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May 13, 2026
A sister lost her brother. A nephew can’t rely on his uncle to take him to daycare. A graduating class misses a loquacious friend, its excitement for the milestone shattered. A soccer team lacks a goalie, and a local business owner has to find a new manager.
Issues:Immigration
May 12, 2026
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), an active member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee and of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), released a video introducing the “Trade Responsibly for Environmental Emissions Act,” or “TREE Act.” By prohibiting the import of commodities and products derived from lands affected by deforestation or forest degradation, this bill is designed to position the United States as a leader together with the European Union in the struggle to protect one of our greatest tools to reduce greenhouse emissions: our forests.
Issues:Protecting Our Planet
May 8, 2026
D’marco Oliveros, an 18-year-old senior at Northeast Early College High School, remembers waking up for school last Friday to a 2:05 a.m. message from his friend and classmate Luis Fernando Cabrera.
Issues:Immigration
April 14, 2026
Before the 2024 election, about three-quarters of Americans believed that the U.S. immigration system was broken. Large majorities in both political parties said the Biden administration badly mishandled the surge of undocumented migrants into the country after the onset of the pandemic. Though President Joe Biden took steps to sharply reduce the numbers in his last months in office, frustration over immigration helped catapult Donald Trump back into the White House.
Issues:Immigration
April 14, 2026
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee, led most Ways and Means Committee Democrats in demanding immediate answers from IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano on reports that the IRS has compiled a list of Democratic donors and “left-leaning” nonprofit organizations, and is moving to label these groups as domestic terrorists.
March 26, 2026
Washington, D.C.— Today, Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Co-Founder & Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, filed brand new legislation to establish comprehensive mandatory minimum nurse staffing standards in nursing homes.
Issues:Healthcare
March 26, 2026
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), an active member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and Helsinki Commission, denounced the Trump regime’s shocking complicity in the trafficking of Ukrainian children and retaliation against researchers who revealed this latest outrage. A newly released report by the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale University revealed the direct involvement of Russian oil companies Rosneft and Gazprom in the trafficking of Ukrainian children—two companies that Trump recently lifted sanctions on. According to the report, 2,000 Ukrainian children were taken to Russian reeducation camps owned by Rosneft and Gazprom subsidiaries. In response to the report, the Trump regime withheld Congressionally-approved funding for the Humanitarian Research Lab’s efforts tracking kidnapped children—funds that were secured under the leadership of Rep. Doggett.
February 28, 2026
Washington, D.C.— U.S Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement in response to Trump’s declaration of War on Iran.
February 20, 2026
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), an active member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling concerning Trump’s tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in Learning Resources vs Trump: