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| 2022-08-12 | The Inflation Expansion Act [HR5376] | Agreed To (220-207) |
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| This bill, the so-called "Inflation Reduction Act," includes a long list of measures that raise taxes, feed inflation and advance the left's agenda to reduce America's energy independence. Examples include funding for the IRS to add 87,000 employees, price controls on some drugs (which creates shortages and raises prices -- even for other drugs), and adding tax credits for those who get renewable energy (including electric cars) and solar from union-approved sources. The bill "pays" for this through a minimum corporate tax and a 1% stock transfer tax among others. CPAC opposes this massive increase in government. | |||||
| 2022-09-15 | Repealing Government Employee Reform [HR302] | Passed (225-204) |
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| This bill eliminates the new Schedule F class of federal employees created in 2020 that attempted to allow those who hold policy-making positions to be appointed rather than be filled by union protected positions. | |||||
| 2022-09-29 | Giving the Failing VA New Bureaucracies to Manage [HR8888] | Agreed To (376-49) |
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| This bill sets up a new bureaucracy within the Veterans Department, the Office of Food Security, to advise veterans of nutrition assistance programs. CPAC opposes setting up new offices within the V.A. when it does nothing to alleviate the huge backlog of cases in the V.A. | |||||
| 2022-09-30 | Forcing a Christmas Vote on the Budget [HR6833] | Agreed To (230-201) |
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| This continuing resolution postpones the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriation until just before Christmas. This move prevents Congress from having time to pass the full 12 appropriation bills separately and continues the trillions of dollars in debt that has fed inflation. CPAC supports a resolution that would extend into the new year when there would be a change in congressional leadership. | |||||
| 2022-12-08 | An Attack on Religious Rights [HR8404] | Agreed To (258-169) |
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| This bill, the so-called "Respect for Marriage Act," is a trojan horse that will be used to decimate religious liberty. This legislation would force people of faith and religious-affiliated institutions to violate their sincerely-held beliefs. Those individuals who choose to adhere to tenets of their faith and moral convictions would face costly litigation. And for religious-affiliated institutions, the legislation would empower President Biden's politicized IRS to threaten their tax-exempt status. Sen. Lee (R-UT), offered an amendment which would have given these necessary protections which are not included in this bill. | |||||
| 2022-12-23 | A Lame-Duck Budget With Record Non-Defense Spending Increases [HR2617] | Agreed To (225-201) |
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| This is the appropriations bill for the entire $1.7 trillion federal budget for Fiscal Year 2023, and it sets overall spending limits by agency or program. This new budget includes nearly $800 billion in non-defense funding, a 9.3% increase -- $68 billion -- over Fiscal Year 2022. This represents the highest level of non-defense funding ever. Passed only 3 days after being introduced, CPAC vehemently opposes this method of passing the budget, including allowing Democrats to pass the first-ever lame duck omnibus before the new Republican majority takes power. | |||||
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