This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives rejects any proposal or legislation to financially compensate individuals crossing our borders illegally.
This resolution supports the initiative of Governor Greg Abbott to complete a border wall in Texas and calls on other border state governors to follow suit. It also states that the status quo relating to border security is unsustainable, irresponsible, and dangerous.
Maddy summaryHRES 493 is a non-binding House resolution expressing disapproval of President Biden's immigration enforcement actions. It specifically criticizes the 100-day pause on deporting individuals with final removal orders and the preservation of the DACA program, alleging these actions violate the President’s constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." The resolution demands the removal of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, calls for full enforcement of immigration laws, and asserts that the President has unlawfully usurped Congress’s legislative authority. It cites court rulings and a GAO opinion stating the President cannot substitute policy priorities for enacted laws. The resolution serves as a symbolic censure, not a policy change.
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should not waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, or other related innovations.
Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act or the SHORT Act This bill removes certain short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other weapons from the definition of a firearm for purposes of regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA). The bill also eliminates certain restrictions that apply to the sale or transportation of such rifles and shotguns in interstate commerce. If a state or local registration or licensing requirement is determined by reference to the NFA, the bill treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or other weapon in accordance with the Gun Control Act of 1968 as meeting the registration and licensing requirements. The bill preempts certain state or local laws that tax or regulate these rifles and shotguns. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must destroy records relating to the registration, transfer, or manufacture of applicable weapons described by this bill within one year after the enactment of this bill.
Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022 This bill directs the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers. Such report shall include criteria for opening, managing, and closing investigations related to domestic violent extremism; information sharing relating to domestic violent extremism within and between the federal government, state, local, tribal, territorial, and foreign governments, specified congressional committees, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector; all incidents of domestic violent extremism against pregnancy centers from May 1, 2022, through the date of this bill's enactment; and a recommendation as to criteria to be utilized in establishing a potential program to make grants to pregnancy centers for purposes of enabling grantees to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to domestic violent extremism, and a report on current federal programs and federal funding streams available to pregnancy centers for such purposes.
Protect Children's Innocence Act This bill places restrictions on the provision of gender affirming care. Gender affirming care includes performing surgery, administering medication, or performing other procedures for the purpose of changing the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that differs from the individual's biological sex. Specifically, the bill makes it a felony to perform any gender affirming care on a minor and it permits a minor on whom such care is performed to bring a civil action against each individual who provided the care. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for gender affirming care or for health insurance that covers such care. Such care may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee. The bill also prohibits qualified health plans from including coverage for gender affirming care. Further, plans that include coverage for such care are not eligible for federal subsidies. Finally, the bill prohibits institutions of higher education from offering instruction in gender affirming care. It also makes any non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who performs gender affirming care on a minor deportable and inadmissible to the United States. The restrictions under this bill do not apply to the provision of care under certain circumstances such as when an individual does not have normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action.
This bill directs the National Archives and Records Administration to authenticate, count, and publish applications of states calling for a Convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the states submit applications calling for such a convention, and to notify Congress of that requirement when such a certification is published.
Shall Not Be Infringed Act This bill repeals the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law on June 25, 2022. The act makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to expand background check requirements, broaden the scope of existing restrictions, and establish new criminal offenses. The act also reauthorizes, funds, and supports various programs, grants, and activities to promote access to behavioral and mental health services, enhance school safety and security initiatives, and address gun violence in communities.
Maddy summaryHR 8196, the "Protecting Mothers and Babies from Terrorism Act," designates the groups Jane’s Revenge and Ruth Sent Us as domestic terrorists under existing law (18 U.S.C. §2331), based on their claimed responsibility for vandalism and arson targeting pregnancy centers and related facilities in 2022. The bill does not create new protections for mothers or babies but formally classifies the conduct described in its findings as domestic terrorism. It directly affects the legal status of these groups under federal terrorism statutes. The bill’s sole action is this designation, using current definitions without introducing new policy changes.
