Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 8, the so-called Bipartisan Background Checks Act. Watch the Congressman’s remarks here, or read a transcription below: “Madam Speaker, “I rise today as a Texan and constitutional conservative in strong opposition not… Read more »

Tonight, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted against H.R.1, a sweeping election-reform bill that federalizes our election system, sends taxpayer dollars to Congressional and Presidential campaigns, and makes temporary pandemic-related election practices permanent. The bill is given the distinction of being called ‘House Resolution 1’ because it is the Democrat… Read more »

Today, in a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Republican Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Congressman Mark Green (TN-07), and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) called on Congress and the Biden Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the humanitarian and security crisis in Venezuela. The lawmakers… Read more »

Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), the Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution calling for the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Trevor Reed, who is currently being detained as a political prisoner in Russia. The resolution was introduced with bipartisan support from 25 lawmakers, including… Read more »

Early Saturday morning, the House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the $1.9 trillion so-called “COVID-19 relief” spending bill. If passed by the Senate, this bill will bring the total spent under the guise of COVID-19 relief up to over $6 trillion. Sadly, only 9 percent of the funds appropriated in the Democrat-crafted bill go targeted towards COVID-19 relief.… Read more »

Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined a bi-partisan group of 33 Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation calling on the USDA to swiftly approve relief for Texas agriculture producers who suffered insurmountable damage from Winter Storm Uri. In a letter addressed to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the lawmakers asked the agency to declare Secretarial Disaster… Read more »

 — Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted no on H.R. 5, the Democrats’ so-called Equality Act. This legislation elevates ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ to the ranks of a protected class under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If this legislation is signed into law, businesses, churches, schools, shelters, and other… Read more »

 — U.S. Representatives and House Foreign Affairs Committee Members August Pfluger (TX-11) and Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announce the introduction of their bi-partisan bill, H.R. 1311, The Energy Diplomacy Act, which establishes an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources within the U.S. State Department, ensuring that American energy is a top priority of U.S.… Read more »

 — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is proud to announce the introduction of his second piece of original legislation, H. Res. 125, which protects the oil and gas industry from executive overreach by recognizing that any policy-making action taken to address climate change should be undertaken by the legislative branch, not through unilateral executive action—which the… Read more »

 — Monday, Congressman August Pfluger and Congressman Henry Cuellar led a bi-partisan group of 27 Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Biden asking him to immediately approve the Individual Assistance Program for all 254 counties in Texas. “We fear that your initial Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)… Read more »