Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D., today, requested that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) immediately address the recent spike in reported cases of income tax identification theft.  In a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Rep. Burgess cited a significant rise in theft reports from his own congressional district and demanded that the IRS provide analysis on their fraud… Read more »

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today introduced legislation that would expand the use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which allow individuals to set aside funds for themselves and their families to help with the increasing cost of deductibles and out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. Read more »

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) will join Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) in discussing new legislation to encourage greater fiscal accountability and transparency at the Pentagon by imposing a 0.5% penalty for unauditable units while protecting funding for personnel and critical national security needs. Read more »

The House today passed the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, which included an amendment sponsored by Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) that would allow the Congress to see the progress being made by the Pentagon on its required audit. Read more »

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today released the following statement in reaction to his support of the Lois Lerner Contempt of Congress resolution, which passed the House today: Read more »

 This week, Dr. Burgess discusses his legislation to enact a Flat Tax. To read a copy of his remarks, click here.  Read more »

This week, Dr. Burgess discusses the FY 2015 budget resolution that passed the House of Representatives. Read more »

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) today issued the following statement after voting against raising the debt ceiling: Read more »

This week, Dr. Burgess provides an update from Washington regarding President Obama's State of the Union address. You can watch the video below. Click here to get a transcript of the video. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union address Read more »