Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced the winning artwork of Texas’ 14th Congressional District’s 2024 Congressional Art Competition. 1st Place: Side by Side Submitted by Rylan Lynch, Friendswood High School 2nd Place: First Encounter Submitted by Anabelle Thom, Lutheran South Academy 3rd Place: Ruler of the Roost Submitted by Claire Radtke, Friendswood High School 4th Place: ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) led 145 Representatives in introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning the Iranian regime's internal suppression of its own citizenry, its sponsorship of global terrorism, and its involvement in regional proxy wars. "Decades of a tyrannical regime in Tehran—destabilizing the Middle East and intentionally spreading chaos throughout the region—has ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) co-sponsored the Save Our Shrimpers Act of 2024, led by U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (TX-22). Our nation’s domestic shrimpers are struggling to stay in business primarily because of foreign shrimp being dumped into U.S. markets, making it extremely difficult for shrimpers to continue operating. Sadly, it has been uncovered that U.S. taxpayer dollars ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) was proud to host the House Energy and Commerce Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee in Port Arthur, Texas, for a field hearing on President Biden’s LNG export ban. Local leaders testified before the committee about LNG's importance and role in Southeast Texas community and national security. Watch the hearing here. Witnesses included: Thurman... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Randy Weber (TX-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Chris Smith (NJ-4), and Kathy Manning (NC-6), along with Senators Jacky Rosen (NV) and James Lankford (OK), introduced the bipartisan Countering Antisemitism Act to take historic action to counter antisemitism in the United States. While antisemitism has been on the rise in the U.S. for years, it has skyrocketed... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - The American Associations of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced that U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) received the 2024 President's Award for his legislative leadership. The AAPA President's Award for Legislative Leadership was created for individuals who have advocated for the seaports and maritime industries, particularly for long-term beneficial projects. As the Co-Chair of the C... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) led 17 of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas demanding answers regarding reports that, throughout 2023, the Biden Administration flew over 300,000 illegal aliens from foreign airports into the United States. “Given your complicity in the worst border crisis in American history, we should not have been surpri... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement after voting against the second omnibus: “Over the last five months, as the appropriations process played out, and after considering the 1,012-page bill, the outcome and process were not what we in Southeast Texas expect from a Republican majority. I cannot, in good faith, support a $1.2 trillion omnibus that ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The bipartisan legislation will prohibit an entity from providing services to distribute, maintain, or update a foreign adversary-controlled application on an online app store, through which users in the U.S. can access, update, or provi... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) sent a letter to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) regarding their recent visit to Port Arthur, Texas. In the letter, Rep. Weber blasts the Members of Congress for taking a trip to Southeast Texas: “ Surely what you saw in Southeast Texas dispelled the myths that you have bought into and promulgated during your “T... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement after voting against the first omnibus: "After five months of terrible continuing resolutions and promises of better outcomes with individual spending bills, Congress turned its back on the American people and passed part one of a $1.65 trillion omnibus spending bill. I promised Southeast Texas that we would f... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced a resolution to condemn any effort by the federal government to connect Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to other major electric grids. ERCOT is currently under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature. "In Texas, we proudly maintain our own electric grid—overseen by Texans, ... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) introduced the LNG Coordination Act of 2024. This bill aims to establish a collaborative working group consisting of various federal agencies with regulatory authority over liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. The primary objective of this working group includes assessing each agency’s area of jurisdiction to ensure sit... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to update nuclear licensing and ensure efficient regulation and deployment of nuclear energy technologies. Included in this legislative package is a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14), the Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act, to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to submit... Read More »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) voted in favor of H.R. 7176, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 would remove restrictions on the import and export of natural gas and require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deem the import or export of natural gas to be consistent with the public interest. “President Biden’s LNG export ban is a direct att... Read More »