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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), alongside Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Pat Ryan (NY-18) introduced the PFAS-Free Procurement Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing harmful chemical exposure by prohibiting the procurement of products containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), commonly known as PFAS. 

These chemicals are linked to a variety of health issues, including cancer, liver damage, and developmental harm. The bill would prioritize the procurement of safer, PFAS-free products by prohibiting federal agencies from renewing or entering into contracts for products containing PFOS or PFOA, including nonstick cookware, cooking utensils, furniture, carpets, and rugs treated with stain-resistant coatings. The legislation takes effect six months after enactment and would apply to all contracts entered into after that date.

“PFAS and other toxic forever chemicals continue to pose health risks to Granite Staters and communities nationwide. We must take comprehensive and commonsense action to combat PFAS contamination and ensure the well-being of Americans,” said Congressman Pappas. “This bipartisan legislation would require federal agencies to prioritize procuring PFAS-free products to protect federal employees and individuals who visit federal facilities, like veterans at VA and seniors at Social Security offices. The federal government should be a leader in addressing PFAS contamination, and this bipartisan legislation is an important step forward.”

Pappas has been a leader in addressing PFAS and advocating for improved standards, increased investment, and a stronger national focus on PFAS contamination. In 2024, following his calls for EPA to establish water quality criteria and limits on industrial PFAS discharges into water and to water treatment plants as required by his Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, EPA finally finalized a PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation which issues strict Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for PFAS chemicals and announced $1 billion in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law would be directed to help address PFAS contamination in both municipal systems and private wells, with a focus on small and rural communities.

Pappas also leads the PFAS Research and Development Reauthorization Act, the PFAS Registry Act, and the No Taxation on PFAS Remediation Act.

Full text of the PFAS-Free Procurement Act can be found here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and New Hampshire’s first openly gay member of Congress, helped re-introduce the Equality Act in the 119th Congress. Pappas is an original co-sponsor of this legislation, which passed the House in the 117th Congress.

This legislation amends existing civil rights statutes to provide LGBTQ+ Americans with the same protections all other Americans enjoy in key areas of life, including employment, housing, public accommodations, federally funded programs, education, jury selection, and credit.  The Equality Act strengthens protections not just for LGBTQ+ people but also women, as it ensures nondiscrimination protections on the basis of sex in federally funded programs and public accommodations—two areas of law where sex discrimination is currently not prohibited. The Equality Act has overwhelming public support, with more than seven in ten Americans supporting it.

“Full equality under the law. Nothing less, nothing more. That’s what the Equality Act means to LGBTQ+ Americans who for far too long have gone without these same legal protections guaranteed to others,” said Congressman Chris Pappas. “No one should be discriminated against because of who they are or whom they love. Passing the Equality Act will steer our nation closer to the promise of its founding principles by guaranteeing equality for all under the law. It’s past time to ensure the LGBTQ+ community is protected by our nation’s civil rights statutes and to move our country forward.”

Pappas serves as Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and is New Hampshire’s first openly gay member of Congress. In his role as Co-Chair of the Equality Caucus, he has helped to introduce and pass the Equality Act through the House of Representatives and enact the Respect for Marriage Act into law. Pappas also leads the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act, which would ban the use of panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in federal courts; the SERVE Act, which would guarantee and protect VA benefits for LGBTQ+ veterans; and led successful calls for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reassess policy that blocked members of the LGBTQ+ community from donating blood. 

Watch his full remarks here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Following the Francis Scott Bridge tragedy last year, Portsmouth’s Memorial Bridge was identified by NTSB to lack up-to-date vulnerability assessments

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Darren Soto (D-FL)

Soto hosted a roundtable to discuss recent attacks on Social Security with advocates and labor leaders for House Democrats’ Social Security Day of Action

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Scalise (1st District of Louisiana)

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) to discuss the progress Republicans have made on reconciliation which will champion small businesses, avoid tax hikes for 95% of Americans, unleash American energy production to bolster the economy, and strengthen our military. Leader Scalise touted our Committee Chairmen’s wins, as eight of 11 Committees will have completed their reconciliation markups by the end of the week.

Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise’s full remarks. 
On protecting small businesses through reconciliation:“It was great to hear from our Chairman of the Small Business Committee, Roger Williams. Nobody understands the value of small businesses, the importance of promoting small businesses in America better than Roger. And as chairman, he has ushered in policies and bills through that committee to allow small businesses to thrive.“If you look at the work we’re doing with the one big, beautiful bill, the reconciliation package, this is a bill that will grow more small businesses across America. It’ll create more jobs across America. It’ll create stability. If you think about the idea that if Congress were to take no action this year, there would be a four-and-a-half trillion dollar tax increase on American families. Over 95% of Americans would see a tax increase. And yet, every Democrat in Washington will be voting no on that package and would like to see every family pay more in taxes. There are so many other provisions that are so critical to getting our economy back on track, to lowering inflation, to lowering the cost of things at the grocery store, at the gas pump, that are in this bill. And we are still moving through.”On House and Senate Republicans unifying around President Trump’s agenda:“Last week, I applaud, seven Committees in Congress did their work, completely finished their work on reconciliation here in the House. Today, the Natural Resources Committee will take up their portion of the bill. That’ll be eight committees out of 11 that will already be done with all of their work this week. Then next week, the final three committees, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, will take up and finish their work to get this big, beautiful bill not only through the House process, but over to the Senate. The Speaker and I met with [Chairman] Jason Smith and [Chairman] Brett Guthrie last week in the White House with President Trump to go through some of the final details that we are getting agreement on. We’ve been working incredibly closely with the White House and with the Senate every step of the way because this bill is critically important to American families. This bill is a big piece of carrying through that Trump agenda, the mandate that the American people gave us when they elected not just Donald Trump in the White House, but a Republican House and a Republican Senate to go deliver for the families who have been struggling for way too long.”On wins in the one big, beautiful bill:“We do that with this one big, beautiful bill. Everything from tax stability in the tax code so that nobody sees a tax increase, bringing trillions of dollars of private investment back into the economy, opening up more energy production in America to reverse some of the damage Joe Biden did. Everywhere from ANWR in Alaska, some of the great work that Congressman Begich just came into Congress, vowing to fight for the citizens of Alaska and open up more areas for production there. That’s going to be in this bill. All the way down to the Gulf of America, opening up more areas for lease sales and production in the Gulf as well. All of those things are going to be in the bill. More defense funding, more border security, giving protection and technology to our border patrol agents. All of that is in the bill, too. Confronting the debt ceiling, dealing with rules and regulatory reform, all in this powerful bill. What the Education and Workforce Committee did to protect students from higher student debt. We actually protect students so that they’re not saddled with high student loans when they graduate from college. That’s in this bill as well, standing up and holding accountable the universities that were failing kids for so many years, saddling them with $200,000, $300,000 in debt without the ability to pay it back.“So many good provisions. We’re going to be bringing that bill to the floor once it’s all finished next week, and then we compile it in Budget Committee and bring it as one big, beautiful bill to the House floor and then pass it on to the Senate so that they can continue this work.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Scalise (1st District of Louisiana)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued a statement after the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released their report on the FBI’s Conclusions on the 2017 Congressional Baseball Shooting. This follows FBI Director Kash Patel providing a review of the FBI case file to the Committee, after years of previous FBI leadership dodging transparency and accountability. “This report definitively shows the FBI completely mishandled the investigation into the Congressional baseball shooting of 2017 – ignoring crucial and obvious facts in order to sell a false narrative that the shooting was not politically motivated. I want to thank FBI Director Kash Patel, Chairman Rick Crawford, and the staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for finally getting to the truth of the matter: this was a deliberate and planned act of domestic terrorism toward Republican Members of Congress.“I encourage Director Patel to adopt the recommendations of the Committee to ensure the intelligence community is rid of bias and to identify who was responsible for the misleading and incorrect conclusions and why, and ensure the FBI gets back to its mission of following the facts, wherever they may lead.” Click here to view the report. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Scalise (1st District of Louisiana)

