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Mark Green Voting Record & Scorecard | Institute for Legislative Analysis

US Representative from TN

District: 7 • Republican

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Repealing a Biden Rule at the Department of Energy that Effectively Bans Popular Natural Gas Tankless Water Heaters

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters" and published on December 26, 2024. The underlying rule set new federal efficiency standards for gas-fired instantaneous (tankless) water heaters, including widely used non-condensing models. According to supporters, the rule was designed in a way that effectively pushes non-condensing units out of the market and forces homeowners and small businesses into more expensive options and complicated retrofits. They argue this is part of a broader regulatory playbook where Washington uses appliance rules to squeeze out natural gas products, shrinking consumer choice while raising costs for everyday replacements and home repairs.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop unelected regulators from using appliance standards as a backdoor ban that raises costs and limits consumer choice.
Repealing this rule helps prevent federal bureaucrats from dictating what energy options Americans are allowed to use in their homes and businesses.
Supports
Limited
Government

Blocking Biden's Costly Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Energy Standards Mandate by Overturning a Department of Energy Rule

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers" and published on December 23, 2024. The underlying rule establishes new federal energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers commonly used by grocery stores, restaurants, warehouses, and other commercial facilities. According to supporters, the repeal of the Biden rule would stop Washington from using one-size-fits-all efficiency mandates to dictate the design and purchase of essential refrigeration equipment. They argue these mandates drive up compliance and replacement costs, squeeze small businesses, and ultimately raise prices for consumers as businesses are forced to absorb yet another layer of federal micromanagement.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein in costly, top-down energy mandates imposed by unelected regulators.
Repealing this rule helps protect small businesses and consumers from bureaucratic micromanagement that drives up prices.
Supports
Limited
Government

Repealing a Biden IRS Rule that Grows Financial Surveillance Through Expanded Crypto "Broker" Reporting

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal an Internal Revenue Service rule titled "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales" and published on December 30, 2024. The underlying rule expands who the IRS treats as a "broker" for digital asset sales and would require covered entities to report gross proceeds and send new tax statements tied to crypto transactions. According to supporters, repealing the Biden rule would stop Washington from rewriting the definition of "broker" to sweep in parts of the digital asset economy that do not operate like traditional brokerages, including technology platforms that cannot realistically collect the personal data the rule demands. They argue the Biden rule is less about honest tax administration and more about building a new reporting regime that turns financial innovation into a compliance trap, pushing lawful activity overseas while increasing the federal government's ability to monitor Americans' economic lives.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop the IRS from expanding surveillance-style reporting mandates that go beyond clear statutory authority and punish emerging technologies.
Repealing this rule helps protect financial privacy and innovation from bureaucratic overreach.
Supports
Limited
Government

Repealing Biden's EPA Methane Fee Rule That Grows Federal Penalties and Drives Up Domestic Energy Costs

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" and published on November 18, 2024. The underlying rule sets the compliance framework for the federal "waste emissions charge," including how covered facilities calculate emissions, use "netting," and qualify for exemptions, with EPA positioned to assess penalties when standards are not met. According to supporters, this rule is the enforcement engine for a Washington created methane tax that punishes American oil and gas production, increases compliance burdens across the supply chain, and ultimately raises energy prices for families and job creators. They argue it hands regulators another tool to pressure domestic producers while making the U.S. less competitive and more dependent on foreign energy.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop the federal government from using regulatory schemes and penalty regimes to tax and micromanage domestic energy production.
Repealing this rule helps block bureaucratic enforcement that would raise costs and expand Washington's control over the energy economy.
Supports
Limited
Government

Repealing a Biden Rule at the Department of Energy that Imposed Unnecessary Labeling and Certification Mandates on Consumer Appliances.

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment" and published on October 9, 2024. The underlying rule imposed new federal paperwork, labeling, and reporting requirements and expanded enforcement provisions across a wide range of everyday appliances and equipment. It covered roughly 20 product categories, reaching into items like dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners and heat pumps, battery chargers, light bulbs, and other common products used by families and employers. According to supporters, by nullifying the rule, the resolution would stop Washington from turning routine appliances into a compliance headache where manufacturers face more audits, more forms, and more threats of enforcement, and then pass those costs along to everyone at the checkout counter.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in unelected regulators that keep adding paperwork mandates and enforcement traps that raise prices and restrict consumer choice.
Repealing this rule helps protect businesses from another round of bureaucratic micromanagement.
Supports
Limited
Government

Overturning a Draconian Biden Rule that Banned Off-Road Vehicle Usage on Miles of Trails at Glen Canyon National Park

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden National Park Service rule titled "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles" and published on January 13, 2025. The underlying rule revised special regulations for Glen Canyon to update and restrict where motor vehicles may be used on roads and off-road on designated routes and areas. According to supporters, the rule empowers federal land managers to tighten access through regulatory changes that can limit recreation, local use, and tourism-dependent communities while expanding Washington's control over how Americans can use public lands. They argue Congress should stop this kind of federal overreach and keep access decisions from being driven by bureaucracy and pressure from activist groups rather than transparent, accountable policymaking.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein in agencies that use regulation to micromanage public-land access without accountability.
Repealing this rule helps prevent federal managers from steadily restricting lawful use of public lands through top-down mandates.
Supports
Limited
Government

Repealing a Biden EPA Rule that Imposed Costly New Emissions Mandates on U.S. Tire Manufactures.

