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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. The funds announced today will expand training for roughly 17,000 additional 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:


September 24, 2021

Washington, D.C.– U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, just led three dozen Democratic House Members from States with Republican leaders who have refused federal dollars to expand Medicaid coverage in a letter to leadership pressing for action on the Medicaid coverage gap in the final Build Back Better package.

Issues:Healthcare

September 24, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement regarding the inclusion of his bipartisan, bicameral Tax Free Pell Grants Act in the House Ways and Means Committee’s portion of the Build Back Better bill: