{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/Scalise%E2%80%99s-Summer-Update%3ARepublicans-Deliver-Wins-for-American-Workers-and-Families", "Scalise\u2019s Summer Update: Republicans Deliver Wins for American Workers and Families", "2023-07-28", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", "scalise", "https://scalise.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "July 28, 2023\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 After seven months of House Republicans' majority, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in fulfilling their Commitment to America agenda:\n\n\"Since taking the majority, House Republicans have worked tirelessly to achieve win after win accomplishing the goals laid out in our Commitment to America: preserving freedom, strengthening our economy, protecting communities, and holding the government accountable.\n\n\"Seven months into the 118th Congress, the Republican House majority has passed more rule bills and sent more rule bills to the desk of the President than the Democrat majority in the 117th Congress did in seven months with one-party control of the House, Senate, and White House.\n\n\"Whether it\u2019s lowering energy costs for families, fighting to close the border, reining in federal overreach, supporting our men and women in uniform, stopping out-of-control government spending, or halting the flow of fentanyl, House Republicans continue to bring legislation to the floor to combat Democrats\u2019 radical policies and get our country back on track.\n\n\"We have also launched several oversight investigations, including investigations into the Biden family\u2019s influence peddling schemes, politically motivated abuse of power in federal agencies, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas\u2019 failures at our southern border. The American people deserve transparency, and House Republicans are here to provide answers.\n\n\"With crises on all fronts, corruption throughout the administrative state, and Americans still struggling under high inflation, the Biden Administration is failing families at every turn. House Republicans won\u2019t stop taking action on the House Floor or holding oversight investigations to deliver on our promises to the American people. We\u2019re working for you, and we\u2019re just getting started.\"\n\n117th First Seven Months v. 118th First Seven Months:\n\nRule Bills passed:\n\n118th: 50\n\n117th: 46\n\nRule Bills to POTUS\u2019 Desk:\n\n118th: 12\n\n117th: 7\n\nA Future That\u2019s Built on Freedom \u2705\n\nSmall Businesses\n\nH.R. 3799 (Hern) \u2013 CHOICE Arrangement Act: Codifies the Trump Administration's two rules to ensure small business owners and employees are able to have more affordable health care options, includes a new notification to employers to make sure they know these options exist, and protects the self-insured market that employers depend on.\n\nPassed 220-209\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 0-209\n\nH.R. 1640 (Lesko) \u2013 Save Our Gas Stoves Act: Prohibits the Department of Energy from imposing their proposed rule to ban gas stoves by amending the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and clarifyies that the DOE cannot issue standards that effectively ban a product based on the fuel it uses.\n\nPassed 249-181\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 29-181\n\nH.R. 1615 (Armstrong) \u2013 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act: Blocks the CPSC from issuing a radical rule to ban gas stoves and bars the use of federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a banned hazardous product.\n\nPassed 248-180\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 29-180\n\nSecond Amendment\n\nH.J. Res. 44 (Clyde) \u2013 Pistol Brace CRA: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to \"Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'\"\n\nPassed 219-210\n\nRepublicans: 217-2\n\nDemocrats: 2-208\n\nH.R. 3091 (Fry) \u2013 Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act: Directs the General Services Administration to allow law enforcement officers to buy retired service weapons.\n\nPassed 232-198\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 13-198\n\nWomen's Sports\n\nH.R. 734 (Steube) \u2013 Protection of Women and Girls in Sports: Prevents biological males from competing in school athletic programs for women or girls.\n\nPassed 219-203\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 0-203\n\nParents in Education\n\nH.R. 5 (Letlow) \u2013 Parents Bill of Rights Act: Provides transparency for parents and guardians by establishing various notification requirements for school curriculum\n\nPassed 213-208\n\nRepublicans: 213-5\n\nDemocrats: 0-203\n\nCOVID-19\n\nH.J. Res. 7 (Gosar) \u2013 Terminates the COVID-19 national emergency\n\nPassed 229-197\n\nRepublicans: 218-0\n\nDemocrats: 11-197\n\nSigned into law 4/10/2023\n\nScheduling H.R. 382 and H.J. Res. 7 on the floor accelerated the need for the Biden Administration to announce the end of the COVID-19 emergency declarations.