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing" and published on November 29, 2024. The underlying rule imposed new federal emissions standards on parts of the rubber tire manufacturing process and expanded EPA's regulatory reach over domestic tire plants. According to supporters, repealing the Biden rule would stop Washington from piling more red tape and expensive compliance demands onto an industry that supports thousands of American jobs and produces an essential product used by nearly every household and business. They argue the mandate would raise production costs, squeeze smaller facilities the hardest, and push more manufacturing out of the United States.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should block unaccountable bureaucrats from imposing costly mandates that punish domestic manufacturing through backdoor rulemaking.
Repealing this EPA action helps protect jobs, affordability, and U.S. competitiveness by reining in regulatory overreach.
Supports
Limited
Government

Blocking Biden's Costly Commercial Refrigeration Energy Standards Mandate by Overturning a Department of Energy Rule

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Craig Goldman (R-TX), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers" and published on January 21, 2025. The underlying rule establishes new federal energy conservation standards for common commercial refrigeration equipment used by grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and other businesses. According to supporters, the repeal of the Biden rule would stop Washington from using one-size-fits-all efficiency mandates to dictate what equipment businesses can buy and how much it must cost to comply. These types of federal standards often function as a hidden tax on everyday commerce by forcing expensive redesigns, accelerating replacement cycles, and raising operating and purchase costs that ultimately get passed on to consumers.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in costly, top-down energy mandates imposed by unelected regulators.
Repealing this rule helps protect small businesses and consumers from bureaucratic micromanagement that drives up prices.
Supports
Limited
Government

Reversing a Biden Endangered Listing to Protect California Water Supplies and Stop Federal Overreach

This joint resolution, introduced by the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule titled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt" and published on July 30, 2024. The underlying rule lists the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. According to opponents of the Biden rule, the listing empowers federal regulators and environmental litigators to tighten water-use restrictions in the Bay-Delta and jeopardize water deliveries that families, farmers, and communities rely on, even as California already faces chronic water-management and infrastructure challenges.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in agency overreach that uses the Endangered Species Act to drive sweeping water policy without accountability.
Repealing this rule helps prevent Washington from using an endangered listing to restrict livelihoods and centralize control over essential resources.
Supports
Limited
Government

Blocking a De Facto National Zero Emission Truck Mandate by Overturning the Biden EPA's California Advanced Clean Trucks Waiver.

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. John James (R-MI), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency notice titled "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" and published on April 6, 2023. The underlying action granted California a waiver to enforce regulations that drive heavy-duty vehicles and equipment toward government-directed "zero-emission" requirements and impose stricter warranty and maintenance mandates on diesel engines. By allowing one state to set the pace for manufacturers and other states, this waiver functions as a backdoor way to reshape the national truck market without Congress voting on the costs. Supporters argue the waiver raises prices for truckers and small businesses, threatens supply chain reliability, and hands regulators sweeping leverage to force an energy transition that working Americans did not choose.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop executive-branch maneuvers that let California and federal bureaucrats impose nationwide mandates through waivers rather than legislation.
Repealing this action protects consumer choice and prevents regulators from centralizing control over the transportation economy.
Supports
Limited
Government

Blocking California's Backdoor National EV Mandate by Overturning the Biden EPA's Advanced Clean Cars II Waiver

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency action granting California a waiver of federal preemption for its "Advanced Clean Cars II" program, published on December 18, 2024. By nullifying the waiver, the resolution would prevent California from enforcing emissions standards that effectively function as an electric vehicle sales mandate and that pressure automakers and other states to conform to California's regulatory model. The waiver approach turns a single state's preferences into a de facto national policy without a direct vote of Congress, raising costs for families, limiting consumer choice, and empowering regulators to reshape the auto market through executive action rather than legislation.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein-in executive branch overreach that allows federal agencies and one state government to impose sweeping mandates nationwide.
Blocking this waiver restores accountability and protects consumers from regulatory coercion disguised as environmental policy.
Supports
Limited
Government

Blocking California's Draconian Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Mandate by Overturning a Biden EPA Action

This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency action titled "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" and published on January 6, 2025. The underlying action granted California permission to enforce its Omnibus Low-NOx emissions program for heavy-duty engines and certain diesel equipment despite federal preemption under the Clean Air Act. By nullifying the waiver, the resolution would stop California from using federal approval to impose regulations that effectively drive a nationwide push toward stricter diesel requirements as manufacturers and other states are pressured to conform. According to supporters, the waiver is another example of Washington allowing one state to dictate energy and transportation policy for the entire country, raising vehicle and compliance costs, disrupting supply chains, and handing regulators more leverage to squeeze working families, truckers, farmers, and small businesses.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should prevent the executive branch from using waivers and regulatory loopholes to impose sweeping mandates without accountability.
Repealing this action helps stop California and federal bureaucrats from turning climate policy into a backdoor national diesel mandate.
Supports
Limited
Government

Extending Tax Relief but Also Worsening Cronyism and Wealth Redistribution through the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".

This vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), is on the reconciliation package whereby the House concured with the Senate amendments. From a limited government perspective, the bill contained positive provisions that extended the lower personal and corporate tax rates, as well as key estate and business tax provisions originally enacted within the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire. However, the bill also contained negative provisions that worsened cronyism and wealth redistribution such as no tax on tips and overtime, a larger child tax credit, a car-loan interest deduction, and "Trump Accounts" seeded with a $1,000 federal contribution. With a razor-thin Republican majority, the bill was deemed a necessary evil to lock in the core tax relief and prevent a major tax shock, even as it expanded the practice of using the tax code to pick winners and losers and invited more lobbying and cronyism into federal policy.
Support is the Limited Government Position because, despite serious flaws, the bill prevents a large scheduled tax increase by extending broad-based tax relief and protecting taxpayers from a punitive expansion of Washington's reach into private earnings.
Supports
Limited
Government

Exposing Foreign Influence in Higher Education by Strengthening Transparency Requirements Through the DETERRENT Act

The "Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions Act" (DETERRENT Act), introduced by Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements related to foreign gifts and contracts involving institutions of higher education. The bill updates Section 117 by lowering the reporting threshold for many foreign gifts and contracts, requiring regular reporting, and tightening rules for transactions connected to countries and entities of concern. It also aims to stop colleges and universities from quietly taking money tied to hostile foreign interests while benefiting from massive federal support and taxpayer-backed student aid. According to supporters, the measure is designed to deter foreign regimes from buying access, shaping campus policies, and gaining leverage over research, speech, and academic programs through opaque financial relationships.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayers should not subsidize institutions that conceal foreign financial entanglements, especially when those ties can undermine national security and public accountability.
Strong transparency rules help prevent backdoor influence operations without creating new federal spending programs.
Supports
Limited
Government

Empowering Unaccountable Bureaucrats at the Department of Education to Rewrite Foreign Gift Reporting Rules by Amending the DETERRENT Act

The Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) amendment #3 to the DETERRENT Act, would restructure how colleges and universities report foreign gifts and contracts under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. The amendment would shift more control to the Department of Education to redesign and administer the foreign funding reporting regime through an agency-driven process rather than through clear, fixed standards enacted by Congress. In practice, it would expand bureaucratic discretion and create new avenues for federal micromanagement of higher education institutions under the banner of "transparency."
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the amendment expands the Department of Education's regulatory power and invites agency rulemaking that undermines congressional accountability.
Transparency should be achieved through clear statutory requirements, not by empowering bureaucrats to rewrite the rules.
Supports
Limited
Government

Targeting Israel by Labeling It a "Foreign Country of Concern" Through the DETERRENT Act

The Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) amendment #5 to the DETERRENT Act is largely intended to target Israel by expanding the bill's definition of a "Foreign Country of Concern." Specifically, the amendment would add any country defending a case before the International Court of Justice related to alleged violations of the Geneva Conventions or the Genocide Convention, and any country whose government includes officials with outstanding arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court. This change would import the judgments of international tribunals into U.S. higher education policy and allow politically charged foreign disputes to trigger sweeping federal consequences under the bill's restrictions and compliance framework. According to the sponsor, the Israeli Government is an "apartheid regime".
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this amendment largely represents a political vendetta against Israel and politicizes the law by tying domestic education policy to international court actions and warrants.
Congress should not use higher education compliance rules to advance ideological foreign-policy targeting or to outsource U.S. decision-making to unaccountable global bodies.
Supports
Limited
Government

Expanding the State Department's Power to Impose a Politicized Blacklist and Attack Israel by Amending the DETERRENT Act.

The Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) amendment #6 to the DETERRENT Act is largely intended to target Israel by expanding the bill's definition of "Investment of Concern" to include any entity that the Secretary of State determines consistently facilitates and enables state violence and repression, war and occupation, or severe violations of international law and human rights. This change would inject broad, subjective foreign-policy judgments into a higher education transparency bill and give the executive branch sweeping discretion to label entities based on political and diplomatic interpretations According to the sponsor, Israel "throws international law in the shredder" and are "perpetrators of the most horrific crimes against humanity."
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this amendment largely represents a political vendetta against Israel and creates a subjective, politicized standard that invites arbitrary enforcement.
Congress should advance transparency through clear rules, not by empowering the State Department to broaden blacklists at will.
Supports
Limited
Government

Expanding NSF Climate-Research Bureaucracy Through New Mandates for Activist-Driven Ocean Programs.

The "Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act" (ANCHOR Act), introduced by Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA), would require the National Science Foundation to develop and carry out a plan to upgrade telecommunications and cybersecurity capabilities for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The bill directs NSF to assess vulnerabilities, set modernization priorities, and coordinate improvements for research vessels used as at-sea laboratories. According to opponents, nothing in current law prevents NSF from making improvements using existing authorities and resources, and the bill instead adds another federal mandate that can become a work around to the DOGE reforms to an agency heavily criticized for waste and politicized climate change and DEI priorities.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the bill grows bureaucracy and invites wasteful spending.
Federal cybersecurity priorities should focus on national defense and critical systems, not expanding activist-driven research infrastructure. Lawmakers must rein in the out-of-control spending and $38 trillion in national debt, which, when coupled with the $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
Against
Limited
Government

Fueling Cronyism and Wasteful Spending on Climate Change Initiatives through the "DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act".

The "DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act," introduced by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), would require the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture to carry out research and development activities through a formal interagency agreement. Joint initiatives include workforce development, biofuels and biobased products, and methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to opponents, these climate and energy agendas should be driven by states, markets, and private innovation – not the federal government – with this measure merely entrenching Washington's role in picking winners and losers.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this bill merely codifies and worsens cronyism.
Congress should focus on limiting federal involvement in the private sector, not promoting a politicized climate change agenda. Lawmakers must rein-in the out-of-control spending and $38 trillion in national debt, which, when coupled with the $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
Against
Limited
Government

Growing the Federal Government to Impose New Mandates on Ticket Sellers Through the "TICKET Act"

