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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.
Against
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

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.
Against
Limited
Government

Preventing New SEC Disclosure Mandates on Dual Class Share Companies.

The Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) amendment #123 to the "Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act of 2025" would strike Section 307. This section would require issuers to disclose the share of ownership and voting power held by directors, director nominees, named executive officers, and 5 percent voting power holders. According to supporters of the amendment, these governance structures are already widely discussed by investors and market analysts, and the amendment is intended to help prevent another federal paperwork regime that increases legal costs, invites enforcement risk, and makes it harder for growing companies to access public markets.
Support is the Limited Government Position as this amendment helps combat regulatory overreach and protects companies from unnecessary legal expenses and compliance costs.
Against
Limited
Government

Worsening Regulatory Overreach in the Financial Sector by Expanding Mandates on Investment Advisers and Hedge Funds.

The Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) amendment #125 to the "Increasing Investor Opportunities Act" would require investment advisers and hedge funds to conduct know-your-customer verification and implement anti-money laundering procedures for foreign clients. While framed as a transparency and enforcement measure, it would extend a very burdensome new compliance regime into parts of the private investment market that are not currently regulated in this manner. Essentially, much more routine investing activity would now be pushed into a federal monitoring and paperwork structure that is especially costly for smaller firms.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this amendment further grows federal regulatory overreach.
These new compliance mandates imposed on private markets increase surveillance-style requirements and impose bureaucratic costs without clear limits.
Against
Limited
Government

Imposing New Price Controls and Government Enforcement Powers over Investment Fees in the Financial Sector.

The Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) amendment #127 to the "Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act of 2025" would define and prohibit fees charged by SEC-registered individuals and entities that are not "clearly disclosed" or "proportional" to the services provided. In effect, the measure would grow federal government power into price setting and policing subjective standards for what private-sector financial services may charge, beyond existing disclosure rules.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as this amendment grows the regulatory power of unaccountable federal bureaucrats and invites de facto price-setting by empowering the SEC to police "proportionality" in private-market fees.
Against
Limited
Government

Protecting Military Readiness by Blocking Endangered Species Act "Critical Habitat" Designations that Restrict Training and National Defense Operations.

The Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) amendment #29 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would prohibit the designation of certain military and National Guard lands as "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act when the Department of Defense determines that restriction would interfere with national defense needs. The amendment also would exempt military personnel from certain Endangered Species Act prohibitions during national defense related operations, including incidental harm to protected species. According to supporters, environmental designations and litigation can function as backdoor shutdown tools that limit access to ranges and training areas, weaken readiness, and force commanders to prioritize paperwork and lawsuits over preparedness.
Support is the Limited Government Position as national defense is a core constitutional responsibility and the military should not be hamstrung by regulatory designations that invite lawsuits and restrict training on essential lands.
This amendment protects readiness and curbs federal regulatory overreach that can undermine security.
Against
Limited
Government

Stopping Pentagon Mission Creep by Banning Taxpayer-Funded "Lab-Grown Meat" Research and Procurement.

The Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) amendment #91 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would ban the Department of Defense from researching, developing, procuring, or promoting cell-cultured meat. The bill is largely in response to the DOD in 2024 using $500 million in taxpayer funds for the development of lab-grown meat products. According to supporters, the Pentagon should not be using defense dollars to experiment with or advance controversial food technologies that belong in the private marketplace. They contended this is a basic guardrail to keep defense spending focused on warfighting needs instead of trendy, politically driven projects.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayers should not be forced to fund nonessential Pentagon experiments that distract from core national defense.
The federal government should not use the military as a vehicle to pick winners and losers in emerging commercial industries.
Against
Limited
Government

Ending the Ukraine Blank Check by Prohibiting U.S. Assistance and Refocusing Defense Dollars on America's Core Security Needs.

The Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) amendment #94 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would prohibit assistance to Ukraine. According to supporters, Washington has treated Ukraine aid as an open-ended commitment while the federal government racks up debt and neglects urgent needs at home. They contended Congress should stop underwriting another foreign conflict and instead focus U.S. defense policy on deterring direct threats to America and rebuilding readiness.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should end foreign aid commitments that expand America's role overseas without a clear constitutional purpose and without an accountable end point.
Prohibiting Ukraine assistance helps restrain spending and reduces the risk of deeper U.S. entanglement abroad.
Against
Limited
Government

Placing America First by Striking Funding for Overseas "Humanitarian" Programs Unrelated to Core National Defense.

The Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) amendment #94 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would strike funding for the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) program. OHDACA is used to support overseas humanitarian and civic assistance activities that often operate alongside broader foreign policy initiatives rather than directly strengthening U.S. military readiness. According to supporters, the Pentagon should focus on deterring adversaries and rebuilding readiness, not serving as a global aid agency, and that taxpayer dollars for national defense should not be diverted into open-ended overseas programs that blur the line between defense and foreign aid.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should rein in non-defense spending and stop using the Pentagon to bankroll activities better left to voluntary charity or to narrowly defined, constitutionally grounded missions.
This amendment would have reduced waste and mission creep by keeping defense dollars focused on core national security.
Against
Limited
Government

Strengthening Government Integrity by Preventing Taxpayer Funded Gender Transition Procedures in the Military.

The Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) amendment #14 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would prohibit the use of Department of Defense funds to provide gender transition procedures, including surgeries and hormone therapies. According to supporters, this measure keeps the military's health system focused on readiness and medically necessary care rather than controversial, elective interventions driven by political activism.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayer funds should not be utilized to provide elective services surrounding gender reassignment, as is the current case with Botox and other procedures designed to improve physical appearance.
All such services and costs should be the responsibility of the individuals seeking to obtain them, not U.S. taxpayers.
Against
Limited
Government

Keeping Military Forms Grounded in Biological Sex Instead of Political Gender Ideology.

The Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) amendment #16 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey regarding an individual's gender identity. It would also prohibit providing an option to indicate an individual's sex or gender is something other than male or female. According to supporters, this prevents the military from being drawn into divisive social engineering and keeps official records clear, consistent, and focused on readiness rather than political activism.
Support is the Limited Government Position because the federal government should not use the military to advance ideological agendas or pressure service members to affirm contested concepts.
Clear, objective standards help preserve order and keep defense policy focused on the core mission.
Against
Limited
Government

Blocking Pentagon Recruiting Contracts with Censorship "Fact-Checkers" to Protect Free Speech and Prevent Government-Backed Information Control.

The Rep. Richard McCormick (R-GA) amendment #96 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with entities that perform fact-checking and information-grading services when those services are used to censor political opponents. The amendment is in response to the DOD contracting with NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index, entities that are clearly biased against conservatives based on data from the Media Research Center. According to supporters, the federal government should not outsource viewpoint-based policing of speech to outside organizations under the banner of "fact-checking," particularly in ways that can chill lawful debate and manipulate what Americans can see and share.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should not partner with third-party "fact-checkers" to steer or suppress political speech, directly or indirectly.
This amendment restrains government power and helps prevent taxpayer-funded censorship.
Against
Limited
Government

Reasserting Congressional War Powers by Repealing Outdated Authorizations for Use of Military Force

The Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) amendment #34 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would insert the text of H.R. 1488 to repeal the 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs). According to supporters, these authorizations are no longer relevant to current threats and have been left on the books for decades after the conflicts they were tied to. They contend that keeping broad, aging AUMFs in place fuels perpetual war footing and allows future military action to be justified without fresh debate and clear limits from Congress. The amendment is intended to ensure the Executive branch consults the people's representatives before expanding U.S. military involvement abroad, as laid out in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Support is the Limited Government Position as war-making authority should not rest on open-ended, outdated permissions that concentrate power in the executive branch.
Repealing stale AUMFs is a step toward restoring the checks and balances laid out in the U.S. Constitution.
Supports
Limited
Government

Stopping Gender Transition Procedures from Being Funded Through Taxpayer Funded Military Family Programs

The Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) amendment #13 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would prohibit the provision of gender transition procedures, including surgery or medication, through the Exceptional Family Member Program. The amendment would block this program from being used to facilitate or subsidize these elective interventions. According to supporters, this measure keeps military support programs focused on legitimate readiness and family needs rather than political and controversial medical procedures.
Support is the Limited Government Position as taxpayer funds should not be utilized to provide elective services surrounding gender reassignment, as is the current case with Botox and other procedures designed to improve physical appearance.
All such services and costs should be the responsibility of the individuals seeking to obtain them, not U.S. taxpayers.
Against
Limited
Government

Stopping Politicized "Green" Procurement Mandates for the Military's Vehicle Fleet

The Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) amendment #9 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would strike provisions that establish a preference for Department of Defense motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems, along with related requirements. According to supporters, this measure keeps defense procurement focused on mission readiness and operational needs rather than politically driven energy preferences. By removing one size fits all procurement directives, the amendment would allow commanders and acquisition officials to choose the right vehicles for the job without being pushed toward technologies that may not fit every mission, location, or logistics environment.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should not use the military budget to impose industrial policy or steer markets toward favored technologies.
National defense procurement should be politically neutral and driven by readiness, cost, and performance.
Against
Limited
Government

Protecting Military Radar and Readiness from Offshore Wind Interference.

The Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) amendment #7 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Secretary of Defense to certify that offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas will not interfere with radar capabilities. This proposal would essentially place a defense readiness check on major ocean-based energy projects that can affect training, surveillance, and operational awareness. According to supporters, national security needs should come first, especially considering offshore wind buildouts are largely politically driven and unnecessarily drive-up electricity costs.
Support is the Limited Government Position as providing for the common defense is a core federal responsibility, and the government should not allow federally enabled energy projects to compromise military readiness.
This amendment also adds accountability before Washington's preferred energy agenda reshapes critical areas used for defense operations.
Against
Limited
Government

Protecting Military Installations by Strengthening Penalties for Unlawful Entry

The Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) amendment #81 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would increase the maximum penalty in 18 U.S.C. 1382 for unlawfully entering military, naval, or Coast Guard installations or property from six months to two years and clarify the offense as a general intent crime. It would also amend 50 U.S.C. 797 to establish a felony penalty of up to two years for violating security regulations for designated national defense areas, with definitions for covered property and regulations. According to supporters, these changes strengthen deterrence and accountability for unlawful intrusions and violations that can threaten base security, sensitive operations, and the safety of service members.
Support is the Limited Government Position as protecting national defense property is a core federal responsibility, and clearer, enforceable penalties help deter unlawful intrusion without creating a new federal program or bureaucracy.
Against
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.
Against
Limited
Government

Defunding the Delaware River Basin Commission and Ending the Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing.

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #67 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would prohibit funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. The Delaware River Basin Commission has used its authority to institute a ban on hydraulic fracturing within the basin. According to supporters, this is an example of an unelected regional body acting as a de facto energy regulator, overriding state and local priorities while restricting private property use and domestic energy production. By cutting off federal funding, the amendment is intended to dismantle support for the commission's fracking prohibition and restore decision-making to the states, local communities, and the lawful processes that should govern energy development.
Support is the Limited Government Position because Washington should not bankroll a regional bureaucracy that bans lawful energy production and undermines private enterprise.
Defunding the commission restrains regulatory overreach, supports energy freedom, and returns authority to states and citizens.
Against
Limited
Government

Defunding DOE's Energy Subsidy Office that Pushes Green New Deal Schemes and Corporate Welfare

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #32 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, would strike all funding for the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. By zeroing out this office, the amendment would end a major stream of federal spending used to steer energy markets through grants, subsidies, and programs that promote government-preferred technologies and energy efficiency programs. According to supporters, this office functions as a Washington industrial policy hub that funds projects better left to private investment and state and local decision-making. The amendment would also help curb the use of taxpayer dollars for political energy initiatives that expanded under the Biden-era agenda and have encouraged lawmaker-driven pet projects instead of core federal responsibilities.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should not pick winners and losers in the energy sector or use taxpayer dollars to subsidize favored technologies.
Energy innovation and efficiency decisions belong primarily to consumers, markets, and states — not federal bureaucracies. 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

Ending the Draconian Fracking Ban Imposed by the Delaware River Basin Commission.

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #66 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would prohibit the use of funds for the Delaware River Basin Commission to implement or enforce the final rule entitled, "Comprehensive Plan and Special Regulations With Respect to High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing; Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Project Review Classifications and Fees." Effectively, this measure would terminate the ban on hydraulic fracking within the basin that the Commission had imposed. According to supporters, the Commission has acted as an unaccountable regional regulator by imposing a sweeping ban that blocks lawful domestic energy production, undermines state authority, and drives up costs for families and businesses. The amendment is intended to cut off the funding stream that enables enforcement and help unwind the Commission's anti-energy posture.
Support is the Limited Government Position because Washington should not bankroll an unelected regional body that bans lawful energy production and overrides state decision-making.
Ending enforcement funding restrains regulatory overreach and supports affordable, reliable energy.
Against
Limited
Government

