The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26), sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), would require healthcare practitioners to provide the same life-saving medical care to babies born alive after surviving an attempted abortion as they would any other baby born at the same gestational age. It would require any violations to be reported to state and/or federal law agencies and contains penalties for failure to report such violations. Additionally, it includes penalties for the intentional killing of infants born alive. The bill also expressly prohibits any prosecution of the mother of a child born alive under this act and gives her a private right of action to seek relief if an abortionist were to kill or neglect her born-alive infant.

(Passed on 1/11/2023, 220 yeas to 210 nays, Roll Call No. 29)

FRC Action supported this Bill.

The resolution entitled Expressing the Sense of Congress Condemning the Recent Attacks on Pro-Life Facilities, Groups, and Churches (H.Con.Res.3), sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), acknowledged the slew of violent attacks that began to take place following the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in May 2022. The resolution (1) condemned the attacks and vandalism perpetrated against pro-life organizations and churches; (2) recognized the sanctity of life and the important role these organizations play in supporting women, children, and families; and (3) called upon the Biden administration to use all appropriate law enforcement authorities to uphold public safety and protect the rights of such organizations.

(Passed on 1/11/2023, 222 yeas to 209 nays, Roll Call No. 30)

FRC Action supported this Resolution.

The Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 5), sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), would safeguard parental rights such as the right of parents to review the curriculum of their child’s school and the books and other reading materials available in the student library, meet with their child’s teachers at least twice a year, review the budget of their child’s school, address the school board, and be given information about violent activity in their child’s school. The bill would also require elementary and secondary schools consisting of grades 5-8 to obtain parental consent before changing a child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on school forms or allowing a child to change their sex-based accommodations.

(Passed on 3/24/2023, 213 yeas to 208 nays, Roll Call No. 161)

FRC Action supported this Bill.

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 734), sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), would prevent biological males from competing against biological females in athletic activities intended for women and girls. It would restore Title IX’s purpose of creating an even playing field for female athletes by making it a violation of federal law for schools that receive federal funds to permit a biological male to participate in an athletic program or activity designated for women or girls.

(Passed on 4/20/2023, 219 yeas to 203 nays, Roll Call No. 192)

FRC Action supported this Bill.

Offered by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Amendment No. 23 (voted on as Amendment No. 9) to the REINS Act (H.R. 277) would have blocked the Biden administration from utilizing executive rulemaking to bypass Congress in the administration’s pursuit of its radical abortion agenda. The REINS Act would require congressional approval for any “major rule” proposed by a federal agency; H. Amdt. 198 would have expanded the definition of “major rule” to include any rule targeting the unborn through abortion, abortion-related services, or abortion-related travel.

(Failed on 6/14/2023, 233 nays to 211 yeas, Roll Call No. 258)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Amendment No. 5 would prohibit the secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense from paying for or reimbursing expenses related to abortion. The underlying bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670), sets priorities and authorizes funding levels for the U.S. military for the 2024 fiscal year. An authorization bill for national defense is passed by Congress annually.

(Passed on 7/13/2023, 221 yeas to 213 nays, Roll Call No. 300)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Amendment No. 33 (voted on as Amendment No. 34) would prohibit the flying of unapproved flags in any public area of the Department of Defense, continuing a Trump administration policy to prevent the politicization and polarization of the military. Politicization and polarization of the military undermines readiness, lethality, and unit cohesion. The underlying bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670), sets priorities and authorizes funding levels for the U.S. military for the 2024 fiscal year. An authorization bill for national defense is passed by Congress annually.

(Passed on 7/13/2023, 218 yeas to 213 nays, Roll Call No. 313)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Amendment No. 35 would prohibit the U.S. Department of Defense from subjecting children in military-funded schools (e.g., on overseas bases) to books containing pornographic or radical gender ideology content. The underlying bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670), sets priorities and authorizes funding levels for the U.S. military for the 2024 fiscal year. An authorization bill for national defense is passed by Congress annually.

(Passed on 7/13/2023, 222 yeas to 209 nays, Roll Call No. 314)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) sets priorities and authorizes funding levels for the U.S. military for the 2024 fiscal year. A version of the NDAA is passed by Congress annually. This year’s bill is one of the strongest in years, as it would help curb the Biden administration’s promotion of abortion and radical gender ideology and refocus the military on accomplishing its true mission—protecting the American people by fighting and winning wars.

(Passed on 7/14/2023, 219 yeas to 210 nays, Roll Call No. 328)

FRC Action supported this Bill.

Offered by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Amendment No. 89 to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4368) prevents the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using funds for LGBT ideology indoctrination (including courses, books, study guides) for employees.

(Passed on 9/27/2023, 217 yeas to 214 nays, Roll Call No. 421)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Amendment No. 151 to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4365) would have stricken a provision with protections for free speech and prohibitions on censorship.

(Failed on 9/27/2023, 203 yeas to 231 nays, Roll Call No. 433)

FRC Action opposed this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Amendment No. 175 to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4365) would have prohibited funds from being used to carry out the observance of Pride Month authorized by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for the Cultural Observances and Awareness Events List.

(Failed on 9/27/2023, 202 yeas to 231 nays, Roll Call No. 441)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Amendment No. 36 to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4665) would have stricken a provision with protections for free speech and prohibitions on censorship.

(Failed on 9/28/2023, 195 yeas to 236 nays, Roll Call No. 472)

FRC Action opposed this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Amendment No. 61 to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4665) prohibits taxpayer funding for any U.S. State Department employee to travel to attend a conference or event hosted by the pro-abortion Clinton Global Initiative.

(Passed on 9/28/2023, 218 yeas to 215 nays, Roll Call No. 486)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Amendment No. 69 to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4665) prohibits funds from being used to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem.

(Passed on 9/28/2023, 360 yeas to 67 nays, Roll Call No. 491)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Offered by Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC) and Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Amendment No. 66 to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (H. R. 4820) prohibits funding for the implementation of the rule entitled ‘‘Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs,’’ which would put the desires of biological males who identify as women over the needs of battered women in certain HUD-funded facilities that provide temporary, emergency, and short-term shelter.

(Failed on 11/7/2023, 212 yeas to 217 nays, Roll Call No. 619)

FRC Action supported this Amendment.

Sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670, NDAA) sets priorities and authorizes funding levels for the U.S. military for the 2024 fiscal year. A version of the NDAA is passed by Congress annually. The original version of this bill, passed by the House earlier in 2023, was one of the strongest in years. However, when the House and Senate met to resolve the differences between each chamber’s version of the NDAA, many provisions that would have helped curb the Biden administration’s promotion of abortion and radical gender identity ideology in the military were stripped out of the conference report—including a provision to reverse Biden’s unlawful policy of paying for servicemembers to travel out of state to procure abortions. The conference report was then sent to each chamber for an up-or-down vote. By passing the NDAA without this pro-life provision, Congress set a dangerous precedent of allowing the executive branch to promulgate policy in contravention of federal statute and requiring taxpayers to pay for the facilitation of abortion.

Passed on 12/14/2023, 310 yeas to 118 nays, Roll Call No. 723)

FRC Action opposed this Bill.