The "Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act" (TICKET Act), introduced by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), would impose new federal mandates on ticket sellers and resellers for concerts, sporting events, performances, and other live events regarding how prices and fees are displayed and itemized. The bill would require up-front "all-in" price displays, additional disclosures across the purchasing process, refund requirements in specified circumstances, and new federal prohibitions aimed at resale practices such as listing tickets a seller does not actually possess. According to opponents, this approach expands the role of the Federal Trade Commission by creating new compliance and enforcement obligations that add taxpayer costs and grow the federal regulatory footprint over routine consumer transactions. They argue that if additional rules are needed, they should be carefully tailored and handled at the state level, rather than building another federal enforcement regime that can become a platform for broader regulation of pricing and marketing in the private marketplace.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this measure unnecessarily increases taxpayer costs and further grows the size and scope of the federal government through new mandates on private businesses.
If such regulations are truly necessary, they should be carefully tailored and imposed at the state and local level, not federally.
Against
Limited
Government

Imposing an Overreaching Federal Ban on Sodium Nitrite in an Ineffective Attempt to Curb Suicide Through the "Youth Poisoning Protection Act"

The Youth Poisoning Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA), would classify any consumer product containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite (10 percent or more by weight) as a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act. The bill targets retail availability of high-concentration sodium nitrite, which is also a chemical used in lawful commercial applications such as meat curing and other industrial processes. By using an outright federal ban approach, the measure would rely on Washington to restrict access to a product based on how it might be misused by some individuals. According to opponents, while self-harm and youth mental health represent a serious crisis, banning sodium nitrite, firearms, or other products that can be misused fails to address the underlying causes, and this one-size-fits-all prohibition would raise costs and compliance burdens for small businesses and consumers while pushing markets toward workarounds rather than real solutions.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as bans on products associated with self-harm do not solve the underlying mental health crisis and instead expand federal control over lawful commerce.
This approach invites more regulation and higher costs while leaving the root problem unaddressed.
Against
Limited
Government

Restoring Separation of Powers by Ending Nationwide Injunctions Issued by Rogue Federal Judges Through the "No Rogue Rulings Act".

The "No Rogue Rulings Act" (NORRA) sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions. Specifically, the bill prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to the parties in the particular case before the court. Supporters argue this would stop a single unelected judge from unilaterally freezing federal policy nationwide and would force broad national questions to be resolved through the normal appellate process rather than through "judge-shopping."
Support is the Limited Government Position as this measure helps rein in judicial overreach and protects the constitutional separation of powers by preventing nationwide injunctions from becoming a backdoor way to make policy from the bench.
Supports
Limited
Government

Advancing a Politicized Climate Change Agenda by Forcing Taxpayers to Fund "Low-Emissions" Cement, Concrete, and Asphalt Programs at the Department of Energy.

The "Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act" (IMPACT Act), introduced by Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), would require the Department of Energy to establish a new program supporting the advanced production of "low-emissions" cement, concrete, and asphalt. The program would focus on specified technologies and processes, including carbon capture and energy-efficient production methods, and it would authorize DOE to select eligible entities – including government, nonprofit, educational, and private-sector organizations – to carry out demonstration projects. According to opponents, this is another example of the federal government picking winners and losers, using taxpayer-backed programs to advance "low-emissions" mandates that can crowd out market-driven innovation and invite future spending expansions.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the bill advances a politicized climate change agenda and enriches government-favored entities while socializing the costs onto taxpayers.
Lawmakers must rein-in the out-of-control spending and $38 trillion in national debt, which, when coupled with the $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.
Against
Limited
Government

Competing with the Private Sector by Growing the Size and Scope of the Small Business Administration's Workforce Outreach Role.

The Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), would impose new mandates on Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers to provide educational information to small businesses on hiring graduates of career and technical education programs. It would also grow the role of these Centers to now provide students and graduates with information about resources and services available to start and expand a small business. According to opponents, the measure broadens the SBA's mission into workforce placement and training coordination, creating another federally directed outreach function that will grow over time and duplicate what states, localities, employers, and private groups already do without Washington's involvement.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as workforce development is a private-sector responsibility, which states and localities also frequently engage in – but certainly not a role of the federal government.
The federal government should reduce market distortions and regulatory burdens rather than growing new federally directed functions inside SBA-backed centers.
Against
Limited
Government

Ending Washington, D.C.'s Sanctuary Policies to Force Cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement

The District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), would prohibit the District of Columbia from adopting or enforcing laws, policies, or practices that restrict cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, with limited exceptions related to certain witnesses and crime victims. The bill would require D.C. agencies to share immigration status information and comply with federal requests that help identify and remove illegal immigrants who are in custody or otherwise encountered by local authorities. According to supporters, the nation's capital should not operate as a sanctuary jurisdiction that blocks lawful enforcement and makes it harder to detain and deport illegal immigrants, including those with criminal histories. They argue Congress has a duty to ensure D.C. follows federal law, protects public safety, and does not provide a safe haven that invites more illegal immigration and weakens confidence in the rule of law.
Support is the Limited Government Position as sanctuary policies are a form of selective enforcement that undermines the rule of law and public safety.
Congress should use its authority over the District to ensure local officials do not obstruct lawful federal immigration enforcement.
Supports
Limited
Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote in Federal Elections.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. It would prohibit states from accepting or processing a federal voter registration application unless the applicant presents approved proof of citizenship, and it directs states to create an alternative process for applicants to submit other evidence to demonstrate citizenship. The bill also requires states to take ongoing affirmative steps to ensure only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, including establishing programs to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens and removing noncitizens from voter rolls. According to supporters, the measure closes loopholes that invite error and abuse in a system that often relies on self-attestation, strengthens public confidence in elections, and ensures political power remains tied to citizenship rather than being diluted through unlawful registration.
Support is the Limited Government Position as self-government depends on clear, enforceable rules that ensure only citizens participate in federal elections.
Requiring proof of citizenship strengthens accountability and protects the legitimacy of elections.
Supports
Limited
Government

Expanding the National Park Service Footprint and Fueling Runaway Spending Through a New "National Park" Redesignation and Boundary Study in Salem.

The Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act, introduced by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), would redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park. The bill would also direct the National Park Service to conduct a boundary study to evaluate whether additional lands should be added to the park unit. While the change is framed as largely symbolic, redesignations and boundary studies are often the first step toward expanding federal land management, acquiring additional property interests, and increasing long-term operating obligations. According to opponents, Congress should not be growing the federal parks bureaucracy or laying the groundwork for future expansion when federal land agencies already struggle with maintenance backlogs and should be focused on core stewardship of existing assets rather than creating new federal footprints.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as redesignations and boundary studies invite mission creep and future spending by expanding the reach of the federal land-management bureaucracy.
Congress should prioritize shrinking federal obligations and maintaining existing properties rather than setting up the next expansion.
Supports
Limited
Government

Improving Data on Targeted Attacks on Law Enforcement to Strengthen Officer Safety

The Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC), would require the Department of Justice to report on targeted attacks on law enforcement officers, assess the feasibility of incorporating those attacks into existing national crime reporting systems, and identify mental health resources available to law enforcement. The measure is aimed at creating a clearer nationwide picture of threats and violence directed at officers and whether current reporting systems adequately capture that reality. It also pushes DOJ to evaluate how officer wellness resources are being provided and where gaps exist. According to supporters, better data and transparency are necessary to protect officers, inform policymakers, and ensure public safety decisions are based on facts rather than politics.
Support is the Limited Government Position as protecting public safety is a core duty of government, and basic reporting improves accountability without creating a new grant program or expanding federal control over local policing.
Supports
Limited
Government

Expanding the "Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act" to Let Qualified Officers Carry Concealed Firearms Across State Lines.

The LEOSA Reform Act, introduced by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), would update the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act to broaden where qualified active and retired law enforcement officers may carry concealed firearms and ammunition across state lines. The bill would align LEOSA with the Gun-Free School Zones Act so qualified officers are not treated as criminals in school zones, and it would clarify that LEOSA protections apply in units of the National Park System. It would also prevent state and local laws from being used to ban qualified officers from carrying concealed firearms. In addition, the bill would strengthen LEOSA by explicitly covering magazines and by allowing states to extend the retired officer firearms qualification window from 12 months up to 36 months, reducing unnecessary red tape that can sideline trained professionals. According to supporters, these reforms remove carve-outs that have grown over time and empower vetted officers to respond to threats in public spaces.
Support is the Limited Government Position as state and local governments should never, or only in very limited circumstances, enact "gun free zones" which merely disarm law-abiding individuals.
This measure at least allows law enforcement to strengthen public safety.
Supports
Limited
Government

Ending the Wasteful Destruction of Retired Federal Service Weapons by Authorizing Sales to Qualified Law Enforcement Officers.

The Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), would direct the General Services Administration to establish a program allowing current and retired federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons that were issued to them, at salvage value. The program would apply only to officers in good standing and would require the purchase to occur within a set window after the firearm is retired. Instead of forcing agencies to destroy thousands of firearms through a costly disposal process, the measure would allow agencies to recoup some value while limiting transfers to the officers who carried those weapons in the course of duty.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayers should not be forced to fund needless government destruction of valuable property when a straightforward, limited program can reduce waste and recover value.
The policy also provides benefit to law enforcement officers and avoids expanding a broader public pipeline of surplus firearms.
Supports
Limited
Government

Defending U.S. and Israeli Sovereignty by Sanctioning the International Criminal Court for Targeting Non-Member Nations

The "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act," introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), would impose sanctions related to the International Criminal Court (ICC) when it attempts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute "protected persons" of the United States and certain U.S. allies that have not consented to ICC jurisdiction. The bill requires visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who materially assist such ICC actions, and it also applies visa restrictions to certain immediate family members, while rescinding and restricting U.S. funding for the ICC. In part, the legislation responds to the ICC's escalating actions against Israel after, in November 2024, the ICC announced arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on baseless charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity." According to supporters, this is about stopping an unaccountable international tribunal from trying to police Americans and key allies from the outside, even though the United States never granted the ICC authority over our citizens and Israel is not subject to its jurisdiction either.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the United States should not submit its citizens or allies to an unaccountable international court that operates beyond constitutional checks and voter control.
Congress should use lawful tools to defend national sovereignty and deter foreign actors who help weaponize international institutions against Americans and Israel.
Supports
Limited
Government

Codifying Medicaid Waiver Budget Gimmicks that Weaken Budget Neutrality and Enable Bigger Federal Spending

The Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) amendment #3 to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 would codify guidance directing that Medicaid Section 1115 waiver "budget neutrality" determinations take into account claimed downstream savings. This approach can allow waiver proposals to appear "cost neutral" on paper by crediting speculative or indirect savings, even when the waiver expands spending in the Medicaid program itself. Locking this methodology into law would make it harder for future administrations and Congress to restore stricter budget-neutrality standards and could accelerate waiver-driven expansion of Medicaid benefits and federal obligations. According to opponents, the amendment weakens a key taxpayer safeguard, invites accounting games, and increases the risk that Medicaid costs will grow while transparency and fiscal accountability decline.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as budget neutrality should be a real, enforceable guardrail, not a political accounting exercise that unlocks larger entitlements and higher taxpayer exposure.
Congress should restrain waiver-driven expansions and insist on transparent, verifiable limits on federal Medicaid spending.
Supports
Limited
Government

Prohibiting the Executive Branch from Enacting a Fracking Moratorium Without Congressional Approval through the "Protecting American Energy Production Act".

