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Gerald Connolly — Democratic U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th Congressional District (official headshot)

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US Representative from VA

District: 11 • Democrat

2025 Alignment:

N/A

Lifetime Alignment:

5.14%

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District Performance
Cook PVI Rating: D+18 (Solid D)
District Estimate: 5%
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Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11) is tracked on the Institute for Legislative Analysis legislative scorecard. Across 3 years rated, Gerald Connolly's lifetime ILA score averages 5%, with 413 votes recorded across 426 scored bills. Highest category scores: Local and National Security (20%), Law and Scope of Government (13%), and Tax and Fiscal (10%). Gerald Connolly represents Virginia's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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H.J.Res. 20House 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden Rule at the Department of Energy that Effectively Bans Popular Natural Gas Tankless Water Heaters

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters" and published on December 26, 2024. The underlying rule set new federal efficiency standards for gas-fired instantaneous (tankless) water heaters, including widely used non-condensing models. According to supporters, the rule was designed in a way that effectively pushes non-condensing units out of the market and forces homeowners and small businesses into more expensive options and complicated retrofits. They argue this is part of a broader regulatory playbook where Washington uses appliance rules to squeeze out natural gas products, shrinking consumer choice while raising costs for everyday replacements and home repairs.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop unelected regulators from using appliance standards as a backdoor ban that raises costs and limits consumer choice. Repealing this rule helps prevent federal bureaucrats from dictating what energy options Americans are allowed to use in their homes and businesses.
H.J.Res. 24House 2025-20261x

Blocking Biden's Costly Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Energy Standards Mandate by Overturning a Department of Energy Rule

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers" and published on December 23, 2024. The underlying rule establishes new federal energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers commonly used by grocery stores, restaurants, warehouses, and other commercial facilities. According to supporters, the repeal of the Biden rule would stop Washington from using one-size-fits-all efficiency mandates to dictate the design and purchase of essential refrigeration equipment. They argue these mandates drive up compliance and replacement costs, squeeze small businesses, and ultimately raise prices for consumers as businesses are forced to absorb yet another layer of federal micromanagement.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein in costly, top-down energy mandates imposed by unelected regulators. Repealing this rule helps protect small businesses and consumers from bureaucratic micromanagement that drives up prices.
H.J.Res. 25House 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden IRS Rule that Grows Financial Surveillance Through Expanded Crypto "Broker" Reporting

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal an Internal Revenue Service rule titled "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales" and published on December 30, 2024. The underlying rule expands who the IRS treats as a "broker" for digital asset sales and would require covered entities to report gross proceeds and send new tax statements tied to crypto transactions. According to supporters, repealing the Biden rule would stop Washington from rewriting the definition of "broker" to sweep in parts of the digital asset economy that do not operate like traditional brokerages, including technology platforms that cannot realistically collect the personal data the rule demands. They argue the Biden rule is less about honest tax administration and more about building a new reporting regime that turns financial innovation into a compliance trap, pushing lawful activity overseas while increasing the federal government's ability to monitor Americans' economic lives.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop the IRS from expanding surveillance-style reporting mandates that go beyond clear statutory authority and punish emerging technologies. Repealing this rule helps protect financial privacy and innovation from bureaucratic overreach.
H.J.Res. 35House 2025-20261x

Repealing Biden's EPA Methane Fee Rule That Grows Federal Penalties and Drives Up Domestic Energy Costs

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" and published on November 18, 2024. The underlying rule sets the compliance framework for the federal "waste emissions charge," including how covered facilities calculate emissions, use "netting," and qualify for exemptions, with EPA positioned to assess penalties when standards are not met. According to supporters, this rule is the enforcement engine for a Washington created methane tax that punishes American oil and gas production, increases compliance burdens across the supply chain, and ultimately raises energy prices for families and job creators. They argue it hands regulators another tool to pressure domestic producers while making the U.S. less competitive and more dependent on foreign energy.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop the federal government from using regulatory schemes and penalty regimes to tax and micromanage domestic energy production. Repealing this rule helps block bureaucratic enforcement that would raise costs and expand Washington's control over the energy economy.
H.J.Res. 42House 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden Rule at the Department of Energy that Imposed Unnecessary Labeling and Certification Mandates on Consumer Appliances.

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment" and published on October 9, 2024. The underlying rule imposed new federal paperwork, labeling, and reporting requirements and expanded enforcement provisions across a wide range of everyday appliances and equipment. It covered roughly 20 product categories, reaching into items like dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners and heat pumps, battery chargers, light bulbs, and other common products used by families and employers. According to supporters, by nullifying the rule, the resolution would stop Washington from turning routine appliances into a compliance headache where manufacturers face more audits, more forms, and more threats of enforcement, and then pass those costs along to everyone at the checkout counter.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in unelected regulators that keep adding paperwork mandates and enforcement traps that raise prices and restrict consumer choice. Repealing this rule helps protect businesses from another round of bureaucratic micromanagement.
H.J.Res. 61House 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden EPA Rule that Imposed Costly New Emissions Mandates on U.S. Tire Manufactures.

