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 »
Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, passed two amendments to the House’s Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act to aid our ally, Israel.
Said Rep. Banks: “Israel is under attack from Hamas terrorists, the sham prosecutors at the ICC, and even from the Biden administration, which is withholding its… Read more »
Today, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel Jim Banks passed amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act to protect DoD research from Chinese Communist Party espionage and combat malign Communist Party influence.
Said Chairman Banks: “America’s foremost adversary, the Chinese Communist Party, has long pursued a… Read more »
Today, Chairman of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Jim Banks announced he has submitted several amendments to the Military Personnel Subcommittee’s mark of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act to combat the Biden administration’s attempts to politicize our military.
Said Chairman Banks: “Last year, House Republicans passed the most anti-woke… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim Banks released the following statement in response to the enactment of his MAHSA Act, legislation to sanction the Iranian regime for its human rights abuses. Rep. Banks first introduced the MAHSA Act during the 117th Congress after the tragic murder of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s “Morality Police.” Mahsa… Read more »
Today, Anti Woke Caucus Chairman Rep. Jim Banks introduced the Defund NPR Act, legislation to defund National Public Radio. This initiative is supported by Elon Musk. Find the bill text here.
Said Rep. Jim Banks: “NPR’s new CEO is a radical, left-wing activist who doesn’t believe in free speech or objective journalism. Hoosiers shouldn’t be writing her paychecks. Katherine Maher isn’t… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jim Banks introduced the American Students First Act, legislation to prohibit the Education Department from allowing illegal immigrants to participate in the TRIO program, a collection of eight federally funded and administered college prep programs for low-income Americans, first generation college students, and students with disabilities.
You can find the full bill text… Read more »
