Washington, D.C. – The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the January 2025 Monthly Budget Review which revealed that the federal budget deficit totaled $838 billion in the first four months of fiscal year 2025 (October-January). That amount is $306 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated the passage of the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R.26), legislation to prohibit any federal moratorium on fracking and ensure states have primacy over energy production on state and private land.
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“The Waste Emissions Charge is just another unnecessary and wasteful regulation levied by the Biden EPA to go after oil and gas - the lifeblood of our economy," said Chairman Arrington. "I’m proud to join my colleague and neighbor, Rep. August Pfluger, in preserving reliable, low-cost energy produced by our independent oil and gas companies by fighting to repeal this burdensome regulation and support President Trump’s pro-growth, energy DOMINANCE agenda.” Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in favor of H.R.27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, legislation to permanently place fentanyl on Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
“The Biden administration’s surrender of our southern border to narco-terrorists drug cartels fueled the invasion of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) re-introduced the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R.842), legislation to allow for multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests to be covered by Medicare in a timely manner upon approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The legislation enjoys broad… Read more »
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) has introduced the Abundant American Resources Act to require federal land management agencies to conduct an economic valuation of resources in areas that have been withdrawn or protected from exploration and production under the former Biden Administration, equipping President Trump with the tools to return to American energy dominance. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases of NRC v. Texas and ISP v. Texas. The cases before the Court involve the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) authority to license a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act. This bipartisan legislation would cut the estate tax in half and provide tax relief to family-owned businesses. Currently, the estate tax – commonly known as the “Death Tax” is the highest tax rate in the U.S. Tax Code at 40%.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led his colleagues in introducing the WHO is Accountable Act, following President Trump’s executive order removing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). This legislation would prevent future Presidents from rejoining the WHO without any conditions of improvement.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led several lawmakers in introducing H.R.574, the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, legislation to make permanent one of the most pro-growth policies in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: full and immediate expensing.
“There’s no bigger incentive in the tax code for… Read more »
