Press Releases

WASHINGTON —Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statements Wednesday after voting against Democrats' Equal Rights Amendment, H.J. Res. 79, and Violence Against Women Act, H.R. 1620:

Rep. Roy's statement on the Equal Rights Amendment:

WASHINGTON 一 On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), joined by 17 of his House Republican colleagues, issued the following open letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) pledging that they will not request earmark money amidst efforts to resurrect the corrupting practice in Congress.

The pledge letter will remain open for any member of Congress of either party who wishes to join and take a stand against legislative bribery.

On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (T-TX) 21, along with several Texas Republicans in the House and Senate, introduced the Highway Formula Fairness Act, which would help ensure that Texas and other states receive a fairer share of infrastructure funding via the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF).

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced the Sister City Transparency Act, an effort to conduct a study to evaluate the legitimacy of the activities of the sister city partnerships in the United States.

The United States maintains 1,800 sister city partnerships with countries around the world, including 157 partnerships with Chinese communities. These partnerships exist ostensibly to promote cultural exchange and economic development. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has begun using these partnerships to achieve its strategic objectives.

On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) along with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation to empower parents by allowing federal education dollars to follow students, rather than being tied down solely to government-run public schools.

The Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning (SCHOOL) Act allows federal funds for K-12 education to follow the eligible child, regardless of whether the child is in public school, private school, or homeschool.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and House Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike Bost (IL-12) reintroduced the Defending Veterans' Second Amendments Rights Act, an effort to protect the Second Amendment rights of the brave men and women who have served our nation.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) led 17 of his House colleagues in the reintroduction of The Border Visibility and Security Act, an effort to eradicate the invasive carrizo cane that blocks Border Patrol Agents' visibility and ultimately undermines border security.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) reintroduced the ‘Know Debt Resolution,' to mount debt clocks in the main meeting rooms of the House Budget Committee and House Appropriations Committee, displaying the rising national debt to emphasize the gravity of the economic issues that lie ahead.