Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) today introduced bicameral legislation to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) take critical steps to protect unaccompanied migrant children when placing them with sponsors in the United States. This comes amid alarming reports that HHS has lost contact with more than 300,000 children under the Biden administration, according to a report from DHS Office of Inspector General.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Sylvester Turner (D-TX) introduced the DHS Cybersecurity On-The-Job Training Program Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening America’s cyber workforce. The legislation would establish a voluntary on-the-job training program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to equip employees who are not currently in cybersecurity roles with the skills needed to transition into the field.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA), members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, recently re-introduced the bipartisan Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act. This legislation will require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to present a comprehensive plan to Congress aimed at identifying, integrating, and deploying cutting-edge technologies to enhance border security operations.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) introduced the Cartel and Radical Terrorist Enforcement Log (CARTEL) Act, a bill aimed at increasing transparency on the national security threats posed by terrorist organizations, including cartels, exploiting U.S. borders.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) introduced the Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2025, a bill designed to improve the health and well-being of America’s service members by expanding the medical tests included in routine health assessments. This legislation ensures more comprehensive and preventive evaluations to support the health and readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The bill is named in honor of Specialist Joey Lenz from Conroe, Texas, who served in the U.S. Army until his death on February 1, 2022.
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA) have introduced the bipartisan Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act. This legislation amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, allowing Byrne JAG program funds to support critical anti-human trafficking initiatives and strengthen efforts to combat sex trafficking nationwide. Congressman Luttrell also penned an op-ed in the Washington Times this week, underscoring the importance of addressing human trafficking.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) was sworn into the 119th Congress to serve his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), achieved several key victories in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This critical legislation, which establishes funding levels and policies for the Department of Defense, passed with bipartisan support in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) released a statement following the passage of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 8371), which included his previously introduced legislation the Modernization of VA Disability Benefits Questionnaires Act. H.R.
WASHINGTON— Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) cosponsored H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan effort to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This legislation aims to restore the Social Security benefits public servants have rightfully earned, ensuring a fair retirement for teachers, police officers, firefighters, emergency responders, and other state and local government employees, as well as their spouses.