Legislative Activity

The ALIGN Act makes 100% expensing for qualified property permanent, applying to property placed in service after September 27, 2017. This amends sections of the Internal Revenue Code to reflect the change as if it were part of previous tax legislation.

This bill disapproves and prevents the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security's rule that sought to modernize requirements, oversight, and worker protections within the H-2 program.

This bill disapproves a Department of Homeland Security rule that would have automatically extended expiring work permits and related documents for certain applicants. By disapproving this rule, the bill prevents the extension from taking effect.

This bill asserts the constitutional right of states to defend themselves against invasion, citing the situation at the southern border from 2021-2024 as an invasion by cartels, terrorists, and criminal elements. It criticizes the Biden administration's border policies and claims the federal government failed to protect southern border states, thus empowering states to take defensive action.

This bill disapproves and nullifies a Department of Homeland Security rule that changes requirements for H-1B visas, introduces flexibility in the F-1 student visa program, and modifies rules affecting other nonimmigrant workers.

This bill nullifies two Presidential Memoranda from January 2025 that withdrew areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and natural gas leasing. The bill effectively reverses these withdrawals, allowing potential oil and gas leasing activities in those areas.

This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, to the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic". All official references to the clinic will reflect this new name.