Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) introduced the Election Protection Act of 2021. The legislation provides election security assistance, examines current federal election practices for shortfalls and encourages states to improve the election systems through incentives. Through this bill, states who certify secure election practices are provided a one-time grant. The Election Protection Act of 2021 is supported by Members of the Texas House and Senate that overlap with the 10th District of Texas.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP-AL) reintroduced the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act which would ban the buying and selling of shark fins in the United States. The same bill, introduced by McCaul and Sablan, had strong bipartisan support and passed in the last Congress, but the Senate took no action.
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06)led a bipartisan group of House lawmakers in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to make bold investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Specifically, the letter asks the Administration to secure funding authorized in the Matsui and McCaul led CHIPS for America Act that was signed into law as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.
El Paso, TX – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) joined Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week" to discuss the current humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southwestern border. McCaul addressed the Administration's misguided decision to rescind effective immigration policies and their inability to tackle the crisis they have created.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) reintroduced the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP) Authorization Act, which would authorize a successful Department of Homeland Security program that prevents dangerous criminals and protentional terrorists from entering our country through biometric identification. This legislation has support on both sides of the aisle.
Washington, D.C. – Over the last several weeks, Members of Congress from both chambers and sides of the aisle have agreed that the development of advanced semiconductors is of vital national security and economic importance and the manufacturing should remain in the United States. Following the passage of the CHIPS Act last Congress, Members are now discussing how to create incentives to secure semiconductor supply chains.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman Emeritus of the House Homeland Committee, questioned Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Security Secretary on the Biden Administration's decision to rescind effective policies, like the migrant protection protocol and asylum cooperative agreements with Central America, implemented by the Trump Administration.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter to the Departments of Health and Human Services and Defense after hearing troubling reports of delayed or cancelled vaccine appointments for U.S. troops and their families stationed at home and abroad.
Reportedly, some U.S. military hospitals are experiencing significant delays in supplies of the vaccine, which has caused appointments to be cancelled, leaving many American military officials vulnerable to COVID-19.