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Washington -- Today, the House Republican's national security task force released its policy recommendations. Last December, Speaker Paul D. Ryan promised to "show what we would do, what our ideal policy would be." Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "The task force report reinforces many of the conservative critiques of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy and national security posture, and offers a wide ranging...

Washington -- Last night, the House Rules Committee met to set the rules for considering H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), which attempts to address Puerto Rico's current debt crisis, brought on by a decades-long depression. Citing germaneness issues, the committee refused to make in order a pro-growth amendment offered by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) that would exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act...

The Senate will soon vote on S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. The Heritage Foundation has articulated numerous problems with the bill reported out of committee, including the inclusion of a provision in the base bill that forces young women between the ages of 18 and 26 to sign up for the Selective Service, making them eligible for conscription if Congress reinstates the draft for future military needs.

Background In January 2013, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta directed the military services to review policies with the goal of integrating women into all combat roles by January 2016. On December 3, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed the decision without exception, and directed that all gender-based requirements for military service be removed by January 3, 2016. This order came despite military evaluations that raised concerns on this issue...

Washington - Today, the House Republican's regulatory task force released its policy recommendations. Last December, Speaker Paul D. Ryan promised to "show what we would do, what our ideal policy would be." Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "The Obama administration's regulatory regime is stifling economic growth and undermining economic opportunity for millions of Americans. The wide ranging task force report highlights important...

Amendments to Defense Appropriations (H.R. 5293)

Washington -- Today, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) sent a letter to Congressional leaders signed by 124 Republicans and 53 Democrats by urging floor consideration of S.J. Res. 28. The resolution, which passed the Senate 55 to 43, would block the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) catfish inspection rule using the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael...

Yesterday, presumptive Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton welcomed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump "to the cause" of placing additional restrictions on Americans' Second Amendment rights. While Trump's tweet was light on policy—and his campaign declined to provide specifics—it was widely viewed as an endorsement of the types of restrictions President Obama, Congressional Democrats and Michael Bloomberg support. "The rush to eliminate due process rights is alarming," Heritage Action's chief executive officer...

Washington -- Today, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is set to unveil a bill that would empower the attorney general to deny gun sales to those on the No Fly List or Selectee List. According to The Heritage Foundation's senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky, the proposal is "potentially unconstitutional since it would take away a constitutional right ... at the discretion of a government official in a secret, non-transparent process...

Since last week, the House and Senate have been engaged in formal conference committee negotiations over the chambers' respective Zika response and MilCon-VA packages. Reports indicate the the final compromise product could come this week, and the House already has a vote scheduled. To recap: The House bill (H.R. 5243) contained $622 million in fully-offset fund transfers to combat Zika, while the Senate bill (H.R. 2577) contained $1.1 billion, none...

Washington - Today, the House Republican's health care task force released its policy recommendations. Last December, Speaker Paul D. Ryan promised to "show what we would do, what our ideal policy would be." Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "The House Republican Health Care Task Force's report shows that Republicans understand that a better health care system requires the repeal of Obamacare. Admirably...

Amendments to Financial Services Appropriations (H.R. 5485)

This week, the House is expected to vote on H.R. 4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas).

Today the Senate is expected to vote on a revised amendment offered by Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) which would strip Fifth Amendment due process rights away from law-abiding citizens and threaten their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms.

Washington - Today, the House Republican's tax reform task force released its policy recommendations. Last December, Speaker Paul D. Ryan promised to "show what we would do, what our ideal policy would be." Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "House Republicans' new tax plans shows how far the party has come on tax reform in recent years. Gone are the arbitrary restraints that...

Last fall, now-presumptive Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton said "she supported allowing cities and states to tax online purchases" though Reuters noted at the time "she would not mandate it." Her position mirrors that of the Senate-passed Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to impose taxes on online sales in a way that favors their local businesses over out-of-state firms that have no representation in the taxing state. Yesterday, presumptive...

This week, the Senate is scheduled to consider H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), which attempts to address Puerto Rico's current debt crisis.

Washington - Earlier this month, the Senate included a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would force young women between the ages of 18 and 26 to sign up for the Selective Service, making them eligible for conscription if Congress reinstates the draft for future military needs. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) is leading a letter requesting that the provision be removed during conference negotiations with the House...

The House is scheduled to vote on S. 764, a Senate-passed bill authored by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) that would create a new federal labeling requirement for GMO products.

The House is scheduled to vote on the Conscience Protection Act of 2016 (S. 304), initially introduced by Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) as H.R. 4828.