Scalise’s Summer Update: Six Months of Winning for the American People

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After just six months of unified Republican government, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump's America First agenda throughout the 119th Congress:  

“Last November, President Trump and House Republicans ran on the promise to put America first and make the federal government work for the People again by securing the border, reversing burdensome Biden regulations, unleashing American energy, cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, keeping our communities safe, and ensuring the United States remains the world leader. In just over six months, Congressional Republicans and President Trump have united to fulfill these promises and deliver for hardworking Americans.
 
“To enact the President’s full America First agenda, we passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, delivering the largest tax cut in American history, advancing pro-growth economic policies, supporting families and small businesses, boosting domestic energy production, fixing Biden’s border crisis, bringing common sense to regulations, and saving taxpayers $1.4 trillion dollars. Building on the savings of the One Big Beautiful Bill, President Trump just signed into law my Rescissions Act to save $9 billion in wasteful spending that was sending our tax dollars to the far-left Corporation for Public Broadcasting and radical foreign aid initiatives that undermined American values, making good on our promise to restore fiscal sanity to government spending.
 
“So far this Congress, House Republicans have passed legislation to codify 50 of President Trump’s Executive Orders through standalone bills, reconciliation, appropriations, rescissions, and Congressional Review Acts (CRAs). President Trump has signed 29 bills into law, including the HALT Fentanyl Act and the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Additionally, we’ve rescinded harmful regulations by passing 16 CRAs dismantling Biden’s anti-American energy agenda, supporting domestic production, streamlining permitting, shoring up our energy security, and empowering consumer choice.
 
“Throughout this Congress, House Republicans have also advanced legislation to support small businesses, crack down on sanctuary cities, combat illegal alien crime, support our men and women in law enforcement, and make the United States the world leader in crypto – and we aren’t stopping there. We won’t stop fighting to make everyday life better for hard-working families by delivering commonsense America First wins. House Republicans will continue working with President Trump to carry out his agenda and restore an America that is safe, strong, free, with opportunity for all.”

Make America Safe Again ✅

Border 

• S. 5 (Rep. Collins) – Laken Riley Act: Holds the Biden Administration accountable for their role in these tragedies through their open border policies, requires detention of illegal aliens who commit theft and mandates ICE take them into custody, and allows a state to sue the Federal government on behalf of their citizens for not enforcing the border laws, particularly in the case of parole.
  • Passed 264-159
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 48-159
      • Became law on 1/29/25
• H.R. 30 (Mace) – Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make illegal immigrants who are convicted of, who admit having committed, or who admit committing sex offenses or domestic violence inadmissible and deportable from the United States.
  • Passed 274-145
    • Republicans: 213-0
    • Democrats: 61-145
• S. 331 (Rep. Griffith) – HALT Fentanyl Act: Permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances (FRS) in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, guarantees law enforcement has the resources to keep these drugs off the street, and allows for further research of FRS.
  • Passed 321-104
    • Republicans: 217-1
    • Democrats: 104-103
      • Became law on 7/16/25
• H.R. 275 (Greene) – Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025: Requires the Department of Homeland Security to report the number of “special interest aliens,” or illegal immigrants that pose a security risk to the U.S., apprehended at the border.
  • Passed 231-182
    • Democrats: 23-182
    • Republicans: 208-0
• H.R. 35 (Ciscomani) – Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act: Creates new criminal offenses for operating a vehicle within 100 miles of the southern border while fleeing from Border Patrol agents, or any law enforcement officer assisting the U.S. Border Patrol, including serious jail time and prohibition from ever receiving legal status in the United States.
  • Passed 264-155
    • Republicans: 214-0
    • Democrats: 50-155
• H.R. 2056 (Higgins) – District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025: Puts an end to the D.C. Council’s sanctuary policies blocking D.C. employees from providing an individual’s immigration status and enforces compliance with lawful DHS or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests.
  • Passed 224-194
    • Republicans: 213-0
    • Democrats: 11-194
• H.R. 875 (Moore-AL) – Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025: Makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a deportable offense for illegal immigrants and grounds to bar them from entering the country.
  • Passed 246-160
    • Republicans: 209-0
    • Democrats: 37-160