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing" and published on November 29, 2024. The underlying rule imposed new federal emissions standards on parts of the rubber tire manufacturing process and expanded EPA's regulatory reach over domestic tire plants. According to supporters, repealing the Biden rule would stop Washington from piling more red tape and expensive compliance demands onto an industry that supports thousands of American jobs and produces an essential product used by nearly every household and business. They argue the mandate would raise production costs, squeeze smaller facilities the hardest, and push more manufacturing out of the United States.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should block unaccountable bureaucrats from imposing costly mandates that punish domestic manufacturing through backdoor rulemaking. Repealing this EPA action helps protect jobs, affordability, and U.S. competitiveness by reining in regulatory overreach.
H.J.Res. 75House 2025-20261x

Blocking Biden's Costly Commercial Refrigeration Energy Standards Mandate by Overturning a Department of Energy Rule

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Craig Goldman (R-TX), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers" and published on January 21, 2025. The underlying rule establishes new federal energy conservation standards for common commercial refrigeration equipment used by grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and other businesses. According to supporters, the repeal of the Biden rule would stop Washington from using one-size-fits-all efficiency mandates to dictate what equipment businesses can buy and how much it must cost to comply. These types of federal standards often function as a hidden tax on everyday commerce by forcing expensive redesigns, accelerating replacement cycles, and raising operating and purchase costs that ultimately get passed on to consumers.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in costly, top-down energy mandates imposed by unelected regulators. Repealing this rule helps protect small businesses and consumers from bureaucratic micromanagement that drives up prices.
H.R. 1048House 2025-20261x

Exposing Foreign Influence in Higher Education by Strengthening Transparency Requirements Through the DETERRENT Act

Against
Limited
Government
The "Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act" (DETERRENT Act), introduced by Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements related to foreign gifts and contracts involving institutions of higher education. The bill updates Section 117 by lowering the reporting threshold for many foreign gifts and contracts, requiring regular reporting, and tightening rules for transactions connected to countries and entities of concern. It also aims to stop colleges and universities from quietly taking money tied to hostile foreign interests while benefiting from massive federal support and taxpayer-backed student aid. According to supporters, the measure is designed to deter foreign regimes from buying access, shaping campus policies, and gaining leverage over research, speech, and academic programs through opaque financial relationships.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayers should not subsidize institutions that conceal foreign financial entanglements, especially when those ties can undermine national security and public accountability. Strong transparency rules help prevent backdoor influence operations without creating new federal spending programs.
H.R. 1048 (Scott Amdt. 3)House 2025-20261x

Empowering Unaccountable Bureaucrats at the Department of Education to Rewrite Foreign Gift Reporting Rules by Amending the DETERRENT Act

Against
Limited
Government
The Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) amendment #3 to the DETERRENT Act, would restructure how colleges and universities report foreign gifts and contracts under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. The amendment would shift more control to the Department of Education to redesign and administer the foreign funding reporting regime through an agency-driven process rather than through clear, fixed standards enacted by Congress. In practice, it would expand bureaucratic discretion and create new avenues for federal micromanagement of higher education institutions under the banner of "transparency."
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the amendment expands the Department of Education's regulatory power and invites agency rulemaking that undermines congressional accountability. Transparency should be achieved through clear statutory requirements, not by empowering bureaucrats to rewrite the rules.
H.R. 1048 (Tlaib Amdt. 5)House 2025-20261x

Targeting Israel by Labeling It a "Foreign Country of Concern" Through the DETERRENT Act

Supports
Limited
Government
The Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) amendment #5 to the DETERRENT Act is largely intended to target Israel by expanding the bill's definition of a "Foreign Country of Concern." Specifically, the amendment would add any country defending a case before the International Court of Justice related to alleged violations of the Geneva Conventions or the Genocide Convention, and any country whose government includes officials with outstanding arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court. This change would import the judgments of international tribunals into U.S. higher education policy and allow politically charged foreign disputes to trigger sweeping federal consequences under the bill's restrictions and compliance framework. According to the sponsor, the Israeli Government is an "apartheid regime".
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this amendment largely represents a political vendetta against Israel and politicizes the law by tying domestic education policy to international court actions and warrants. Congress should not use higher education compliance rules to advance ideological foreign-policy targeting or to outsource U.S. decision-making to unaccountable global bodies.
H.R. 1048 (Tlaib Amdt. 6)House 2025-20261x

Expanding the State Department's Power to Impose a Politicized Blacklist and Attack Israel by Amending the DETERRENT Act.

Supports
Limited
Government
The Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) amendment #6 to the DETERRENT Act is largely intended to target Israel by expanding the bill's definition of "Investment of Concern" to include any entity that the Secretary of State determines consistently facilitates and enables state violence and repression, war and occupation, or severe violations of international law and human rights. This change would inject broad, subjective foreign-policy judgments into a higher education transparency bill and give the executive branch sweeping discretion to label entities based on political and diplomatic interpretations According to the sponsor, Israel "throws international law in the shredder" and are "perpetrators of the most horrific crimes against humanity."
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this amendment largely represents a political vendetta against Israel and creates a subjective, politicized standard that invites arbitrary enforcement. Congress should advance transparency through clear rules, not by empowering the State Department to broaden blacklists at will.
H.R. 1156House 2025-20263x

Extending the Statute of Limitations to Prosecute Pandemic Unemployment Fraud and Recover Taxpayer Dollars.

Supports
Limited
Government
The "Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act," introduced by Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), would extend the statute of limitations from 5 years to 10 years for federal criminal prosecution and civil enforcement actions for fraud tied to several COVID-era unemployment insurance programs. This change is aimed at preventing major fraud cases from aging out as the current deadline begins to hit in 2025. According to supporters, pandemic unemployment programs were looted on a massive scale through identity theft and organized fraud schemes, and Washington should not let criminals keep stolen taxpayer dollars simply because the clock ran out. They argue the bill gives investigators and prosecutors the time needed to track down sophisticated fraud networks, pursue recovery through civil actions, and protect honest workers and small businesses from paying the price for a system that was abused.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should protect taxpayers by holding fraudsters accountable and recovering stolen public funds. Extending enforcement time helps prevent waste and abuse from becoming a permanent loss that fuels bigger government and higher costs down the road.
H.R. 1326House 2025-20261x

Fueling Cronyism and Wasteful Spending on Climate Change Initiatives through the "DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act".

