers for Good Government and Public Citizen endorsed the legislation.

Congresswoman Fletcher is a member of the Democratic Litigation and Response Taskforce. On Monday, she joined 92 of her Democratic colleagues in filing an amicus brief on a motion to block the settlement.

To view the full text of the bill, click here.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Announces Texas’ Seventh Congressional District 2026 Art Competition Winner

Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Selina Yuan as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Selina is a student at St. Thomas’ Episcopal School. Her painting Dedication will hang in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for the next year, along with artwork from other winners from congressional districts across the country.

“I am excited to announce that Selina Yuan, who beautifully depicted the intensity and dedication of a hard-working athlete in her oil painting, is the winner of our eighth annual Congressional Art Competition,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “Selina’s artwork serves as a reminder of the determination and dedication that define our community and I look forward to seeing her art hanging in the Capitol over the next year. I am proud of all of the students who submitted their artwork and demonstrated such creativity and talent in our competition this year, and I am grateful to our competition judges and the teachers and mentors who encourage and inspire young artists.”

A panel of judges from the University of Houston, Houston City College, and the Houston Islamic Arts Society judged the entries anonymously, without seeing artists’ names or schools, and selected the winning piece. Students from 13 different Houston-area high schools participated.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors the Congressional Art Competition to recognize and encourage talented high school artists from across the country. The winner from each district will have their artwork displayed in the Capitol for one year. The competition first began in 1982 and more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Bellaire officially breaks ground on new regional flood mitigation project

Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Bellaire officials, U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher and community partners gathered May 12 to break ground on the Cypress Ditch Regional Flood Mitigation Project.

Several community members and representatives, including Houston City Council members Abbie Kamin and Edward Pollard, also attended the ceremony.

“Flood waters do not know district or city lines,” Kamin said. “This is about community, and the city of Bellaire has stepped up in such an important and meaningful way.”

The context

After Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Bellaire officials estimated 30% of homes had structural flooding. A few months later, the city formed the Flood Hazard Mitigation Task Force to identify and assess flood hazards and recommend solutions.

The Cypress Ditch became a topic of interest, as it serves as the primary storm drainage channel for all of Bellaire and portions of Gulfton, City Engineer Beth Jones said.

Dollars at work

After collaborating with the Harris County Flood Control District, neighboring municipalities, federal and state legislative partners and local residents, the city secured funding for the $110 million project.

Notable contributions include a $54 million grant from the Texas Water Development Board, $40 million in local bonds and a $15 million contribution from the Harris County Flood Control District.

“Two years ago, we started in on the fundraising, and here we are in the spring of 2026, in May, and we are about to be groundbreaking,” Mayor Gus Pappas said. “We made a promise we would be shovel-ready in 2026 and that we would be moving dirt, and now we can.”

Latest update

In a February 15 City Council meeting, the city moved forward with Phase 1 of the project, which includes decommissioning and demolishing the current wastewater treatment plant and constructing the north and south basins.

Construction for the south basin is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027, and by the third quarter of 2028 for the north basin.

Channel projects, which include widening the banks of the ditch and increasing outfall capacity, will wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2029, if not sooner, Deputy Program Manager Casey Goforth said.

View this story in Community Impact.

As Federal Courts Threaten Telehealth Access to Abortion Pill, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Pat Ryan Reintroduce Legislation To Protect It

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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 25 years ago, the FDA approved mifepristone as safe and effective,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. "That science has not changed. What has changed, however, is the relentless effort by anti-abortion activists to use the courts to do what they could not do legislatively: ban abortion across the country, one medication at a time.

“The Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act makes clear that the FDA’s authority is real and that no state can override it to deny women access to reproductive freedom,” continued Congresswoman Fletcher. “I am glad to introduce this important legislation with Congressman Pat Ryan, and I will continue fighting to protect reproductive freedom for women in Texas and across our country.”