Online Safety

• S. 146 (Sen. Cruz) – TAKE IT DOWN Act: Prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence.
  • Passed 409-2
    • Republicans: 207-2
    • Democrats: 202-0
      • Became law on 5/19/25

National Security

• H.R. 23 (Roy) – Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act: Imposes sanctions on the ICC or any foreign actor who supports their effort to arrest, detain, or prosecute protected persons of the United States and its allies, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant.
  • Passed 243-140-1
    • Republicans: 198-0-1
    • Democrats: 45-140
• H.R. 1048 (Baumgartner) – DETERRENT Act: Protects our institutions of higher education from foreign interference by strengthening disclosure requirements for foreign gifts and contracts, and in some cases, banning contracts between these schools and certain foreign entities of concern.
  • Passed 241-169
    • Republicans: 210-1
    • Democrats: 31-168
• H.R. 881 (Pfluger) – DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act: Restricts funding to American institutions of higher education (IHE) that maintain a relationship with a Chinese entity of concern or Confucius Institute, making them ineligible to receive any funds from the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Passed 266-153
    • Republicans: 211-0
    • Democrats: 55-153
• H.R. 33 (Smith-MO) – United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act: Strengthens the U.S. economic alliance with Taiwan and enhances our competitive position by providing targeted and expedited relief from double taxation on cross-border investment between America and Taiwan through tax code changes and authorizing the President to broker and enter into a tax agreement relative to Taiwan.
  • Passed 423-1
    • Republicans: 213-1
    • Democrats: 210-0

• H.R. 28 (Steube) – Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act: Prevents schools from allowing biological males to compete in school athletic programs for women or girls by stating that sex in an athletic competition must be defined by genetics at birth, and withholding federal funding from schools that facilitate athletic programs where biological men compete against biological women.
  • Passed 218-206-1
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 2-206-1

Health

• H.R. 2483 (Guthrie) – SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025: Reauthorizes vital public health programs for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of Americans suffering from substance use disorders that were established in the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2018.
  • Passed 366-57
    • Republicans: 188-27
    • Democrats: 178-30

Life

• H.R. 21 (Wagner) – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Secures medical protections for babies that survive an attempted abortion, requiring health care providers to administer the same medical care they would to a fetus born prematurely at the same age, transport the child to the hospital, and report violations to law enforcement.
  • Passed 217-204
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 1-204

Make America Grow Again ✅

Energy 

• H.R. 26 (Pfluger) – Protecting American Energy Production Act: Prevents a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to protect American energy production, and expresses that states have primacy over energy production on state and private land.
  • Passed 226-188
    • Republicans: 210-0
    • Democrats: 16-188
• S.J. Res. 11 (Sen. Kennedy) – Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources CRA: Disapproves the Biden BOEM’s rule requiring oil and gas lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report for certain exploration or development activities on the Outer Continental Shelf to protect marine archeological resources like shipwrecks and so-called "cultural resources," blocking increases in domestic energy production, weakening energy independence, and raising costs for consumers.
  • Passed 221-202-1
    • Republicans: 212-1-1
    • Democrats: 9-201
      • Became law on 3/14/25
• H.J. Res. 35 (Pfluger) – Waste Emissions Charge CRA: Disapproves the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems,” rule that imposes a significant fee (WEC) on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities that exceed specific levels, preventing the rule from raising costs for consumers, reducing domestic energy production, and increasing reliance on foreign energy sources.
  • Passed 220-206
    • Republicans: 214-1
    • Democrats: 6-205
      • Became law on 3/14/25

