Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Friday, Chairman Jim Banks released a memo outlining the 50 worst provisions in the Democrats' reconciliation bill. Today, Chairman Banks circulated an updated version of that memo to reflect changes made in the Senate over the weekend.
You can find that memo here.
WASHINGTON—Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and Congressman Doug LaMalfa are introducing the Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act, legislation to help individuals who suffer from potentially sterilizing gender-transition procedures as minors and to allow them to seek justice in court. Senator Tom Cotton is leading the Senate version of the bill.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and Congressman Doug LaMalfa introduced the Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act, legislation that would prevent K-12 schools from performing a "gender transition" on children behind their parents' backs. This bill would also empower parents to sue schools that violate this Act by hiding or withholding information about their child's "transition." Their bill is companion legislation to Senator Tom Cotton's bill.
The full bill text may be found here.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Republican Study Committee released its annual alternative budget for fiscal year 2023. The budget serves as a comprehensive blueprint for conservative governance and was produced by the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) currently chairs that task force.
WASHINGTON— Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and RSC Member Ken Buck each introduced bills to hold the Chinese Communist accountable for its genocide and enslavement of Uyghur Muslims. Both pieces of legislation have been endorsed by NBA free agent Enes Kanter Freedom who announced his support for these bills at RSC lunch yesterday.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Republican Study Committee released a framework of principles to restore the American family. These economic and social principles will be the foundation of a pro-family conservative agenda when Republicans win back the House majority.
WASHINGTON—Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks, Committee on Education and Labor Republican Leader Virginia Foxx, and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Burgess Owens sent letters to the American Federation of Teachers and NewsGuard Inc. seeking additional information on the January 25th agreement that would put NewsGuard's ‘anti-misinformation' product in the classrooms of AFT's more than 1.6 million members.
WASHINGTON—Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN), Rep. Mary Miller (IL), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN) and other RSC members gathered outside the Capitol to discuss the introduction of Rep. Debbie Lesko's (AZ) "Women's Bill of Rights" resolution to reaffirm legal protections for women.
Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS), Cynthia Lummis (WY) and Ted Cruz (TX) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
WASHINGTON— Earlier this week, Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks and Rep. Greg Steube (FL-17) filed a discharge petition for Rep. Steube's bill, H.R.426, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021. Rep.
WASHINGTON— Today, Republican Study Committee Member and House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, and RSC Member and Doc Caucus Chairman Brad Wenstrup introduced The Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, important legislation that would expand access to life saving cures and prevent discrimination against Americans with disabilities.
RSC Chairman Jim Banks said: "Republicans belong to the party of life. This includes all life, from conception to natural death. Our important legislation promotes the dignity and value of each human being by ensuring that government bureaucrats can't arbitrarily decide that some lives have more value than others.