Today, the United States House of Representatives voted on H.R. 3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act. The measure passed by a vote of 241 to 187. Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) made the following statement: “Over the past few months, we have seen the nightmare that is Planned Parenthood. The cutting and selling pieces of helpless babies is a barbaric practice. Since my… Read more »

Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to approve the Iran Nuclear Agreement (H.R. 3461). The measure failed by a vote of 162 to 269. In voting against approving the Iran Nuclear Deal, Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) made the following statement: “A vote for the Iran nuclear deal is a vote for a nuclear bomb, an arms race in the Middle East, and the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) introduced H.R. 3425, the Firearm Rights Equally Enforced (FREE) Act of 2015, which would allow Americans to have their valid state open-carry or concealed-carry permits recognized nationwide.  Since 2007, concealed-carry permits have increased by 156-percent for men and 270-percent for women according to a study by the Crime… Read more »

Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 427, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 by a vote of 243 to 165.  The REINS Act would increase accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory process by allowing Congress to give final approval on all new major regulations. Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood), an… Read more »

Today, the United States House of Representatives voted on H.R. 774 - the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015. The measure passed by a voice vote. As a co-sponsor, Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) made the following statement: “Since October 1, 2014 – according to the United States Coast Guard - there have been 210 incursions in which… Read more »

Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 3009 - Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) is an original co-sponsor of this legislation, which would block federal funding for sanctuary cities who ignore federal immigration laws. “What happened to Kate Steinle could have been prevented,” said Congressman Randy… Read more »

Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) reintroduced the Empowering our Veterans Act (H.R. 3113), which would prohibit the Veterans Administration (VA) from spending any more money on alternative energy projects, and reallocate any unobligated funds toward reducing the VA enrollee backlog. “News recently came to light that 28-percent of veterans in the VA’s enrollee backlog… Read more »

VIDEO: Weber questions panel on implications of the latest Iran Nuclear Deal  Today, the President announced the deal made with Iran to scale back their nuclear weapons program. Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) released the following statement: “This Administration has put our allies and this nation into harm’s way – plain and simple. A nuclear Iran… Read more »

Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) joined onto Representative Matt Salmon’s (R-AZ05) legislation, the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act. Congressman Weber released the following statement: “Recently, we learned of Kate Steinle’s tragic and shocking murder by a seven-time convicted felon and illegal alien.  At a time when the current… Read more »

Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) regularly challenges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and their costly regulations. This week, the Congressman offered an amendment to the Interior and EPA appropriations bill that would require the EPA to follow the law and conduct ongoing evaluations of how the agency’s regulations impact American jobs. This amendment passed by… Read more »