Budget

• H.R. 1 (Arrington) – One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Incorporates President Trump’s America First agenda into one big, beautiful bill that includes legislation to deliver for Americans by cutting wasteful government spending, reducing burdensome regulations, providing tax cuts that support families and small businesses, supporting domestic energy production and security, and securing the border.
  • Passed 218-214
    • Republicans: 218-2
    • Democrats: 0-212
      • Became law on 7/4/25
• H.Con. Res. 14 (Arrington) – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034: Establishes a congressional budget for the U.S. Government that delivers for Americans by cutting waste and government spending, reducing burdensome regulations, providing tax cuts that support families and small businesses, supporting domestic energy production and security, and securing the border.
  • Passed 216-214
    • Republicans: 216-2
    • Democrats: 0-212
      • Passed in Senate 4/5/25

Crypto

• H.R. 1919 (Emmer) – Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act: Blocks the Federal Reserve from directly or indirectly issuing a CBDC to any individual, prevents the Federal Reserve from using a CBDC to implement monetary policy, and requires Congress to authorize the issuance of any CBDC, protecting Americans’ financial privacy and freedom from government control.
  • Passed 219-210
    • Republicans: 217-0
    • Democrats: 2-210
• H.R. 3633 (Hill) – Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025: Establishes a clear and functional regulatory framework for digital assets, clarifies the lines between the CFTC’s jurisdiction over digital commodities and the SEC’s jurisdiction over digital assets, promotes innovation and strengthens the digital asset market, and implements strong consumer protections and accountability.
  • Passed 294-134
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 78-134
• S. 1582 (Sen. Hagerty) – GENIUS Act: Puts in place a clear regulatory framework for U.S. payment stablecoins, fostering innovation and growth, prioritizing protections for consumers, creating a significant source of demand for U.S. Treasuries, and ensuring the U.S. dollar remains the dominant global currency.
  • Passed 308-122
    • Republicans: 206-12
    • Democrats: 102-110
      • Became law on 7/18/25
• H.J. Res. 25 (Carey) – Digital Asset Sales CRA: Overturns Biden’s rule that would require brokers to report gross proceeds from crypto sales and other digital asset transactions, including data about the taxpayers involved, increasing tax filing burdens, stifling innovation, and raising privacy concerns over the sharing of taxpayers’ personal information.
  • Passed 292-132-1
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 76-132-1
      • Became law on 4/10/25

Consumer Financial Protection

• S.J. Res. 28 (Sen. Ricketts) – Digital Wallets CRA: Reverses the Biden Administration CFPB’s rule “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications,” that would allow the CFPB more oversight power over non-bank entities that complete 50 million digital transactions a year, providing no benefit to consumers or the market and placing significant burdens on businesses that use digital payments.
  • Passed 219-211
    • Republicans: 219-0
    • Democrats: 0-211
      • Became law on 5/9/25
• S.J. Res. 18 (Sen. Scott-SC) – Overdraft Price Controls CRA: Nullifies the Biden CFPB’s final rule “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions,” preventing the price cap limitations on overdraft fees from taking effect, ensuring overdraft services remain accessible for American consumers.
  • Passed 217-211
    • Republicans: 217-1
    • Democrats: 0-210
      • Became law on 5/9/25
• S.J. Res. 13 (Sen. Kennedy) – Bank Merger CRA: Overturns the Biden OCC’s burdensome “Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act” final rule that ends automatic approvals under the expedited review procedure and gets rid of streamlined applications, ensuring consistent, transparent standards of evaluation for merger applications.
  • Passed 220-207
    • Republicans: 219-0
    • Democrats: 1-207
      • Became law on 6/20/25