Defunding the Green New Deal Research Slush Fund Known as the ARPA-E and Returning the Money to Taxpayers

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #68 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would eliminate funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. ARPA-E funds federal energy research and demonstration-style projects that often align with climate and "energy transition" agendas. According to supporters, the agency operates as a pipeline for Green New Deal-style initiatives by subsidizing politically driven technologies and steering private-sector innovation through federal grants rather than market demand.
Support is the Limited Government Position because the federal government should not fund industrial policy through energy grant-making agencies that promote climate activism and government-directed markets.
Eliminating ARPA-E spending helps restrain Washington's reach and reduces wasteful subsidies. 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

Stopping the Enrichment of the Electric Vehicle Industry at Taxpayer Expense through the Defunding of the DOE's Vehicle Loan Program.

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #69 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would eliminate funding for the Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. According to the sponsor, this program "provides loans to companies that make Green New Deal cars" and has recklessly spent over $1 trillion, including $8 billion in subsidies on electric vehicle chargers. The amendment is intended to stop federal subsidies that prop up favored industries and to reduce the temptation for lobbying-driven deals that bypass normal market discipline.
Support is the Limited Government Position because the federal government should not pick winners and losers or use taxpayer-backed financing to subsidize private industry.
Eliminating this program reduces corporate welfare and helps restrain federal spending. 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

Defunding a Crony Department of Energy Loan Program which has Enriched Chinese Companies at the Expense of American Taxpayers.

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #70 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would eliminate $35 million in administrative funding for the Department of Energy's Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. According to the sponsor, the program reduces market discipline and has cost taxpayers many hundreds of millions, with some of the most egregious examples including Solyndra, Fisker Automotive and A123 Systems. The sponsor also noted that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was the ultimate beneficiary, as following the bankruptcies of Fisker and A123, the Chinese purchased the companies for pennies on the dollar.
Support is the Limited Government Position as this reckless loan program not only inflicts financial harm onto taxpayers, but has forced Americans to enrich the Chinese and provide the CCP with competitive advantages.
Against
Limited
Government

Cutting Funding for LGBTQ+ and Racial Minority Directed Grants via a Reduction in Appropriations to the Northern Border Commission

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #28 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would reduce funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission by $13,319,727 (returning the program to fiscal year 2019 levels) and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. The Northern Border Regional Commission's 2024 – 2029 strategic plan states its intention to "invest in projects that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and increased accessibility" as its investment principle. Under the plan, the NBRC will also establish a committee that includes LGBTQ+ and minority groups to help the NBRC "maximize outreach and increase the utilization of NBRC funding".
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should not fund DEI-style bureaucracy or direct grants based on identity politics through regional commissions.
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

Defunding Radical Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives via a Reduction in Appropriation to the Southwest Border Regional Commission.

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #72 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 would reduce funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission – an entity heavily focused on advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) – and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. According to the Commission's 2025 strategic plan, its central commitment will involve "equity" and will be "focusing on underserved populations, including low-income residents, communities of color, and rural areas". The plan includes various climate change initiatives and grants exclusively to minority-owned businesses.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the federal government should not fund race-based grantmaking, DEI bureaucracy, or green subsidy programs through regional commissions.
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

Rolling Back the Ballooning Southeast Crescent Regional Commission and Stopping Electric Vehicle and Green Pork Spending

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #73 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, would reduce funding for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. The amendment would restore funding to pre-pandemic levels after the program's appropriation ballooned from an initial $250,000 to more than $16 million. According to supporters, this commission has drifted into politicized initiatives, including electric vehicle charging and green infrastructure, that are far outside core federal responsibilities. By scaling the program back and directing the savings to spending reduction, the amendment is intended to curb Washington's habit of turning small grants into permanent, expanding slush funds for regional pet projects.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress should roll back bloated, nonessential spending and return regional development decisions to states and local communities.
Restoring funding to pre-pandemic levels and shifting savings to deficit reduction helps restrain federal overreach and protect taxpayers.
Against
Limited
Government

Cutting Washington Pork by Reducing the Great Lakes Authority and Returning Funds to the Treasury

The Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) amendment #74 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, would reduce funding for the Great Lakes Authority by $2,063,381 and transfer the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. This program was created in 2022 to fund watershed programs in a handful of states. As the sponsor has noted for multiple years, the program serves as an example of waste as it does not have a Federal co-chair, it has no website, it has no programs funded, yet is receiving a $4 million appropriation.
Support is the Limited Government Position as every program and initiative not pertaining to a core function or duty of government must be cut or significantly scaled back to get our nation's fiscal house back in order.
Lawmakers must rein in the out-of-control spending and $35 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

