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Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, passed three amendments in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act offering redress to servicemembers unjustly discharged due the Biden administration’s partisan COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Rep. Banks’ Service Restoration amendment prohibits DoD from taking… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, passed an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requiring CENTCOM to perform multiple joint strike exercises with our ally Israel. Read the amendment here. Said Rep. Banks: “The Biden administration’s desperate pursuit of an Iran Deal 2.0,… Read more »

Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel and member of the House Select Committee on China, passed five amendments in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act to crack down on the Chinese Communist Party. Said Rep. Banks: “Every year, nearly a hundred thousand Americans are poisoned and killed by ‘Made in… Read more »

Today, Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Jim Banks introduced two en bloc packages that passed by voice vote to be included in the House Armed Service's Fiscal Year 24 National Defense Authorization Act. “Rep. Jim Banks has been a steadfast ally for our servicemembers and their families,” Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) said. “As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, he… Read more »

Today, Select Committee on China and Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings Act (PARSA), which would block private pension plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), from making new investments in companies controlled by or based in our foreign adversaries, as well as require the disclosure of… Read more »

House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) announced the inclusion of a provision in the Military Personnel subcommittee’s portion of that National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would create a new Space National Guard:  “I’m proud of the work our subcommittee has done this Congress, but I’m especially proud that we helped to secure a… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the below statement following the Military Personnel Subcommittee’s passage of its portion of the Chairman’s Mark for the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Said Chairman Banks: “I’d like to thank every member of our subcommittee for working hard… Read more »

Today, Select Committee on China and House Armed Services Committee Member Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act to close the Confucius Institute Waiver Program (CIWP) loophole and prohibits any DoD funding for colleges that host Confucius Institutes. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced Senate companion… Read more »

Today, at a House Ed & Workforce hearing, Congressman Jim Banks grilled the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Labor Department Julie Su on the connection between the recent explosion of child labor violations, the Biden administration’s open border policies and Acting Secretary Su’s history of flouting federal immigration law enforcement. Key quote from Rep. Banks: “The policies of this… Read more »

Today, Reps. Jim Banks (IN-03) and Greg Steube (FL-17) announced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act. Read the bill text HERE. Said Rep. Banks: “Our education system should strengthen the principles that make America exceptional. Too many campuses have replaced open debate with mob rule, mandatory far-left loyalty oaths, and one-sided debate. Our legislation would prohibit… Read more »