• H.J. Res 20 (Palmer) – Gas Water Heaters CRA: Expresses congressional disapproval of the Biden Department of Energy’s  “Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters,” rule that effectively bans certain natural gas water heaters from the market, burdening consumers and threatening their choice.
  • Passed 221-198
    • Republicans: 210-0
    • Democrats: 11-198
      • Became law on 5/9/25
• H.J. Res. 24 (Bice) – Walk-in Coolers & Freezers CRA: Overturns the Biden Administration’s “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers” rule imposing new or amended energy efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified.
  • Passed 203-182
    • Republicans: 197-0
    • Democrats: 6-182
      • Became law on 5/9/25
• H.J. Res. 75 (Goldman-TX) – Commercial Fridges & Freezers CRA: Overturns the Biden Administration’s “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers” rule imposing new or amended energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified.
  • Passed 214-193
    • Republicans: 209-0
    • Democrats: 5-193
      • Became law on 5/9/25
• H.J. Res. 61 (Griffith) – Rubber Tire Manufacturing CRA: Overturns the Biden EPA’s harmful “NESHAP for Rubber Tire Manufacturing” rule that establishes new emissions standards for rubber tire manufacturing, preventing it from increasing compliance costs for the industry and placing a heavier financial burden on smaller businesses, which would result in higher prices for consumers.
  • Passed 216-202
    • Republicans: 209-1
    • Democrats: 7-201
      • Became law on 5/23/25
• H.J. Res. 42 (Clyde) – Energy Conservation Standards CRA: Disapproves the Biden DOE’s “Energy Conservation-Appliance Standards, Certification and Labeling” rule which expands certification and labeling for the Department of Energy's conservation standards program and could slow the introduction of products to market, reduce options for consumers, and affect supply chains and inventories.
  • Passed 222-203
    • Republicans: 215-0
    • Democrats: 7-203
      • Became law on 5/9/25
• H.J. Res. 88 (Joyce-PA) – Clean Cars CRA: Repeals the Biden-Harris EPA’s waiver allowing California’s burdensome Advanced Clean Cars II emissions rule, protecting consumer choice, keeping more affordable and realistic car options in the marketplace, and preventing increased manufacturing and consumer costs.
  • Passed 246-164
    • Republicans: 211-0
    • Democrats: 35-164
      • Became law on 6/12/25
• H.J. Res. 87 (James) – Clean Trucks CRA: Overturns the Biden Administration’s approval of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule forcing truck makers to sell zero-emission trucks and raising vehicle prices for consumers., introduced by Rep. John James, overturns the Biden Administration’s approval of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule forcing truck makers to sell zero-emission trucks and raising vehicle prices for consumers.
  • Passed 231-191
    • Republicans: 218-1
    • Democrats: 13-190
      • Became law on 6/12/25
• H.J. Res. 89 (Obernolte) – NOX CRA: Disapproves the Biden-Harris EPA’s rule granting California the ability to implement its most recent nitrogen oxide engine emission standards, imposing onerous and impractical requirements for heavy-duty on-road engines, raising costs for consumers, and threatening reliable transportation and consumer choice.
  • Passed 225-196
    • Republicans: 215-1
    • Democrats: 10-195
      • Became law on 6/12/25

Cutting Government Waste

• H.R. 4 (Scalise) – Rescissions Act of 2025: Codifies President Trump’s rescissions request to cut wasteful spending on foreign aid initiatives within the State Department and USAID and on woke public broadcasting at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including NPR and PBS.
  • Passed 214-212
    • Republicans: 214-4
    • Democrats: 0-208
      • Became law on 7/24/25

Reining In Executive Actions

• H.R. 77 (Biggs-AZ) – Midnight Rules Relief Act: Amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to disapprove multiple rules through one joint resolution if those rules were issued during the last year of a President’s term in office.
  • Passed 212-208
    • Republicans: 211-1
    • Democrats: 1-207

