Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) introduced the Criminal Illegal Alien Report Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on crimes committed by individuals who are in the U.S. under the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV), or any other grant of parole who have committed crimes, including their nationalities and ties to terrorists and transnational criminal groups.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) scored several key wins in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup, including top priorities pertaining to cybersecurity. The NDAA, which is an annual congressional bill giving guidance on the policies and funding of defense agencies, now heads to the House floor for a vote by the full U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) sent a letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the recent alert from the EPA on cybersecurity vulnerabilities at community water systems across the United States. The revelations outlined in the alert, particularly water systems failing to adequately address cybersecurity risks, highlight the urgent need for examination of the current regulatory cybersecurity framework within our critical infrastructure sectors.
In case you missed it, Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) spoke with The Record about a cybersecurity amendment he plans to offer during the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mark-up on Wednesday. The amendment would require the Department of Defense to tap the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an independent evaluation of establishing a separate, uniformed Cyber Force. Excerpt below.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) sent a letter to President Joe Biden in support of Governor Greg Abbott’s request to declare a major disaster for the State of Texas and urging the President to provide Montgomery, Harris, Polk, San Jacinto, and Walker counties with critical Individual Assistance programs.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) led a letter to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health Shereef Elnahal requesting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to produce a strategic plan to implement psychedelic MDMA therapy in-house for veterans should it be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Chairman of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Subcommittee on the House Veterans Affairs Committee, introduced the Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024. The legislation was cosponsored by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and was discussed during the DAMA legislative hearing on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Director Robin Dunn Marcos addressing concerns over the Office of Refugee Settlement’s (ORR) failure to properly ensure the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied children following a February 2024 report issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG). Additionally, the letter also points to
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA) introduced the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act. This bipartisan legislation will require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a plan to Congress to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, advanced technologies to enhance or address capability gaps in border security operations.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), today introduced the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2024. This legislation will increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, as well as the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain veterans as of December 1, 2024.