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss how President Trump is working toward economic growth through fair trade, tax cut permanency, and negotiations with foreign countries for fair treatment. Leader Scalise also outlined the important work House committees are doing on reconciliation this month to codify President Trump’s agenda to reduce wasteful spending, ensure tax rates do not go up, put American energy first to lower prices, secure the border, and protect hardworking families.

Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise’s full interview. 
On achieving fair trade for the United States:“Well, I’m on board with it. And in fact, President Trump talked about all of these items, clearly talked about the border a lot. He talked about inflation, he talked about gas prices. He talked about getting our economy moving again. But he talked about getting fair trade with our friends and enemies around the world. And this was something he’s talked about. Really, you go back to 2016, it’s something he’s felt strongly about for a long time. Everybody, I think, knew this was going to be something the President would confront. And look, when we get out of this and we have new agreements, you know, you’ve heard Scott Bessent, over 75 countries want to renegotiate. There are a lot of countries that are in the process of negotiating a better trade deal right now. If we end up with no trade tariffs for either side, look, countries were hitting us with tariffs left and right, and we weren’t hitting them with anything. Right now, their tariffs are still higher. But if they drop their tariffs and we drop ours, I think we’re going to end up with a better economy.”On President Trump negotiating tariffs and tax cut permanency: “We know that there are countries that are talking to the White House about a new deal. You know, are they close to announcing a new deal with some of these countries? And I think it’s only going to be a few – you get Japan, you get India, you get one or two more. Everybody’s going to know, okay, that’s the template for every other country. It’s not like you’re just going to get one-off deals, and everybody else is going to be waiting for their own separate deal. I think, you know, the way it goes with the first few countries is going to be the type of deal you’re going to be seeing with other countries, too. China is going to be a unique situation because of how they treat intellectual property, how they don’t play by their own rules, they manipulate currency. But when you see, hopefully, a new set of trade deals coming where you drop tariffs on both sides, that’s what I think a lot of us would like to see. Then you’ll get a lot more stability.“The other part of that, and that’s something that we’re in the middle of right now, and that is this budget reconciliation bill. If we lock in tax rates, meaning no tax increases, and you not only renew current tax rates for 10 years, but permanently. If we get a permanent American tax code where rates aren’t going to be subject to going up depending on who’s in Congress, I think that will bring even more stability to the economy and trillions of new investment that is just sitting on the sidelines right now.”On stabilizing tax rates for hardworking families:“That’s, that’s what I’m pushing for [is to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]. I don’t want to see anybody’s tax rates go up. You know, we’re looking at a reduction for people that make tips. Obviously, no tax on tips has been a hallmark of what President Trump talked about during the campaign. And you know, [Chairman] Jason Smith and his committee is working to follow through on that. But let’s start with a baseline that nobody’s tax rates go up, meaning we keep all your rates the same. Then we can look at additional pro-growth items.“I’m saying nobody’s tax rates should go up. Nobody’s tax rates should go up. Well, look, I mean, every committee’s working through this process right now, but I think if you look at what we know is going to work to create economic growth, to bring more investment into the country. It’s lower tax rates, not higher tax rates.“Well, and we’re working on a lot of pay-fors, and in fact, the economic growth just from renewing current rates, the growth you’ll get in the economy. I’ve heard numbers from private sector groups saying there’s three, four trillion dollars sitting on the sidelines waiting for us to act. And I know CBO doesn’t recognize a lot of that kind of growth, but that’s real growth. That’s real economic activity and real wage increases for hardworking families. They will surely see it. You know, when you go to the grocery store, you will see lower food costs. That matters to families. That’s who we’re focused on.”On maximizing economic growth under President Trump’s leadership:“A lot of those things are predicated on the uncertainty with tariffs. We all know that President Trump talked about that at the State of the Union. But people like me do not think that this is going to be sustaining itself for months from now. If you fast forward two months from now – tariffs and tax rates – if you fast forward two months from now and we have a stabilized tax code and we have agreements with other countries, maybe not all 75, but let’s say you get agreements with eight countries, four countries that are major trading partners with America that drop their tariffs down. That will tell you where a lot of the off-ramps are going to go with other countries, too. And I think you’ll see the markets react to that. Will it happen? I think it will because I know how President Trump negotiates deals. He’s got a proven track record, and I think we’ve got to give him the benefit of the doubt based on his history and how he knows how to make deals. He’s here to get deals for the American workers and the American people.”On the lack of transparency in healthcare pricing:“Well, when I talk about transparency, and I’ve been very clear about this, as you mentioned, in health care, it’s the only form of pricing that you cannot find out what something costs. You know, American consumers are the best shoppers in the world. And yet, if you tried to find out what a gallbladder operation or what a heart surgery might cost, any other procedure, you can’t find it out. You can call a hospital, and they won’t give you a price. You can call five hospitals, they won’t give you any prices. That’s got to change. We want to see price transparency there. So you know what something costs. Now, if you attach political items to a cost, not, okay, here’s the price of a good, and then here’s the sales tax to that item. You know, those are fixed costs. If you’re going to start attaching other things to it that are based on political decisions, you know, that’s a different situation. We’ve never had a tariff line item for anything. And by the way, again, tariffs have been hit against us in America for decades, for generations. And presidents have just let it happen, Republican and Democrat alike. President Trump is the first President to say let’s get treated fairly.”On politically-motivated companies sharing price hikes:“That seems more political. But think about this – when you go to the pump to buy gasoline, did you see them putting an item when Joe Biden shut off American energy and prices went up, did you see them put an item going, you’re paying $4 instead of $2 a gallon because of Joe Biden’s anti-American energy policies? They didn’t do that.“But that wasn’t Shell or Chevron or the gas companies doing that, but people knew why the higher price was there. “Well, are they also going to put in when China steals our intellectual property, and that jacks up the cost of items because we’re paying for all of the IP that China is stealing, they don’t put that on an item, too.“Well, businesses can communicate with their customers however they want. That’s between a business and their customer. But then again, you know it’s why a lot of businesses don’t delve into political issues because you know some of their customers might not appreciate that, that’s again going to be some choices they have to make.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Scalise (1st District of Louisiana)

