Freedom Index 115-2

Would overhaul financial industry regulations and repeal many provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law.

"[S]olemnly reaffirms" the U.S. commitment to NATO based on principle of "collective defense."

This bill provides temporary relief from having to immediately implement the new ozone reduction standards. Ideally, the EPA should be abolished and the Clean Air Act repealed, since both are unconstitutional infringements on state responsibilities.

Authorizes classified amounts of funding through fiscal 2018 for 16 U.S. intelligence agencies and intelligence-related activities, including the Office of the National Intelligence Director, the CIA, and the National Security Agency.

Prohibits the use of federal funds for making contributions to various UN human rights agencies.

Would effectively prohibit fracking in the Pacific outer continental shelf.

Going into homes to check up on the physical, emotional, and economic "wellness" of families not only goes way beyond the few and defined federal powers authorized by the Constitution, but also is part of a dangerous trend of government further interjecting itself into the family.

Bans abortion when the age of the pre-born baby is 20 weeks or longer.

The Constitution does not authorize the federal government to interfere in healthcare, let alone ration it by deciding who should and should not receive medical care.

Would cut the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and individual income tax rates through 2025, and effectively eliminate the tax penalty on Americans who do not purchase health insurance.