Today, Representative Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the No Visas for Violent Criminals Act, legislation that would terminate any visa and require deportation within 60 days of any non-citizen convicted of a criminal offense during a protest. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Said Rep. Jim Banks: “For months, pro-Hamas rioters have terrorized… Read more »
Today President Biden missed the Iran sanctions assement deadline required by Congressman Jim Banks’ bill, the MAHSA Act, which directs the president to issue an assessment of potential sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and other senior Iranian officials by July 23, 2024 and to then impose sanctions on those officials. In response, Rep. Banks released the below statement. Find a… Read more »
Today, in response to a leaked “anti-terror” training given to soldiers at Fort Liberty on July 10, 2024 and likely in the summer of 2024 that described pro-life organizations as “terrorist groups,” Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Jim Banks and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers led a letter signed by several Republican on the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) and Senator Tom Cotton introduced a Congressional Review Act to overturn the Biden administration’s Designated Placement rule.
You can read the full bill text here.
On April 30, 2024, President Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) finalized its “Designated Placement Requirements Under… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) released the following statement after passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections:
“In the past three and a half years, Joe Biden has allowed more than 10 million illegal immigrants to cross our border. Places like San Francisco and Washington,… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, announced the No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act. This legislation would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require universities to publicly disclose their policies for responding to campus protests. To qualify for federal accreditation, schools would also be required to adhere to their… Read more »
Today, in response to the passage of H.R. 8774, the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Act, co-chair of the House Hypersonics Caucus Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) released the following statement:
“The House just approved key provisions I championed to fully fund hypersonics research and further strengthen collaboration between our military and Indiana’s cutting edge hypersonics… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the Conscience Protection Act, which would protect health care providers from being forced to participate in induced abortions or similar procedures that violate their sincerely held beliefs. More specifically, the Conscience Protection Act would prevent any federal, state, or local government from penalizing or… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Head Start Improvement Act, to improve the Head Start program by eliminating bureaucracy and giving money directly to states through block grants. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced a companion legislation in the Senate, and both bills are being supported by Heritage Action.
Said Rep. Jim Banks: “Washington… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Jim Banks sent a letter to Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee asking them to end U.S. support for the Data Journalism Agency (TEXTY), a Ukrainian NGO that released a list of “opponents of Ukraine.” Rep. Banks and 115 other House Republicans are on the list. During today’s full committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related… Read more »
