- Created monthly “Marc Means Business” initiative where he works at a constituent business for a day to better understand the needs of local business owners
- Served as the lead plaintiff in Texas Voter ID lawsuit and as a named plaintiff in the Texas Redistricting lawsuit
- Hosts annual job fair that connects thousands of district constituents with employers
- Hosts regular “Congress on your Corner” events to connect with constituents and address issues important to our communities
- Hosts annual Veterans Town Hall
- Hosts annual Teen Summitt that seeks to place high school students with employment opportunities and provide professional development resources
- Hosts small business forum to increase contracting for local businesses
- Supported the American Airlines merger to save 20,000 local jobs
- Opened and maintains bilingual Congressional offices
- Co-Sponsor of comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform
- Authored legislation to increase education benefits for veterans
- Secured $6 million for local agencies to help enroll families with the Affordable Care Act
- Consistently fights to increase the minimum wage
- Authored legislation to give a tax break to grandparents helping raise grandchildren
- Supported a bill that would provide funding for post 9/11 veterans seeking to obtain a degree in a STEM field
- Authored a resolution to declare September as “National Voting Rights Month”
- Authored a bill that increases research and development funding at the Department of Energy (DOE) to help spur private sector innovation through awards for breakthrough technologies
COMMITTEES:
- Armed Services
- Science, Space, and Technology
- Subcommittee on Energy – Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Space
CAUCUSES:
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
- Congressional TRIO Caucus
- Congressional Small Business Caucus
- Congressional Taskforce on Childhood Obesity
- Congressional Army Aviation Caucus
- Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus
- S. Mexico Friendship Caucus
- Congressional Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity
- Congressional Career & Technical Education Caucus
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus
- Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
- Congressional Taiwan Caucus
- Congressional United Service Organization (USO)
- Congressional Urban Caucus
- Democratic Israel Working Group
- Next Gen 911
- Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus
- Congressional Military Family Caucus
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
- Congressional Maritime Caucus
- Texas Maritime Caucus
- German American Caucus
- USO Congressional Caucus