Lizzie Fletcher

ICYMI: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Joins Groundbreaking for Poor Farm Ditch Infrastructure Improvement Project in West University Place, Southside Place Monday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Commissioner Rodney Ellis, State Representative Ann Johnson, Mayor Andy Chan, Mayor Susan…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Morgan Luttrell Advance Effort To Expedite Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study Today, the House Committee on Transportation Infrastructure passed the Water Resources Development Act ( WRDA ) of 2026. Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher says federal grant overhaul would upend scientific independence Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D‑TX‑7) is urging researchers, universities, and nonprofit organizations to speak out against a sweeping federal proposal she says would politicize the nation’s grant‑making system…

Reproductive Freedom Champions in Congress Mark Dobbs Anniversary With Legislative Action and Accountability Measures Four years after the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive freedom champions in Congress are fighting back and advancing legislation to protect access to…

On Fourth Dobbs Anniversary, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, and Congressman Ami Bera Introduce Bill To Close Abortion Training Gap for OB/GYN Residents in Abortion Ban States Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Kelly…

On Dobbs Anniversary, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Ami Bera, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, and Congressman Mark Pocan Reintroduce Bill To Close Reproductive Health Training Gap for Medical and Nursing Students in Abortion Ban States Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07),…

Lizzie Fletcher Forces Vote to Secure the Right to Contraception Protections The House of Representatives will reconvene this week for a sprint to advance pending legislation before the next recess. Among the bills awaiting action is one that would legally guarantee the right to contraception. The…

Jewish voters express growing isolation from both major political parties The 2026 Texas Democratic Convention was held in Corpus Christi last Thursday through Saturday. Delegates considered nearly 20 resolutions targeting Israel amid its ongoing war against Hamas, the Palestinian militant group…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Texas Democratic Delegation in Demanding Answers from USDA about Resurgence of New World Screwworm Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led the Texas Democratic Delegation in demanding answers from United States Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke…

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

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8312, FRAUD PREVENTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8464, STOPPING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS ACT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R... Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 97 (Tuesday, June 9, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172,…

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

A flesh-eating pest threatens Trump’s beef price hopes A devastating parasite is threatening to upend President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower beef prices ahead of November’s midterms. The New World screwworm, which often kills untreated livestock, has been discovered in two calves near the…

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [House] [Pages H3838-H3862] From the Congressional…

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)] [House] [Pages H3840-H3864] From the Congressional…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes for Ukraine Security Assistance 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Require President To Follow Constitution 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…

Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (May. 29, 2026) On Friday’s show: The U.S. Department of Justice has created a new “ Anti-Weaponization Fund ” as a way to compensate victims of “weaponization and lawfare.” Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have filed a lawsuit to stop payouts…

Lawmakers Race to Protect Taxpayers From Federal Overreach Following the introduction of President Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund,” members of Congress from both sides of the political spectrum are moving to protect taxpayers from further exploitation and harm. Last week,…

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 Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the No Presidential…

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

Bellaire officially breaks ground on new regional flood mitigation project 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…

As Federal Courts Threaten Telehealth Access to Abortion Pill, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Pat Ryan Reintroduce Legislation To Protect It Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act to reaffirm…

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

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

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Troy Carter Introduce Legislation To Rein In Rogue EPA 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…

RFK Jr. says NIH cuts are 'painful,' won't commit to backing CDC director's vaccine guidance 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s Bill To Expand Texans’ Access to Emergency Alerts Passes House 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Require President To Follow Constitution 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Protect 350,000 Haitians Under Temporary Protected Status from Arbitrary Deportation 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…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher on President Trump’s Post Stating That “A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight” Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement as the United States conducts military strikes on Iran and President Trump issues grave new threats:. "Over the…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Announces More Than $18 Million in Congressional Funding For Projects Benefiting Texas’ Seventh Congressional District Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that she helped secure more than $18,000,000 in congressional funding for Texas’ Seventh…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher On President Trump’s Executive Order To Restrict Mail-In Voting Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to restrict access to mail-in voting, asserting control over elections.…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Republican DHS Funding Bill That Fails To Address Lawlessness of ICE, CBP Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.Res.1142 – Rule deeming the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147 . This legislation funds the Department of…

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s Legislation To Expand Texans’ Access to Emergency Alerts Passes Committee, Moves Forward in House Today, the House Energy Commerce Committee unanimously passed the Mystic Alerts Act , H.R. 7022, which Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced with Congressman…

We asked Texas' congressional delegation about TSA wait times. Here's what they said. Travelers are waiting hours in massive security lines at some airports, including in Houston, as a partial government shutdown stretches on. Democrats and Republicans have struggled to reach a deal on funding the…

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 7148, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 142, DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF... Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172,…

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7148, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7147, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026; AND FOR... Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume…

RECOGNIZING GIRL SCOUTS OF SAN JACINTO COUNTY, TEXAS AT THE UNITED NATIONS 69TH COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E194] From the…

EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE SYLVESTER TURNER Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)] [House] [Page H996] From the Congressional…

PERSONAL EXPLANATION Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1240] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

PERSONAL EXPLANATION Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1239] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

PERSONAL EXPLANATION Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1239] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

PERSONAL EXPLANATION Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1241] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…