Against
Limited
Government
The "DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act," introduced by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), would require the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture to carry out research and development activities through a formal interagency agreement. Joint initiatives include workforce development, biofuels and biobased products, and methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to opponents, these climate and energy agendas should be driven by states, markets, and private innovation – not the federal government – with this measure merely entrenching Washington's role in picking winners and losers.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this bill merely codifies and worsens cronyism. Congress should focus on limiting federal involvement in the private sector, not promoting a politicized climate change agenda. Lawmakers must rein-in the out-of-control spending and $38 trillion in national debt, which, when coupled with the $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
H.R. 1526House 2025-20262x

Restoring Separation of Powers by Ending Nationwide Injunctions Issued by Rogue Federal Judges Through the "No Rogue Rulings Act".

Against
Limited
Government
The "No Rogue Rulings Act" (NORRA) sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions. Specifically, the bill prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to the parties in the particular case before the court. Supporters argue this would stop a single unelected judge from unilaterally freezing federal policy nationwide and would force broad national questions to be resolved through the normal appellate process rather than through "judge-shopping."
Support is the Limited Government Position as this measure helps rein in judicial overreach and protects the constitutional separation of powers by preventing nationwide injunctions from becoming a backdoor way to make policy from the bench.
H.R. 1534House 2025-20261x

Advancing a Politicized Climate Change Agenda by Forcing Taxpayers to Fund "Low-Emissions" Cement, Concrete, and Asphalt Programs at the Department of Energy.

Against
Limited
Government
The "Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act" (IMPACT Act), introduced by Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), would require the Department of Energy to establish a new program supporting the advanced production of "low-emissions" cement, concrete, and asphalt. The program would focus on specified technologies and processes, including carbon capture and energy-efficient production methods, and it would authorize DOE to select eligible entities – including government, nonprofit, educational, and private-sector organizations – to carry out demonstration projects. According to opponents, this is another example of the federal government picking winners and losers, using taxpayer-backed programs to advance "low-emissions" mandates that can crowd out market-driven innovation and invite future spending expansions.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the bill advances a politicized climate change agenda and enriches government-favored entities while socializing the costs onto taxpayers. Lawmakers must rein-in the out-of-control spending and $38 trillion in national debt, which, when coupled with the $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
H.R. 22House 2025-20262x

Strengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote in Federal Elections.

Against
Limited
Government
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. It would prohibit states from accepting or processing a federal voter registration application unless the applicant presents approved proof of citizenship, and it directs states to create an alternative process for applicants to submit other evidence to demonstrate citizenship. The bill also requires states to take ongoing affirmative steps to ensure only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, including establishing programs to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens and removing noncitizens from voter rolls. According to supporters, the measure closes loopholes that invite error and abuse in a system that often relies on self-attestation, strengthens public confidence in elections, and ensures political power remains tied to citizenship rather than being diluted through unlawful registration.
Support is the Limited Government Position as self-government depends on clear, enforceable rules that ensure only citizens participate in federal elections. Requiring proof of citizenship strengthens accountability and protects the legitimacy of elections.
H.R. 23House 2025-20261x

Defending U.S. and Israeli Sovereignty by Sanctioning the International Criminal Court for Targeting Non-Member Nations

Against
Limited
Government
The "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act," introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), would impose sanctions related to the International Criminal Court (ICC) when it attempts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute "protected persons" of the United States and certain U.S. allies that have not consented to ICC jurisdiction. The bill requires visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who materially assist such ICC actions, and it also applies visa restrictions to certain immediate family members, while rescinding and restricting U.S. funding for the ICC. In part, the legislation responds to the ICC's escalating actions against Israel after, in November 2024, the ICC announced arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on baseless charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity." According to supporters, this is about stopping an unaccountable international tribunal from trying to police Americans and key allies from the outside, even though the United States never granted the ICC authority over our citizens and Israel is not subject to its jurisdiction either.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the United States should not submit its citizens or allies to an unaccountable international court that operates beyond constitutional checks and voter control. Congress should use lawful tools to defend national sovereignty and deter foreign actors who help weaponize international institutions against Americans and Israel.
H.R. 26House 2025-20261x

Prohibiting the Executive Branch from Enacting a Fracking Moratorium Without Congressional Approval through the "Protecting American Energy Production Act".

Against
Limited
Government
The "Protecting American Energy Production Act," introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), would prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes it. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for regulating fracking for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. According to supporters, this is a direct response to the way Washington can use "emergencies," agency pressure, and executive actions to choke off American energy even when families are already being squeezed by high costs. They argue a federal fracking moratorium would kill jobs, raise utility and fuel prices, and hand more control of U.S. energy to bureaucrats and foreign producers.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop unilateral executive actions that can function like a nationwide energy ban without a vote. This bill helps keep energy decisions closer to states and the people while protecting affordable, reliable domestic production.
H.R. 30House 2025-20262x

Protecting Families by Deporting Illegal Immigrants Who Have Committed Sexual and Domestic Violence Crimes.

Against
Limited
Government
The "Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act," introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen immigration consequences for illegal immigrants who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence-related crimes. The bill establishes additional criminal grounds of inadmissibility and expands the crimes that make an illegal immigrant deportable, including cases where an individual has been convicted of or has admitted to certain conduct. It is designed to close gaps that allow dangerous offenders to remain in the country even after serious allegations or criminal findings. According to supporters, when the federal government fails to enforce immigration law, local communities pay the price, and women are left more vulnerable to repeat offenders who should never have been here in the first place.
Support is the Limited Government Position as enforcing immigration law and removing violent criminals are core responsibilities of the federal government. This bill strengthens public safety by closing loopholes that let dangerous offenders remain in American communities.
H.R. 35House 2025-20262x

Protecting Border Communities and Law Enforcement by Cracking Down on High-Speed Border Chases Through the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Against
Limited
Government
The "Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act," introduced by Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), would create new federal criminal penalties for individuals who intentionally flee Border Patrol or law enforcement assisting Border Patrol while operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border. The bill increases penalties when a pursuit causes serious injury or death, and also makes noncitizens who commit the offense subject to immigration consequences. According to supporters, this targets the dangerous chase culture fueled by the border crisis, where smugglers and illegal entrants try to outrun law enforcement and turn public roads into a weapon, putting officers and families at risk.
Support is the Limited Government Position as border security and public safety are core functions of government, and the federal government should enforce the rule of law against dangerous criminal behavior tied to illegal border activity. This measure strengthens deterrence against high-speed chases that endanger communities and law enforcement.
H.R. 375House 2025-20261x

Socializing Hawaii's Forest Disease and Restoration Costs by Expanding a Federal Rapid Ohia Death Response Program.

Against
Limited
Government
The "Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025," introduced by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI), would require the Secretary of the Interior to partner with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to research, control, and respond to Rapid Ohia Death, a fungal disease affecting Ohia trees. The bill directs federal agencies to coordinate with Hawaii on detection, prevention, and restoration efforts tied to the spread of the disease. While Hawaii's forests are important to the state, this measure pulls federal taxpayers into funding and managing what is fundamentally a state land and resource issue. States face unique environmental conditions and local priorities, and Washington should not be turned into a permanent backstop for ongoing forest treatment and restoration programs.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as it is not the role of the federal government to fund fungus removal and state forest restoration, especially when doing so socializes localized costs onto taxpayers nationwide. This approach expands bureaucracy and invites waste instead of keeping stewardship responsibilities close to the people most directly accountable.
H.R. 471House 2025-20262x

Removing Federal Red Tape to Reduce Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires through the "Fix Our Forests Act".

Against
Limited
Government
The "Fix Our Forests Act," introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), would expedite environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, and Tribal lands. The bill establishes new tools and timelines intended to speed up forest restoration and ensure proper forest maintenance. It also includes provisions aimed at reducing delays that can come from procedural hurdles and litigation when agencies try to carry out forest health work. The goal is to increase the pace and scale of preventative management, so federal lands are not left to accumulate dangerous fuels year after year. According to supporters, Washington's slow-walk permitting and endless process has left forests dangerously overcrowded, turning routine fire seasons into catastrophic disasters. They argue that while officials talk about resilience projects, such as cutting overgrown, dead and diseased trees, preventative treatments can sit for years while paperwork piles up and lawsuits stall action.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should cut bureaucratic barriers that prevent responsible land management and allow preventable disasters to worsen. Streamlining approvals and limiting delay tactics helps protect communities without expanding federal micromanagement.
H.R. 77House 2025-20261x

Stopping "Midnight Regulations" and Restoring Congressional Accountability by Strengthening the Congressional Review Act

Against
Limited
Government
The "Midnight Rules Relief Act," introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), would amend the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow Congress to disapprove more than one federal rule in a single joint resolution when those rules were submitted during the final year of a President's term. Under current practice, agencies can rush out a flood of last-minute regulations and Congress must take them up one-by-one, even when the rules are part of the same end-of-term regulatory push. According to supporters, this bill would stop bureaucrats from playing a numbers game – dumping dozens of costly rules on the public and daring Congress to spend weeks or months trying to reverse them individually. They argue it makes it easier for elected lawmakers to respond quickly, undo sweeping regulatory sprees, and reassert accountability when administrations try to lock in policies on the way out the door.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should be able to efficiently check last-minute regulatory overreach and prevent agencies from burying the country under midnight rules. This reform strengthens legislative accountability and helps restrain the administrative state.
H.R. 776House 2025-20261x

Socializing State Wildlife Management Costs by Reauthorizing the Federal Nutria Eradication Program Through 2030.

Against
Limited
Government
The "Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025," introduced by Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA), would reauthorize through FY2030 the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. The law allows the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to states for nutria eradication or control and for restoring marshland damaged by nutria (invasive, semi-aquatic rodents). According to opponents, invasive species management and habitat restoration are not core federal responsibilities and should be handled by states, localities, and private landowners who are closest to the problem. They argue this is another example of Washington shifting localized costs onto federal taxpayers nationwide, inviting waste and bureaucratic sprawl instead of encouraging responsible state-led stewardship and private solutions.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as disaster and public safety needs are one thing, but federal taxpayers should not be on the hook for ongoing state wildlife management and marsh restoration programs. Congress should reduce waste and keep routine, local environmental management out of Washington.
H.R. 804House 2025-20261x

Growing Bureaucracy at the Small Business Administration by Imposing New Outreach and Marketing Mandates for Federal Relief Loans

