WILLIAMS:: Tax Reform Honoring TX-25 Veterans and a Legislative Update

From Congressman Roger Williams Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. This past weekend allowed me to travel the district and spend time meeting and speaking with our veterans. These American heroes put their lives on the line for our countrys freedom and each and every one of them holds a special place in my heart. I am humbled to represent and fight for them in Congress. God bless the armed forces and God bless America! Tax Reform The House Committee on Ways & Means finished marking up H.R. 1 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last week and we are scheduled to vote on it by the end of this week. The Senate introduced their version of tax reform legislation and I look forward to them advancing their bill so we can reconcile the two. Honoring TX-25 Veterans Veterans Day was on Saturday but I am continuing to honor our vets all month on my official website and Facebook page. If you served in the military or know someone who has please submit your stories and photos here or by emailing TexasCD25@mail.house.gov. You can also click here for more information. Legislative Update Last week: In addition to voting on 15 legislative items I also co-sponsored H. Res. 613 and H.R. 3978 the TRID Improvement Act of 2017. I participated in three different committee hearings that you can watch here here and here if you missed them. This week: Were expecting to vote on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2810 the National Defense Authorization Act. After serving on the NDAA Conference Committee the past two weeks I am extremely proud of what we accomplished. You can read my full statement on it here. We will also be voting on H.R. 2874 the 21st Century Flood Reform Act. The House Committee on Financial Services will hold a mark-up this week to consider 23 different bills. You can watch it live and find more on the bills by clicking here. Included in the markup will be a bill that I introduced H.R. 4324 the Strengthening Oversight of Irans access to Finance Act. I have included some articles and releases you may find interesting located on the right side of this newsletter. It is an honor and privilege to represent the people of Texas 25^th Congressional District and as always please reach out to me with any issues and concerns that are important to you.