Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the I-69 Bipartisan Congressional Caucus, secured language in the INVEST in America Act that will increase federal funding to the ongoing Interstate 69 (I-69) highway infrastructure project. The National Highway Freight Network (NHFN) is currently the main source of federal funding for the I-69 project. The… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) released the following statement regarding Governor Abbott’s border declaration and the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols Program (MPP):   “Today, Governor Abbott announced a “disaster declaration” along Texas’s southern border. I cannot in good conscience agree with the… Read more »

San Antonio, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that his high school student nominees—Noah Chavez and James Perez—have been accepted into the Naval and Airforce Academies. He also announced that Abigail Kilpatrick, a student at Marian High School, has won the annual Congressional Art Competition for the 28th District of Texas. “Entry to the United States Military… Read more »

 WASHINGTON— Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) have teamed up again and reintroduced their bipartisan legislation—the Get the Lead Out Act (HR 3300)—to combat the life-threatening risk of lead in drinking water systems in their districts and across the country. First introduced in 2020, the legislation would provide $66.2 billion over ten years and direct every… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $436,637,708 in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in and around Texas’s 28th Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of… Read more »

Laredo, TX – Congressman Cuellar (TX-28) is urging hardworking families in Texas’s 28th Congressional District to file their taxes before the upcoming May 17th deadline to ensure they receive the accurate amount in new advance monthly Child Tax Credit payments they are entitled to as soon as possible.  As part of the American Rescue Plan Cuellar helped pass, families could get… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar highlighted new tools from the White House to help Texas residents get vaccinated. Texans sixteen years or older can now input their ZIP code at www.vaccines.gov / www.vacunas.gov or text their ZIP code to GETVAX (438829) / VACUNA (822862) to get help making a vaccine appointment at a nearby location. In addition, the Health Resources and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Congressman Cuellar (TX-28) announced that restaurants in South Texas will be able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund beginning Monday, May 3, at 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 AM CT. Applicants can register on the U.S. Small Business Administration application portal beginning Friday, April 30 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), chairmen of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group, introduced the United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act. This legislation will increase governmental cooperation between the United States and Mexico to reinvigorate tourism in both the United States and Mexico. “Before the pandemic, tourism… Read more »

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) today introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the surge in migrants coming across our southern border. The bill would improve both the Department of Homeland Security’s… Read more »