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Troy Downing (R-Mont.) to discuss the budget reconciliation committee markup process starting this week to pass an America First agenda, as we mark a productive 100 days under President Trump’s leadership. Leader Scalise outlined how budget reconciliation will unleash American energy to lower costs at the pump, stop tax hikes, secure our border, bolster our military, and protect small businesses. Leader Scalise also highlighted how Democrats refuse to partner with Republicans on these commonsense measures, instead prioritizing their anger with President Trump.

Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise’s full remarks. 
On House Committees beginning the reconciliation markup process:“Well, anybody who’s been following since the day President Trump took the oath of office for this second term knows that President Donald Trump has been working nonstop at a feverish pace to deliver results for the American people. I don’t think we’ve seen a president in 100 days get more things accomplished, follow through on more promises to get this country back on track. And we’re only 100 days in. Obviously, the things that we’ve been working with this president on are really going to be starting off in a much bigger way with this one big, beautiful bill.“The budget reconciliation process formally starts today with the reconciliation bill. Seven committees go to work this week. Next week, another four committees will continue doing that important work. And this has been about a year in the making. This is not something that happened overnight. All of our committees have been meeting both individually. We’ve been meeting with the President for about a year to get to this moment and start delivering on those things that we all ran on.”On Democrats’ anger over Republicans’ wins:“These are not just campaign promises that Donald Trump talked about on a campaign trail. This is also something that House Republicans said we would do. We said we would prevent a massive tax increase on American families. If Congress takes no action, there would be a four-and-a-half trillion dollar tax hike on families.“If you listen to Democrats who are all going to vote no on this package, let’s make no mistake about it, they’ve been clear from the beginning, they just want to obstruct everything. You saw it at the State of the Union when President Trump said, look, this 13-year-old boy beat cancer. And they all just sat there on their hands, angry because President Trump was highlighting somebody else’s success. And I think the American people got disgusted when they realized a whole major party in America is just going to oppose anything President Trump does because they hate him as an individual, even when it’s good for America. And believe me, preventing a tax increase on over 90% of American families is good for America. But every Democrat will vote no because they want a tax increase on American families. Every Democrat will vote no on a bill that’s going to secure America’s border.”On House Republicans delivering on an America First agenda: “You’ve seen President Trump deliver through executive action on things he can do. And it’s resulted in amazing results. Over 95% reduction in border crossings illegally, deportation of hardened criminals, violent gang members, murderers, rapists, finally sent back to prisons in their country where they belong, where many of them came from. And what are Democrats doing? Democrats aren’t celebrating that they’re flying to other countries to try to get hardened gang members in prisons released back into the United States. It’s lunacy. But that’s where their party is, because they are void of any ideas. They are a leaderless party. The Democrat Party literally has no leader except AOC and [Jasmine] Crockett, and Bernie Sanders. And that’s what their parties become. They’re just opposed to everything.“They don’t want to produce more American energy. But the good news is we do. That’s also going to be in this bill that we start debating to allow America to produce more energy so that we and our friends don’t have to be dependent on foreign nations like Russia or Iran for oil and natural gas. We can do more of it. We can lower costs for families. We can create more jobs at home. We can ensure that more manufacturing can be done in America. That’s all going to be part of this bill. We’re also going to make our military more competitive. Everybody knows China has been incredibly aggressive, not just their naval fleet developing hypersonic weapons. And America had fallen behind under Joe Biden. And Donald Trump said we are going to address these inadequacies. And if you look at what’s in this bill, again, addressing major problems