Legislative gears are already turning in Congress as Republicans prepare for a slew of decisions Border security And other conservative policy bills for President-elect Donald Trump two weeks before his inauguration.
Friday was the first day of the 119th Congress, meaning any bills that President Biden did not sign into law would have to be introduced and passed again, even if they passed one or both chambers in the previous term.
Republicans appear to have wasted no time in doing so. The latest congressional record shows that lawmakers have reintroduced several bills that Democrats and even some GOP lawmakers rejected last year as “messaging” efforts.
Among them is the Protecting American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, authored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, which requires proof of citizenship in the voter registration process.
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Republicans have reintroduced several border security measures in this Congress that were rejected as “message bills” last term. (Getty Images)
Another bill reintroduced Friday is the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace, D-R.C., which would force the deportation of immigrants found to have committed sex crimes.
“Let's get it through both houses of Congress this round,” Mace wrote on social media over the weekend.
Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., announced that the chamber will vote this week on the Laken-Riley Act, named after an Augusta University nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant early last year.
The legislation requires federal immigration authorities to issue detainers and detain illegal immigrants who commit theft-related crimes.
It passed the House with some Democratic support, but was never brought up in the Senate, which was led by then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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Included is Rep. Chip Roy's SAVE Act, which is supported by President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo by Kevin Deitch/Getty Images)
But now, Republicans are preparing to control all the levers of power in Washington after Trump's inauguration on January 20.
“If the Senate does its job, President Trump will make it law,” Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins, who introduced the bill, said in a statement.
A fourth bill has been reintroduced, among others, by Rep. Nick Lalotta, R-N.Y., and aims to defund sanctuary cities.
Other Republican priorities introduced last year that never received Biden's signature, such as Roy's bill, were also reintroduced along with new House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla. To impose sanctions To the International Criminal Court for targeting Israel.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise indicated that the Laken-Riley Act would receive a vote this week. (Chip Somodevila/Getty Images)
It's a glimpse into the details of how Republicans intend to deliver on their promise to secure the border.
GOP lawmakers appear to be moving quickly to make that happen Trump's desire For a very active first 100 days of Congress.
Over the weekend, GOP lawmakers began drafting plans for a massive conservative policy reform bill, intended to include elements of border security, energy policy, tax cuts and defense measures.
