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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As first reported in The Federalist, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) reintroduced two pieces of legislation to enhance public safety and reinforce the rule of law. If passed, the Uproot Rioting International Students Engaged in Radical Subversion (UPRISERS) Act will revoke visas and deport individuals in the U.S. who engage in violent activities, and the Freeze Aid… Read more »

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Originally Published in the Odessa American on March 21, 2025. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Jeff Crank (CO-05) were named by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (LA-04) to serve on the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, which provides independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the U.S. Air Force Academy. “I am humbled and honored that… Read more »

Originally Posted in the Federalist on March 21, 2025. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, believes that foreign national students who decide to scoff at the privilege of being in the United States by rioting and assaulting police officers should be stripped of their visas and financial aid, and likely be deported. While the Trump administration has already taken steps to… Read more »

Originally Posted in the Ripon Advance on March 19, 2025. A Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval led by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) to block implementation of the Biden administration’s natural gas tax became law with the president’s signature on Monday. “The Biden administration handcuffed our energy industry with unnecessary… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Trump signed Congressman August Pfluger's (TX-11) Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax into law. In response to his legislation being signed… Read more »

Originally Posted in NewsWest9 on March 17, 2025.   President Trump recently signed a resolution blocking a methane fee program that was set to take effect this year, a move that Permian Basin leaders say is a major win for local oil and gas producers. The fee, originally part of the Democrats' 2022 climate bill, aimed to charge oil and gas companies for excess methane… Read more »

Originally Posted in the Midland Reporter-Telegram on March 17, 2025.  Efforts to repeal the methane fee that was part of the Inflation Reduction Act became official as President Donald Trump signed into law the Congressional Review Act. “I was honored to witness President Trump sign my monumental legislation into law to deliver on the mandate to remove burdensome regulations… Read more »

Originally Posted in the Odessa American on March 17, 2025.  President Trump signed Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse Biden’s “ill-conceived” natural gas tax into law. In response to his legislation being signed into law, Pfluger said, “I was honored to witness President Trump sign my monumental legislation into law to… Read more »

Originally Posted in The Hill on March 16, 2025.  Republican lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a challenge: making those changes last by turning them into law. For now, the GOP majorities in Congress are largely happy to cede power to the executive branch as Trump tests the limits of… Read more »