Press Releases

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act (PLEWSA)—legislation that ends the warrantless surveillance of Americans and combats the weaponization of the federal government. 

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) at the White House, in response to a letter obtained from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to Attorney General Merrick Garland, detailing an invasive surveillance program titled the Hemisphere Project. This program, funded by ONDCP, provides government agents warrantless access to trillions of Americans' domestic communications records dating back decades, including callers’ Fourth Amendment-protected location information.

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services (HASC), and the 70 other House members who have been named to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee regarding his amendment to the House-passed NDAA for Fiscal Year 2024. Congressman Biggs’s amendment expressed the United States’s commitment to Israel and was included in the House-passed version of the bill as Section 1220E.

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives electing Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the House’s 56th Speaker:

“I congratulate Mike on his unanimous selection as House Speaker. Mike and I came into Congress together in 2017. I’ve gotten to know him quite well over the years. Mike is intelligent, respectful, and a listener. He is a true conservative and a constitutional scholar. Mike has a good grasp of how this place works.

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding reports of DHS underreporting ‘gotaways’ or illegal aliens who have entered the United States unlawfully but evaded capture from immigration authorities. The letter requires Secretary Mayorkas to provide information on how DHS currently calculates gotaways, gotaway estimates for Fiscal Year 2023, and how the Department aims to ensure more accurate reporting.

Today, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) issued the following statement in response to Speaker McCarthy's announcement:

"I’ve long called for the impeachment of President Joe Biden. An impeachment inquiry steers us in a better direction to accomplish that, but more work remains to be done. House Republicans cannot lose focus with this inquiry and slow walk bringing impeachment articles to the House Floor," said Congressman Biggs. 

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a bill to hold the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, led by District Attorney Fani Willis, accountable for its unprecedented political prosecution of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump. 

The Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators in States or the WILLIS Act prohibits federal funds from being awarded to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office and requires the Office to repay federal funds granted after January 1, 2021. 

This week, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services (HASC), regarding overtime pay for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Agents. Section 11133 of the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would ensure that CBP Agents receive fair compensation for working hours beyond the call of duty.