Dum spiro spero
While I breathe, I hope
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
The bill corrects a historical oversight by awarding James Capers Jr. the Medal of Honor and by waiving time limits to allow corrective recognitions, trading a measure of administrative burden and perceptions of unequal treatment (and modest taxpayer cost) for restored honor and broader opportunities for veterans to receive deserved recognition.
Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct that reflects discreditably on the House of Representatives for colluding with convicted felony sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing.
The resolution increases congressional oversight and accountability regarding a Member's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein—potentially restoring trust and protecting hearing integrity—but risks reputational harm to the Member, perceptions of partisan politics, resource costs, disrupted committee representation, and possible harm to victims from public disclosures.
Election Infrastructure Integrity Act
The bill increases transparency and federal enforcement of election vendors to help detect foreign influence, but it risks funding penalties for states, exposure of sensitive procurement details, and privacy/competition burdens on vendors.
ISLET Act
The bill would accelerate and expand access to cadaveric islet transplants and streamline regulatory pathways while increasing administrative clarity, but it does so by narrowing existing FDA product definitions—raising safety oversight, equity, and fiscal trade-offs.
To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
The bill eliminates automatic, index-linked pay adjustments for Members of Congress and shifts pay-setting to explicit congressional action—boosting transparency and legislative control but risking politicized decisions that could either freeze pay below inflation or produce ad hoc taxpayer-funded raises.
Earmark Elimination Act of 2026
The bill increases transparency and curbs hidden earmarks and narrowly targeted tax/tariff giveaways through clearer definitions and enforceable procedures, but it also constrains lawmakers' ability to obtain narrowly tailored local relief and raises procedural uncertainty and risks that could slow floor business.
Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
The bill directs a one-year interagency study to identify regulatory changes to support rural banks—potentially improving banking access and competition in rural areas—but it only produces recommendations (not immediate relief) and could prompt weakened safeguards or divert agency resources.
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025
The bill improves public-health surveillance, research, and policymaking by creating standardized abortion data and preserves Medicaid funding for compliant states, while raising substantial privacy risks, administrative costs, and the potential for data to be used politically in ways that could harm reproductive rights.
CBO Oversight Act
The bill increases transparency and oversight of CBO budget projections to aid fiscal decision-making, at the cost of added staff burden and a heightened risk that routine political scrutiny could politicize or erode confidence in technical budget scoring.
Camden National Battlefield Park Study Act
The bill funds a feasibility study to clarify preservation options, costs, and local input for the Camden Battlefield—improving planning and stakeholder engagement—while consuming federal resources now and potentially creating larger long‑term taxpayer obligations and management disruptions if federal designation proceeds.