Clay Higgins

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

To require that information on spending associated with national emergencies be subject to the same reporting requirements as other Federal funds under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance border security by seeking to expand partnerships with appropriate law enforcement entities in Mexico and Central American and South American countries to combat human smuggling and trafficking operations in Mexico and such countries, and for other purposes.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the United States Government from providing bailouts or other financial assistance to any State or local government that enacts any law providing reparations for slavery, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.

Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

To clarify the inability of the President to declare national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change, and for other purposes.

Pushing back against the labeling of attempts by parents to ensure school curriculum and sports are age and sex appropriate as extreme.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs.

To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.

Commending United States Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz on his retirement after 32 years of public service.

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States total outstanding national debt in the House Chamber.

To require the Office of Government Ethics to establish and maintain a centralized database for executive branch ethics records of noncareer appointees.

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the purchase or lease of agricultural land in the United States by persons associated with certain foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 7, 2023, through May 13, 2023, as National Correctional Officers Week.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for life imprisonment for certain offenses involving Fentanyl, and for other purposes.