Press Releases
July 29, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC– Today Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX-11), the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) introduced the bipartisan Student Agriculture Protection Act. The legislation would exempt from taxation the first $5000 in proceeds on the sale of livestock or agricultural projects by Future Farmers of America and 4-H participants.
July 28, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) a introduced the One In, One Out Act. This legislation, which is based on existing policies in the U.K. and Canada, would require government agencies to repeal or revise one or more existing regulation before any new regulation can be implemented. The net effect of this legislation would be to neutralize the economic impact of any new regulations by ensuring that the cost for the new regulation cannot exceed the cost for the regulation it is replacing.
July 24, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC– Today Congressman Michael McCaul made the following statement in response to a report about the Assad regime's continuing chemical weapons program in Syria:
July 15, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, was joined by Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in sending a letter to the President regarding the recently announced Iran nuclear agreement.
July 14, 2015
AUSTIN, TX – Today following the announcement of an Iran nuclear deal Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement.
July 10, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following passage of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10) issued the following statement about the bill including two provisions which he spearheaded:
Issues:Health Care
June 25, 2015
AUSTIN, TX – Following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold ObamaCare subsidies in the King v. Burwell case, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement.
Issues:EconomyHealth Care
June 25, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Committee on Homeland Security passed the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA), important legislation to protect Americans from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), a threat experts consider one of the most serious risks to our national security. Rep. Trent Franks along with Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, and Chairman of the Rules Committee, Rep. Pete Sessions, released the following statements:
June 12, 2015
AUSTIN, TX – Today following passage of Trade Promotion Authority, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement.
June 11, 2015
AUSTIN, TX – Today, following House passage of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act despite the partisan political practices of the the Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement.