Fellow Conservative,
164 House Republicans <[link removed]> have now signed a discharge petition to force Nancy Pelosi to hold a vote on Rep. Greg Steube’s bill, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. The discharge petition was introduced by Rep. Jim Banks, and received the support of top Republican Leadership (McCarthy and Scalise both signed this week).

In other news, the Senate failed to pass radical abortion legislation, and also temporarily stalled on a House-passed $40 billion Ukraine aid bill (which lacks oversight and accountability for how funds are spent).

If you’re looking for some conservative victories, then be sure to look at state legislatures, where conservatives notched some important wins.
Democrats’ Radical Pro-Abortion Agenda
On Wednesday, a bipartisan majority of Senators voted 51-49 against the Left’s extreme “Abortion for All Act.” <[link removed]>

This vote marks the second time this legislation has failed in the Senate. Back in February, the same bipartisan majority of Senators voted against the bill, which Heritage Action key voted <[link removed]> as part of our legislative scorecard.

Here’s how extreme their “Abortion for All Act” is:



- Allows for abortion in ALL NINE months of pregnancy (including gruesome late-term abortions).
- Overturns ALL state pro-life protections.
- Removes ALL religious exemptions for healthcare workers and OB-GYNs who refuse to perform abortions.
- Forces ALL taxpayers to fund abortions.
- ALL babies can be targeted for abortion based on their race, gender, or genetics.



>>>WATCH: Director of Grassroots Janae Stracke dives deep into this legislation <[link removed]>
While this vote failed, it’s important to remember that almost every Senate Democrat voted for this bill…TWICE.

When there are so many pressing issues (inflation, open borders, a baby formula shortage), it’s reprehensible that Chuck Schumer and his caucus would message to voters that gruesome late-term abortions should be legal and should be the priority.

Voters should remember this come November.
No Accountability for Ukraine Spending
This week, the House voted to put America Last by passing a $40 BILLION aid package for Ukraine.

While Putin is clearly to be condemned for his invasion, America’s involvement in supporting Ukraine should be more carefully considered than a blank check with no accountability or oversight––particularly when Americans are dealing with so many problems at home.

On Thursday, Senator Rand Paul took a principled stand and refused to allow the Senate to quickly move onto consideration of the bill unless they added language to create oversight of the spending. Paul proposed expanding an Afghanistan inspector general role to include oversight of the Ukraine funds.

Leader Schumer refused to change the bill and meet Paul’s request, and so now the Senate will have to wait till next week to vote on it.
The process behind this funding package epitomizes “The Swamp” that is Washington:



- The text of the bill was released <[link removed]> at 3:09 PM on Wednesday and was voted on in the House at <[link removed]> 10:05 PM the same day. That’s LESS than seven hours to read, debate, scrutinize, and refine a $40 billion package.
- $40 billion is a higher cost than the Department of Justice’s annual budget, and is even greater than the funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, and Department of Commerce combined.
- There’s no accountability for where each dollar will be spent, no guarantees of equal contributions from European partners, and no spending offsets.



And let’s not forget, inflation numbers were released this week and they weren’t good. Printing billions of dollars to finance even more deficit spending isn’t going to help the situation at home.
Winning in the States
This week, the governors of Oklahoma and Tennessee signed into law several pieces of important legislation.


- Oklahoma: Governor Stitt signed into law House Bill 3046, which protects Oklahoma from Silicon Valley billionaires influencing their elections. Now, private money (or “Zuck Bucks”) handed out to election offices for clear partisan interests will be outlawed in Oklahoma.
- Tennessee: Governor Lee signed into law House Bill 2416 to protect unborn babies and their mothers from dangerous chemical abortions.



Tennessee and other states already have protections for life on the books, or have pledged for a special legislative session following the anticipated overturning of Roe v. Wade.

But more state legislatures need to take action.

That’s why Executive Director Jessica Anderson and Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts released a joint statement <[link removed]> urging governors, state lawmakers, and other elected officials to act NOW to protect the unborn.
Thank you for all that you do. Enjoy your weekend!

Jessica and the Heritage Action team
Join the fight to advance the conservative agenda.

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