Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) voted in favor of the Israel Supplemental Appropriations Act to provide $14.3 billion to support Israel’s missile defense systems like the Iron Dome and additional military equipment for the Israel Defense Forces. This legislation also replenishes U.S. weapons stocks and fully offsets the cost of this assistance. This emergency… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $15,958,380 million federal grant to Port Freeport through the Port Infrastructure Development Program for the Velasco Terminal Sustainability Expansion Project. The project includes the construction of a new 36,900-square-foot cross-dock facility and related… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Southeast Texas for the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub (HyVelocity H2Hub). The Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub will receive up to $1.2 billion from DOE and stretch across the Texas coast. The hub will create approximately 45,000 direct jobs—35,000 in construction jobs and 10,000 permanent… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $2.05 million federal grant to the Port of Beaumont through the United States Marine Highway Grant program. The funding will help expand marine highway services on the United States’ navigable waterways to reduce congestion, alleviate supply chain bottlenecks, and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced the Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism (BOAT) Act to prohibit abortions in maritime jurisdiction. The BOAT Act would hold accountable providers who knowingly endanger the life of an unborn child with fines and jail time. Additionally, women who sought their services could seek relief from the company in the appropriate federal… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) co-sponsored H.R. 4547, the Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp (LESS) Act, which would enhance the FDA’s capacity to test shrimp as it comes into the country—ensuring that what comes in is free of antibiotic residues, up to our health standards, and is not the product of illegal, unregulated, or unreported fishing by the People's Republic… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) of 2023 to ensure federal buildings are maximizing energy efficiencies, which results in taxpayer savings and emissions reductions.
Mechanical insulation provides large-scale and long-term energy efficiency, emissions reductions, cost… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which provides for the needs of servicemembers and their families through a pay increase, improved housing, and access to health care, while equipping our military with the tools and resources to counter the rapidly growing… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced today that the House Appropriations Committee included funding for Texas’ Fourteenth District in the fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Appropriations bills. The following projects were approved by the full committee but await final passage by the full House of Representatives later this year.
If enacted,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber’s (TX-14) amendment was included in the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act by the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. The amendment would update the potential uses for the Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF). The SRF, funded from the… Read more »
