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 creates commemorative and potentially circulating $2.50 coins that can promote national commemoration and may generate revenue, but it risks taxpayer-funded costs, equipment upgrade burdens for businesses, and mostly symbolic benefits for ordinary citizens.
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.
The bill promotes nationwide, federally coordinated celebrations that foster shared civic experiences and local tourism gains, but it risks concentrating attention and costs in Washington, DC and diverting public resources from other local priorities.
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
The bill aims to strengthen U.S. military readiness, domestic industrial capacity, and service member supports through sweeping investments and new authorities—but does so at the cost of substantial new federal spending, added bureaucracy, tighter restrictions on research and rights in some areas, and risks of procurement or operational tradeoffs and local disruptions.
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 aims to improve public and roadway safety by making DWI/DUI convictions a basis for inadmissibility and removal, but it also creates significant risks to noncitizens’ rights and fairness (including for old or minor offenses), increases administrative costs and backlogs, and invites inconsistent outcomes and litigation.
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.
