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Washington — Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Vice President of Government Relations and Communications Garrett Bess responding to today’s vote in the Arizona Senate against SB1485, a bill to improve early voting list maintenance: Today, Arizona Senator Kelly Townsend voted against SB1485, a bill which she had already voted for twice, in a short-sighted attempt to draw attention to other election bills which failed...

Washington — Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson in support of HB6, SB7, and HB 2478, bills to strengthen Texas’s election laws and provide voter ID for mail-in ballots. As states around the country work to strengthen their election laws, Texas lawmakers are advancing critical legislation to safeguard their elections and inspire confidence in Texas voters. HB6 and SB7 are strong...

Washington — Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, today released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson encouraging Florida lawmakers to pass strong legislation to protect Florida’s election system: As Florida lawmakers work to pass legislation to safeguard their elections and promote voter confidence, they should be sure to prioritize several elements. Most importantly, they should act to prohibit outside, private funding of elections. No official should accept any...

Download the PDF version here. Myth vs. Fact: Misinformation on Florida’s Election Reforms Don’t believe Democrats’ misinformation about Florida’s proposed reforms. MYTH: Florida is trying to suppress mail-in voting FACT: Florida’s reforms simply make the process more uniform by strengthening ID requirements for absentee voting that already apply to in-person voting. These reforms would enhance voter ID requirements for mail-in ballot requests Two-thirds (66%) of voters agree applying voter ID...

Washington — A coalition of conservative groups, led by Heritage Action and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, today issued a statement calling for the Arizona Senate to quickly pass SB1485: SB1485 is a common-sense, effective bill that will improve Arizona’s early vote-by-mail system, save taxpayer dollars, and safeguard against potential fraud. While some have opposed the bill by arguing the provisions to clean up the early voting list will not...

Washington — Last week, the Arizona Senate took up SB1485, a bill to clean up the state’s early voting list and remove registrations that have been inactive in two consecutive election cycles. Some lawmakers in the state have opposed the bill based on misunderstandings about the bill’s effects and timeline. Hans von Spakovsky, one of the nation’s foremost election law experts and a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation...

Washington — Moments ago, the Florida Senate passed the amended version of SB 90, a historic election integrity bill. Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson applauding the legislature for their efforts: Today is a historic day for the Sunshine State. At a time when trust in our nation’s elections is dropping to historic lows, Florida lawmakers are taking decisive action to...

Download a PDF version here. Biden Backs Teachers Unions Over Students From day one, Biden has ignored the science and bowed to teachers’ unions demands to keep schools shut down. BIDEN PAYS BACK TEACHERS’ UNIONS After Biden pledged to reopen schools in the first 100 days, he not only failed to follow through but completely reversed course in favor of teachers’ unions. Despite his pledge, Biden is now saying he...

Washington — Moments ago, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 90, a significant election integrity bill. Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson applauding the Governor for his leadership on election integrity:As Florida has worked to strengthen election integrity this year, Governor DeSantis has led the fight every step of the way. Months ago, the Governor identified key reforms and election integrity...

Washington — Heritage Action, the national conservative grassroots organization, today released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson encouraging Texas to strengthen election-related legislation currently under consideration:On Friday, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 7, a major election reform package. This is an excellent step towards passing a final bill. The House version contained several important reforms to increase transparency and security in Texas’s elections, but further steps are needed...

Washington—This afternoon, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an important election integrity bill into law, SB1485, shortly after it passed the Senate. SB1485 will reform the state’s early voting list and remove voters who have failed to vote in two consecutive election cycles. Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson applauding the new law:Today was a triumph for common sense and a victory...

The Combating Racist Training in the Military Act (S. 968/ H.R. 3134), introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R–Ark.) and Rep. Dan Bishop (R–N.C.) would prohibit the Armed Forces and their service academies from promoting racist theories—which the bill defines as teachings that state any race is superior or inferior to another—and the teaching of theories that state the United States or its founding are fundamentally racist.

Critical Race Theory (CRT) makes race the prism through which its proponents analyze all aspects of American life. Proponents of CRT claim that America is systemically racist and that this racism produced an alliance between working-class whites and the oppressor capitalist class, which prevented working-class solidarity. Or, more simply put, they believe that racial oppression exists everywhere and individuals are inherently oppressors or oppressed based solely on the color of...

In recent months, members of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) have attempted to undermine legal intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID-19 related technologies—including vaccines. Specifically, these members have requested that a waiver be granted for these protections so that foreign nations, like China, can reap the benefits of the hard work and investments made by American vaccine developers. Further compounding this...

What is the current status of S. 1? On May 11, the Senate Rules Committee held a markup of S. 1, the “Corrupt Politicians Act.” There were 40 amendments voted on during the markup, with 11 passing and 29 failing. The final vote to discharge the bill from the Committee, as amended, failed by a party-line vote of 9-9. Under the rules of the power-sharing agreement reached by Majority Leader...

Washington—Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, today announced an effort in Nevada by grassroots activists to oppose AB 321, a bill to weaken Nevada’s election laws and make the state’s elections more vulnerable to fraud. Heritage Action Sentinels, dedicated grassroots activists, led the effort, collecting over 1700 signatures from activists for a letter calling for legislators to oppose the bill and instead fight for fair, secure elections. “We are...

Heritage Action Grassroots Call for Immediate Special Session for Texas Election Integrity Bill Washington — Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, today issued a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson and Texas Regional Coordinator Rebekah Warwick calling for an immediate special legislative session to pass election integrity bill SB 7 after the bill failed to receive a vote on the floor of the House last night. On behalf of...

Free and fair elections are the bedrock of American government. They are fundamental to our way of life and confidence in our representative system. S. 2093 cloaks itself in the guise of transparency and fairness but, in reality, is a partisan scheme to choke off dissent and squelch conservative candidates and conservative political voices. This bill was aptly “renamed” by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as the “Democrat Politician Protection...

Download a PDF version here. What’s in Biden’s proposed “infrastructure” package? The American Jobs Plan, if passed, would be one of the largest spending sprees in American history. So would the American Families Plan. Put together, under the guise of an “infrastructure” package, the two proposals would cost $4.5 trillion total, the largest government intrusion into the lives of Americans since the New Deal. It is nothing short of socialism...

Washington—On Thursday, June 10, the Wisconsin legislature passed Assembly Bill 173, a bill to improve Wisconsin’s election procedures and mandate that any private funding for election administration is distributed to counties on a per capita basis. Heritage Action, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson applauding the passage of the law: “Assembly Bill 173 is a win for common sense and for fair, free...