ongressman Troy Nehls proudly represents the 22nd Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Texas’ 22nd Congressional District includes portions of Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Harris counties. Prior to his election to Congress, Troy served our district for nearly 30 years in law enforcement and served our country 21 years in the US Army Reserve.
At the age of 19, Troy enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve. He deployed on combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, among other places. After 21 years of service, he retired with the rank of Major and as the recipient of two Bronze Star medals. Back home, Troy continued his service through law enforcement, a multi-generational tradition for his family.
Throughout my 30 years in law enforcement, I’ve seen first-hand the human and monetary cost of high recidivism rates and our broken criminal justice system. While Sheriff of Fort Bend County, I created cutting edge recidivism reduction programs like HVAC and welding training programs for non-violent Fort Bend County jail inmates, at no cost to taxpayers. These programs gave inmates the skills needed to gain employment following their release. I will continue using this experience in Congress to be a voice for criminal justice reform.
These new energy policies by President Biden have such a negative impact in our Congressional District, as well as across the entire State of Texas, and the entire nation. The oil and gas industry employs thousands and thousands of hardworking families in TX-22 and for over a year, they’ve had to deal with this pandemic and we’re seeing the American families struggling each and every day now get sucker-punched again with these new policies from the Biden Administration. I believe we can be both good stewards of our environment while still protecting our Texas energy industry.
Having served in law enforcement over the last thirty years, I bring a different perspective to the immigration debate. The stories that I could share of Americans that have been hurt by illegal immigration are horrific. President Biden’s disastrous open-border policies are straining local and state resources left to deal with the consequences of illegal immigration. This unchecked immigration presents an unprecedented threat to our nation’s health and security. Biden’s ill-conceived immigration policies have allowed untested and COVID-19 positive migrants to enter America and our communities at an unprecedented rate putting them all at serious risk. What’s worse is the fact that migrants are entering this country with incomplete background checks. These policies are dangerous for America. We must get back to putting Americans first by enforcing the rule of law and punishing those who circumvent it.
Having been deployed on three combat tours in the U.S. Army, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. It is the duty of Congress to provide for the common defense of the United States and ensure that America’s uniformed men and women receive the best support possible to carry out their mission to keep us safe. I am committed to ensuring that our armed forces, intelligence services, and federal law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to be efficient, ready, and lethal in this era of unprecedented threat and uncertainty. America must face, overcome, and win against these unprecedented threats, uncertainties, and complex operating environments. I am committed to ensuring that America can counter our adversaries in a seamless, efficient, and effective manner by utilizing all of America’s instruments of power and the “whole of government”.
As a Member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, I understand that infrastructure investment is critical to Texas’ 22nd Congressional District, Texas, and our nation. My work on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee gives me the opportunity to focus on numerous issues such as highway development, national security, and flood risk management. Smartly addressing transportation challenges in forward-thinking and innovative ways remains one of the most important issues as our district continues to experience tremendous growth.
I am proud to serve on the Subcommittees on Highways & Transit; Aviation; and Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials.
As a proud veteran of the United States Army and a Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, I know all too well the sacrifices our brave men and women in uniform make to preserve our freedoms. Our veterans go overseas leaving their families and loved ones behind to keep the homeland safe and fight our enemies. They sacrifice life and limb in service to our nation and when they return home, they do not receive the care they deserve. Dozens of veterans take their life every day in this country. That is a national tragedy that we must end. We are the greatest country in the world, and we can do better than that – we owe it to our veterans to do better than that.
I am proud to serve as the Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs (DAMA). This Subcommittee has a legislative, oversight, and investigative jurisdiction over the Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA), Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA), American Battle Monument Commission (ABMC), Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), and Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
As a former Texas Sheriff, I understand what our law enforcement and Border Patrol Agents need to get their job done. I will strongly advocate for their priorities on the Committee. Under the Chairmanship of my dear friend and colleague, Jim Jordan, we will conduct aggressive oversight of the Biden Administration, including his disastrous border policies, weaponization of the government against the American people, and his own family corruption.