Against
Limited
Government
The "Rural Small Business Resilience Act," introduced by Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN), would mandate the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience increase outreach and marketing to rural areas after a disaster declaration so more people apply for SBA disaster loan programs and related assistance. The bill pushes SBA to conduct targeted communications and engagement efforts aimed at rural communities, effectively growing the agency's role beyond emergency response and into ongoing promotion of federal lending and recovery programs. According to opponents, while government has a limited role in immediate disaster response to protect life and ensure basic necessities, it should not function as the nation's "rebuilder," especially when private insurance and local recovery efforts are designed to handle rebuilding. They argue federal disaster relief bureaucracies are already plagued by waste and mismanagement as uncovered by DOGE, and this bill would add unnecessary expense by marketing loan programs and expanding administrative activity instead of focusing government on core functions.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the bill expands federal disaster bureaucracy and spends taxpayer dollars promoting government loan programs rather than limiting Washington to immediate emergency needs. Congress should reduce waste and keep disaster response focused on safety and basic necessities, not private sector rebuilding and marketing.
H.R. 818House 2025-20261x

Worsening DEI Discrimination in Federal Contracting by Expanding SBA Procurement Scorecard Mandates.

Against
Limited
Government
The "Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025" (SPUR Act), introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), would change the Small Business Administration's annual federal procurement scorecards by requiring agencies to report the number of first-time small business prime contractors, including categories tied to set-aside preferences such as socially and economically disadvantaged businesses and women-owned small businesses. The bill would push agencies to track and prioritize contracting outcomes based on identity-based classifications rather than focusing procurement strictly on value and performance. According to opponents, this approach deepens DEI-style discrimination in government procurement by encouraging agencies to steer more prime contracts using race- and sex-based preferences, limiting competition and shutting out businesses that do not fit favored categories. It also grows waste by adding new layers of accounting and compliance research and unnecessarily hikes taxpayer procurement costs.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as federal procurement should be based on price, quality, and performance, not race- or sex-based preferences that distort competition and inflate costs. Congress should reject measures that expand DEI mandates and add new bureaucratic tracking requirements.
H.R. 832House 2025-20261x

Turning the SBA into a Taxpayer-Funded International Lobbying Shop by Expanding the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy

Against
Limited
Government
The "Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025," introduced by Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), would expand the primary functions and additional duties of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. Specifically, it directs the office to examine the role of small businesses in the international economy and to represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities tied to regulatory and trade initiatives. According to opponents, this is mission creep that pulls the federal government into acting like a publicly funded lobbying and government affairs firm for select, government-favored businesses on the world stage. Small businesses operating internationally already have countless private options for advocacy and representation, and taxpayers should not be forced to bankroll a new layer of Washington bureaucracy to do what the private sector already provides.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should focus on core functions, including immediate safety and the rule of law, not serve as a taxpayer-funded lobbyist before international bodies. This bill grows bureaucracy and waste while shifting business advocacy costs onto taxpayers.
S. 5House 2025-20262x

Stopping the Catch-and-Release of Criminal Illegal Immigrants by Passing the Laken Riley Act.

Against
Limited
Government
The "Laken Riley Act," introduced by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), would require the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain illegal immigrants who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to committing burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for certain immigration enforcement decisions or failures, including cases involving the release of illegal immigrants from custody, parole abuses, or failures to detain individuals ordered removed. According to supporters, this is a direct response to an enforcement breakdown where repeat offenders are cycled back into communities instead of being held, leaving families and local law enforcement to deal with the consequences.
Support is the Limited Government Position as protecting public safety and enforcing immigration law are core responsibilities of the federal government. Requiring detention for criminal illegal immigrants and allowing states to challenge federal enforcement failures helps restore accountability and the rule of law.
S.J.Res. 11House 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden Rule that Slows Offshore Oil and Gas Production through Unnecessary Archaeological Paperwork Mandates

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule titled "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources" and published on September 3, 2024. The underlying Biden rule requires offshore oil and gas lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with certain exploration or development plans submitted to BOEM for approval, rather than requiring such reports only when officials have reason to believe a resource may be present. According to supporters, repealing the rule would stop Washington from layering new compliance hurdles onto offshore development in ways that delay projects, increase costs, and discourage domestic production. They argue the rule is another example of regulators using paperwork and process to choke off American energy, leaving families and small businesses to pay higher prices while the U.S. becomes more dependent on unstable foreign supply.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should use the CRA to block unelected regulators from imposing costly, time-consuming mandates that restrict domestic energy production without accountability. Repealing this rule helps remove bureaucratic barriers that function as a backdoor energy policy designed to slow development rather than protect the public.
S.J.Res. 18House 2025-20261x

Overturning the Price Controls on Overdraft Lending Fees Imposed by the Biden Administration.

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule titled "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" and published on December 30, 2024. The underlying rule would force very large financial institutions to cap most overdraft fees at a government-set amount, justify a higher "cost-based" fee, or treat overdraft coverage as credit subject to additional federal lending requirements and disclosures. By nullifying the rule, the resolution would stop Washington from using a last-minute regulation to impose price controls on a common banking service and to expand CFPB leverage over how banks design overdraft protection. According to supporters, the rule would reduce choices for consumers and likely push banks to restrict overdraft coverage or offset lost revenue with new account fees, hitting working families and small businesses who rely on flexible checking options.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should block unelected regulators from imposing price controls and reshaping private financial products through administrative overreach. Repealing this rule helps protect consumer choice and prevents the CFPB from using "junk fee" rhetoric to expand federal control over everyday banking.
S.J.Res. 28House 2025-20261x

Overturning the Biden Admin's "Larger Participants" Rule that Imposed Overreaching Regulations on Digital Payment Apps.

