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Chairwoman Lisa McClain, Chairman Guthrie, and Rep. Salazar Celebrate the House Passing Legislation to Protect Children from Deepfake Exploitation

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WASHINGTON— House Republican Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), and Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN)…

Chairwoman McClain's Statement on the House Passage of the SAVE Act Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which mandates in-person proof of U.S. citizenship when individuals register to vote in federal elections. House Republican Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement upon the bill’s passage: “The Democrats have continued…

Chairwoman Lisa McClain’s Statement on the U.S. House Taking the Next Step in the Reconciliation Process

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WASHINGTON—House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on the next step of the budget reconciliation process – instructing our committees to begin drafting the one big, beautiful bill: “The President was clear: we need to move forward with our agenda. We will start drafting our bill that…

Chairwoman McClain and Rep. Issa Statements on House Passage of Bill to Limit District Judges' Power, Uphold Constitutional Checks and Balances

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed the No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA) of 2025, Representative Darrell Issa’s bill that would limit the power of district judges to issue nationwide injunctions.  House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Issa (R-Calif.) released the following statements: “House Republicans prevented activist…

Chairwoman McClain’s Statement Following President Trump’s Liberation Day Announcement

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WASHINGTON—House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcement: “For too long, America has been taken advantage of. President Trump made it clear today that we will no longer put American workers at an unfair disadvantage. The goal is to get to a level playing…

House Republican Leadership Urges Bipartisan Support for the SAVE Act

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WASHINGTON—Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement in advance of this week’s consideration of H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The SAVE Act is commonsense legislation to uphold and strengthen current law to ensure only American citizens can vote in American…

Chairwoman McClain and Rep. Goldman Statements on the House Reversing a Biden-era Regulation to Lower Costs for American Businesses and Families

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Craig Goldman’s (R-Tex.) bill, H.J.Res.75, to reverse another burdensome Biden-era regulation that set energy consumption limits on commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, which increased expenses for businesses and consumers.  House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and…

Chairwoman McClain and Rep. Bice Statements on the House Reversing a Biden-era Regulation That has Affected American Small Businesses and Families

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Stephanie Bice’s (R-Okla.) legislation, H.J.Res.24, to reverse a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that imposed energy efficiency standards on walk-in coolers and freezers, which led to higher costs and fewer choices for Americans.  House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Bice…

Chairwoman McClain and Rep. Baumgartner Statements on the U.S. House Passing the DETERRENT Act

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Michael Baumgartner’s (R-Wash.) legislation, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, that would protect American students from the influence of foreign adversaries, particularly the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Specifically, this bill lowers the…

Chairwoman McClain’s Statement on the U.S. House Passing Legislation to Recover Fraudulent Unemployment Payments

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WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1156 to extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in pandemic unemployment insurance (UI) programs: “Over $100 billion in fraudulent payments remain unrecovered. This underlines the need…