to make our country competitive again militarily. And every Democrat will vote no on that as well. And the good news is Republicans said, well, if Democrats are just going to block everything, if Democrats want a tax hike, if Democrats do not want secure borders, if Democrats want to make our country more dependent on foreign nations for our energy, that’s why they lost the election. Those days are gone.”On President Trump’s success in his first 100 days back in office:“We can actually fix all of these problems without any Democrat support. We’d welcome their votes, we’d welcome their input. But they’ve chosen to just go the other way because their far-left radical base won’t let them work with Donald Trump on anything that’s good for America. But that hasn’t deterred President Trump. President Trump is resolute in fighting for those hardworking families who have been struggling. Again, the tax increase, when they talk about millionaires and billionaires, it’s over 90% of Americans who would see a tax increase if no action was taken. That’s families making $50,000, $60,000 a year. That’s not the rich. That’s the people who are just barely getting by, who have been struggling under the weight of the failures of Joe Biden’s economy. The waitress who’s maybe working two jobs, barely getting by. And President Trump and this Republican Congress are going to deliver on no tax on tips so that that single mom who’s maybe working two jobs can have a little bit more money in her pocket and be able to take her kids on a vacation or invest in her kids’ college. That’s what we’re doing this week as we watch the Democrats oppose everything just because they have become a party derelict of any ideas. This is a Congress of leadership and action working with a President who’s probably done more in 100 days than any other president we’ve ever seen. And the best is yet to come.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Scalise (1st District of Louisiana)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As we reach the first 100 days under President Trump’s leadership, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement highlighting the progress House Republicans have made in furthering President Trump’s America First agenda:  “Just 100 days into his second term, President Trump has already taken historic action at a whirlwind pace to turn our country around, reversing so much damage done by the Biden Administration and following through on his promise to put America first. Illegal border crossings have drastically declined, criminal aliens are being deported en masse, consumer prices and inflation are dropping, companies are investing trillions of dollars back into America, domestic energy production is being unleashed, gas prices are dropping, and much more. “House Republicans are working hard to do our part to further President Trump’s America First agenda, passing legislation to secure our border, keep families safe, unleash American energy, support American job growth, and increase government efficiency. We passed legislation like the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Trump, to protect our citizens from criminal illegal aliens. We also passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act to prevent men from competing in women’s sports. To ensure only American citizens are voting in federal elections, we passed the SAVE Act, and to safeguard American energy, we passed legislation such as the Protecting American Energy Production Act.”Additionally, House Republicans have passed 10 CRAs overturning costly and unnecessary regulations from the Biden Administration that crush American businesses, raise costs, and take away consumer choice, as well as the Midnight Rules Relief Act to keep the administrative state out of our homes. When partisan judges attempted to hinder President Trump from carrying out the policy agenda he was elected to deliver, we passed the No Rogue Rulings Act to prevent them from issuing nationwide injunctions. “These are just a few things House Republicans have accomplished working with President Trump, but we are far from done. Congress has a critical role to play in helping the President renew the American dream and make our nation great again, particularly through the reconciliation process. We are currently drafting one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in history in one big, beautiful bill that will deliver on President Trump’s full agenda. Republicans won’t stop fighting to take President Trump’s great vision for our nation – an America that is safe, strong, free, and full of opportunity – and make it a reality, for Americans today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.”Make America Safe Again ✅Border 

