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National Security

April 21, 2024

This weekend, Rep Veasey of the House Armed Services Committee released the following statement after he voted to pass national security supplemental bills: 


February 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and  Nick Langworthy (NY-23) sent a letter to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David P. Pekoske urging the investigation of the vulnerabilities in current security standards for scheduled public charter flights (Part 135 operators) and the prompt implementation of heightened security measures to address these concerns.


December 15, 2023

WASHINGTON - Rep. Veasey voted to pass H.R. 2670 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which bolsters U.S.


October 31, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), and Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD) recently introduced the Facial Recognition Act, a bill to place strong limits on law enforcement use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).


September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON - Representative Veasey (TX-33), co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, led 23 of his colleagues on a letter pressing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for answers after


July 25, 2023

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).


July 14, 2023

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):


June 22, 2023

WASHINGTON - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) and his House Armed Services Committee (HASC) colleagues successfully advanced H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, out of committee late last night. This comprehensive legislative package includes crucial provisions supporting foreign relations, enhancing oversight of the Department of Defense, and generating employment opportunities for the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex. Congressman Veasey played a pivotal role in authoring and advocating for these provisions.