Cutting Wasteful Spending by Rescinding Unobligated Funds for Renewable Energy Schemes and Washington Pet Projects

The Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) amendment #33 to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, would revise the bill's appropriations to reduce unobligated funds from major accounts totaling $37.3 billion. According to supporters, the rescissions would target large pools of unspent money tied to federal energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, along with other lawmaker-directed projects that do not reflect core federal responsibilities. It would also claw back Biden-era policy funding for the COMPETES Act and other programs that steer markets and subsidize politically favored technologies.
Support is the Limited Government Position as this measure helps reduce corporate welfare and energy favoritism, and return responsibilities better handled by states and local communities.
Rescinding idle balances is one of the easiest ways to shrink Washington's footprint and reduce the deficit. 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

Combatting Frivolous Litigation in the Federal Permitting Process by Clarifying the Term "Direct Harm".

The Andrew Clyde (R-GA) amendment #138 to the "SPEED Act" would clarify that "direct harm" does not include emotional, aesthetic, or recreational interests unless accompanied by a material physical or property harm. By narrowing what qualifies as "direct harm," this measure helps curb frivolous litigation deployed by activist groups that can delay lawful projects through years of process and paperwork, especially when the claimed injury is not tied to real-world physical impacts or property damage.
Support is the Limited Government Position as this measure helps curb frivolous litigation while making environmental review more predictable and disciplined, thus supporting faster private investment in infrastructure and energy production.
Against
Limited
Government

Limiting NEPA Reviews so Federal Agencies Cannot Stall Permits by Analyzing Impacts They Have No Authority to Regulate

The Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) amendment #139 to the SPEED Act would revise the bill's scope-of-review clause to clarify that National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review applies only to environmental impacts that the lead agency or cooperating federal agencies have the legal authority to regulate. In practice, this change would narrow the universe of issues that can be forced into federal environmental reviews, keeping agencies focused on their actual statutory responsibilities. Without clear limits, NEPA can be used to justify endless studies, invite litigation, and delay energy and infrastructure projects even when the alleged "impacts" fall outside an agency's legal lane. According to supporters, this amendment helps stop bureaucratic mission creep and keeps permitting from becoming a backdoor weapon to block projects through paperwork and lawsuits.
Support is the Limited Government Position as it reins in regulatory overreach and helps prevent open-ended NEPA processes from being used to obstruct lawful development.
It strengthens accountability by tying review back to an agency's actual legal authority.
Against
Limited
Government

Narrowing NEPA's "Significant Impact" Standard to Stop Endless Environmental Impact Statements and Speed Permitting

The Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) amendment #140 to the SPEED Act would further define what counts as a "significant effect on the quality of the human environment" for purposes of triggering an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The amendment would define a "significant effect" as a proximate and concrete harm directly caused by the proposed agency action that materially impairs human health or property. It would also revise NEPA's EIS trigger so an EIS is required only when there is at least one such "significant effect," rather than the broader and more easily manipulated "significantly affecting" standard. According to supporters, tightening these definitions would reduce litigation gamesmanship and prevent agencies from dragging projects into years of paperwork over speculative or tangential claims.
Support is the Limited Government Position because it curbs bureaucratic discretion that enables open-ended permitting delays and keeps NEPA focused on concrete harms within a clear legal standard.
It also helps restore predictable timelines so lawful projects are not blocked by endless process.
Against
Limited
Government

Condemning Socialism and Defending Individual Liberty, Private Property, and Free Enterprise.

The "Denouncing the horrors of socialism" concurrent resolution, sponsored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), expresses the sense of Congress that socialism should be denounced in all its forms and that Congress opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution lays out a series of findings describing the historic record of socialist and communist regimes, including famine, repression, and mass death, and it highlights how centralized economic control often collapses into authoritarian rule. It also underscores America's founding principles by citing the importance of property rights, personal liberty, and the freedom to enjoy the fruits of one's labor.
Support is the Limited Government Position as socialism requires centralized power that undermines personal freedom, private property, and voluntary exchange – the very antithesis of limited government.
Neutral

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Plan that Prevents Coal Leasing on 1.7 Million Acres of Federal Land

This resolution introduced by Rep. Troy Downing (R-MT) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including whether and where coal leasing may be considered. The Miles City plan amendment made 1.7 million acres unavailable for future coal leasing. According to supporters, this kind of federal land "lock up" undermines local economies and energy affordability by putting Washington planners ahead of workers, communities, and responsible development.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress must rein in unelected agencies that use sweeping land-use decisions to restrict lawful resource development and centralize control over local economies.
This resolution helps restore accountability and protects access to America's domestic energy resources.
Neutral

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Rule that Restricts Oil, Gas, and Coal Development on Federal Lands in North Dakota.

