Greetings!

I wanted to take a moment to share with you a recap on what happened last week in Texas' 22nd District and the United States House of Representatives.

This Week in Washington

Rep. Troy E. Nehls Responds to President Joe Biden's Recent Executive Order

This week, President Joe Biden issued an executive order (EO) that creates a new "parole-in-place" program that conflicts with current law by giving legal status to at least 500,000 illegal aliens who are married to American citizens. This is granting mass amnesty to illegal aliens, plain and simple. President Biden is awarding lawbreakers with a pathway to citizenship instead of deporting them. This EO is a slap in the face to law-abiding Americans who are in danger because of his open-border policies.

President Biden's EO will further encourage more illegal immigration and marriage fraud and add to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) backlog and workload, not to mention that it would become a huge expense for the American taxpayer.

If President Biden really cared about the safety of the American people, he would revert to President Donald J. Trump's border policies and deport every single illegal alien in our country.

This Week in TX-22

Casework Highlight: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives (ATF)

Have you been experiencing delays in your ATF Form application processing? My office is here to help. While my office cannot expedite this process, we can ensure your application is not caught behind red tape.

You can check normal processing times here. If you have any questions or feel your application is out of normal processing time, please fill out this release form on my website. My casework team will reach out within the next business day. For any other questions, please call my district office at 346-762-6600.

Service Academy Nominations Are Now Open

My office is now accepting Service Academy Nominations.

One of the privileges of serving in the United States House of Representatives is the opportunity to nominate outstanding young people from the 22nd Congressional District of Texas to be considered for appointment to our nation’s service academies.

Admission to a service academy is a two-tiered process. First, the candidate must meet the minimum standards set by the individual academy. Second, the candidate must complete the congressional application by October 11, 2024, to be considered for an interview in our office with the nomination review board. Please note, the ultimate selection of appointees rests solely with academy officials and is based on their competitive evaluation of all nominees.

Please fill out the web form HERE to receive all of the application information. If you have any further questions, please email NehlsServiceAcademy@mail.house.gov or call my district office at (346) 762-6600.

Congressional App Challenge Submissions Are Now Open

I am pleased to announce that my office is hosting the 2024 Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge is a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding. Students are encouraged to register online and submit their app by October 24, 2024.

The Congressional App Challenge is open to all middle and high school students in the 22nd Congressional District of Texas. Students entering the competition must submit their app to CongressionalAppChallenge.us during the Competition Submission Period through Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 12 P.M. Eastern Time.

The winner from the 22nd Congressional District, chosen by a panel of expert judges, will be featured on CongressionalAppChallenge.us. The winning app will also be eligible to be on display in the U.S. Capitol, honoring the winners from across the country.

For more information, please visit the official Congressional App Challenge website email StudentSupport@CongressionalAppChallenge.us, or email my office at TX22AppChallenge@mail.house.gov.

Do you think our country is heading in the right direction under President Biden's "leadership"?

YES 17.1%

NO 82.9%

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Troy E. Nehls

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