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WASHINGTON – Today, Chairman Jim Banks and the Republican Study Committee released a Family Policy Agenda outlining 10 principles and over 80 policy recommendations from Republican Study Committee members to guide conservatives' work to restore the American family.
Read the agenda HERE.
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, 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 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, 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.