\n\nHouse Democrats overwhelmingly opposed this bill by a vote of 11-197.\n\nH.R. 185 (Massie) \u2013 Ends CDC\u2019s requirement for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers entering the United States\n\nPassed 227-201\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 7-201\n\nH.R. 139 (Comer) \u2013 SHOW UP Act: Requires federal agencies to return to pre-pandemic teleworking policies\n\nPassed 221-206\n\nRepublicans: 218-1\n\nDemocrats: 3-205\n\nH.R. 497 (Duncan) \u2013 Freedom for Health Care Workers Act: Terminates the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers\n\nPassed 227-203\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 7-203\n\nH.R. 382 (Guthrie) \u2013 Pandemic is Over Act: Terminates the COVID-19 public health emergency\n\nPassed 220-210\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 0-210\n\nThe Biden administration released a Statement of Administration Policy on January 30, 2023 announcing the expiration of the COVID-19 public health and national emergency on May 11, 2023\n\nStanding up to Socialism\n\nH. Con. Res. 9 (Salazar) - Denouncing the horrors of socialism\n\nPassed 328-86\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 109-86-14\n\nKeeps America free from the implementation of socialist policies in the United States\n\nAn Economy That\u2019s Strong \u2705\n\nEnergy\n\nH.R.1 (Scalise) \u2013 Lower Energy Costs Act: Increases domestic energy production and exportation, reduces regulatory burdens, and reforms permitting across all sectors of the economy\n\nPassed 225-204\n\nRepublicans: 221-1\n\nDemocrats: 4-203\n\nH.R. 21 (Rodgers) \u2013 Strategic Production Response Act: Limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until DOE develops a plan to increase percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production\n\nPassed 221-205\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 1-205\n\nModified open rule allowed for the consideration of 78 amendments on the House floor\n\n147 amendments were submitted for pre-printing\n\nH.R. 22 (Rodgers) \u2013 Protecting America\u2019s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China: Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from selling petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to any entities under the ownership or influence of the CCP\n\nPassed 331-97\n\nRepublicans: 218-0\n\nDemocrats: 113-97\n\nBudget\n\nH.R. 2811 (Arrington) \u2013 Limit, Save, Grow Act: Limits federal spending, saves taxpayer dollars, and grows the economy.\n\nPassed 217-215\n\nDemocrats: 0-211\n\nRepublicans: 217-4\n\nH.R. 3746 (McHenry) \u2013 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: Makes vital and meaningful cuts to government spending, gets rid of red tape that\u2019s limiting American growth, holds the executive branch accountable for its spending, and avoids default on our national debt.\n\nPassed 314-117\n\nRepublicans: 149-71\n\nDemocrats: 165-46\n\nReining In Executive Actions\n\nH.R. 347 (Stefanik) \u2013 REIN IN Act: Requires the Biden administration to publish the inflationary impact of executive actions before enacting them.\n\nPassed 272-148\n\nRepublicans: 213-4\n\nDemocrats: 59-144\n\n15 amendments offered on the floor\n\nFraud\n\nH.R. 1163 (Smith-MO) \u2013 Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act: Protects taxpayers by incentivizing states to recover fraudulent payments, improving program integrity to prevent future fraud, and extending the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud.\n\nPassed 230-200\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 10-200\n\nProtecting Reliable Borrowers\n\nH.R. 3564 (Davidson) \u2013 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023: Cancels the Federal Housing Finance Agency\u2019s changes to single-family mortgage pricing framework that makes reliable borrowers with good credit subsidize riskier loans, and makes sure such changes cannot be done in the future.\n\nPassed 230-189\n\nRepublicans: 216-0\n\nDemocrats: 14-189\n\nA Nation That\u2019s Safe \u2705\n\nBorder\n\nH.R. 2 (Diaz-Balart) \u2013 Secure the Border Act of 2023: Fixes our broken asylum system, hires more Border Patrol agents and provide them with resources they need, reinstates Trump-era policies like Remain in Mexico, and forces the Biden Administration to resume building the border wall.\n\nPassed 219-213\n\nRepublicans: 219-2\n\nDemocrats: 0-211\n\nH. Res. 461 (Miller-Meeks) \u2013 Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States.\n\nPassed 223-201\n\nRepublicans: 216-0\n\nDemocrats: 7-201\n\nH.R. 467 (Griffith) \u2013 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.\n\nPassed 289-133\n\nRepublicans: 215-1\n\nDemocrats: 74-132\n\nH.R. 3941 (Molinaro) \u2013 Schools Not Shelters Act: Bans the use of public elementary schools, secondary schools, or institutions of higher education as shelters for illegal immigrants.