Press Releases
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Marc Veasey introduced a resolution highlighting the 29th anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) first spectrum auction. For nearly three decades, the FCC has conducted spectrum auctions for commercial wireless communications to serve the public interest, promote deployment of new connectivity technology, and achieve the most efficient use of this finite resource.
Washington, D.C. --Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the bipartisan Strategic Petroleum Reserve Security Assessment Acttoday, which would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct an annual assessment of both physical and cybersecurity threats to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) joined 87 House Democrats, including the full Texas Democratic delegation and the chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, and Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus, in a letter calling on the Biden administration to assert its authority over federal immigration policy and foreign relations to investigate Texas Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border operation and pursue legal action to stop the extraordinary cruelty against migrants detailed in recent reports from the Sa
WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Colin Allred (TX-32) led a resolution highlighting the importance of protecting and bolstering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at institutions of higher education. The resolution responds to recent Republican-led attacks on diversity efforts in higher education institutions in Texas and across the country.
WASHINGTON - Representatives Marc Veasey (D-TX-33), Scott Peters (D-CA-50), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) introduced the House companion of the Facilitating America's Siting of Transmission and Electric Reliability (FASTER) Act. The FASTER Act addresses key obstacles slowing down the siting, planning, and permitting process. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the bill in the Senate last month.
WASHINGTON - Representative Veasey, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after voting against House passage of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24):
WASHINGTON - In the wake of deadly gun violence in Fort Worth, Rep. Veasey introduced a resolution condemning the two horrific mass shootings in Fort Worth's Como and Polytechnic Heights neighborhoods and acknowledging the human toll of gun violence in communities nationwide. The resolution aims to spur action on the passage of common sense gun safety legislation that will help prevent gun violence and keep our communities safe.
FORT WORTH – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced that Texas would receive over $3.3 billion through the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Veasey released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC.
WASHINGTON - Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33), co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision which gutted key protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) and removed federal oversight from states with a track record of voter suppression: