Scorecard 117-1

H.R. 1603 would give amnesty to illegal aliens who have worked at least 180 days — out of the previous two years — in the agriculture industry, likely affecting over 1.5 million illegals. Those illegals would then be eligible for green cards — and, eventually, citizenship — if they pay a fine and wait up to eight years. The bill makes multiple changes to the H-2A visa program, making it more attractive to migrants, including allowing 40,000 H-2A unskilled workers annually to receive green cards, which in turn would give those workers’ family members a path to U.S. residency and/or citizenship.

The House passed H.R. 1603 on March 18, 2021 by a vote of 247 to 174 (Roll Call 93). We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill would encourage and reward mass migration to the United States. Mass migration is a tool of the Deep State to fundamentally alter the United States. By importing significant numbers of individuals from cultures with no knowledge or understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the Founding Fathers’ philosophical principles, the Deep State is able to reshape the nation to its liking — importing the very type of socialist and corrupt governments that many migrants arrived from.

H.R. 256 would repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Signed into law on October 16 of that year, the AUMF authorized the president to use the U.S. military “as he determines” to “defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq,” and “enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq.”

The House passed H.R. 256 on June 17, 2021 by a vote of 268 to 161 (Roll Call 172). We have assigned pluses to the yeas because, under the Constitution, the Congress, not the president, possesses the power to declare war, and by adopting the 2002 Iraq AUMF, Congress unconstitutionally abdicated this power. Also, the U.S. military should not be used by the president to enforce UN resolutions or to engage in nation building, and Iraq does not threaten the United States.

H.R. 3684 would spend $1.2 trillion altogether, with $550 billion being new spending. Among numerous other provisions, H.R. 3684 would spend $110 billion on roads and bridges, $66 billion on rail projects, $65 billion on broadband, $62 billion on Energy Department programs, $55 billion on water infrastructure, $39 billion on public transportation, $25 billion on airports, and $7.5 billion on electric-vehicle charging stations. The bill also mandates that states create carbon-reduction programs subject to federal approval, creates a mileage-tax pilot program, and defines “gender identity” as a protected class.

The House passed H.R. 3684 on November 5, 2021 by a vote of 228 to 206 (Roll Call 369). We have assigned pluses to the nays because Congress is failing to address its fiscally irresponsible budgeting and appropriating process that yielded a federal deficit of $2.77 trillion in fiscal 2021. Moreover, virtually all of the bill’s provisions fall outside the Constitution’s specified powers.

The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) is the centerpiece of President Biden’s administrative agenda. Officially it would spend a total of $1.75 trillion, but the actual cost is expected to be much higher according to other estimates. The bill would implement the agenda of the World Economic Forum’s collectivist “Great Reset,” provide amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, allocate $555 billion for implementing the far-left “Green New Deal,” override state laws that protect the sanctity of preborn children while also funding abortions in the United States, and impose $700,000 fines on employers violating Biden’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate through OSHA, among other radical provisions.

The House passed H.R. 5376 on November 19, 2021 by a vote of 220 to 213 (Roll Call 385). We have assigned pluses to the nays because by passing this bill Congress is failing to address its fiscally irresponsible budgeting and appropriating process. The Build Back Better Act is projected to add $367 billion to the deficit. Moreover, virtually all of the bill’s provisions are unconstitutional.