H.R. 29 (Collins) – Laken Riley Act: Holds the Biden Administration accountable for their role in these tragedies through their open border policies, requires detention of illegal aliens who commit theft and mandates ICE take them into custody, and allows a state to sue the Federal government on behalf of their citizens for not enforcing the border laws, particularly in the case of parole.

Passed 264-159

Republicans: 216-0
Democrats: 48-159

Senate version became law on 1/29/25

H.R. 30 (Mace) – Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make illegal immigrants who are convicted of, who admit having committed, or who admit committing sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable from the United States.

Passed 274-145

Republicans: 213-0
Democrats: 61-145

H.R. 27 (Griffith) – HALT Fentanyl Act: Permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances (FRS) in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, guarantees law enforcement has the resources to keep these drugs off the street, and allows for further research of FRS.

Passed 312-108

Republicans: 214-1
Democrats: 98-107

H.R. 35 (Ciscomani) – Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act: Creates new criminal offenses for operating a vehicle within 100 miles of the southern border while fleeing from Border Patrol agents, or any law enforcement officer assisting the U.S. Border Patrol, including serious jail time and prohibition from ever receiving legal status in the United States.

Passed 264-155

Republicans: 214-0
Democrats: 50-155

Online Safety

S. 146 (Sen. Cruz) – TAKE IT DOWN Act: Prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence.

Passed 409-2

Republicans: 207-2
Democrats: 202-0

Foreign Relations

H.R. 23 (Roy) – Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act: Imposes sanctions on the ICC or any foreign actor who supports their effort to arrest, detain, or prosecute protected persons of the United States and its allies, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant.

Passed 243-140-1

Republicans: 198-0-1
Democrats: 45-140

H.R. 1048 (Baumgartner) – DETERRENT Act: Protects our institutions of higher education from foreign interference by strengthening disclosure requirements for foreign gifts and contracts, and in some cases, banning contracts between these schools and certain foreign entities of concern.

Passed 241-169

Republicans: 210-1
Democrats: 31-168

H.R. 33 (Smith-MO) – United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act: Strengthens the U.S. economic alliance with Taiwan and enhances our competitive position by providing targeted and expedited relief from double taxation on cross-border investment between America and Taiwan through tax code changes and authorizing the President to broker and enter into a tax agreement relative to Taiwan.

