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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) introduced, H.R. 8973, the Medal of Honor Act, a bill that would increase the special monthly pension for Medal of Honor Recipients to equal an annualized amount of $100,000. Currently, Medal of Honor Recipients receive just $1,489.73 per month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), along with 10 others, introduced a Resolution of Disapproval on President Biden's newly announced "public charge" rule. The new rule would dramatically scale back the number of benefits immigrants can use that would be held against them when applying for permanent residency in the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released a statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden's disastrous and deadly withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) has introduced two border security bills, H.R. 8709, thePrioritizing the Removal of Migrants Act and H.R. 8710, theTerrorist Reporting Act of 2022. These bills come at a critical time as our nation faces the worst border crisis in American history.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) voted against H.R. 5376, the Inflation, Recession, and IRS Army Act. This "Build Back Better" copycat claims to lower inflation by raising corporate taxes, giving the IRS an $80 billion slush fund, and funding "Green New Deal" policies. Following the vote, Congressman Nehls released the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) introduced the Scope 3 Act, a bill that would prohibit publicly traded companies from being required to disclose or provide their green-house-gas emission or consumption information of their value chains (Scope 3 emissions) under the securities laws of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) introduced The Body Armor Safety Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation will help protect the nation's law enforcement officers and first responders by ensuring that no body armor for use by law enforcement can be imported into the United States unless it meets the applicable requirements and receives recognition of compliance from the Compliance Testing Program of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) questioned United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg at a House Transportation Committee Hearing regarding President Joe Biden's current mental state.

Rep. Nehls: "Have you spoken with any other cabinet members about implementing the 25^th Amendment on President Biden?"

Sec. Buttigieg: "First of all, I'm glad to have a President who can ride a bicycle…"