\n\nPassed 222-201\n\nRepublicans: 218-0\n\nDemocrats: 4-201\n\nNational Defense\n\nH.R. 2670 (Rogers) \u2013 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: Counters the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s aggression, boosts oversight of the Biden Administration\u2019s Department of Defense, supports members of our military and their families, and saves taxpayers billions of dollars while still investing in a secure defense industrial base and innovative technologies to support our national defense.\n\nPassed 219-210\n\nRepublicans: 215-4\n\nDemocrats: 4-206\n\nH.R. 4366 (Carter) \u2013 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024: Provides FY24 appropriations for military construction, the VA, and related agencies that honor our commitment to veterans, support a strong national security, and keep the executive branch in check.\n\nPassed 219-211\n\nRepublicans: 219-2\n\nDemocrats: 0-209\n\nH. Con. Res. 57 (Pfluger) \u2013 Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel.\n\nPassed 412-9\n\nRepublicans: 217-0\n\nDemocrats: 195-9\n\nH.R. 3099 (Lawler) \u2013 Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act: Establishes the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords within the Department of State.\n\nPassed 413-13\n\nRepublicans: 214-2\n\nDemocrats: 199-11\n\nH. Res. 311 (Wagner) \u2013 Encouraging the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords to urge other nations to normalize relations with Israel and ensure that existing agreements reap tangible security and economic benefits for the citizens of those countries and all peoples in the region.\n\nPassed 401-19\n\nRepublicans: 215-1\n\nDemocrats: 186-18\n\nH. Res. 240 (Williams-NY) \u2013 Condemning recent actions taken by the Russian military to down a United States Air Force drone.\n\nPassed 410-0\n\nRepublicans: 212-0\n\nDemocrats: 198-0\n\nH. Con. Res. 7 (Tenney) \u2013 Condemning the Iranian regime's human rights abuses against the brave women and men of Iran peacefully demonstrating in more than 133 cities.\n\nPassed 240-1\n\nRepublicans: 216-1\n\nDemocrats: 204-0\n\nFederal Aviation Reauthorization\n\nH.R. 3935 (Graves-MO) \u2013 Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years.\n\nPassed 351-69\n\nRepublicans: 187-31\n\nDemocrats: 164-38\n\nChina\n\nS. 619 (Hawley) - COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023: Requires the Biden administration to declassify information relating to the potential links between Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origins of COVID-19\n\nPassed 419-0\n\nSigned into law 3/20/2023\n\nH. Res. 104 (McCaul) \u2013 Condemning the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.\n\nPassed 419-0 under suspension of the rules\n\nH. Res. 11 (McCarthy) \u2013 Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party\n\nPassed 365-65\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 146-65\n\nH.R. 1107 (Kim) \u2013 PRC is Not a Developing Country Act: Requires the Department of State to take actions to stop China from being classified as a developing country by international organizations.\n\nPassed 415-0\n\nRepublicans: 215-0\n\nDemocrats: 200-0\n\nH.R. 1159 (Wagner) \u2013 Amending the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020: Modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship\n\nPassed 404-7\n\nRepublicans: 216-0\n\nDemocrats: 188-7\n\nH.R. 1189 (Mast) \u2013 Undersea Cable Control Act: Prevents foreign adversaries from acquiring goods and technologies capable of supporting the construction, maintenance, or operation of undersea cable projects.\n\nPassed by voice\n\nH.R. 1154 (Smith-NJ) \u2013 Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023: Imposes sanctions on persons involved in forced organ trafficking and authorizes the Department of State to revoke the passports of individuals convicted of certain crimes related to organ trafficking.\n\nPassed 413-2\n\nRepublicans: 211-2\n\nDemocrats: 202-0\n\nH.R. 1093 (McCaul) \u2013 AUKUS Reporting: Requires the State Department to report to Congress on their efforts to implement the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States\n\nPassed 393-4\n\nRepublicans: 209-0\n\nDemocrats: 184-4\n\nCrime & Oversight\n\nH.J. Res. 26 (Clyde) \u2013 Disapproving the action of the D.C. Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act\n\nPassed 250-173\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 31-173\n\nSigned into law 3/20/2023\n\nHouse Democrats overwhelmingly opposed this legislation.\n\nAfter Biden announced he would sign the bill if passed by the Senate, the Senate passed H.J. Res. 26 by a vote of 81-14.\n\nForced Dems to vote against D.C. statehood or vote against making America safe\n\nH.J. Res. 24 (Comer) \u2013 Disapproving the action of the D.C. Council in providing voting rights for non-residents\n\nPassed 260-162\n\nRepublicans: 218-0\n\nDemocrats: 42-162\n\nPolice\n\nH. Con. Res. 40 (Buck) \u2013 Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.