On day one as speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan made it clear: "We need to make some changes, starting with how the House does business." Regular order isn't always sexy, but under Speaker Ryan and the House Republican majority, it is steady and ongoing. Here are 8 photos from May that show that progress in action.
1. The Defend Trade Secrets Act
What it does: protects intellectual property and ensures that American entrepreneurs continue to create jobs and grow our economy.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
2. The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act
What it does: explicitly prevents ISIS and others from selling or smuggling black-market antiquities into the United States.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
3. The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act
What it does: supplies local law enforcement with life-saving bulletproof vests.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
4. The Fallen Heroes Flag Act
What it does: honors the families of first responders killed in the line of duty by providing a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
5. H.R. 4336 - An act to amend title 38 of the U.S. Code
What it does: restores eligibility of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of WWII to have their remains placed at Arlington National Cemetery.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
6. The Transnational Drug Trafficking Act
What it does: protects American citizens from foreign drug trafficking.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
7. Conference committee appointees
What they do: work with the Senate to produce final legislation to fight the nation's opioid epidemic.
Status: In conference with the Senate
8. The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act
What it does: boosts American manufacturing by ensuring job creators have better access to tax relief.
Status: Signed into law ✔ï¸
9. House Republican Policy Agenda Announcement
What it does: Beginning with a plan to combat poverty in America, the policy agenda is based on six policy issues designed to build a confident America.
Status: MUCH more to come. . .
10. The Protecting Access to Affordable Retirement Advice Act
What it does: repeals the president's harmful fiduciary rule, which hurts the very people it claims to protect.
Status: Awaiting presidential action
Bonus Photo
Admittedly, this picture doesn't have much to do with the House returning to regular order. But isn't it cute?
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