Against
Limited
Government
This joint resolution, introduced by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule titled "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" and published on December 10, 2024. The underlying rule would classify certain large nonbank payment-app providers as "larger participants" and subject them to ongoing CFPB supervision, even though they are not banks. The repeal of this rule would ensure the CFPB could no longer pull more private companies under its control and expand federal surveillance over how Americans move money through digital wallets and payment apps. According to supporters, the Biden rule is a power grab that would increase compliance costs, discourage innovation and competition, and give federal regulators more leverage to pressure lawful businesses in a rapidly growing part of the economy.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in unelected regulators that attempt to expand their jurisdiction through sweeping rules rather than legislation. Repealing this action helps prevent the CFPB from using supervision authority as a backdoor way to control private financial technology and consumer payment choices.
H.Con.Res. 58House 2025-20263x

Condemning Socialism and Defending Individual Liberty, Private Property, and Free Enterprise.

Neutral
The "Denouncing the horrors of socialism" concurrent resolution, sponsored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), expresses the sense of Congress that socialism should be denounced in all its forms and that Congress opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution lays out a series of findings describing the historic record of socialist and communist regimes, including famine, repression, and mass death, and it highlights how centralized economic control often collapses into authoritarian rule. It also underscores America's founding principles by citing the importance of property rights, personal liberty, and the freedom to enjoy the fruits of one's labor.
Support is the Limited Government Position as socialism requires centralized power that undermines personal freedom, private property, and voluntary exchange – the very antithesis of limited government.
H.J. RES. 104House 2025-20261x

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Plan that Prevents Coal Leasing on 1.7 Million Acres of Federal Land

Neutral
This resolution introduced by Rep. Troy Downing (R-MT) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including whether and where coal leasing may be considered. The Miles City plan amendment made 1.7 million acres unavailable for future coal leasing. According to supporters, this kind of federal land "lock up" undermines local economies and energy affordability by putting Washington planners ahead of workers, communities, and responsible development.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress must rein in unelected agencies that use sweeping land-use decisions to restrict lawful resource development and centralize control over local economies. This resolution helps restore accountability and protects access to America's domestic energy resources.
H.J. RES. 105House 2025-20261x

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Rule that Restricts Oil, Gas, and Coal Development on Federal Lands in North Dakota.

Neutral
This resolution introduced by Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including where energy development is allowed or restricted. Biden's North Dakota plan modified the prior 1988 plan by limiting oil and gas development in certain areas and restricting new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines. According to supporters, the rule represents a federal land-use "lock up" that would limit access to domestic resources, threaten jobs and state revenues, and increase energy costs for families and businesses.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress must rein-in unelected bureaucrats who use federal land plans to restrict lawful energy development and centrally plan the economy. This resolution helps protect energy affordability and strengthens American energy independence.
H.J. RES. 106House 2025-20261x

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Plan that Blocks Mineral Extraction on Millions of Acres in Alaska's Central Yukon Region.

Neutral
This resolution introduced by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including where uses such as responsible development, access, and conservation rules will apply. The Central Yukon plan was issued on November 12, 2024, and, among other changes, designates 21 areas as "critical environmental concern" and locks up roughly 3.6 million acres. According to supporters, these designations and related restrictions amount to a federal land "lock up" that can limit multiple-use access, hinder economic opportunity, and place Washington bureaucrats in charge of decisions that should be made closer to the people most affected.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress must rein in unelected federal agencies that use sweeping land-use plans to restrict lawful activity and centralize control over local economies. This resolution helps restore accountability and protects access to America's vast public-land resources.
H.J.Res. 117House 2025-20261x

Denying Congress the Ability to Fulfil its Constitutional Duty of Evaluating the Imposition of a 40% Tariff (Tax) on Imports from Brazil.

Neutral
This motion tables (defeats) a discharge petition sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) that would allow Congress to debate and vote on the imposition of an additional 40% tariff on imports from Brazil. Specifically, the discharge petition would terminate the national emergency declared by President Trump on July 30, 2025, in Executive Order 14323, pursuant to the National Emergencies Act. President Trump's EO imposed an additional 40% tariff on Brazilian goods, which was on top of a 10% tariff the President imposed on Brazilian goods in April of 2025. Notably, on February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Learning Resources v. Trump that these emergency-tariff actions are unconstitutional.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the U.S. Constitution provides Congress – not the Executive Branch – the "power of the purse" to impose taxes and appropriate funds under Article 1, Section 9. Blocking the petition obstructs the ability of duly elected officials to fulfil their constitutional duty to manage the level of taxation (tariffs) being imposed on Americans.
H.J.Res. 130House 2025-20261x

Restoring American Energy and Jobs by Reversing the Biden-Era Plan that Shut Down Future Federal Coal Leasing.

Neutral
This resolution, sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a former Biden administration rule implemented at the Bureau of Land Management titled "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment" on November 20, 2024. The Biden-era rule made no federal coal available for future leasing in the Buffalo Field Office area, effectively ending future federal coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. By disapproving the 2024 rule, Congress would undo those restrictions and revert management back to the 2020 Trump-era plan, thus expanding the domestic energy supply.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the Biden-era decision locked up domestic resources and unnecessarily raised consumer costs. Nullifying this rule helps unleash American energy dominance and increases taxpayer revenues.
H.J.Res. 131House 2025-20261x

Repealing the Biden-Era ANWR Coastal Plain Leasing Restrictions to Restore Domestic Energy Production and Lower Costs.