Passed 423-1

Republicans: 213-1
Democrats: 210-0

Women’s Sports

H.R. 28 (Steube) – Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: Prevents schools from allowing biological males to compete in school athletic programs for women or girls by stating that sex in an athletic competition must be defined by genetics at birth, and withholding federal funding from schools that facilitate athletic programs where biological men compete against biological women.

Passed 218-206-1

Republicans: 216-0
Democrats: 2-206-1

Life

H.R. 21 (Wagner) – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Secures medical protections for babies that survive an attempted abortion, requiring health care providers to administer the same medical care they would to a fetus born prematurely at the same age, transport the child to the hospital, and report violations to law enforcement.

Passed 217-204

Republicans: 216-0
Democrats: 1-204

Make America Grow Again ✅Energy 

H.R. 26 (Pfluger) – Protecting American Energy Production Act: Prevents a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to protect American energy production, and expresses that states have primacy over energy production on state and private land.

Passed 226-188

Republicans: 210-0
Democrats: 16-188

S.J. Res. 11 (Sen. Kennedy) – Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources CRA: Disapproves the Biden BOEM’s rule requiring oil and gas lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report for certain exploration or development activities on the Outer Continental Shelf to protect marine archeological resources like shipwrecks and so-called “cultural resources,” blocking increases in domestic energy production, weakening energy independence, and raising costs for consumers.

Passed 221-202-1

Republicans: 212-1-1
Democrats: 9-201

Signed into law 3/14/25

H.J. Res. 35 (Pfluger) – Waste Emissions Charge CRA: Disapproves the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems,” rule that imposes a significant fee (WEC) on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities that exceed specific levels, preventing the rule from raising costs for consumers, reducing domestic energy production, and increasing reliance on foreign energy sources.

Passed 220-206

Republicans: 214-1
Democrats: 6-205

Signed into law 3/14/25

Budget

H.Con. Res. 14 (Arrington) – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034: Establishes a congressional budget for the U.S. Government that delivers for Americans by cutting waste and government spending, reducing burdensome regulations, providing tax cuts that support families and small businesses, supporting domestic energy production and security, and securing the border.

Passed 217-215

Republicans: 217-1
Democrats: 0-214

Passed in Senate 4/5/25

Senate Amendment to H.Con. Res. 14 (Arrington) – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034: Establishes a congressional budget for the U.S. Government that delivers for Americans by cutting waste and government spending, reducing burdensome regulations, providing tax cuts that support families and small businesses, supporting domestic energy production and security, and securing the border.

Passed 216-214

Republicans: 216-2
Democrats: 0-212

Crypto

H.J. Res. 25 (Carey) – Digital Asset Sales CRA: Overturns Biden’s rule that would require brokers to report gross proceeds from crypto sales and other digital asset transactions, including data about the taxpayers involved, increasing tax filing burdens, stifling innovation, and raising privacy concerns over the sharing of taxpayers’ personal information.

Passed 292-132-1

Republicans: 216-0
Democrats: 76-132-1

Signed into law 4/10/25

Consumer Financial Protection

S.J. Res. 28 (Sen. Ricketts) – Digital Wallets CRA: Reverses the Biden Administration CFPB’s rule “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications,” that would allow the CFPB more oversight power over non-bank entities that complete 50 million digital transactions a year, providing no benefit to consumers or the market and placing significant burdens on businesses that use digital payments.

Passed 219-211

Republicans: 219-0
Democrats: 0-211

Passed Senate 3/5/25

S.J. Res. 18 (Sen. Scott-SC) – Overdraft Price Controls CRA: Nullifies the Biden CFPB’s final rule “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions,” preventing the price cap limitations on overdraft fees from taking effect, ensuring overdraft services remain accessible for American consumers.

Passed 217-211

Republicans: 217-1
Democrats: 0-210

Passed Senate 3/27/25 

Make America Free Again ✅Consumer Choice

H.J. Res 20 (Palmer) – Gas Water Heaters CRA: Expresses congressional disapproval of the Biden Department of Energy’s  “Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters,” rule that effectively bans certain natural gas water heaters from the market, burdening consumers and threatening their choice.