\n\nPassed 301-119-3\n\nRepublicans: 214-2\n\nDemocrats: 87-117-3\n\nH.J. Res. 42 (Clyde) \u2013 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022\n\nPassed 229-189\n\nRepublicans: 215-0\n\nDemocrats: 14-189\n\nH.R. 2494 (Garbarino) \u2013 POLICE Act of 2023: Makes assaulting a police officer a deportable offense.\n\nPassed 255-175\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 36-175\n\nLife\n\nH.R. 26 (Wagner) \u2013 Born-alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Requires medical care for children who survive abortion procedures\n\nPassed 220-210\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats:1-210\n\nRepublicans protect all Americans, including the unborn\n\nH. Con. Res. 3 (Johnson-LA) \u2013 Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches\n\nPassed 222-209\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 3-209\n\nRepublicans protect all Americans, including the unborn\n\nA Government That\u2019s Accountable \u2705\n\nOversight Investigations\n\nIRS Whistleblower Investigation:\n\nThe Ways and Means, Judiciary, and Oversight Committees are working together to investigate allegations by two seasoned IRS agents and a former FBI agent that Hunter Biden and the whole Biden family received preferential treatment from the IRS and DOJ.\n\nThese former agents came forward to flag anomalies at their agencies but ended up substantiating allegations that the Biden family engaged in a multinational \u201cpay for play\u201d scheme beginning when Joe Biden was vice president.\n\nKey Evidence:\n\nAn interactive timeline of the Biden\u2019s pay for play schemes\n\nOversight Committee report showing the Bidens\u2019 dealings with foreign countries\n\nBiden Bank Records Memorandum showing the family created over 20 shell companies\n\nKey Findings from the IRS Whistleblowers\n\nWhistleblowers\u2019 transcripts, press release, and links\n\nFollow-up letters seeking more transcribed interviews in the wake of the IRS whistleblowers\u2019 explosive testimony\n\nFBI Form 1023 alleging then-Vice President Joe Biden engaged in a bribery and extortion scheme and ultimately received $5 million from a Burisma executive\n\nTransparency\n\nH. Res. 12 (Jordan) \u2013 Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary\n\nPassed 221-211\n\nRepublicans: 221-0\n\nDemocrats: 0-211\n\nHolding the Biden Administration Accountable\n\nS.J. Res. 11 (Fischer) \u2013 Trucker Emissions CRA: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to \"Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards\"\n\nPassed 221-203\n\nRepublicans: 217-1\n\nDemocrats: 4-202\n\nH.R. 277 (Cammack) \u2013 REINS Act of 2023: Requires congressional approval before \u201cmajor rules\u201d \u2013 such as those with an annual effect on the economy of at least $100 million or those that cause a major increase in prices \u2013 can take effect, instead of expressing disapproval after.\n\nPassed 221-210\n\nRepublicans: 220-0\n\nDemocrats: 1-210\n\nH.J. Res. 45 (Good) \u2013 Student Loans CRA: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to \"Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans\"\n\nPassed 218-203\n\nRepublicans: 216-0\n\nDemocrats: 2-203\n\nH.R. 288 (Fitzgerald) \u2013 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023 (SOPRA): Restores proper constitutional separation of powers by amending the Administrative Procedure Act to override Chevron deference and require courts to decide disputes over interpretation of statutory text.\n\nPassed 220-211\n\nRepublicans: 219-1\n\nDemocrats: 1-210\n\nH.J. Res. 39 (Posey) \u2013 Solar Panel CRA: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to \"Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414\".\n\nPassed 221-202\n\nRepublicans: 209-8\n\nDemocrats: 12-194\n\nH.R. 23 (Smith-NE) \u2013 Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act: Rescinds funding for 87,000 IRS agents allocated by the Inflation Reduction Act\n\nPassed 221-210\n\nRepublicans: 221-0\n\nDemocrats: 0-210\n\nH.R. 140 (Comer) \u2013 Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act: Prohibits federal employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity\n\nPassed 219-206\n\nRepublicans: 219-0\n\nDemocrats: 0-206\n\nH.J. Res. 30 (Barr) \u2013 Disapproving of the Biden administration\u2019s ESG requirements for retirement investments\n\nPassed 216-204\n\nRepublicans: 215-0\n\nDemocrats: 1-204\n\nForced first veto of the Biden administration on March 20, 2023\n\nH.J. Res. 27 (Graves-MO) \u2013 WOTUS CRA: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to \"Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'\"\n\nPassed 227-198\n\nRepublicans: 218-1\n\nDemocrats: 9-197\n\nAfter passing the Senate by a 53-43 vote, the White House vetoed this legislation.\n\nS.J. Res. 9 (Marshall) \u2013 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to \"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status with Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment\".\n\nPassed 221-206\n\nRepublicans: 217-1\n\nDemocrats: 4-205\n\nS.J. 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