Dum spiro spero
While I breathe, I hope
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
The bill makes it easier for Catawba descendants to gain tribal membership and cultural inclusion by eliminating a political-relations proof, while risking dilution of limited tribal resources and added complexity for tribal governance.
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 historic omission by awarding the Medal of Honor to James Capers Jr., delivering symbolic recognition and morale benefits for service members while imposing modest administrative costs and a precedent that could increase future Pentagon workload.
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 strengthens accountability by allowing immediate committee action and an Ethics inquiry into a Member's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but it risks harming the individual's reputation before adjudication, politicizing oversight, imposing investigative costs, and temporarily weakening committee representation and oversight capacity.
Worst of the Worst Act
The bill increases public transparency and can help authorities identify released noncitizens more quickly, but it raises substantial privacy, safety, cooperation, and agency-cost risks for released individuals and government agencies.
Merit Restoration Act
The bill protects researchers from being compelled to endorse certain racial or sex-based ideological statements while giving agencies stronger tools to enforce compliance — a trade-off that strengthens individual ideological protections but risks disrupting research, limiting DEI efforts, and imposing financial and reputational costs on institutions.
Election Infrastructure Integrity Act
The bill increases transparency and federal enforcement to help detect foreign or conflicted ownership in election vendors, but risks funding penalties for noncompliant jurisdictions, potential exposure of sensitive procurement details, and privacy/competition impacts for vendors.
ISLET Act
The bill seeks to expand and accelerate access to islet transplants and related research by removing certain regulatory classifications and enabling HHS funding, trading stronger FDA oversight and potential uniform safety protections for faster availability and increased federal support.
To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
The bill shifts Member pay from an automatic, formula-based adjustment to explicit congressional decisions — increasing legislative control and transparency but risking politicized, unpredictable outcomes for Members' real pay and taxpayer costs.
Earmark Elimination Act of 2026
The bill increases transparency and reduces hidden, targeted tax/tariff giveaways through clearer definitions and stricter procedures, but at the cost of limiting members' ability to secure narrow local relief, creating procedural slowdown and some drafting uncertainty.
Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
The bill seeks to help rural communities by directing agencies to study and recommend regulatory changes to strengthen rural banks and increase competition, but it only produces a report (not immediate funding or rule changes) and could lead to higher depositor/taxpayer risk if recommendations weaken safety standards while consuming agency resources.