“I risked my life in combat to protect fundamental American freedoms. That includes a woman’s right to choose. These deeply personal and private medical decisions should be made by women, their health care providers, and their families, not by extremist judges or politicians,” said Congressman Pat Ryan. “Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication that has been prescribed by doctors for more than two decades. These efforts to undermine the safety of abortion medication have nothing to do with science or medicine and everything to do with radical groups whose only goal is a national abortion ban. This legislation ensures we not only protect abortion access for women in New York and across the country but also the doctors who use telemedicine to prescribe medication abortion.”

Mifepristone was approved as safe and effective by the FDA in 2000. Medication abortions account for more than 50 percent of the abortions performed in the United States.

The Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act has received endorsements from Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Reproductive Freedom For All.

Congresswoman Fletcher is Vice Chair and Whip of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus and has led several efforts to protect access to abortion. In the 117th Congress, her bill to protect the right to travel between states to obtain an abortion, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, H.R. 8297, passed the House. She is also an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which establishes a statutory federal right to abortion free from medically unnecessary restrictions.

To view the full text of the bill, click here.

Lizzie Fletcher Fires Back on Abortion Pill Fight After Supreme Court Ruling

Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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, this means any patient can receive the medication by mail and through telehealth providers.

Rep. Fletcher, the Vice Chair and Whip of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, is pushing the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act to argue that, since the FDA approved Mifepristone, this overrides state abortion-pill bans or restrictions.

“More than 25 years ago, the FDA approved Mifepristone as safe and effective,” Rep. Fletcher said. "That science has not changed.”

Instead, Rep. Fletcher said what has changed is the effort by anti-abortion activists to use the courts to achieve what they couldn’t legislatively.

“[Anti-abortion activists want to] ban abortion across the country, one medication at a time.”

In Texas, the debate over abortion access remains deeply divisive.

Texas Politics recently reported on Rep. Brandon Gill’s (R-TX) questioning over another piece of reproductive rights legislation, in which he called abortion “evil and barbaric.”

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) is also advocating for this bill, and agreed that the pill’s scientific backing and FDA approval should be the only considerations for its legality.

“These efforts to undermine the safety of abortion medication have nothing to do with science or medicine and everything to do with radical groups whose only goal is a national abortion ban,” Rep. Ryan said.

Rep. Ryan said a woman’s right to choose is a part of “fundamental American freedoms,” and no law should prevent her from exercising those rights.

“These deeply personal and private medical decisions should be made by women, their health care providers and their families, not by extremist judges or politicians,” Rep. Ryan said.

View this article in Texas Politics.

Fletcher applauds plan to end DHS shutdown without funding ICE and CBP

Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

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 include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, which collectively received an unprecedented $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). “Passing this bill finally ends a record 75-day shutdown of DHS and provides hard- worki ng federal employees— including those with the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard — much-needed financial stability,” said Fletcher, whose District 7 includes a portion of Fort Bend County. “House and Senate Democrats repeatedly proposed funding these agencies throughout this shutdown while negotiations on immigration enforcement activities continue, and I am glad House Republicans finally joined us in doing so.”

While there is still work to do to curb this administration’s abuses, passing this legislation funds the agencies that Americans depend on while withholding additional funding from ICE and CBP, Fletcher told The Herald.

“Now, Republicans must work to address Americans’ legitimate concerns and negotiate with Democrats on critical reforms to the Trump administration’s lawlessness in its immigration enforcement policies,” she said.

Earlier this year, Fletcher introduced the Freeze Ice Act, H.R. 7392, to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at ICE. And in March, Fletcher signed a discharge paper to force a vote on H.R. 7481, legislation to immediately fund all of DHS except for ICE and CBP.

The bill passed the House by voice vote and is now headed to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.

Fletcher has represented Texas’ Seventh Congressional District in Houston and the greater Houston area since 2019. She is Vice Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Chair of the Texas Democratic Delegation, and a member of the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee. She is also Vice Chair and Whip of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus, and a member of the New Democrat Coalition.

View this story in the Fort Bend Herald.