Neutral
This resolution, sponsored by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK), uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a former Biden administration rule implemented at the Bureau of Land Management titled "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision" on December 9, 2024. The Biden-era rule changed how oil and gas leasing can occur in the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Biden-era decision replaced the 2020 record of decision under the first Trump administration that had made the full 1.6 million acre program area available for leasing. The Biden-era decision made only 400,000 acres available for leasing (the statutory minimum) placing roughly 1.2 million acres off-limits.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the Biden-era decision locked up domestic resources and unnecessarily raised consumer costs. Nullifying this rule helps unleash American energy dominance and increases taxpayer revenues.
H.J.Res. 60House 2025-20261x

Overturning a Draconian Biden Rule that Banned Off-Road Vehicle Usage on Miles of Trails at Glen Canyon National Park

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden National Park Service rule titled "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles" and published on January 13, 2025. The underlying rule revised special regulations for Glen Canyon to update and restrict where motor vehicles may be used on roads and off-road on designated routes and areas. According to supporters, the rule empowers federal land managers to tighten access through regulatory changes that can limit recreation, local use, and tourism-dependent communities while expanding Washington's control over how Americans can use public lands. They argue Congress should stop this kind of federal overreach and keep access decisions from being driven by bureaucracy and pressure from activist groups rather than transparent, accountable policymaking.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein in agencies that use regulation to micromanage public-land access without accountability. Repealing this rule helps prevent federal managers from steadily restricting lawful use of public lands through top-down mandates.
H.J.Res. 78House 2025-20262x

Reversing a Biden Endangered Listing to Protect California Water Supplies and Stop Federal Overreach

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt" and published on July 30, 2024. The underlying rule lists the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. According to opponents of the Biden rule, the listing empowers federal regulators and environmental litigators to tighten water-use restrictions in the Bay-Delta and jeopardize water deliveries that families, farmers, and communities rely on, even as California already faces chronic water-management and infrastructure challenges.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in agency overreach that uses the Endangered Species Act to drive sweeping water policy without accountability. Repealing this rule helps prevent Washington from using an endangered listing to restrict livelihoods and centralize control over essential resources.
H.J.Res. 87House 2025-20261x

Blocking a De Facto National Zero Emission Truck Mandate by Overturning the Biden EPA's California Advanced Clean Trucks Waiver.

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. John James (R-MI), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency notice titled "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" and published on April 6, 2023. The underlying action granted California a waiver to enforce regulations that drive heavy-duty vehicles and equipment toward government-directed "zero-emission" requirements and impose stricter warranty and maintenance mandates on diesel engines. By allowing one state to set the pace for manufacturers and other states, this waiver functions as a backdoor way to reshape the national truck market without Congress voting on the costs. Supporters argue the waiver raises prices for truckers and small businesses, threatens supply chain reliability, and hands regulators sweeping leverage to force an energy transition that working Americans did not choose.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop executive-branch maneuvers that let California and federal bureaucrats impose nationwide mandates through waivers rather than legislation. Repealing this action protects consumer choice and prevents regulators from centralizing control over the transportation economy.
H.J.Res. 88House 2025-20261x

Blocking California's Backdoor National EV Mandate by Overturning the Biden EPA's Advanced Clean Cars II Waiver

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency action granting California a waiver of federal preemption for its "Advanced Clean Cars II" program, published on December 18, 2024. By nullifying the waiver, the resolution would prevent California from enforcing emissions standards that effectively function as an electric vehicle sales mandate and that pressure automakers and other states to conform to California's regulatory model. The waiver approach turns a single state's preferences into a de facto national policy without a direct vote of Congress, raising costs for families, limiting consumer choice, and empowering regulators to reshape the auto market through executive action rather than legislation.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in executive branch overreach that allows federal agencies and one state government to impose sweeping mandates nationwide. Blocking this waiver restores accountability and protects consumers from regulatory coercion disguised as environmental policy.
H.J.Res. 89House 2025-20261x

Blocking California's Draconian Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Mandate by Overturning a Biden EPA Action

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency action titled "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" and published on January 6, 2025. The underlying action granted California permission to enforce its Omnibus Low-NOx emissions program for heavy-duty engines and certain diesel equipment despite federal preemption under the Clean Air Act. By nullifying the waiver, the resolution would stop California from using federal approval to impose regulations that effectively drive a nationwide push toward stricter diesel requirements as manufacturers and other states are pressured to conform. According to supporters, the waiver is another example of Washington allowing one state to dictate energy and transportation policy for the entire country, raising vehicle and compliance costs, disrupting supply chains, and handing regulators more leverage to squeeze working families, truckers, farmers, and small businesses.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should prevent the executive branch from using waivers and regulatory loopholes to impose sweeping mandates without accountability. Repealing this action helps stop California and federal bureaucrats from turning climate policy into a backdoor national diesel mandate.
H.R. 1House 2025-20261x

Extending Tax Relief but Also Worsening Cronyism and Wealth Redistribution through the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".

Neutral
This vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), is on the reconciliation package whereby the House concured with the Senate amendments. From a limited government perspective, the bill contained positive provisions that extended the lower personal and corporate tax rates, as well as key estate and business tax provisions originally enacted within the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire. However, the bill also contained negative provisions that worsened cronyism and wealth redistribution such as no tax on tips and overtime, a larger child tax credit, a car-loan interest deduction, and "Trump Accounts" seeded with a $1,000 federal contribution. With a razor-thin Republican majority, the bill was deemed a necessary evil to lock in the core tax relief and prevent a major tax shock, even as it expanded the practice of using the tax code to pick winners and losers and invited more lobbying and cronyism into federal policy.
Support is the Limited Government Position because, despite serious flaws, the bill prevents a large scheduled tax increase by extending broad-based tax relief and protecting taxpayers from a punitive expansion of Washington's reach into private earnings.
H.R. 1005House 2025-20262x

Protecting Parents and Students by Blocking CCP-Linked Money and Contracts in K-12 Public Schools.

Neutral
The "Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act," also known as the "CLASS Act," sponsored by Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), prohibits public elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from, or entering into contracts with, the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or their agents as a condition of receiving federal K-12 education funds. The bill also requires schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source to the U.S. Department of Education, including reporting foreign funding or contracts above a set threshold. According to supporters, the CLASS Act is meant to stop foreign adversaries from buying access to school programs and materials, and to ensure families and communities are not kept in the dark when outside actors seek influence in local classrooms.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize school arrangements that invite foreign adversary influence and propaganda into American communities. This measure strengthens transparency and accountability tied to existing federal funds without creating a new federal spending program.
H.R. 1047House 2025-20261x

Preventing Blackouts and Protecting Ratepayers from Costly Grid Failures through the "Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act".

Neutral
The "Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act," also known as the "GRID Power Act," sponsored by Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH), is designed to more quickly bring baseload power plant projects online. The bill helps expedite certain power projects by requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a rule revising the prioritization and approval process for interconnection requests for dispatchable power projects. The nation's interconnection queue has become inundated with proposed projects seeking to capitalize on the Biden Administration's taxpayer-funded "green" energy credits. Such projects account for 97% of all projects in the queue and now result in a median weight time of 5 years for projects. This bill will help send projects such as natural gas plants to the front of the line.
Support is the Limited Government Position as government should remove bottlenecks that block dependable energy resources from coming online. This bill helps lower consumer power costs by helping ensure reliable and affordable energy projects are more quickly brought online.
H.R. 1049House 2025-20262x

Empowering Parents by Requiring Transparency About Foreign Adversary Funding and Influence in K-12 Schools.

Neutral
The "Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act," sponsored by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a "Parents' Right to Know About Foreign Influence" as a condition for local educational agencies receiving federal K-12 funds. The bill requires school districts to notify parents of their right to request and receive information regarding foreign influence in schools, including covered support or contributions tied to foreign governments or foreign entities of concern. It also requires disclosures related to curriculum and professional development materials connected to such foreign involvement, along with related agreements and arrangements that may shape what children are taught. According to supporters, the measure is aimed at deterring foreign adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party, from using funding streams and school partnerships to influence classroom content and school operations without parents' knowledge.
Support is the Limited Government Position as parents, not distant bureaucracies or foreign actors, should have transparency and control over influences in their children's education. This bill strengthens accountability and disclosure standards tied to existing federal funds without creating a new federal spending program.
H.R. 1069House 2025-20262x

Stopping Chinese Communist Influence in K-12 Schools by Cutting Off Federal Funds to Confucius-Linked Programs.

Neutral
The "Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act," also known as the "PROTECT Our Kids Act," sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK), prohibits federal education funds from going to any elementary or secondary school that directly or indirectly receives support from the Government of the People's Republic of China. The bill applies to schools that have partnerships with Chinese government-funded cultural or language institutes, including Confucius Institutes, operate Chinese government-supported "Confucius Classrooms," or receive Chinese-linked support such as teaching materials, personnel, funds, or other resources. According to supporters, the measure is designed to prevent foreign adversaries from gaining a foothold in local classrooms through partnerships and resources that can shape curriculum, messaging, and school activities without meaningful accountability to families and taxpayers.
Support is the Limited Government Position as federal education dollars should not subsidize arrangements that invite foreign government influence into local schools. Cutting off funding for CCP-linked programs strengthens accountability and protects parents and communities without creating a new federal spending program.
H.R. 1223House 2025-20261x

Expanding NSF Climate-Research Bureaucracy Through New Mandates for Activist-Driven Ocean Programs.

Neutral
The "Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act" (ANCHOR Act), introduced by Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA), would require the National Science Foundation to develop and carry out a plan to upgrade telecommunications and cybersecurity capabilities for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The bill directs NSF to assess vulnerabilities, set modernization priorities, and coordinate improvements for research vessels used as at-sea laboratories. According to opponents, nothing in current law prevents NSF from making improvements using existing authorities and resources, and the bill instead adds another federal mandate that can become a work around to the DOGE reforms to an agency heavily criticized for waste and politicized climate change and DEI priorities.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the bill grows bureaucracy and invites wasteful spending. Federal cybersecurity priorities should focus on national defense and critical systems, not expanding activist-driven research infrastructure. Lawmakers must rein in the out-of-control spending and $38 trillion in national debt, which, when coupled with the $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
H.R. 1366House 2025-20262x

Restoring Regulatory Certainty for Domestic Mining Projects to Strengthen America's Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Neutral
The bill H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), would clarify that mining operators may use federal lands for activities ancillary to mining (such as waste rock and tailings disposal) through mill site claims, regardless of whether the land itself contains valuable mineral deposits. The bill responds to the Ninth Circuit's 2022 Rosemont decision, which created new uncertainty for mine plans by calling into question long-standing federal practice for approving these support sites. According to supporters, the bill is needed to prevent litigation-driven permitting chaos that blocks domestic mineral production and deepens America's reliance on foreign adversaries for critical minerals.
Support is the Limited Government Position because it provides clear rules that limit bureaucratic gamesmanship and reduce permitting uncertainty that can be used to stall lawful projects. It also helps strengthen domestic supply chains without expanding federal control over private industry.
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