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Awards and Recognition
In addition to serving as a Member on the Budget, Natural Resources and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, Congressman Flores believes that leadership with congressional caucuses, community service boards and other various groups benefit the Central Texas community. His service has been recognized with many awards and accomplishments – a few of which are listed below. He is proud of these achievements and for the opportunity to represent the interests of Central Texans in Congress.
Caucuses
Congressional Army Caucus (Chairman John Carter)
Congressional Caucus on CPAs and Accountants (Chairman Mike Conaway)
Congressional Hispanic Conference (Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart; Vice-Chairman Quico Canseco)
Congressional Job Creators' Caucus (Chairman Reid Ribble)
Congressional Natural Gas Caucus (Chairman Tim Murphy; Vice-Chairman Dan Boren)
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (Chairman Jeff Miller; Vice-Chairman Mike Ross)
House General Aviation Caucus (Chairman Sam Graves)
Republican Study Committee (Chairman Jim Jordan)
Awards
2012
American Conservative Union Award
Healthcare Leadership Council- Champion of Healthcare Innovation
International Foodservice Distributors Association- Thomas Jefferson Award
U.S. Chamber of Commerce- Spirit of Enterprise Award
Texas A&M Corps of Cadets- Hall of Honor
2011
National Abstinence Education Foundation- Congressional Champion Award
Boss of the Plains Award - Congressman Flores received
Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award - Because of his commitment to the elderly, Congressman Flores earned the coveted Guardian of Seniors' Rights award from the 60 Plus Association, a national non-partisan organization advocating lower taxes and an adherence to the Constitution. 60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin said, "we seniors felt we should show our gratitude to dedicated lawmakers like Bill Flores who show compassion towards the elderly by pledging to 1) always protect Medicare, 2) always protect Social Security and 3)just as importantly, to vote against wasteful spending of our tax dollars, excessive spending that has our government now borrowing over 40 cents of every dollar it needs to pay its bills. Seniors have to balance their budgets and so should our government.”
100% Pro-Worker Score - In recognition of his dedication to workers' rights, Congressman Flores received a 100% Pro-Worker Score on the Competitive Enterprise Institute's (CEI) Labor Policy Scorecard. A public policy organization dedicated to the principles of free markets and limited government, CEI, created a Labor Scorecard, in which Flores scored 100% in support of workers' rights for the first part of the 112th Congress. The score is determined based on the CEI policy determinations that support worker freedom and the elimination of Big Labor’s privileges across the country. For updated scores maintained in real time visit www.workplacechoice.org.
2010
Texas A&M University- Distinguished Alumni Award
2003
Texas A&M University Mays Business School- Outstanding Alumni Award