Undoing Burdensome Regulations

• H.J. Res. 78 (LaMalfa) – Smelt Fish CRA: Repeals the Biden Administration’s listing of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, as this designation imposes burdensome red tape that hinders effective water management and reduces water availability for the American families and farmers who need it most.
  • Passed 216-195
    • Republicans: 213-1
    • Democrats: 3-194
• S.J. Res. 31 (Sen. Curtis) – Major Sources CRA: Nullifies the Biden EPA’s “Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act” rule imposing permanent red tape on companies classified as “major sources” and removing incentives to reduce emissions, restoring common sense and encouraging progress.
  • Passed 216-212
    • Republicans: 216-1
    • Democrats: 0-211
      • Became law on 6/20/25

Election Security

• H.R. 22 (Roy) – SAVE Act: Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, requiring individuals to provide proof of United States citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections.
  • Passed 220-208
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 4-208
• H.R. 884 (Pfluger) – To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022: Repeals the D.C. Council’s Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and prevents individuals who are not United States citizens from voting in elections in the District of Columbia.
  • Passed 266-148-1
    • Republicans: 210-0
    • Democrats: 56-148-1

Judicial Oversight

• H.R. 1526 (Issa) – NORRA of 2025: Prevents partisan judges from abusing their authority and issuing politically motivated nationwide injunctions that inhibit the President from carrying out the policy agenda the American people elected him to implement by blocking federal judges from issuing injunctions that extend beyond specific parties involved in a case.
  • Passed 219-213
    • Republicans: 219-1
    • Democrats: 0-212

Fraud

• H.R. 1156 (Smith-MO) – Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act: Extends the statute of limitations to ten years for fraudulent unemployment claims funded by federal pandemic unemployment programs by amending the CARES Act, allowing federal law enforcement to continue prosecuting fraudsters and criminals and recover billions of taxpayer dollars lost to fraud during COVID-19.
  • Passed 295-127
    • Republicans: 212-0
    • Democrats: 83-127
• H.R. 2966 (Van Duyne) – American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025: Codifies the SBA’s new verification requirements, including proof of citizenship and age verification, for SBA assistance applications, strengthening protections against fraud and ensuring taxpayer-funded loans go only to Americans.
  • Passed 217-190
    • Republicans: 209-0
    • Democrats: 8-190
• H.R. 2987 (Bresnahan) – CEASE Act of 2025: Limits the number of SBA-licensed for-profit Small Business Lending Companies (SBLCs) to 16 to restore proper oversight capabilities to the SBA and protect the integrity of SBA loan programs.
  • Passed 214-198
    • Republicans: 211-0
    • Democrats: 3-198
• H.R. 2931 (Finstad) – Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025: Relocates SBA offices from sanctuary cities and jurisdictions to non-sanctuary municipalities to better make sure these federal resources are going to benefit American small businesses and communities.
  • Passed 211-199
    • Republicans: 206-4
    • Democrats: 5-195

Public Lands

• H.R. 471 (Westerman) – Fix Our Forests Act: Expedites and improves forest management activities on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands, tribal lands, and National Forest System lands, deters frivolous litigation that delays important projects, promotes collaboration across jurisdictions, prioritizes treatments in the forests with highest risk of wildfire, and encourages active forest management.
  • Passed 279-141
    • Republicans: 215-0
    • Democrats: 64-141

Appropriations

• H.R. 3944 (Carter-TX) – Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026: Provides FY26 appropriations for military construction, the VA, and related agencies that honor our commitment to veterans and servicemembers, fund critical military construction, and support a strong national security.
  • Passed 218-206
    • Republicans: 216-0
    • Democrats: 2-206
• H.R. 4016 (Calvert) – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026: Strengthens America’s defense by investing in innovation in military superiority, supporting our servicemembers and their families, combatting drug trafficking, promoting fiscal responsibility, and ensuring the Department is focused on its primary duty to keep our nation safe.
  • Passed 221-209
    • Republicans: 216-3
    • Democrats: 5-206
• H.R. 1968 (Cole) – Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Extends government funding through September 30, 2025, keeping the government open and serving the American people while we fight to reduce wasteful government spending and lower our debt.
  • Passed 217-213
    • Republicans: 216-1
    • Democrats: 1-212
      • Became law on 3/15/25