Audemus jura nostra defendere
We dare to defend our rights
22nd state to join the Union on December 14, 1819
$2.50 for America’s 250th Act
The bill balances opportunities for collectors, cultural commemoration, and potential cash‑handling and revenue gains from a $2.50 denomination against the risk that taxpayers and businesses will bear production, transition, and implementation costs if revenues or efficiencies do not materialize.
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1071.
ESTUARIES Act
The bill brings Mississippi Sound into the National Estuary Program—creating eligibility for planning, restoration, and improved intergovernmental coordination that can protect fisheries and local economies—but delays federal funding and introduces regulatory, timing, and legal uncertainties that could raise costs and stall conservation projects unless Congress provides additional appropriations or clearer language.
Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The bill substantially strengthens U.S. military readiness, industrial capacity, health protections, and oversight through new funding, procurement authorities, and reporting — but at the cost of higher taxpayer spending, large administrative burdens, tighter limits on foreign collaboration and researcher freedoms, and several privacy/environmental tradeoffs that could slow operations or raise long‑term liabilities.
Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Marshall Space Flight Center and recognizing its continued leadership in the development of the Space Launch System and human space exploration.
Lulu’s Law
Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025
The bill tightens immigration penalties for DUI/DWI to potentially improve public safety and close legal loopholes, but it risks deporting low-risk individuals, deterring crash reporting, increasing government costs, and producing unequal outcomes across jurisdictions.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act
This bill improves coordination, procurement discipline, and external oversight to strengthen biodetection capabilities through DOE partnerships and clearer acquisition rules, but does so at added cost and under tight deadlines that may divert resources and limit stakeholder engagement.