Passed 221-198

Republicans: 210-0
Democrats: 11-198

Passed Senate 4/10/25

H.J. Res. 24 (Bice) – Walk-in Coolers & Freezers CRA: Overturns the Biden Administration’s “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers” rule imposing new or amended energy efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified.

Passed 203-182

Republicans: 197-0
Democrats: 6-182

Passed Senate 4/3/25

H.J. Res. 75 (Goldman-TX) – Commercial Fridges & Freezers CRA: Overturns the Biden Administration’s “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers” rule imposing new or amended energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified.

Passed 214-193

Republicans: 209-0
Democrats: 5-193

H.J. Res. 61 (Griffith) – Rubber Tire Manufacturing CRA: Overturns the Biden EPA’s harmful “NESHAP for Rubber Tire Manufacturing” rule that establishes new emissions standards for rubber tire manufacturing, preventing it from increasing compliance costs for the industry and placing a heavier financial burden on smaller businesses, which would result in higher prices for consumers.

Passed 216-202

Republicans: 209-1
Democrats: 7-201

H.J. Res. 42 (Clyde) – Energy Conservation Standards CRA: Disapproves the Biden DOE’s “Energy Conservation-Appliance Standards, Certification and Labeling” rule which expands certification and labeling for the Department of Energy’s conservation standards program and could slow the introduction of products to market, reduce options for consumers, and affect supply chains and inventories.

Passed 222-203

Republicans: 215-0
Democrats: 7-203 

Make America Efficient Again ✅
Reining In Executive Actions

H.R. 77 (Biggs-AZ) – Midnight Rules Relief Act: Amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to disapprove multiple rules through one joint resolution if those rules were issued during the last year of a President’s term in office.

Passed 212-208

Republicans: 211-1
Democrats: 1-207

Election Security

H.R. 22 (Roy) – SAVE Act: Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, requiring individuals to provide proof of United States citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.

Passed 220-208

Republicans: 216-0
Democrats: 4-208

Judicial Oversight

H.R. 1526 (Issa) – NORRA of 2025: Prevents partisan judges from abusing their authority and issuing politically motivated nationwide injunctions that inhibit the President from carrying out the policy agenda the American people elected him to implement by blocking federal judges from issuing injunctions that extend beyond specific parties involved in a case.

Passed 219-213

Republicans: 219-1
Democrats: 0-212

Fraud

H.R. 1156 (Smith-MO) – Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act: Extends the statute of limitations to ten years for fraudulent unemployment claims funded by federal pandemic unemployment programs by amending the CARES Act, allowing federal law enforcement to continue prosecuting fraudsters and criminals and recover billions of taxpayer dollars lost to fraud during COVID-19.

Passed 295-127

Republicans: 212-0
Democrats: 83-127

Public Lands

H.R. 471 (Westerman) – Fix Our Forests Act: Expedites and improves forest management activities on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands, tribal lands, and National Forest System lands, deters frivolous litigation that delays important projects, promotes collaboration across jurisdictions, prioritizes treatments in the forests with highest risk of wildfire, and encourages active forest management.

Passed 279-141

Republicans: 215-0
Democrats: 64-141

Appropriations

H.R. 1968 (Cole) – Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Extends government funding through September 30, 2025, keeping the government open and serving the American people while we fight to reduce wasteful government spending and lower our debt.

Passed 217-213

Republicans: 216-1
Democrats: 1-212

Signed into law 3/15/25

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement:

“As Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged both India and Pakistan, we must avoid armed conflict and escalation. India has not provided the world with strong evidence that the terrible terrorist attack in Kashmir was the result of actions taken by the Pakistani government. Let us hope that the Pakistani government does not escalate this crisis and that its response is de-escalatory.”

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