The "Protecting American Energy Production Act," introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), would prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes it. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for regulating fracking for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. According to supporters, this is a direct response to the way Washington can use "emergencies," agency pressure, and executive actions to choke off American energy even when families are already being squeezed by high costs. They argue a federal fracking moratorium would kill jobs, raise utility and fuel prices, and hand more control of U.S. energy to bureaucrats and foreign producers.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should stop unilateral executive actions that can function like a nationwide energy ban without a vote.
This bill helps keep energy decisions closer to states and the people while protecting affordable, reliable domestic production.
Supports
Limited
Government

Requiring DHS Transparency on High Risk "Special Interest Aliens" to Strengthen Border Security and National Security Oversight

The "Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025", introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), would require the Department of Homeland Security to provide a monthly report on non U.S. nationals who attempt to unlawfully enter the United States and who potentially pose a national security risk. The report would include the number of such individuals, their nationalities or countries of last residence, and the locations where they were encountered. According to supporters, the bill addresses growing concerns that the federal government is not being fully transparent with Congress and the public about high-risk border encounters that may involve terrorism-related or hostile foreign actor threats. They argue that regular reporting strengthens accountability, helps lawmakers target resources and policy changes where they are most needed, and reduces the ability of unelected officials to downplay security failures behind closed doors.
Support is the Limited Government Position as basic transparency and congressional oversight are essential checks on executive branch power, especially in national security matters.
The bill helps ensure DHS cannot hide or obscure information about high-risk border encounters from the people's representatives.
Supports
Limited
Government

Moving SBA Offices Out of Sanctuary Jurisdictions to Stop Federal Resources from Propping Up Local Defiance of Immigration Law

The Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN), would require the Small Business Administration to relocate any regional, district, or local office if the SBA makes a public determination that the office is located in a sanctuary jurisdiction. The bill would require that relocation occur within 60 days and would also prohibit the SBA from establishing an office in a sanctuary jurisdiction in the future. It defines a sanctuary jurisdiction as a state or political subdivision that restricts information-sharing about citizenship or immigration status or restricts compliance with specified Department of Homeland Security requests. According to supporters, taxpayers should not be funding a federal footprint in jurisdictions that undermine lawful immigration enforcement, and relocating SBA offices is a practical accountability tool that pressures local officials to cooperate with the rule of law while keeping SBA services available in jurisdictions that do not obstruct federal enforcement.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should not reward or normalize local nullification of federal law with continued federal facilities and resources.
Conditioning the placement of federal offices on basic cooperation with lawful enforcement strengthens accountability and reinforces the rule of law.
Supports
Limited
Government

Ensuring Taxpayer-Backed SBA Loans Go Only to Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents

The American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), would revise application requirements for the Small Business Administration's 7(a) and 504 loan programs. It would require loan applications to include the applicant's date of birth and a certification that the applicant, or all beneficial owners, are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or lawful permanent residents. The measure would also make certain categories of non-citizens ineligible for these taxpayer-backed loans, including asylees, refugees, visa holders, nonimmigrants, DACA recipients, and individuals without lawful status. According to supporters, federal loan programs should not subsidize illegal immigration or provide taxpayer-supported financing to individuals without permanent legal ties to the United States, and Congress must ensure limited federal resources are prioritized for Americans and those legally rooted here.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayer-backed credit programs should have clear, enforceable eligibility rules that prevent federal subsidies from flowing to unlawful or temporary statuses.
If Washington is going to operate these loan programs at all, they should be tightly limited and reserved for Americans and lawful permanent residents.
Supports
Limited
Government

Capping SBA "Preferred Lender" Expansion to Rein in Taxpayer-Backed Credit Subsidies and Bureaucratic Favoritism

The Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act of 2025 (CEASE Act), introduced by Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), would limit the number of for-profit Small Business Lending Companies (SBLCs) authorized to make loans under the SBA's 7(a) loan program to no more than 16 at any time. SBLCs are non-depository lenders that receive authority to originate government-guaranteed small business loans, placing taxpayers on the hook when loans go bad. The bill responds to the recent push to expand and license additional for-profit SBLCs, which supporters argue could widen federally subsidized lending while weakening accountability and increasing exposure to waste, fraud, and political favoritism. According to supporters, Congress should stop the SBA from turning 7(a) into a bigger pipeline of taxpayer-backed credit through hand-picked licensing decisions and instead keep tight limits on a program that already distorts markets and encourages risky lending under a federal guarantee.
Support is the Limited Government Position as limiting the SBA's ability to expand government-guaranteed lending helps restrain federal market interference and reduces the risk that bureaucrats will pick winners with taxpayer-backed credit.
A hard cap is also a basic check on a program that can quietly grow outside the normal appropriations debate.
Supports
Limited
Government

Protecting Families by Deporting Illegal Immigrants Who Have Committed Sexual and Domestic Violence Crimes.

The "Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act," introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen immigration consequences for illegal immigrants who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence-related crimes. The bill establishes additional criminal grounds of inadmissibility and expands the crimes that make an illegal immigrant deportable, including cases where an individual has been convicted of or has admitted to certain conduct. It is designed to close gaps that allow dangerous offenders to remain in the country even after serious allegations or criminal findings. According to supporters, when the federal government fails to enforce immigration law, local communities pay the price, and women are left more vulnerable to repeat offenders who should never have been here in the first place.
Support is the Limited Government Position as enforcing immigration law and removing violent criminals are core responsibilities of the federal government.
This bill strengthens public safety by closing loopholes that let dangerous offenders remain in American communities.
Supports
Limited
Government

Reducing Regulatory Barriers Surrounding "Accredited Investor" in Securities Offerings to Expand Private Investment Opportunities.

The Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act, introduced by Rep. French Hill (R-AR), would amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand who qualifies as an "accredited investor" for certain private offerings of securities. The bill would allow individuals to qualify based on demonstrable education or job experience related to an investment, with that qualification verified through a securities self-regulatory organization, rather than relying only on wealth and income thresholds. It also codifies and updates existing eligibility criteria for accredited investors and directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Regulation D to conform to these changes. According to supporters, the current system is an unfair, government-imposed gatekeeping regime that reserves many private investment opportunities for the wealthy, and the bill would let knowledgeable professionals participate while helping startups and growing businesses access more private capital without pushing them into the costly public markets.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Washington should not restrict investment opportunity to a government-approved "wealth class" when competence can be demonstrated through objective credentials and experience.
Opening private markets to more qualified Americans helps reduce regulatory choke points and supports capital formation without new federal spending.
Supports
Limited
Government

Forcing the SEC to Engage in Greater DEI Initiatives through the "Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act"

The Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act, introduced by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), would expand the duties of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation by directing it to promote capital-raising options for "traditionally underrepresented small businesses" (meaning businesses owned or controlled by racial minorities, women, and other groups treated as "underserved" under federal equity programs), as well as rural businesses and businesses affected by natural disasters. The bill would require the office to develop educational resources and participate in events tied to these targeted categories and requires annual meetings with state securities regulators to discuss coordination. According to opponents, the measure expands the SEC's mission into social-policy advocacy and politicized DEI initiatives, while leaving untouched the real reason many entrepreneurs struggle to raise capital, which is overbearing securities rules and regulatory compliance burdens.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the bill grows the SEC's mandate and embeds DEI-style targeting inside a financial regulator instead of simplifying rules for everyone.
Congress should reduce regulatory barriers to capital formation, not use federal agencies to steer markets through "equity" programs.
Supports
Limited
Government

Protecting Border Communities and Law Enforcement by Cracking Down on High-Speed Border Chases Through the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

The "Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act," introduced by Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), would create new federal criminal penalties for individuals who intentionally flee Border Patrol or law enforcement assisting Border Patrol while operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border. The bill increases penalties when a pursuit causes serious injury or death, and also makes noncitizens who commit the offense subject to immigration consequences. According to supporters, this targets the dangerous chase culture fueled by the border crisis, where smugglers and illegal entrants try to outrun law enforcement and turn public roads into a weapon, putting officers and families at risk.
Support is the Limited Government Position as border security and public safety are core functions of government, and the federal government should enforce the rule of law against dangerous criminal behavior tied to illegal border activity.
This measure strengthens deterrence against high-speed chases that endanger communities and law enforcement.
Supports
Limited
Government

Socializing Hawaii's Forest Disease and Restoration Costs by Expanding a Federal Rapid Ohia Death Response Program.

The "Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025," introduced by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI), would require the Secretary of the Interior to partner with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to research, control, and respond to Rapid Ohia Death, a fungal disease affecting Ohia trees. The bill directs federal agencies to coordinate with Hawaii on detection, prevention, and restoration efforts tied to the spread of the disease. While Hawaii's forests are important to the state, this measure pulls federal taxpayers into funding and managing what is fundamentally a state land and resource issue. States face unique environmental conditions and local priorities, and Washington should not be turned into a permanent backstop for ongoing forest treatment and restoration programs.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as it is not the role of the federal government to fund fungus removal and state forest restoration, especially when doing so socializes localized costs onto taxpayers nationwide.
This approach expands bureaucracy and invites waste instead of keeping stewardship responsibilities close to the people most directly accountable.
Supports
Limited
Government

Reprioritizing Existing Funds Toward Military Readiness and Veterans Care Without Hiking Spending in the Military and VA Appropriation Bill.

The Rep. John Carter (R-TX) amendment en bloc No. 2 to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would package several amendments into one vote and make targeted funding shifts rather than adding new spending. The amendment would transfer $4.1 million out of the NATO Security Investment Fund to the Air Force Planning and Design Fund to bolster base security at installations receiving B-21 bomber aircraft. It would also include multiple "increase and decrease" provisions that redirect existing dollars within VA and military accounts, including $5 million for veterans' medical services with an emphasis on memory care, language encouraging privatized housing options for unaccompanied service members, and provisions to increase access to in-home care through community care. According to supporters, the package strengthens readiness and improves practical care and infrastructure priorities by moving funds away from lower-priority uses and toward core responsibilities, while keeping changes offset so Congress is not opening the door to a broader spending expansion.
Support is the Limited Government Position as it cuts or reduces lower-priority allocations to fund higher-priority needs and relies on offsets and transfers instead of creating new programs or increasing overall spending.
Congress should use the power of the purse to focus dollars on essential duties like national defense and veterans' care, not bureaucracy or international slush funds.
Supports
Limited
Government

Cutting $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Foreign Aid and Federal Propaganda Subsidies Through a Targeted Rescissions Package.

The Rescissions Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), would rescind $9.4 billion in previously appropriated but unobligated funding pursuant to President Trump's June 3, 2025 rescissions request under the Impoundment Control Act. The bill would cancel funds from the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development accounts, along with rescissions affecting related entities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (NPR and PBS). The rescissions target categories such as contributions to international organizations, global health programs, migration, various foreign assistance and stabilization funds, and climate-related international funding. According to supporters, this measure is a first step to rein in entrenched Washington spending, stop sending taxpayer dollars to overseas programs that often lack accountability, and end subsidizing media institutions that have grown dependent on federal funding while advancing biased narratives.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should completely cancel unused and unneeded appropriations instead of letting agencies sit on billions and then demand more.
Rescinding funds for foreign aid bureaucracy and taxpayer-funded public broadcasting helps restore fiscal discipline and limits government's ability to finance ideological agendas.
Supports
Limited
Government

Removing Federal Red Tape to Reduce Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires through the "Fix Our Forests Act".

