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Washington—Earlier today, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the United States Supreme Court after more than thirty years of service. First appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1987, Justice Kennedy has frequently been the deciding vote on high-profile cases involving abortion, religious liberty, and the First Amendment. Today’s announcement presents President Trump and the U.S. Senate with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remake the...

The House will vote on an amendment offered by Rep. Hice (R-Ga.) to Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2019 (H.R. 6147). The amendment would eliminate funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.

The House will vote on an amendment offered by Rep. Palmer (R-Ala.) to Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2019 (H.R. 6147).

The House will vote on an amendment offered by Rep. Mullin (R-Okla.) to Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2019 (H.R. 6147). The amendment would prohibit funding for regulation or guidance that utilizes the social cost of carbon.

Today, the Senate will vote on a motion to instruct related to the Corker-Toomey tariff bill (S. 3013) as part of consideration of the Minibus (H.R. 5895). This bill requires congressional approval of all tariffs designated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Tariffs that originate under Section 232 are designed to be enacted by the administration based on national security threats.

Washington—Tonight, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Like Justice Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh comes from the president’s 2016 campaign shortlist of highly-qualified Supreme Court nominees and possesses a strong track record of faithfully upholding the Constitution as originally written. Heritage Action released the following statement from Executive Director Tim Chapman: I applaud President Trump for fulfilling yet...

The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen ChairmanCommittee on AppropriationsU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515The Honorable Tom ColeChairmanLabor, HHS, Education Appropriations SubcommitteeCommittee on AppropriationsU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Frelinghuysen and Chairman Cole, We write on behalf of millions of Americans including adoptive parents, child welfare services providers, faith-based organizations, and other groups who desire to keep adoption and foster care friendly to people of faith. We respectfully request the...

Washington—On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee will markup the FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. This markup provides Congress with an opportunity to protect faith-based adoption agencies by including the bipartisan Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (H.R. 1881) as an amendment to the bill. Faith-based adoption agencies are under attack from left-wing activist groups looking to shut down child-welfare providers that place children according to sincerely...

Today, the Senate will vote on a motion to instruct related to the Corker-Toomey tariff bill (S. 3013) as part of consideration of the Minibus (H.R. 5895). This bill requires congressional approval of all tariffs designated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Tariffs that originate under Section 232 are designed to be enacted by the administration based on national security threats.

Heritage Action will key vote the following amendments to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2019 (H.R. 6147).

Heritage Action will key vote the following amendment to the Senate Minibus (H.R. 6147).

Washington—Today, the House will consider an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1182) through November 30th under suspension of the rules. This bill extends the program right into a lame duck session of Congress and contains zero reforms that both Republicans and Democrats have voted for in the recent past. Heritage Action released the following statement from Vice President Jessica Anderson: The NFIP continues to drown in debt...

Washington—This week, the House will vote on a package of health insurance reform bills to expand the size and scope of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). First signed into law in 2003, HSAs empower patient control over their own health care choices and are now used by over 20 million individuals nationwide. The three bills voted on this week will increase choice and help lower costs for the everyday American struggling...

This week, Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.) introduced the Making D.I. Work for All Americans Act (H.R. 6532). This legislation would reform the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program to save it from insolvency. By correcting the many flaws and inefficiencies in the program through this legislation, SSDI will better serve individuals with disabilities. As The Heritage Foundation explains, the SSDI program has existed for nearly 60 years. Over that time...

To prohibit Federal funds being made available to a Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities.