House Majority Leader-elect Steve Scalise (R-La.) sent his Republican colleagues a letter today outlining the legislation he will be scheduling to be brought to the Floor in the first two weeks of the Republican majority. House Republicans are focused on the issues facing the American people, and the first scheduled bills of the 118th Congress are reflective of those concerns, addressing Biden’s army of IRS agents, skyrocketing energy costs, the border and crime crises, the threat of China, and ensuring protections for life and those who stand for it. Additionally, House Majority Leader-elect Scalise pledges a return to regular order and in-person work in the House, and has directed committees to begin their rigorous oversight and investigative work. To see the full letter, read below or click here.
Dear Colleague,
I hope you enjoyed the Christmas and holiday season and are preparing to ring in the New Year with your friends and family. As you know, we have a lot of work ahead of us next year as we begin to get our country back on the right track.
The American people spoke on November 8th and decided it was time for a new direction. The last two years have been tough on hard-working families as they have grappled with drastic increases in the cost of living, safety concerns with violent crime skyrocketing in our communities, soaring gas and home heating prices, and a worsening crisis at our Southern border. In the 118th Congress, we will work to address these problems by passing bills that will improve the lives of all Americans.
In preparation for becoming the House Majority Leader next week, I have been meeting with our incoming committee chairs over the last month to start making plans for legislation on the House Floor so that we can hit the ground running in our first weeks in the majority.
We have made it clear that we must change the way we do business in order to improve the legislative process. We understand that developing a good process will lead to better legislative outcomes. Returning to work in person, empowering each committee, moving legislation through regular order, encouraging Member input, and allowing adequate time to read legislation will be major priorities of our incoming majority. We are excited to make those principles a reality in the House.
We do also recognize that it will take some time for our committees to organize and start moving legislation through regular order. In the meantime, we will begin bringing up meaningful, “ready-to-go” legislation in the House. These commonsense measures will address challenges facing hard-working families on issues ranging from energy, inflation, border security, life, taxpayer protection, and more. They should garner wide support and provide an indication of our bold agenda to come. I’m excited to announce the following legislation we plan to bring to the House Floor in the first two weeks of 2023:
H.R. __ – Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act
H.R. __ – Strategic Production Response Act
H.R. __ – Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act
H.R. __ – Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act
H.R. __ – Border Safety and Security Act
H.R. __ – Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act
H.R. __ – No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act
H.R. __ – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
In addition to this “ready-to-go” legislation I expect us to consider early in the 118th Congress, committees are simultaneously beginning their oversight plans which are focused on bringing much-needed accountability to the Biden Administration.
I’m excited to see us begin making our ambitious agenda a reality and begin delivering for the American people after we elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker. I hope you continue enjoying your time with family and friends this week and look forward to getting to work in the new year.
God Bless,
Steve