Rep. Andy Biggs

State Immigration Enforcement Act This bill authorizes state and local governments to enact and enforce laws that penalize conduct prohibited under federal immigration law. Such state and local laws may only impose civil and criminal penalties that do not exceed the penalties imposed by federal law. The bill also revokes a federal law that preempts (blocks) state and local laws that impose civil or criminal penalties for employing non-U.S. nationals who are not authorized to work in the United States.

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to define the Federal Reserve note dollar in terms of a fixed weight of gold, based on that day's closing market price of gold. Federal Reserve Banks must exchange Federal Reserve notes with gold at this price. If a Federal Reserve Bank does not do this, Treasury must make any exchange and place a corresponding lien on the assets of that bank. In addition, Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve must report on U.S. gold holdings.

Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022 This bill expands the availability of health savings accounts. It renames such accounts as health freedom accounts and allows all individuals to receive increased tax deductions for contributions to such accounts. The term qualified medical expenses is expanded to include costs associated with direct primary care, health care sharing ministries, and medical cost sharing organizations. The bill also excludes employer contributions to health freedom accounts from employee gross income for income tax purposes.

Maddy summaryHR 9132 extends the operational authority of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) by amending the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 to change its expiration date from July 1, 2022, to January 1, 2024. This extension directly affects HISA, the agency responsible for setting and enforcing safety and integrity standards in thoroughbred horse racing. The key provision is a simple date adjustment in the existing law, without altering HISA's duties or creating new regulations. This change ensures HISA can continue overseeing safety protocols without legislative interruption until the new deadline.

Nuclear Assistance for America's Small Businesses Act This bill provides assistance to eligible small businesses that seek to engage in the research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. Upon the request of small businesses, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must delay collecting a certain portion of application fees for construction permits, operating licenses, or combined licenses for advanced nuclear reactors.

No Pay for Congressional Recklessness Act This bill withholds congressional salaries and restricts the use of federal funds for travel by Members of Congress and executive branch employees while a continuing resolution (CR) is in effect. For the 118th Congress and subsequent Congresses, the bill also reduces congressional salaries by 1% for each day that a CR is in effect.

Protect Farmers from the SEC Act This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring the disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions related to agricultural products.

No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act This bill prohibits the General Service Administration from awarding a contract under the SmartPay Program for the procurement of a commercial payment system that uses a payment processing agency that has implemented a merchant category code for gun retailers.

This resolution requests President Biden, and directs Attorney General Garland, to transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of the affidavit submitted for the warrant on former President Trump, to the extent that any such affidavit is within the possession of the President or the Department of Justice.

This resolution directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents or communications relating to the Disinformation Governance Board.