Press Releases
January 27, 2022
Austin, T.X. – Tomorrow, Friday, January 28, 2022, at 1 PM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett will join Travis County Judge Andy Brown, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, and other local leaders to announce the opening of a free, federally-funded, COVID-19 PCR testing site at Metz Elementary and share with Central Texas families how and when they can get tested.
Issues:Healthcare
January 3, 2022
Austin, T.X. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett welcomed new Austin District Director Jocelyn Tau to the team as she starts her role this week.
December 15, 2021
Washington, D.C. — This morning, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, shared this statement, as the sixth monthly Child Tax Credit is deposited in millions of parents’ bank accounts today:
December 9, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, joined by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Health Subcommittee members Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and David Schweikert (R-AZ), introduced the Telehealth Extension Act.
Issues:Healthcare
December 7, 2021
Austin, T.X. – This Saturday, December 11 at 10:30 AM, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett will join Foundation Communities, Austin Independent School District, and the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce at their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) FAFSA fair workshop at Eastside Early College High School.
November 4, 2021
Austin, T.X. – With Texas as our nation’s most uninsured state and thousands of our neighbors lacking health insurance, Monday, November 8, at 10 AM, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will join Foundation Communities and Austin Mayor Steve Adler to share resources for Central Texans. As Open Enrollment begins, families can sign up to get Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage.
Issues:Healthcare
November 2, 2021
Austin, T.X. – Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a long-overdue rule today requiring commercial hot-air-balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when operating for hire. The proposed rule belatedly implements balloon safety legislation Rep. Doggett authored that became law in 2018 as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act.
October 13, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) today announced a $9.8 million award that Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center will receive, funded by the Department of Justice. The program aims to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders.
Issues:Gun Safety
October 7, 2021
Austin, T.X. – On Tuesday, October 12, at 2 PM, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, will join The Hotline and key local leaders in reducing and responding to domestic violence.
September 27, 2021
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) releases the following statement regarding the newly-released Republican Texas Senate Redistricting Committee map: