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This week, the Senate will conclude consideration of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 2012). The Senate began consideration of the 420-page bipartisan bill, introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), back in January. The bill seeks to promote energy efficiency, infrastructure, supply, accountability, and land conservation through federal intervention. According to The Heritage Foundation, the provisions are simply a "continuation of government meddling...

This week, the Senate began consideration of H.R. 2028, the vehicle for its version of FY17 Energy & Water Appropriations bill. The $37.5 billion spending bill aligns with the spending caps enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) last fall, and would raise spending by $355 million above FY16 levels and $261 million over President Obama's request.

What is FADA and what would it do? The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), S. 1598 and H.R. 2802, is a religious liberty protection bill introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in the Senate and Representative Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) in the House. FADA would prevent the federal government from discriminating against individuals, associations, or businesses, such as churches and religious colleges, by denying a tax exemption, grant, contract, license, or...

On Wednesday, the House will vote on the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699). Introduced by Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) and cosponsored by over 190 Republicans, this bill would update the Email Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) by bringing privacy protection standards for electronic communications into the 21st Century.

Claim: If conservatives don't agree to this bill, the alternative is a $72 billion bailout package. Response: Things are going to get worse in Puerto Rico before they get better. Even though there is no reason to believe a Republican-controlled Congress would ever pass a direct taxpayer bailout, calls for such action are likely to increase whether or not PROMESA (H.R. 4900) is passed, as Puerto Rico will likely continue...

The House is will vote on H.R. 5055 the FY 2017 Energy & Water Appropriations bill.

The Maloney Amendment would ratify President Obama’s 2014 executive order barring federal contractors from what it describes as “discrimination” on the basis of “sexual orientation and gender identity” in their private employment policies. In practice, it would have required federal contractors to grant biologically male employees who identify as women unfettered access to women’s lockers, showers, and bathrooms.

The Senate will vote on S.J. Res.28, a resolution offered by Sen. John McCain under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would block the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) catfish inspection rule.

The Senate voted on a motion to table (i.e., kill) an amendment introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to defund Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Lee’s amendment would have prevented the creation of a national zoning board.

The House will vote on an amendment by Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) 100% to H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. The amendment would prohibit funding for the renewable energy mandate at DOD and prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing alternative energy unless it is equivalent to conventional energy in terms of cost and capability.

The Senate will vote on three separate proposals to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus.

The Senate will vote on the nomination of Paula Xinis for a lifetime appointment on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

The Senate considered H.R. 2028, the vehicle for its version of FY17 Energy & Water Appropriations bill. The $37.5 billion spending bill aligns with the spending caps enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) last fall, and would raise spending by $355 million above FY16 levels and $261 million over President Obama’s request.

Washington -- A proposal to "Draft Our Daughters" was added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) during committee markup last month. The amendment would require women between the ages of 18 and 26 to register for the Selective Service. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief operating officer Michael A. Needham: "The Republican-controlled House should block any effort to force America's daughters into combat. More broadly, Congress should...

Washington -- This morning, Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) submitted an amendment to the House Rules Committee for consideration on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909). The amendment would strip a provision -- championed by Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) -- included in the NDAA during committee markup that would effectively force the Department of Defense to provide New Balance athletic shoes...

Next week the House will take up the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), setting forth funding authorization levels and laws that guide our Department of Defense for the upcoming fiscal year. Late last month, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed the bill out of committee that authorizes base defense spending at $551 billion and includes $59 for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which qualifies as emergency spending and therefore...

This evening, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Paula Xinis for a lifetime appointment on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

On Tuesday, the Senate will vote on three separate proposals to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus.

Washington - This morning, the Department of Labor issued its new, finalized overtime rule affecting salary exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule raises the salary threshold for overtime eligibility from $23,660 a year to $47,476 - a 100% increase - beginning on December 1, 2016. The rule change represents another attack by the Obama administration on America's small business owners. Heritage Action released the following...

Background On July 8, 2015, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) finalized language for a new housing regulation named the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (AFFH). This new 377 page rule, first implemented in mid-August of 2015, empowers the Federal government to audit the demographic and socioeconomic status of local communities in order to force state and local governments to enhance diversity among its community makeup. All local...