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WASHINGTON—Today, the Ohio House voted 65-28 to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s outrageous veto of HB 68, legislation that would protect children from experimental surgeries and cross-sex hormones—and ensure fairness in women’s sports. Heritage Action Director of State Advocacy Catherine Gunsalus released the following statement, on behalf of Heritage Action’s two million conservative activists nationwide, praising the Ohio House and urging the Senate to follow suit as soon as possible: “Safety...

WASHINGTON—Research conducted by Heritage Action and The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project revealed a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-tied firm is planning to operate a large manufacturing facility in Johnson County, Kansas near sensitive military sites. Less than a week after the investigation exposed Cnano Technology USA’s CCP ties, the company scrubbed its website of any information relating to them. The revelation has sparked a broader conversation about the risks of CCP-linked...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of South Carolinians, released the following statement commending the South Carolina General Assembly’s bipartisan passage of H. 3690, a first step toward combating the harmful Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement by requiring the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission to make investments solely in the financial interests of participants and their beneficiaries. Heritage Action’s South Carolina...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million activists, including thousands of South Carolinians, applauds the South Carolina House of Representatives for passing H. 4624, essential legislation to prohibit experimental sex-related procedures that can inflict irreversible damage on children. Catherine Gunsalus, director of state advocacy at Heritage Action, released the following statement commending the South Carolina House and encouraging the State Senate to follow suit as soon as possible...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker released the following statement today after House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer led their respective chambers in passing another continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding through March: “Congress has backed itself into a corner—unable to pass responsible spending bills or secure our border, and opting again for a short-term CR that fails to solve any of the problems...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker released the following statement today after the Ohio Senate voted 24-8 to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s outrageous veto of HB 68, legislation that will protect children from experimental surgeries and cross-sex hormones—and ensure fairness in women’s sports. Since the Ohio House already voted to override the governor’s veto, HB 68 will become law. Praising the Ohio Senate on behalf of Heritage Action’s two...

The Equal Representation Act (S. 3659/H.R. 7109), introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), requires the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question on all future decennial censuses and subsequently prohibits all non-citizens from being counted toward congressional district and Electoral College apportionment. The bill also requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on citizenship status data obtained from the census questionnaire...

The Equal Representation Act (S. 3659/H.R. 7109), introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), requires the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question on all future decennial censuses and subsequently prohibits all non-citizens from being counted toward congressional district and Electoral College apportionment. The bill also requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on citizenship status data obtained from the census questionnaire...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of Hoosiers, commends the Indiana House of Representatives for passing HB 1264, legislation that would strengthen the security of Indiana’s election process and improve voter trust in election outcomes. Catherine Gunsalus, director of state advocacy at Heritage Action and former assistant secretary of state in Kansas, released the following statement today applauding the Indiana House and encouraging...

WASHINGTON—Following the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee’s markup of articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker issued the following statement today urging lawmakers to follow the facts and impeach Sec. Mayorkas:“Sec. Mayorkas has repeatedly lied to Congress and attempted to gaslight the American people into believing the historic crisis at our borders doesn’t exist. Unfortunately for the secretary...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of Utahns, commends the Utah Legislature and Gov. Spencer Cox for passing and signing HB 261, important legislation that prevents colleges and universities from implementing discriminatory “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) policies. Heritage Action’s Utah State Director Nathan Duell praised the Utah Legislature and Gov. Cox for signing this breakthrough legislation, saying: “Today is a great day...

The Equal Representation Act (S. 3659/H.R. 7109), introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), requires the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question on all future decennial censuses and subsequently prohibits all non-citizens from being counted toward congressional district and Electoral College apportionment. The bill also requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on citizenship status data obtained from the census questionnaire...

The Equal Representation Act (S. 3659/H.R. 7109), introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), requires the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question on all future decennial censuses and subsequently prohibits all non-citizens from being counted toward congressional district and Electoral College apportionment. The bill also requires that the Census Bureau publicly report on citizenship status data obtained from the census questionnaire...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million activists nationwide, today issued a Key Vote to encourage senators and members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor the Equal Representation Act (S.3659/ H.R. 7109). The bill, introduced by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) in the House and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in the Senate, would ensure congressional representation is based solely on the needs of Americans by requiring the U.S...

Secretary Mayorkas has violated his oath of office, abused the powers of his office, and betrayed the trust of the American people. Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas will set an important precedent to discourage this extraordinary misconduct by future cabinet members.

The Senate’s “emergency” supplemental funding bill of more than $90 billion in unaccountable, deficit-financed spending on foreign aid is a non-starter.

Americans are looking for relief from inflation, accountability for Ukraine funding, a secure border, and focused aid to Israel—all separate debates on different policy questions. This bill fails on every count.

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action President Dr. Kevin Roberts penned a new op-ed today warning lawmakers that the Senate’s immigration deal “as reported, is a backroom political ploy that would make permanent Biden’s tools for causing chaos and an open border.” The op-ed, co-authored by former Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tom Homan and former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mark Morgan, details why the...

The State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction should be repealed altogether. Because the cost of federal tax deductions is spread among all U.S. taxpayers in the form of higher federal tax rates, the SALT deduction forces taxpayers in low-tax, low-debt states to subsidize excessive government spending in high-tax, high-debt states. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) SALT cap was a step in the right direction.