U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) voted for the Secure America Act to provide critical funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Since February, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies have remained unfunded. “Democrats spent years allowing the worst border crisis in American history to go unresolved—and now they wa... Read More »
Representatives Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Curbing Online Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers (CONSENT) Act to prohibit the nonconsensual sharing of intimate images across social media platforms and dating apps. This legislation gives Americans a legal path ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) announced the 2026 recipients of the third annual Texas First Congressional Service Award. The award exemplifies the spirit of community, leadership, and dedication to service that defines the students of East Texas. “It is an incredible honor to recognize the next generation of East Texas leaders through the Texas First Congressional Award,” said Rep. M... Read More »
U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement following the unanimous passage of H.R. 6506, the Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act. This bipartisan legislation previously passed out of the Ways and Means committee in December. “Today, we are strengthening taxpayer rights and ensuring Americans have a clear path to challenge the IRS,” said Rep. Moran. “This legislat... Read More »
TX-01 nominees recognized for earning appointments to the nation’s most prestigious military institutions On Saturday, May 16, 2026, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) hosted his annual Service Academy Nominees Brunch to honor six outstanding young men and women from East Texas who have earned appointments to the United States’ most prestigious military service academies. The brunch brought toget... Read More »
Texas has seen firsthand the consequences of a federal government that fails to secure the border and defend its citizens. For four years, the Biden administration’s open-border policies placed extraordinary strain on our state. Millions of illegal immigrants poured across our border, drug and human trafficking surged, and communities across Texas were ravaged – straining law enforcement, public ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) toured five East Texas employers and educational institutions to highlight the Workforce Apprenticeship Growth and Education Support (WAGES) Act, legislation he introduced alongside Senator Todd Young (R-IN), to create a refundable payroll tax credit for employers who participate in Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). “Apprenticeships are one of t... Read More »
Proponents of allowing E15 to be sold year-round argue that it’s the free-market thing to do. They’re partially right — in a true market-based system, government regulations preventing E15, or even E100, from being sold year-round should not exist. But the Texas-sized problem is that, since the Renewable Fuel Standard was established in 2005, federal regulation governing the fuel market looks more... Read More »
The U.S. House’s Texas GOP Caucus announced Thursday that it is united behind a resolution from Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, arguing that states have constitutional authority to secure their borders against an "invasion" or "imminent danger." The caucus is urging Congress to approve the measure, citing what Republicans called the "failed open-border policies" under former President Joe Biden and... Read More »
U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) today introduced the Workforce Apprenticeship Growth and Education Support (WAGES) Act on National Apprenticeship Day, creating a refundable payroll tax credit for employers who maintain or participate in a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP). The tax credit offsets the cost of wages paid to apprentices and mentors, as w... Read More »
Today, the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced H.R. 7463, the Foster Youth Post-Secondary Education Access and Success Act, during a committee markup. This legislation is aimed at expanding and modernizing the Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (“Chafee program”). U.S. Representative Nath... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Buddy Carter (GA-01) introduced the Save America’s Family Forests (SAFF) Act to help rural landowners and forestry operations rapidly recover from natural disasters by removing key taxation barriers that currently delay reforestation efforts across the country. “When a natural disaster tears through a rural community, landowners shouldn’t have to fi... Read More »
U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Republican Leadership, colleagues, and everyday Americans on Tax Day to highlight landmark tax relief benefitting hardworking families throughout East Texas and communities nationwide. On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the Working Families Tax Cuts, ... Read More »
During National Public Health Week, Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in Tyler for a meeting with East Texas health care providers, educators, and community leaders at the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center. During the visit, Moran and Cornyn met with stakeholders from across the region to hear how the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program is helpi... Read More »
We hear from Texans every day who have rightfully grown weary of our health care system. Wait times are too long, bills are too high, and Congress often seems too little too late on plans to fix it. But last year, President Trump and Congressional Republicans secured meaningful health care reforms through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act that will improve health care access and affordability for ... Read More »
