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Clay Higgins
U.S. Representative, Louisiana
572 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Glen Clay Higgins is an American politician and reserve law enforcement officer from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, Higgins is the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. The district, which contains much of the territory once represented by former governor Edwin Edwards and former U.S. senator John Breaux, is in the southwestern corner of the state and includes Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Iberia. Higgins won the runoff election on December 10, 2016, defeating fellow Republican Scott Angelle.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 22, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Higgins votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Higgins stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 163 →HR 9781
HR 9781 · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Jul 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 434
HR 434 · Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
HR 8656
HR 8656 · Introduced May 4, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
May 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 8512
HR 8512 · Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
Apr 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Higgins's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 452were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.3%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
0.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2.9%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Higgins sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Higgins has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
37
Sponsored this Congress
163 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
1,085
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
163
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 22, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Higgins's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33