Friends, 

I hope you are doing well. Welcome to my new weekly newsletter, the Week In Review, recapping the great work my team and I are doing in Washington D.C. and around Georgia's 11th District. As your Representative in Congress, it’s a priority to keep you informed of how we're serving you. If you would like to stay up to date, check out our website, and follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages! 

Looking forward to seeing you in Georgia's 11th Congressional District or in Washington, D.C. 

God Bless,

Rep. Barry Loudermilk

U.S. Congressman, Georgia's Eleventh District

This week, I supported critical legislation to increase and support American energy independence and end tax-exempt status for American nonprofits found to be supporting terrorist groups. Top bills are as follows: 

1. H.R. 1449 – Committing Leases for Energy Access Now (CLEAN) Act – Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-1)
   • This legislation increases domestic energy production and supports American energy independence by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to hold annual lease sales for geothermal energy projects on federal lands.
     
     
2. H.R. 9495 – Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act – Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-24)
   • This legislation corrects deficiencies in current tax code to end tax-exempt status for American nonprofits found to be materially supporting designated terrorist groups, including Hamas, and provide fair tax treatment for Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.

This week, I was unanimously reelected to the House Republican Conference's Steering Committee. In the 119^th Congress, I will be representing the Georgia/Alabama Region. Additionally, Georgia's influence grew on the Steering Committee, as Congressman-elect Brian Jack (GA-3) was also chosen to serve, as Freshman Class representative to the Committee.

It is a very special time in America – a time to focus on bringing fresh ideas, effective reforms, and lasting change to improve the quality of life for every American. That’s the objective of the House Republican Conference’s Steering Committee, and I am honored to have been unanimously reelected by my colleagues to represent Georgia and Alabama on this critical panel. I also congratulate Congressman-elect Brian Jack on his election to serve, and wish him well as he takes on this role. 

As we head into the 119^th Congress, I look forward to again rolling up my sleeves and working with my House Republican colleagues to deliver legislative wins for the American people, and to ensure the next generation lives in a nation that is free, safe, and full of opportunity.

BACKGROUND

The Steering Committee sets House committee assignments and recommends committee chairs, effectively charting the course on how the House Republican Conference operates.

This week, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration's Oversight Subcommittee, I sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) Robert Storch, demanding a correction of the DoD's factually inaccurate January 6 report.

To read the full story and see the letter click here. Additionally, read the complete report here as first reported by The Federalist and on our social media. 

This week, I cosponsored several critical pieces of legislation ahead of the Thanksgiving congressional recess. These bills are as follows: 

1. H.R. 621– Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PARTS) Act
   • Aims to reduce catalytic converter thefts by marking identifying information on catalytic converters, addressing how the parts are purchased, and strengthening enforceability measures of catalytic converter theft for local law enforcement officers. 
     • Click here to read the full bill text.
       
       
2. H.R. 9970 – Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act
   • Prohibits federal government agencies from using the flawed social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or any other greenhouse gas metric in the federal rule-making process.
     • Read the full bill text here as well as the story in Fox News about the legislation.
       
       
3. H.R. 8307 – Women Who Worked on the Home Front Memorial Location Act
   • Authorizes the National Mall in Washington D.C. as the location for a memorial honoring the more than 18 million trailblazing American women who worked on the home front to support our nation's troops during World War II. 
     • Click here to read the full bill text.
       
       
4. H.R. 8706 – Dismantle DEI Act
   • Eliminates divisive so-called "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) practices within the federal government and return to a colorblind, merit-based system in our taxpayer-funded institutions.
     • Click here to read the full bill text.
       
       
5. H. Res. 1577 – National Adoption Month and Day Resolution
   • This resolution recognizes November as National Adoption Month, with November 18th being named National Adoption Day. It also promotes national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrates children and families involved in adoption, and encourages our fellow Americans to secure safety, permanency, and well being for all children.
     • To read the full text of the resolution, click here.

This week, I joined Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) in bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo, urging the Commerce Department to stand by U.S. Manufacturers and workers in the low-speed personal transportation vehicles (LPSTV) industry, including vehicles such as golf carts, Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs), and Low-Speed Vehicles (LSVs), as they face a surge of subsidized imports from China. 

Click here to read the full letter to Secretary Raimondo.

1. The Federalist: Exclusive: DOD 'Intentionally Delayed' National Guard Deployment To The Capitol on Jan. 6 
2. Just The News: GOP chairman pressing Capitol Police over cop with disciplinary record who fatally shot J6 protester
3. Red State: House Subcommittee Pokes Grand Canyon-Sized Holes in Defense Department's Claims About Jan. 6 
4. Washington Times: Republican lawmakers accuse Pentagon IG of hiding Jan. 6 evidence
5. Just The News: Cop who fatally shot J6 protestor has lengthy disciplinary record that includes gun incidents
6. Jonathan Turley: Report: The Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt Had a Long History of Disciplinary and Training Problems 
7. POLITICO: Powerful GOP steering committee comes together

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