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Rep. Banks Ndaa Amendment Holds China Accountable for Fentanyl Crisis

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 27, 2023

On June 21, 2023, the House Armed Services Committee voted to include Rep. Jim Banks' amendment to hold China accountable for the fentanyl crisis in the Fiscal Year 24 National Defense Authorization Act.

Rep. Banks’ Hypersonics Amendment Passes en Bloc in Fy24 Ndaa

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 21, 2023, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel and co-chair of the House Hypersonics Caucus, passed an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act prioritizing the Navy’s hypersonics program. Read the amendment here.

Rep. Banks’ Anti-woke Amendment Included in Fy24 Ndaa

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 25, 2023

On June 21, 2023, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Chairman of the Anti-Woke Caucus, passed an amendment mandating merit-based personnel systems at the Department of Defense in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Read the amendment here.

Rep. Banks Ndaa Amendment Suspends Navy Digital Ambassador Program

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 25, 2023

On June 21, 2023, the House Armed Services Committee passed Rep. Jim Banks' amendment to the Fiscal Year 24 National Defense Authorization Act to suspend the Navy Digital Ambassador Program.

Rep. Banks’ Covid Vaccine Reinstatement Amendments Pass in Fy24 Ndaa

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 24, 2023

On June 21, 2023, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, passed three amendments in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act offering redress to servicemembers unjustly discharged due the Biden administration’s partisan COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Rep. Banks’ Israel Joint Strike Exercise Amendment Passes in Fy24 Ndaa

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 24, 2023

On June 21, 2023, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, passed an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act requiring CENTCOM to perform multiple joint strike exercises with our ally Israel.

Rep. Banks Leads Largest Troop Pay Raise in Decades, Establishes Space Guard in Ndaa

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

On June 21, 2023, Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Jim Banks introduced two en bloc packages that passed by voice vote to be included in the House Armed Service's Fiscal Year 24 National Defense Authorization Act.

Rep. Banks’ Tough on China Amendments Pass in Fy24 Ndaa

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel and member of the House Select Committee on China, passed five amendments in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act to crack down on the Chinese Communist Party.

Chairman Banks Secures Space National Guard in Fy24 Ndaa Subcommittee Mark

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 17, 2023

House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) announced the inclusion of a provision in the Military Personnel subcommittee’s portion of that National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would create a new Space National Guard:

Rep. Banks Leads Subcommittee Passage of Largest Military Pay Raise in Decades

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 12, 2023, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the below statement following the Military Personnel Subcommittee’s passage of its portion of the Chairman’s Mark for the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.

Rep. Banks’ Bill Would Close Dod’s Confucius Institute Funding Loophole

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 11, 2023

On June 7, 2023, Select Committee on China and House Armed Services Committee Member Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03) introduced the No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion In Education Settings (SPIES) Act to close the Confucius Institute Waiver Program (CIWP) loophole and prohibits any DoD funding for colleges that host Confucius Institutes.

Banks Grills Acting Labor Secretary on Child Labor Violations, Open Borders

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 10, 2023

On June 7, 2023, at a House Ed & Workforce hearing, Congressman Jim Banks grilled the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Labor Department Julie Su on the connection between the recent explosion of child labor violations, the Biden administration’s open border policies and Acting Secretary Su’s history of flouting federal immigration law enforcement.

Reps. Banks, Steube Introduce Fairness in Higher Ed Accreditation Act

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

On June 6, 2023, Reps. Jim Banks (IN-03) and Greg Steube (FL-17) announced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act. Read the bill text HERE.

Rep. Banks Slams Disney for Backing Out of Meeting With Uyghur Advocates

By Ft Wayne Times Report | May 13, 2023

On May 11, 2023, Select Committee on China Member Jim Banks (IN-03) announced his letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger criticizing Disney representatives for cutting off communications with Uyghur advocates and genocide victims after initially agreeing to an off-the-record meeting. Read Rep. Banks’ letter HERE.

HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PASSES REP. BANKS’ MAHSA ACT

By Ft Wayne Times Report | Apr 30, 2023

On April 26, 2023, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously advanced Congressman Jim Banks’ legislation, the MAHSA Act, to sanction Iran’s Supreme Leader and his inner circle for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.

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