Clay Higgins
Sourced recordU.S. Representative for Louisiana-3
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Glen Clay Higgins is an American politician and reserve law enforcement officer from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, Higgins is the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. The district, which contains much of the territory once represented by former governor Edwin Edwards and former U.S. senator John Breaux, is in the southwestern corner of the state and includes Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Iberia. Higgins won the runoff election on December 10, 2016, defeating fellow Republican Scott Angelle. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialClay Higgins holds the office of U.S. Representative for Louisiana-3profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Nay on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedPublic statement: Higgins Urges Nation to ‘Stand Back Up in the Glory of God’ in House Floor Speech
- VerifiedSponsored: To amend section 206 of the E-Government Act of 2002 to improve the integrity and management of mass comments and computer-generated comments in the regulatory review process, and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 20, 2029, and for other purposes.
- VerifiedSponsored: To authorize the creation of a service ribbon to be awarded to a member of the National Guard who performs homeland defense duty.
- VerifiedSponsored: Linemen Legacy Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Mail Ballot Integrity Act
- VerifiedSponsored: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".
- VerifiedSponsored: Uniform Standards Protection Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
Voting Record Feed
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-07-13: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-06-03: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-05-04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-04-27: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-03-27: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2026-03-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2026-03-09: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2026-01-29: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-09-26: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-09-18: Received in the Senate.