Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Iran continues to threaten innocent lives and openly declare its intent to target tourist sites, our nation must be more vigilant than ever — especially as we prepare to host millions of visitors at the World Cup in just two months.
This week, I re-introduced a bipartisan bill that would stop bad actors like traffickers, terrorists, and transnational gang members before they even reach our borders.
While bad actors may lie about their identities to cross borders illegally, their biometric data doesn't lie.
The BITMAP Authorization Act, which I introduced with my fellow Texan, Rep. Cuellar, would empower our regional partners to use that data to identify and stop malign individuals before they reach the U.S. — all while protecting Americans' privacy by allowing U.S. citizens to opt out of the biometric program.
While bad actors may lie about their identities to cross borders illegally, their biometric data doesn't lie.The BITMAP Authorization Act, which I introduced with my fellow Texan, Rep. Cuellar, would empower our regional partners to use that data to identify and stop malign individuals before they reach the U.S. — all while protecting Americans' privacy by allowing U.S. citizens to opt out of the biometric program.
The more we push our borders out, the safer our homeland will be. I will continue to push for swift passage of this bill to prevent bad actors from entering our nation and threatening American lives.
- Click here to read more on the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program, or the "BITMAP Authorization Act."
- Every day, an average of 17 Veterans take their own lives.
- These are men and women who survived combat – yet lost a quieter and longer war against the invisible wounds they carried.
Mounting evidence shows that neuroplastogen treatments like ibogaine can provide a durable path to healing where traditional medicine has failed.
Unlike traditional treatments that manage symptoms, ibogaine appears to work at a deeper level, stimulating the brain's own repair mechanisms and encouraging the growth of new neural connections that can bypass the damaged pathways underlying PTSD, depression, brain injuries, and addiction.
This week, I sent a letter to President Trump — along with Congressman Morgan Luttrell, a former Navy SEAL — urging him to expand access to this life-saving treatment for our nation's veterans. I will always fight for those who fought for our country.
Congressman Michael McCaul represents Texas' 10th Congressional District, which stretches from Lake Travis outside of Austin to the Brazos Valley and includes: Austin, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lee, Madison, Travis, Washington, Waller and Williamson Counties. He currently serves as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and previously – prior to being term-limited as chairman under the House of Representatives Rules – served as the Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee during the 113th, 115th and 116th Congresses.
