SCOOP: Congressional Republicans unite to set Trump policies in stone

THE LOWDOWN:

• The largest caucus of House Republicans is teaming up with its colleagues across the Capitol to codify a tranche of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

• Leaders of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) were joined by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R., Tenn.) this week where they announced support for nine bills sponsored by RSC members.

• RSC Chairman August Pfluger wants “speed and aggressiveness” when it comes to signing these bills into law.

• Hagerty, for his part, has regularly met with RSC members and wants to help shepherd their bills to passage on the Senate side.

The largest caucus of House Republicans is teaming up with its colleagues across the Capitol to codify a tranche of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

Leaders of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) were joined by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R., Tenn.) this week where they announced support for nine bills sponsored by RSC members, including the End the Deep State Act; the Dismantle DEI Act; the No Taxpayer Funding for the World Health Organization Act; the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; and the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025.

Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas), who chairs the RSC, told the Washington Reporter to expect even more legislation from him and his colleagues to codify priorities of Trump’s thus far only implemented via executive order.

Joining Pfluger at his press conference were Hagerty and fellow RSC members, Reps. Ben Cline (R., Va.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.), Brandon Gill (R., Texas), Pat Harrigan (R., N.C.), Michael Cloud (R., Texas), Chip Roy (R., Texas), Brian Babin (R., Texas), Tom Tiffany (R., Wis.), Troy Balderson (R., Ohio), Stephanie Bice (R., Okla.), Glenn Grothman (R., Wis.), Marlin Stutzman (R., Ind.), Mike Haridopolos (R., Fla.), and Eric Burlison (R., Mo.).

Pfluger said during the press conference that “the Republican Study Committee is committed to delivering on that promise, bill by bill, vote by vote, until the America First agenda is firmly established as the law of the land.”

The Texan wants “speed and aggressiveness” when it comes to signing these bills into law.

Hagerty, for his part, has regularly met with RSC members and wants to help shepherd their bills to passage on the Senate side.

Two of the bills covering energy independence to immigration are both top priorities for the White House and broadly popular with the American people. Gill even referenced two House Democrats who “found religion” on aspects of immigration and sided with House Republicans in passing a border bill.

Cline, the RSC’s vice chair, made it clear what his colleagues want to see next.

“We’re calling for swift floor votes in the House and Senate to set this in stone,” Cline said.