Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), along with Representatives Dale Strong (R-AL), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), introduced the Safeguarding Tactics and Operational Procedures (STOP) from Enemies Act of 2024 in the House of Representatives. This legislation would amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to expand the definition of aiding the enemy to include providing military education, military training, and tactical advice to a foreign adversary.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) today voted in support of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This bipartisan legislation, which passed out of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by a vote of 50-0, would protect Americans and prevent foreign adversaries, such as China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, from targeting, surveilling, and manipulating the American people through online applications.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell today introduced the Cartel and Radical Terrorist Enforcement Log (CARTEL) Act, which requires Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to report if individuals on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) were released into the interior of the United States along with individuals affiliated with cartel organizations.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD) introduced the Improving Travel for Families Act, which would allow children ages ten and under who are not a member of Global Entry to go through the Global Entry lanes with their parent or legal guardian who has Global Entry membership. The legislation was passed yesterday in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.