The "Fix Our Forests Act," introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), would expedite environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, and Tribal lands. The bill establishes new tools and timelines intended to speed up forest restoration and ensure proper forest maintenance. It also includes provisions aimed at reducing delays that can come from procedural hurdles and litigation when agencies try to carry out forest health work. The goal is to increase the pace and scale of preventative management, so federal lands are not left to accumulate dangerous fuels year after year. According to supporters, Washington's slow-walk permitting and endless process has left forests dangerously overcrowded, turning routine fire seasons into catastrophic disasters. They argue that while officials talk about resilience projects, such as cutting overgrown, dead and diseased trees, preventative treatments can sit for years while paperwork piles up and lawsuits stall action.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should cut bureaucratic barriers that prevent responsible land management and allow preventable disasters to worsen.
Streamlining approvals and limiting delay tactics helps protect communities without expanding federal micromanagement.
Supports
Limited
Government

Stopping "Midnight Regulations" and Restoring Congressional Accountability by Strengthening the Congressional Review Act

The "Midnight Rules Relief Act," introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), would amend the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to allow Congress to disapprove more than one federal rule in a single joint resolution when those rules were submitted during the final year of a President's term. Under current practice, agencies can rush out a flood of last-minute regulations and Congress must take them up one-by-one, even when the rules are part of the same end-of-term regulatory push. According to supporters, this bill would stop bureaucrats from playing a numbers game – dumping dozens of costly rules on the public and daring Congress to spend weeks or months trying to reverse them individually. They argue it makes it easier for elected lawmakers to respond quickly, undo sweeping regulatory sprees, and reassert accountability when administrations try to lock in policies on the way out the door.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should be able to efficiently check last-minute regulatory overreach and prevent agencies from burying the country under midnight rules.
This reform strengthens legislative accountability and helps restrain the administrative state.
Supports
Limited
Government

Socializing State Wildlife Management Costs by Reauthorizing the Federal Nutria Eradication Program Through 2030.

The "Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025," introduced by Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA), would reauthorize through FY2030 the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003. The law allows the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to states for nutria eradication or control and for restoring marshland damaged by nutria (invasive, semi-aquatic rodents). According to opponents, invasive species management and habitat restoration are not core federal responsibilities and should be handled by states, localities, and private landowners who are closest to the problem. They argue this is another example of Washington shifting localized costs onto federal taxpayers nationwide, inviting waste and bureaucratic sprawl instead of encouraging responsible state-led stewardship and private solutions.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as disaster and public safety needs are one thing, but federal taxpayers should not be on the hook for ongoing state wildlife management and marsh restoration programs.
Congress should reduce waste and keep routine, local environmental management out of Washington.
Supports
Limited
Government

Worsening DEI Discrimination in Federal Contracting by Expanding SBA Procurement Scorecard Mandates.

The "Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025" (SPUR Act), introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), would change the Small Business Administration's annual federal procurement scorecards by requiring agencies to report the number of first-time small business prime contractors, including categories tied to set-aside preferences such as socially and economically disadvantaged businesses and women-owned small businesses. The bill would push agencies to track and prioritize contracting outcomes based on identity-based classifications rather than focusing procurement strictly on value and performance. According to opponents, this approach deepens DEI-style discrimination in government procurement by encouraging agencies to steer more prime contracts using race- and sex-based preferences, limiting competition and shutting out businesses that do not fit favored categories. It also grows waste by adding new layers of accounting and compliance research and unnecessarily hikes taxpayer procurement costs.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as federal procurement should be based on price, quality, and performance, not race- or sex-based preferences that distort competition and inflate costs.
Congress should reject measures that expand DEI mandates and add new bureaucratic tracking requirements.
Against
Limited
Government

Turning the SBA into a Taxpayer-Funded International Lobbying Shop by Expanding the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy

The "Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025," introduced by Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), would expand the primary functions and additional duties of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. Specifically, it directs the office to examine the role of small businesses in the international economy and to represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities tied to regulatory and trade initiatives. According to opponents, this is mission creep that pulls the federal government into acting like a publicly funded lobbying and government affairs firm for select, government-favored businesses on the world stage. Small businesses operating internationally already have countless private options for advocacy and representation, and taxpayers should not be forced to bankroll a new layer of Washington bureaucracy to do what the private sector already provides.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should focus on core functions, including immediate safety and the rule of law, not serve as a taxpayer-funded lobbyist before international bodies.
This bill grows bureaucracy and waste while shifting business advocacy costs onto taxpayers.
Against
Limited
Government

Making DUI a Deportable Offense for Illegal Immigrants to Protect Families and Restore the Rule of Law

The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make driving under the influence or impaired driving a specific ground of inadmissibility and deportability. The bill would bar entry for a non-U.S. national who has been convicted of a DUI offense or who admits to conduct that meets the elements of the offense, and it would make a DUI conviction a basis for removal for those already in the country. According to supporters, the measure responds to fatal cases involving illegal immigrants who drove drunk and aims to close loopholes that allow repeat offenders to remain in the United States. They argue it reinforces basic public safety expectations, deters dangerous behavior, and ensures immigration enforcement prioritizes removing individuals who have shown reckless disregard for the lives of others.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government's first responsibility is to enforce the nation's immigration laws and protect the public from preventable harm.
Clear consequences for serious criminal conduct help restore credibility to immigration enforcement and uphold public order.
Supports
Limited
Government
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