By the Numbers
- $11.75 million signed into law for 13 water projects in Colorado’s 4th District
- $3 million signed into law for road projects in Colorado’s 4th District
- 75 legislative and funding provisions signed into law
- 8 bills and 78 amendments passed the U.S. House
- 270+ mobile office hours, held in every county in the district
Delivering for Colorado’s 4th District
$14.75 Million for Local Water and Roads
Signed into law · February 2026
Lauren secured $11.75 million for 13 water projects across the district. That includes clean, reliable water for Castle Rock, Wiggins, Severance, Lamar, Louviers, Ovid, Kiowa, Brush and Walsh. She got an additional $3 million for road improvements on the Heartland Expressway (SH 71), Highway 85 and in Windsor.
$15 Million+ More for Our Towns
Passed committee · June 2026
Lauren is fighting for 16 more local projects, including water and sewer upgrades in Kit Carson, Bristol, Holly, Merino, Nunn, Eaton, Simla, Ault and Burlington; the Republican River Compact pipeline in Yuma County; and road improvements in Highlands Ranch, Castle Pines and Sedalia.
Finishing the Arkansas Valley Conduit
About 50,000 people in Southeast Colorado are still waiting on clean drinking water. Lauren’s Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act passed both the House and the Senate, and she secured the conduit’s language in the Water Resources Development Act, which passed the House in September 2026. She won’t stop until it’s done.
Keeping South Platte Water in Colorado
Nebraska wants to build the Perkins County Canal through Sedgwick County to take South Platte water, and has threatened eminent domain against Colorado landowners. Lauren is fighting Senate language that would force federal approval of the canal.
Hometown ZIP Codes
Passed the House · July 2025
Lauren’s bill, backed by both parties, gives Severance, Castle Pines, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and dozens of other communities their own ZIP codes, so residents get the right mail, the right services and the right tax rates. It passed the House 278-121.
Standing Up for Farmers and Ranchers
A Seat at the Farm Bill Table
Passed the House · April 2026
Lauren voted to pass the Farm Bill and was named a Farm Bill conferee, where she’s pushing her CREP Improvement Act and local meat processing, grazing access and a ban on Chinese Communist Party ownership of American farmland.
Millet Recognized as a Specialty Crop
Passed the House · June 2026
Lauren won specialty crop status for millet, opening new resources for Eastern Plains growers.
Restoring Eastern Plains Rangeland
Passed the House · June 2026
$850,000 to treat about 8,900 acres of cheatgrass-infested rangeland in Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Washington and Yuma counties.
$10 Million From Bureaucracy to Rural Colorado
Passed the House · June 2026
Five Boebert amendments moved $10 million out of back-office spending and into the Farm Service Agency, rural development, rural utilities, conservation and anti-fraud oversight.
Protecting Ranchers
Signed into law
$3 million to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves, relief for livestock haulers from burdensome regulations, and a block on listing the sage-grouse.
Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Passed committee · May 2026
Co-led with Democratic Rep. Adam Gray, this bill expands hydropower at federal water facilities to create rural jobs and lower energy costs. It passed committee with support from both parties.
More Water and Land Wins
- Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act lets farmers and towns pay off federal water project debt early. (Passed committee)
- Trust the Science Act removes the gray wolf from the endangered species list. (Passed the House)
- Pet and Livestock Protection Act (Passed committee)
- CREP Improvement Act, with Rep. Gabe Evans (Introduced)
Serving Our Veterans and Military
Veterans Laws
Signed into law
- Expanded travel benefits for rural veterans and permanent veterans’ dental coverage (H.R. 5293)
- In-state tuition for surviving families using the GI Bill (McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act)
- A cost-of-living increase for veterans’ benefits
$10 Million More for Veterans
Passed the House · May 2026
Five Boebert amendments redirected about $10 million to veterans and their programs. All five passed with support from both parties.
Strengthening Colorado’s Military
Passed the House · August 2026
Four Boebert amendments to the defense bill strengthen the Colorado Air National Guard, protect military bases from drone threats, counter Chinese Communist Party influence on college campuses and bar the military from buying vehicles made with forced labor.
Veterans’ Mental Health Access Act
Introduced · October 2026
Veterans in crisis would get inpatient mental health care within 24 hours, and the VA would have to publish its wait times.
Protecting Your Privacy
Standing Up to Her Own Party on Surveillance
Vote cast · June 2026
When party leaders tried to extend warrantless government spying without new protections, Lauren was one of 19 Republicans who voted no. The government should need a warrant to search Americans’ data.
Surveillance Accountability Act
Introduced · April 2026
Lauren introduced a bill to:
- require warrants before the government searches Americans’ data
- stop license plate cameras like Flock from tracking your every move
- ban warrantless facial recognition in public places, including schools and churches
- stop federal agencies from buying your location data to get around the warrant requirement
Jobs and Energy
Pueblo Jobs Act
Signed into law · December 2023
Lauren’s Pueblo Jobs Act became law in the national defense bill, paving the way for 1,000+ Colorado jobs as the Pueblo Depot closes.
Cutting Red Tape on American Energy
Passed the House of Representatives
- American Energy Act: extends drilling permits from two to four years
- 90-Day Review Act: speeds up permitting for major infrastructure
- Restoring American Energy Dominance Act: repeals a costly BLM rule on Colorado energy producers
- Colorado Energy Prosperity Act: stops the BLM from locking up 1.6 million acres of Colorado land
Keeping Space Command in Colorado
Lauren has fought to keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters, and the jobs that come with it, in Colorado.
