AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY for AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the National Environmental Policy Act and the negative effects of delayed projects.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 932: To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq - provisions related to 2002 AUMF repeal.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 932 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 8342: Improper Payments Transparency Act - provisions related to creating accountability and transparency in executive budget management. S. 3734: Send Us Budget Materials & International Tactics In Time (SUBMIT IT) Act - provisons related to require the president share the budget on time. H.R. 7249: Send Us Budget Materials & International Tactics In Time (SUBMIT IT) Act - provisons related to require the president share the budget on time. S. 4268: A bill proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. - Issues related to enacting budget reforms to balance the budget. H.R. 6953: Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act of 2024 - provisions related to budget reforms to ensure Federal Government future financial viability. Issues related to balancing the budget and preventing government shutdown. Issues related to reducing overall federal spending and a limited CR through March of 2025. Issues related to improving a continuing resolution to lower overall spending. Issues related to debt limit suspension. Issues related to the upcoming fiscal cliff and minimizing deficit impact.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8342 (118th), S. 3734 (118th), H.R. 7249 (118th), H.R. 6953 (118th), S. 4268 (118th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S.J.Res. 75: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles" - provisions related to ensuring consumer choice in new car sale segment and issues related to efforts to finding bill sponsorship by Members. Issues related to introduction of legislation to provide continued consumer availability of automobiles. Issues related to the negative impacts of EPA rules under the Clean Air Act that increase consumer costs and limit choice. Issues related to the negative effects of air quality and fire management on Federal Lands. Issues related to tax credits and provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act that negatively distort consumer preference in the marketplace.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S.J.Res. 75 (118th)

Constitution CON

S. 184: Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 (REINS Act) - provisions related to enacting constitutional oversight over administrative state major rules action. Issues related to protecting donor privacy broadly. S. 4373: REPUBLIC Act - provisions related to reform of emergency declarations. H.R. 3988: ARTICLE ONE Act - provisions related to the amendment of the National Emergencies Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 4373 (118th), S. 184 (118th), H.R. 3988 (118th)

Education EDU

H.R. 6951: College Cost Reduction Act - provisions related to lowering tuition and stopping administrative student loan forgiveness. Issues related to innovating student loans to go directly to the learner rather than through the university and removing barriers to non-traditional post secondary education like accreditation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6951 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 7377: Royalty Resiliency Act - provisions related to correcting royalty rates made to the federal government. Issues relating to EPA tailpipe emissions and consumer and commercial future vehicle choice. Issues related to the introduction of a Congressional Review Act to reverse NHTSA updated CAFE standards to limit negative effects of choice in automobiles. Issues related to the introduction of the LIBERATE Act and reduction of unnecessary regulations. Issues related to further R&D of clean and abundant energy policies. Issues related to energy permitting reform and domestic energy production. Issues related to EPA EV rules.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7377 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6033: SPEAK Act - provisions related to the CBO score and language barriers in the telehealth sector. H.R. 5608: Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act - provisions related to expansion of HSA access. S. 1869: The SITE Act - provisions related to enacting site neutral payments. HR 1843: Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 - provisions related to permanently exempting high deductible health plans from the requirement of a deductible for telehealth and other remote care services. HR 4507: Transparency in Coverage Act of 2023 - provisions related to promoting transparency in health coverage and reform pharmacy benefit management services with respect to group health plans, and for other purposes. HR 8089: Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024 - provisions related to the requirement that state Medicaid programs check, as part of the provider enrollment and reenrollment process, whether providers are deceased through the Social Security Administration's Death Master File. Issues related to medicare and medicaid fraud prevention and Medicare EOB no later than 30 days. Issues related to increaseing direct primary care. Issues related to increasing telehealth access and availability. Issues related to removing the ban on physician owned hospitals. Issues related to decoupling HSAs from high deductible plans. Issues related to removing barriers for non-English speakers or those with disabilities on Federal health care forms. Issues related to ending the enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Issues related to broadly enacting a personal option in health care (Personal Option legislation).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5608 (118th), H.R. 4507 (118th), S. 1869 (118th), H.R. 1843 (118th), H.R. 8089 (118th), H.R. 6033 (118th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 3507: Yes in My Backyard Act - provisions related to state and local authority for zoning laws.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3507 (118th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to stronger border security measures. Issues related to establishing clearer and more predictable immigration entry requirements. Issues related to increasing visas for STEM professionals. Issues related to increasing reporting requirements for the Department of Homeland Security related to known border crossings. Issues related to improving processing at ports of entry. Issues related to the adjudication of asylum requests. Issues related to limiting asylum eligibility to those who arrived between ports of entry. Issues related to a national status for DACA recipients. Issues related to streamlining agricultural visas. Issues related to creating a state-based visa program. Issues related to improving hiring process for border patrol agents. Issues related to improving border security operations Issues related to improving border security between ports of entry. Issues related to border security and reassurance that we need more technology, fund more ICE operations, and utilizing Title 8 more.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to the reintroduction of legislation to help newly incarcerated persons to obtain identification. Issues related to providing criminal liability for citizens who notify authorities of a potential drug overdose. Issues related to good samaritans who call 911 about fentanyl overdoses in the SEEK Act. Issues related to adjusting mandatory minimum sentences for cannabis offenders.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 6655: A Stronger Workforce for America Act - provisions related to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to increase skills development and strengthen relationships between employers and workforce systems. Issues related to the introduction of legislation to modify NLRB policies on unfair labor practices. Issues related to the introduction of legislation to provide choice in employee overtime usage. Issues related to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reforms including broadening waiver extension to five years, increasing state flexibility for pilot waivers, eliminating population limits and labor force participating limits, increasing training limits, limiting labor union market distortion.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6655 (118th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to "Conservation & Landscape Health Rule" by the BLM and retaining Congressionally intended multiple-use standards. Issues related to permitting use on Federal lands. Issues related to repeal mineral withdrawals on Federal lands.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 812: The Inflation Reduction Act - provisions related to ending tax credits that pick winners and losers. Issues related to the Fiscal Cliff, specifically extending all Individual Tax Rates, rejecting Any Corporate Tax Increase, maintaining Tax Simplification, and ending Corporate Welfare from the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA). Issues related to maintaining low individual and corporate rates.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 812 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to recommending new regional trade, investment, and people-to-people partnership of countries in the Western Hemisphere to stimulate growth and integration through viable long-term private sector development, and for other purposes in the AMERICAs Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

HR. 8371: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act - provisions related to not codifying community care access standards and wait times. H.R. 3176: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act - provisions related to expansion of health care options for veterans. H.R. 214: Veterans' True Choice Act - provisions related to expansion of health care options for veterans. Issues related to oversight and accountability of the VA. Issues related to Veterans Administration accountability and the importance of auditing the VA, showing transparency, allowing access to medical records, and streamling the navigation of health care benefits.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 214 (118th), H.R. 3176 (118th), H.R. 8371 (118th)