This resolution introduced by Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including where energy development is allowed or restricted. Biden's North Dakota plan modified the prior 1988 plan by limiting oil and gas development in certain areas and restricting new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines. According to supporters, the rule represents a federal land-use "lock up" that would limit access to domestic resources, threaten jobs and state revenues, and increase energy costs for families and businesses.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress must rein-in unelected bureaucrats who use federal land plans to restrict lawful energy development and centrally plan the economy.
This resolution helps protect energy affordability and strengthens American energy independence.
Neutral

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Plan that Blocks Mineral Extraction on Millions of Acres in Alaska's Central Yukon Region.

This resolution introduced by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including where uses such as responsible development, access, and conservation rules will apply. The Central Yukon plan was issued on November 12, 2024, and, among other changes, designates 21 areas as "critical environmental concern" and locks up roughly 3.6 million acres. According to supporters, these designations and related restrictions amount to a federal land "lock up" that can limit multiple-use access, hinder economic opportunity, and place Washington bureaucrats in charge of decisions that should be made closer to the people most affected.
Support is the Limited Government Position as Congress must rein in unelected federal agencies that use sweeping land-use plans to restrict lawful activity and centralize control over local economies.
This resolution helps restore accountability and protects access to America's vast public-land resources.
Neutral

Denying Congress the Ability to Fulfil its Constitutional Duty of Evaluating the Imposition of a 40% Tariff (Tax) on Imports from Brazil.

This motion tables (defeats) a discharge petition sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) that would allow Congress to debate and vote on the imposition of an additional 40% tariff on imports from Brazil. Specifically, the discharge petition would terminate the national emergency declared by President Trump on July 30, 2025, in Executive Order 14323, pursuant to the National Emergencies Act. President Trump's EO imposed an additional 40% tariff on Brazilian goods, which was on top of a 10% tariff the President imposed on Brazilian goods in April of 2025. Notably, on February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Learning Resources v. Trump that these emergency-tariff actions are unconstitutional.
Oppose is the Limited Government Position as the U.
S. Constitution provides Congress – not the Executive Branch – the "power of the purse" to impose taxes and appropriate funds under Article 1, Section 9. Blocking the petition obstructs the ability of duly elected officials to fulfil their constitutional duty to manage the level of taxation (tariffs) being imposed on Americans.
Neutral

Restoring American Energy and Jobs by Reversing the Biden-Era Plan that Shut Down Future Federal Coal Leasing.

This resolution, sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a former Biden administration rule implemented at the Bureau of Land Management titled "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment" on November 20, 2024. The Biden-era rule made no federal coal available for future leasing in the Buffalo Field Office area, effectively ending future federal coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. By disapproving the 2024 rule, Congress would undo those restrictions and revert management back to the 2020 Trump-era plan, thus expanding the domestic energy supply.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the Biden-era decision locked up domestic resources and unnecessarily raised consumer costs.
Nullifying this rule helps unleash American energy dominance and increases taxpayer revenues.
Neutral

Repealing the Biden-Era ANWR Coastal Plain Leasing Restrictions to Restore Domestic Energy Production and Lower Costs.

This resolution, sponsored by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK), uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a former Biden administration rule implemented at the Bureau of Land Management titled "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision" on December 9, 2024. The Biden-era rule changed how oil and gas leasing can occur in the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Biden-era decision replaced the 2020 record of decision under the first Trump administration that had made the full 1.6 million acre program area available for leasing. The Biden-era decision made only 400,000 acres available for leasing (the statutory minimum) placing roughly 1.2 million acres off-limits.
Support is the Limited Government Position as the Biden-era decision locked up domestic resources and unnecessarily raised consumer costs.
Nullifying this rule helps unleash American energy dominance and increases taxpayer revenues.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral

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.
Neutral
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