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The Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act (S. 2339 / H.R. 4098), introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), would empower states to develop their own accreditation systems to accredit colleges, individual courses within colleges, apprenticeship and vocational training programs, and curricula. It would also increase much-needed transparency in student outcomes, simplify federal student loan programs, and hold universities partially accountable for high student loan default rates.

Washington—Yesterday, members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) elected Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) as the committee's next chairman. Heritage Action for America released the following statement from Executive Director Tim Chapman: During his tenure in Congress, Congressman Biggs has advanced conservative policy priorities on issues ranging from immigration reform and border security to tax reform and fiscal responsibility. In an era of unaccountable government, Congressman Biggs and the House Freedom...

Washington—Heritage Action for America released the following statement by Executive Director Tim Chapman, responding to ongoing negotiations over appropriations in Congress: As Congress continues to move forward on appropriations bills, they should be careful to avoid several pitfalls. First, all appropriations bills should hold to the budget agreement and not establish new policy, which includes not rolling back the Trump Administration’s regulatory victories or advancing any poison pills. Second, appropriators...

Sponsored by Sen. Warner (D-VA), S.J. Res. 52 would use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn a revised Trump era guidance that significantly expands the ability of states to reform their individual insurance markets to lower costs while ensuring that people with pre-existing conditions are protected.

Last week, Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the Dignity for Aborted Children Act (S. 2590). This legislation would require a proper burial or cremation for every child who dies from an abortion. In September, police found the remains of over 2,000 aborted babies in abortion doctor Ulrich “George” Klopfer’s Illinois home. Unfortunately, Illinois and numerous other states have no laws against such practices, and an Indiana statute to require humane...

Washington — Heritage Action for America released the following statement by Executive Director Tim Chapman in regards to yesterday’s announcement by the Trump Administration: The administration just demonstrated its commitment to making our immigration system work for all Americans. The executive action announced yesterday requiring immigrants to prove they can purchase health insurance or pay for their own health care just like Americans is a common-sense requirement that will protect...

This week, the Senate will vote on a Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 52) providing for congressional disapproval of the revised guidance issued by the departments of Health and Human Services and Treasury under section 1332 of Obamacare related to a “State Relief and Empowerment Waivers.” Sponsored by Sen. Warner (D-VA), S.J. Res. 52 would use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn a revised Trump era guidance that significantly expands...

Washington — Heritage Action for America released the following statement by Executive Director Tim Chapman in regards to a new amendment to appropriations legislation from Senator Jeanne Shaheen: This summer, lawmakers compromised to raise the debt limit and budget caps. Many Republicans agreed to the deal on the condition that no poison pills or major policy riders would be attached to appropriations bills.A new provision added to appropriations legislation by...

Washington — Heritage Action for America released the following statement by Executive Director Tim Chapman in response to the House's vote to continue an impeachment inquiry against President Trump: From the moment President Trump took the oath of office, Democrats have been determined to impeach him. Today’s vote was simply the latest move in this highly partisan proceeding. The entire impeachment process has been purely motivated by politics, with little...

Sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), H.R. 4863 would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank for ten years without any significant commonsense bipartisan reforms such as restricting taxpayer dollars from going to Chinese Communist Party backed companies.

This week, the House will vote on the United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4863). Sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), H.R. 4863 would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank for ten years without any significant commonsense bipartisan reforms such as restricting taxpayer dollars from going to Chinese Communist Party backed companies.

Washington—In response to Congress’s decision to vote on another continuing resolution, Heritage Action for America released the following statement from Executive Director Tim Chapman: In this year’s appropriations process, Congress has only managed to raise the debt ceiling, increase spending by $324 billion, and repeatedly break their promise to fund the government through regular order. No wonder three-quarters of Americans disapprove of Congress’s job performance.Continuing resolutions are bad governance. They...

You can download a pdf of this letter here.November 20, 2019United States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Re: The Fairness for All Act of 2019 (“FFA”) Dear Representative, We represent schools, health care professionals, charities, businesses, and millions of citizens. We strongly oppose the Fairness for All Act because it shares many of the dangerous characteristics of the Equality Act. By elevating sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to the...

The Senate voted on two bills that fund the government until the end of the fiscal year. The bill that funds our national security priorities is a good bill, while the 1,773 page domestic “minibus” spending package is loaded down with liberal poison pills and bad policy riders. That bill includes the following eight appropriations bills: Agriculture-FDA, Labor-HHS-Education, Energy-Water, Interior-Environment, State-Foreign Operations, Transportation-HUD, Military Construction-VA, and Legislative Branch.

The House voted on articles of impeachment against President Trump. Congress should not support a partisan impeachment process — not a single Republican has voiced support for this impeachment process, while even some Democratic members have opposed the process.

The 11th hour, 1,773 page domestic “minibus” spending package is loaded down with liberal poison pills and bad policy riders.

H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, is ill-conceived legislation that doubles down on ineffective policies and would ultimately limit access to life-saving medicines, stifle innovation, and increase spending in the long run. Once again, Democrats have abandoned market-based reforms and have opted to pursue harmful government price-setting proposals.

H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, grants amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants without doing anything to reform our broken immigration system.