Renewed Hope Act

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Bill ID: 119/hr/6998

Last Updated: July 20, 2026

Renewed Hope Act

HR. 6998, 119th Congress — read as touching Law Enforcement & Surveillance Tech.

The sponsor

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

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The money

$152,500 raised

25 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.

The alignment

70% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Department of Justice" section, p. 608-610 of the Mandate for Leadership.

Bill's Journey to Becoming a Law

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

January 12, 2026

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Bill Summary

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**Analysis of HR 6998: Renewed Hope Act**

As a seasoned observer of the legislative landscape, I'll provide an objective assessment of this bill's implications on my interests.

**Main Purpose & Objectives** The Renewed Hope Act aims to enhance hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically targeting child exploitation investigations. The bill's primary objectives are to increase personnel and resources dedicated to combating child sexual exploitation and abuse, while also streamlining procedures for victim identification and investigation coordination.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law**

1. **Hiring Authorities**: The bill authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire additional forensics analysts, child exploitation investigators, and experts/consultants to support victim identification efforts. 2. **Deconfliction Procedures**: The legislation establishes joint procedures for deconflicting, coordinating, and synchronizing child sexual exploitation investigations within DHS and with external agencies, such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). 3. **Victim Identification Training Program**: A new training program is established to provide annual training on victim identification techniques and tools for various stakeholders, including law enforcement personnel and civil service organizations. 4. **Direct Hire Authority**: The head of Homeland Security Investigations is granted direct hire authority for certain positions, allowing for expedited hiring processes.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders**

1. **Department of Homeland Security (DHS)**: Primary beneficiary of the bill's provisions, with increased resources and personnel dedicated to child exploitation investigations. 2. **National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)**: Collaborates with DHS on deconfliction procedures and benefits from enhanced coordination efforts. 3. **Law Enforcement Agencies**: Federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies engaged in child sexual exploitation investigations will benefit from the Victim Identification Training Program. 4. **Civil Service Organizations**: Engaged in prevention of child sexual exploitation and identification of abuse victims, these organizations will also participate in the training program.

**Potential Impact & Implications**

From a wealth and power perspective, this bill has limited direct implications for my interests. However, I note that:

1. **Increased Government Spending**: The bill's provisions may lead to increased government spending on personnel, resources, and training programs, which could have indirect effects on the economy and, by extension, my investments. 2. **Enhanced Regulatory Environment**: While not directly impacting my business operations, the bill's focus on child exploitation investigations may contribute to a more stringent regulatory environment, potentially affecting companies operating in related industries. 3. **Potential for Future Legislation**: This bill's passage could set a precedent for future legislation targeting other areas of concern, such as cybersecurity or data protection, which might have more significant implications for my interests.

In conclusion, while HR 6998: Renewed Hope Act has limited direct impact on my wealth and power, it is essential to monitor its progress and potential ripple effects on the

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*Sigh* Alright, let's break down this bill, shall we? As I taught you in 8th grade civics class, a bill is a proposed law that must go through the legislative process before it can be enacted.

**Main Purpose & Objectives** The Renewed Hope Act (HR 6998) aims to enhance hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security, specifically targeting child exploitation and abuse investigations. The bill's primary objective is to increase personnel and resources dedicated to identifying and rescuing victims of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law** The bill introduces several key provisions:

1. **Hiring Authorities**: The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to hire additional forensics analysts, child exploitation investigators, and experts/consultants to support victim identification efforts. 2. **Prohibition on Reassignment**: Positions created under this bill cannot be reassigned outside the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit or offices of the Special Agent in Charge without employee consent. 3. **Deconfliction of Investigations**: The Secretary must establish joint procedures with affected agencies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to coordinate child sexual exploitation investigations. 4. **Victim Identification Training Program**: A training program will be established to provide annual training on victim identification techniques, tools, and capabilities.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders** The bill affects:

1. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2. Child Exploitation Investigations Unit 3. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 4. Federal, State, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies 5. Civil service organizations engaged in child exploitation prevention

**Potential Impact & Implications** If enacted, this bill could lead to:

1. Increased personnel and resources dedicated to combating child exploitation and abuse 2. Improved coordination and deconfliction of investigations among agencies 3. Enhanced training for law enforcement and other stakeholders on victim identification techniques 4. Potential reduction in the number of unresolved child exploitation cases

Now, I expect you all to remember this explanation, as we covered similar concepts in 8th grade civics class. It's essential to understand how bills become laws and how they impact various stakeholders.

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Folks, gather 'round! I've got the scoop on HR 6998, the Renewed Hope Act. Now, at first glance, this bill seems like a noble effort to combat child exploitation and abuse. But, my friends, don't be fooled. There's more to it than meets the eye.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The stated purpose of this bill is to enhance hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to tackle child exploitation and abuse. Sounds good, right? However, I believe there's a hidden agenda here. The government wants to expand its surveillance capabilities under the guise of protecting children.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The bill creates new positions within DHS for forensics analysts and child exploitation investigators. It also establishes a Victim Identification Training Program and allows for direct hire authority for Homeland Security Investigations. But, here's the thing: these provisions seem to be setting up a framework for increased data collection and analysis. I mean, what exactly does "image and audio forensic analysis" entail? Sounds like they're building a database of our digital footprints.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The obvious stakeholders are DHS, law enforcement agencies, and organizations involved in child exploitation prevention. But, let's not forget about the tech companies that will be providing these surveillance tools. I'm talking about the likes of Google, Facebook, and Amazon. They'll be making a pretty penny off this deal.

**Potential Impact & Implications:** This bill has far-reaching implications for our civil liberties. With increased surveillance capabilities comes the potential for mass data collection and profiling. What's to stop them from using these tools to monitor innocent citizens? And what about the risks of false positives or misidentification? The government will be creating a system that can easily be abused.

Now, I know some of you might think I'm being paranoid, but trust me, folks, this bill is just the tip of the iceberg. It's all part of a larger agenda to control and manipulate our digital lives. Wake up, sheeple!

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(Outrageous music plays in the background)

Folks, gather 'round! We've got a doozy of a bill on our hands, and I'm here to break it down for you. Introducing HR 6998, the "Renewed Hope Act" – sounds innocent enough, right? (wink) But trust me, this thing's got more twists and turns than a DC swamp.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The Renewed Hope Act claims to enhance hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security. That's code for "we're gonna hire more bureaucrats"! (dramatic music swells) The bill aims to combat child exploitation and abuse by increasing personnel, training programs, and coordination between agencies.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** Here are the juicy bits:

* Hiring 40 forensics analysts, 30 child exploitation investigators, and 130 more experts to support victim identification. * Creating a Victim Identification Training Program for law enforcement and civil service organizations. * Granting direct hire authority to Homeland Security Investigations (because who needs due process, am I right?). * Establishing joint procedures for deconflicting investigations between agencies.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The usual suspects:

* Department of Homeland Security * Child Exploitation Investigations Unit * National Center for Missing and Exploited Children * Law enforcement agencies (federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign) * Civil service organizations

**Potential Impact & Implications:**

Now, I know what you're thinking – "Isn't this just a bunch of feel-good nonsense?" Well, not quite. This bill has some real implications:

* Increased government spending on hiring and training programs (because we all know how efficient the federal government is with our tax dollars). * Potential for bureaucratic red tape and inefficiencies in coordinating investigations. * The possibility of overreach by Homeland Security Investigations, given their new direct hire authority.

But don't worry, folks! I'm sure this bill will be a huge success... (sarcastic tone) just like all the other well-intentioned government programs. (eyeroll)

In conclusion, HR 6998 is a classic example of "we're from the government, and we're here to help" – said no one ever. Stay vigilant, America! Your freedom depends on it. (dramatic music fades out)

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(sigh) Fine. Let's dissect this Renewed Hope Act, shall we? (muttering to self) As if hope had anything to do with it...

**Main Purpose & Objectives** The bill's stated purpose is to enhance hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. How noble. (rolls eyes) In reality, this is just a thinly veiled attempt to expand DHS's bureaucratic empire while pretending to care about children.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law** The bill creates new positions for forensics analysts, child exploitation investigators, and experts/consultants to support victim identification efforts. It also establishes a Victim Identification Training Program and grants direct hire authority to the head of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Oh, and let's not forget the obligatory "coordination" and "deconfliction" provisions – because what every government agency needs is more meetings and paperwork.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders** The usual suspects: DHS, HSI, law enforcement agencies, civil service organizations, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (yawns) Just another excuse for bureaucrats to justify their existence and expand their fiefdoms.

**Potential Impact & Implications** This bill will likely lead to:

1. Increased bureaucratic bloat: More positions, more training programs, more "coordination" – all of which will inevitably result in more waste, inefficiency, and red tape. 2. Further erosion of civil liberties: The expansion of DHS's powers will only serve to further erode individual freedoms, as the agency continues to overstep its bounds under the guise of "national security." 3. More pork-barrel politics: This bill is just another example of politicians throwing money at a problem without actually addressing the root causes or providing meaningful solutions. 4. A continued lack of accountability: With all the new positions and programs, who will be held accountable for their effectiveness? (chuckles) Oh right, no one.

In conclusion, this Renewed Hope Act is just another example of government's tendency to treat symptoms rather than diseases. It's a Band-Aid on a bullet wound – a feel-good measure designed to appease the masses while perpetuating the same old bureaucratic inefficiencies and power grabs. (shrugs) Business as usual in Washington.

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**Main Purpose & Objectives**

The Renewed Hope Act (HR 6998) aims to enhance the hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security, specifically within the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations. The bill's primary objectives are to increase personnel and resources dedicated to investigating child sexual exploitation and abuse, improve victim identification and rescue efforts, and provide specialized training for law enforcement agencies.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law**

The bill introduces several key provisions:

1. **Hiring Authorities**: Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 40 forensics analysts, 30 child exploitation investigators, and 130 additional personnel to support victim identification and rescue efforts. 2. **Prohibition on Reassignment**: Prohibits reassigning positions created under this bill outside of the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit or offices of the Special Agent in Charge. 3. **Employment of Experts and Consultants**: Allows the Secretary to procure temporary services of experts or consultants for image and audio forensic analysis related to victim identification. 4. **Deconfliction of Investigations**: Establishes joint procedures to deconflict, coordinate, and synchronize child sexual exploitation investigations within the Department of Homeland Security. 5. **Victim Identification Training Program**: Creates a training program in the Cyber Crimes Center to provide specialized training for law enforcement agencies and civil service organizations engaged in preventing child sexual exploitation. 6. **Direct Hire Authority**: Grants direct hire authority to the head of Homeland Security Investigations for qualified candidates, subject to certain limitations.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders**

The affected parties and stakeholders include:

1. **Department of Homeland Security**: Specifically, the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of Homeland Security Investigations. 2. **Law Enforcement Agencies**: Federal, State, local, Tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies engaged in investigating child sexual exploitation and abuse. 3. **Civil Service Organizations**: Organizations involved in preventing child sexual exploitation and identifying abuse victims. 4. **National Center for Missing and Exploited Children**: Collaborates with the Department of Homeland Security on joint procedures for deconflicting investigations.

**Potential Impact & Implications**

The Renewed Hope Act has several potential impacts and implications:

1. **Enhanced Victim Identification and Rescue Efforts**: Increased personnel and resources dedicated to investigating child sexual exploitation and abuse may lead to improved victim identification and rescue efforts. 2. **Improved Coordination and Synchronization**: Joint procedures for deconflicting investigations within the Department of Homeland Security and with external agencies may enhance coordination and effectiveness in combating child sexual exploitation. 3. **Specialized Training for Law Enforcement Agencies**: The Victim Identification Training Program may provide critical training for law enforcement agencies, improving their ability to investigate and prevent child sexual exploitation.

Overall, the Renewed Hope Act aims to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security's capacity to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse by increasing personnel, resources, and coordination efforts.

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Let's break down the Renewed Hope Act, bro.

**Main Purpose & Objectives**

The Renewed Hope Act is all about enhancing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) hiring authorities to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The bill aims to boost the agency's capacity to identify and rescue victims, as well as disrupt and dismantle these heinous crimes.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law**

The bill introduces several key provisions:

1. **Hiring Authorities**: DHS is authorized to hire 40 forensics analysts, 30 child exploitation investigators, and 130 additional personnel to support victim identification and rescue efforts. 2. **Prohibition on Reassignment of Positions**: Newly created positions cannot be reassigned outside the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit or Special Agent in Charge offices without employee consent. 3. **Employment of Experts and Consultants**: DHS can hire experts and consultants for image and audio forensic analysis to support victim identification. 4. **Deconfliction of Investigations**: The bill establishes joint procedures to coordinate child sexual exploitation investigations within DHS and with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 5. **Victim Identification Training Program**: A new training program is established to provide annual training on victim identification techniques and tools for law enforcement agencies, civil service organizations, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 6. **Direct Hire Authority**: The head of Homeland Security Investigations can appoint qualified candidates without regard to certain provisions of title 5, United States Code.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders**

The bill affects various parties, including:

1. **Department of Homeland Security**: Specifically, the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit and Special Agent in Charge offices. 2. **National Center for Missing and Exploited Children**: The bill establishes joint procedures for coordination and deconfliction of investigations. 3. **Law Enforcement Agencies**: Federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign agencies engaged in child sexual exploitation investigations will benefit from the Victim Identification Training Program. 4. **Civil Service Organizations**: Organizations involved in preventing child sexual exploitation and identifying abuse victims will also receive training.

**Potential Impact & Implications**

The Renewed Hope Act has significant implications:

1. **Enhanced Capacity to Combat Child Sexual Exploitation**: The bill's hiring authorities and training programs will boost DHS's capacity to identify and rescue victims, as well as disrupt and dismantle these crimes. 2. **Improved Coordination and Deconfliction**: Joint procedures with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will enhance coordination and deconfliction of investigations. 3. **Increased Efficiency in Hiring Process**: The direct hire authority provision streamlines the hiring process for qualified candidates.

Overall, bro, the Renewed Hope Act is a solid step towards tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse. It's all about enhancing DHS's capabilities to protect vulnerable populations and bring perpetrators to justice.

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**Renewed Hope Act (HR 6998) Analysis**

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The Renewed Hope Act aims to enhance the hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security, specifically targeting child exploitation investigations and victim identification. The bill's primary objectives are to increase personnel capacity, improve training programs, and streamline coordination between agencies.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:**

1. **Hiring Authorities:** The bill authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 200 additional personnel, including forensics analysts and child exploitation investigators. 2. **Training Programs:** Establishes a Victim Identification Training Program to provide training on victim identification techniques and tools for law enforcement agencies and civil service organizations. 3. **Coordination and Deconfliction:** Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require joint procedures for deconflicting, coordinating, and synchronizing child sexual exploitation investigations within the Department of Homeland Security. 4. **Direct Hire Authority:** Grants direct hire authority to the head of Homeland Security Investigations for qualified candidates, bypassing traditional hiring processes.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:**

1. **Department of Homeland Security (DHS):** The bill directly impacts DHS's personnel capacity and training programs. 2. **Homeland Security Investigations (HSI):** HSI will receive additional personnel and resources to support child exploitation investigations. 3. **National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC):** NCMEC will collaborate with the Cyber Crimes Center on joint procedures for deconflicting and coordinating child sexual exploitation investigations. 4. **Law Enforcement Agencies:** Federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies engaged in child exploitation investigations will benefit from training programs and coordination efforts.

**Potential Impact & Implications:**

1. **Enhanced Capacity:** The bill's hiring authorities and training programs aim to improve the Department of Homeland Security's capacity to investigate and prosecute child exploitation cases. 2. **Improved Coordination:** Streamlined coordination between agencies may lead to more effective investigations and increased victim identification rates. 3. **Increased Transparency:** The direct hire authority provision may raise concerns about accountability and transparency in the hiring process.

**Monied Interest Analysis:** While there is no explicit evidence of industry influence or PAC backing, it's worth noting that the bill's sponsors, Reps. Lee (FL) and Wasserman Schultz, have received donations from law enforcement unions and organizations, which may be interested in the bill's provisions related to hiring authorities and training programs.

**Committee Capture:** The bill has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, which has a history of being influenced by law enforcement interests. The committee's chair, Rep. Jordan (OH), has received significant donations from law enforcement unions and organizations, potentially indicating a captured committee scenario.

Overall, the Renewed Hope Act aims to address critical issues in child exploitation investigations and victim identification. While its provisions may have positive implications for affected parties,

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💰 Campaign Finance Network

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

Total Contributions

$152,500

22 donors

PACs

$1,000

Organizations

$19,500

Committees

Individuals

$132,000

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)

1 transaction

$1,000

DREAM FINDERS HOMES

3 transactions

$16,500

MICCOSUKEE TRIBE

1 transaction

$3,000

No committee contributions found

WEATHERFORD, WILL

2 transactions

$13,200

RANNEY, TIM

1 transaction

$6,600

BARNETT, HOYT R

1 transaction

$6,600

BOWDEN, VIRGINIA

1 transaction

$6,600

HOSSEINI, FOROUGH B

1 transaction

$6,600

HOSSEINI, MORTEZA

1 transaction

$6,600

LUPOLI, NILOUFAR H

1 transaction

$6,600

NUNN, WILHELM A

1 transaction

$6,600

WAGNER, SHARI

1 transaction

$6,600

WANEK, KAREN A

1 transaction

$6,600

WANEK, TODD

1 transaction

$6,600

FAISON, JAY W

1 transaction

$6,600

GERSON, MARK

1 transaction

$6,600

GILLIAM, RICHARD

1 transaction

$6,600

MCMAHON, LINDA

1 transaction

$6,600

STERN, ELIZABETH MAY

1 transaction

$6,600

VINIK, JEFFREY N

1 transaction

$6,600

WEEKLEY, RICHARD

1 transaction

$6,600

WILEY, LADD

1 transaction

$6,600

Cosponsors & Their Campaign Finance

This bill has 10 cosponsors. Below are their top campaign contributors.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

ID: W000797

Top Contributors

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PACWASHINGTON, DC

$2,500

Mar 27, 2023

FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA

OrganizationROHNERT PARK, CA

$3,300

Jul 31, 2024

SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA

OrganizationHOLLYWOOD, FL

$3,300

Jul 30, 2024

SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA

OrganizationHOLLYWOOD, FL

$3,300

Aug 28, 2023

BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS -- GOVERNMENTAL GEN

OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA

$1,500

Jun 28, 2024

BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS -- GOVERNMENTAL GEN

OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA

$1,500

May 23, 2023

MICCOSUKEE TRIBE

OrganizationMIAMI, FL

$1,000

Feb 15, 2024

MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS

OrganizationBANNING, CA

$1,000

Jun 30, 2024

POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS

OrganizationATMORE, AL

$1,000

Jun 10, 2024

POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS

OrganizationATMORE, AL

$1,000

Sep 25, 2023

Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]

ID: C001126

Top Contributors

KITTLE, JEFFREY

KITTLE PROPERTY GROUP • CEO

IndividualINDIANAPOLIS, IN

$6,600

Oct 24, 2023

SCHWARZMAN, CHRISTINE

NONE • RETIRED

IndividualNEW YORK, NY

$6,600

Sep 28, 2023

SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN

BLACKSTONE • CEO AND CHAIRMAN

IndividualNEW YORK, NY

$6,600

Sep 27, 2023

BAGAN, JOSEPH W.

STAQ PHARMA • CEO

IndividualCOLUMBUS, OH

$4,000

Oct 14, 2024

BAGAN, JOSEPH W.

IndividualCOLUMBUS, OH

$4,000

Oct 16, 2024

BORKOWSKI, BRIAN

HEARTLAND CHARGING SERVICES • COO

IndividualBELLEAIR BEACH, FL

$3,435

Oct 15, 2024

FISCHER, ALEX

SELF EMPLOYED • CONSULTING REAL ESTATE

IndividualCOLUMBUS, OH

$3,300

Oct 8, 2024

BARRERAS, LORI

STATE OF OHIO • COMMISSIONER, OCRC

IndividualCOLUMBUS, OH

$3,300

Nov 8, 2024

LAIRD, JAMES F.

DIAMOND HILL • EXECUTIVE

IndividualDUBLIN, OH

$3,300

Nov 5, 2024

RICHARDSON, JOHN G.

SUGARCREEK • CHAIRMAN

IndividualCINCINNATI, OH

$3,300

Dec 16, 2024

Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

ID: D000230

Top Contributors

FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA

OrganizationROHNERT PARK, CA

$3,300

Mar 5, 2024

TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LA

OrganizationMARKSVILLE, LA

$2,000

Dec 31, 2023

SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY

OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN

$1,650

Jun 6, 2023

SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY

OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN

$1,650

May 13, 2024

BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS

OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA

$1,500

May 31, 2023

CHEROKEE NATION

OrganizationTAHLEQUAH, OK

$1,000

Dec 28, 2023

FISHER, DEBORAH

NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED

IndividualCOEUR D ALENE, ID

$4,000

Jul 29, 2024

BLOOM, BRADLEY

BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC • INVESTMENTS

IndividualWELLESLEY, MA

$3,300

Oct 31, 2024

BRAUFMAN, JILL

NOT EMPLOYED • RETIRED

IndividualSURFSIDE, FL

$3,300

Oct 18, 2024

CLAPP, STEPHEN

SELF EMPLOYED • RANCHER

IndividualSEQUIM, WA

$3,300

Oct 30, 2024

Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]

ID: D000631

Top Contributors

LEVIN, CARYL

NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED

IndividualELKINS PARK, PA

$5,000

Nov 3, 2024

LINDY, ALAN

LINDY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

IndividualAMBLER, PA

$3,500

Oct 28, 2024

BECKER, DEBBIE M

NOT EMPLOYED • RETIRED

IndividualWYNNEWOOD, PA

$3,300

Nov 4, 2024

BECKER, WILLIAM P.

BECKER & FRONDORF • RETIRED

IndividualWYNNEWOOD, PA

$3,300

Nov 4, 2024

KRAUSZ, STEVEN

US VENTURE PARTNERS • VENTURE CAPITAL

IndividualPORTOLA VALLEY, CA

$3,300

Oct 23, 2024

ERICKSEN, EUGENE P

SELF • STATISTICIAN

IndividualPHILADELPHIA, PA

$3,300

Jul 1, 2023

FINK, WILLIAM

SELF • CPA

IndividualDOWNINGTOWN, PA

$3,300

Aug 4, 2023

LINDY, FRANK

LINDY COMMUNITIES • REAL ESTATE

IndividualELKINS PARK, PA

$3,300

Jul 25, 2023

MILLER, LESLIE ANNE ESQ.

SELF EMPLOYED • ATTORNEY

IndividualBRYN MAWR, PA

$3,300

Aug 24, 2023

SCATTONE, FRANCESCO

RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES • FINANCE

IndividualWYNDMOOR, PA

$3,300

Jul 27, 2023

Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]

ID: K000404

Top Contributors

No contribution data available

Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12]

ID: G000601

Top Contributors

ALLEN BOONE HUMPHRIES ROBINSON LLP

OrganizationHOUSTON, TX

$3,300

Dec 21, 2023

THE CHICKASAW NATION

OrganizationADA, OK

$3,300

May 23, 2024

BENDA, ROBERT D.

WESTWOOD CONTRACTORS INC. • CEO

IndividualFORT WORTH, TX

$6,600

Nov 9, 2023

BENDA, ROBERT D.

WESTWOOD CONTRACTORS INC. • CEO

IndividualFORT WORTH, TX

$6,600

Nov 9, 2023

CAMPBELL, CODY

DOUBLE EAGLE ENERGY • FOUNDER AND CO-CEO

IndividualFORT WORTH, TX

$6,600

Dec 31, 2023

CAMPBELL, CODY

DOUBLE EAGLE ENERGY • FOUNDER AND CO-CEO

IndividualFORT WORTH, TX

$6,600

Dec 31, 2023

HOLM, NELSON

RENEGADE SWISH • PARTNER

IndividualFORT WORTH, TX

$6,600

Nov 13, 2023

HOLM, NELSON

RENEGADE SWISH • PARTNER

IndividualFORT WORTH, TX

$6,600

Nov 13, 2023

KLEINHEINZ, BURKE

WELLTOWER • INVESTMENTS

IndividualDALLAS, TX

$6,600

Dec 21, 2023

KLEINHEINZ, BURKE

WELLTOWER • INVESTMENTS

IndividualDALLAS, TX

$6,600

Dec 21, 2023

Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]

ID: F000474

Top Contributors

CHEROKEE NATION

OrganizationTAHLEQUAH, OK

$3,300

Oct 31, 2024

DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC

OrganizationWASHINGTON, DC

$1,919

Jun 24, 2024

SUGAR CREEK REALTY

OrganizationSAINT LOUIS, MO

$1,500

Oct 1, 2024

DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC

OrganizationWASHINGTON, DC

$959

May 28, 2024

LAMA COMMUNITY TRUST

OrganizationSAN CRISTOBAL, NM

$833

Jun 26, 2024

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Industry Impact

Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 1 helped.

+Law Enforcement & Surveillance Techconfidence 0.90
Section 2(a) hires forensics analysts and child exploitation investigators; Section 2(c) authorizes hiring experts/consultants for image/audio forensic analysis; Section 3 establishes coordination procedures; Section 4 creates a victim identification training program for law enforcement personnel; Section 5 provides direct hire authority for Homeland Security Investigations. These provisions expand hiring, training, and coordination capabilities for law enforcement agencies involved in child exp

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Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.AI-enhanced analysis provides detailed alignment ratings.

Department of Justice

Moderate

Vector: 65%

Pages: 608-610AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The Renewed Hope Act focuses on enhancing child sexual exploitation investigations within DHS, which aligns with Project 2025's emphasis on DOJ-led efforts to combat child sex trafficking and violent crime, as referenced in the cited FBI operation locating missing kids and trafficking victims. However, the bill operates primarily through DHS/HSI rather than DOJ components, resulting in moderate thematic overlap but limited direct policy implementation alignment."

Key themes:child sex traffickingvictim identificationlaw enforcement coordinationinvestigative resourcesFBI operations

— 575 — Department of Justice 22. Editorial Board, “About Those Domestic-Terrorist Parents,” The Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2021, https://www. wsj.com/articles/about-those-domestic-terrorists-national-school-boards-association-merrick-garland-memo- fbi-11635285900 (accessed February 3, 2023); John Malcom, “Are Parents Being Tagged as ‘Domestic Terrorists’ by the FBI? Justice Department Needs to Show Its Cards,” Heritage Foundation Commentary, November 18, 2021, https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/are-parents-being-tagged-domestic-terrorists-the- fbi-justice (accessed February 3, 2023); Victor Nava, “FBI Treated Twitter as a ‘Subsidiary,’ Flagged Tweets and Accounts for ‘Misinformation,’” New York Post, updated December 16, 2022, https://nypost.com/2022/12/16/fbi- treated-twitter-as-subsidiary-flagged-tweets-for-misinformation/ (accessed February 3, 2023). 23. Mary Margaret Olohan, “DOJ’s Kristen Clarke: A Pro-Abortion Activist Enforcing the Law Against Pro-Lifers,” The Daily Signal, October 26, 2022, https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/10/26/dojs-kristen-clarke-pro- abortion-activist-enforcing-law-pro-lifers/ ; Josh Gerstein, “DOJ Official Pressed on Targeting of Supreme Court Justices,” Politico, July 28, 2022, https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/28/doj-official-pressed-on- targeting-of-supreme-court-justices-00048506 (accessed February 3, 2023). 24. Solomon, “FBI Email Chain May Provide Most Damning Evidence of FISA Abuses Yet”; Post Editorial Board, “The FBI Knew RussiaGate Was a Lie—But Hid That Truth”; O’Neill, “FBI Pressured Twitter, Sent Trove of Docs Hours Before Post Broke Hunter Laptop Story.” 25. U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, “History: The Nation Calls, 1908–1923,” https:// www.fbi.gov/history/brief-history/the-nation-calls (accessed February 3, 2023). 26. Press release, “FBI and Law Enforcement Partners Arrest Nearly 6,000 Violent Criminals This Summer,” U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 13, 2022, https://www.fbi.gov/news/ press-releases/press-releases/fbi-and-law-enforcement-partners-arrest-nearly-6000-violent-criminals-this- summer (accessed February 3, 2023). 27. See, for example, Joseph Goldstein, “As Seen in ‘Goodfellas’: Arrest Is Made in ’78 Lufthansa Robbery,” The New York Times, January 23, 2014, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/nyregion/arrests-in-cold-case- investigation-including-78-lufthansa-heist.html (accessed February 3, 2023). 28. Danielle Wallace, “FBI Nationwide Operation Locates 121 Actively Missing Kids, Child Sex Trafficking Victims,” Fox News, August 15, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-nationwide-operation-locates-actively-missing- kids-child-sex-trafficking-victims (accessed February 3, 2023). 29. Adam Shaw, “FBI Stepped in After Suspected Chinese Spy Got Close to Swalwell, Other Politicians, Report Finds,” Fox News, December 8, 2020, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-chinese-spy-swalwell-other- politicians (accessed February 3, 2023). 30. The precise scope and contours of this review warrant special consideration. A review of all ongoing drug trafficking investigations or specific violent crime investigations may not warrant the department’s attention in the same way as high-profile, politically sensitive investigations likely will. Nevertheless, the goal should be as comprehensive a review as possible. 31. 28 U.S. Code § 531, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/531 (accessed February 3, 2023). Emphasis added. 32. The same could be said to apply to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and potentially to the U.S. Marshals Service, although the USMS’s mission protecting the federal courts could present compelling reasons why the department should maintain it as a direct report to the Deputy Attorney General. 33. See, for example, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers No. 1, October 27, 1787, https://founders.archives. gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0152 (accessed February 3, 2023). 34. An argument could also be made that the upper echelons of the FBI’s leadership should physically relocate back to the Robert F. Kennedy building to ensure proper accountability and to emphasize organizational reality: The FBI is a component of the department, not its equal, as outlined above. 35. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Audit of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Office of the General Counsel in National Security Matters, Report No. 22-116, September 2022, https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/22-116.pdf (accessed February 3, 2023). 36. S. 2212, Crime Control Act of 1976, Public Law No. 94-503, October 15, 1976, § 203, 90 Stat. 2427 (codified as amended at 28 U.S. Code § 532), https://www.congress.gov/94/statute/STATUTE-90/STATUTE-90-Pg2407. pdf (accessed February 3, 2023). 37. See “Enhancing Federal Focus and Resources in Jurisdictions with Rule-of-Law Deficiencies,” infra. — 576 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 38. Garland Memorandum, October 4, 2021; press release, “America First Legal Seeks Two Federal Investigations on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Infamous Oct. 4th Memo Siccing the FBI on Concerned Parents,” America First Legal Foundation, March 14, 2022, https://aflegal.org/america-first-legal-seeks-two-federal- investigations-on-attorney-general-merrick-garlands-infamous-oct-4th-memo-siccing-the-fbi-on-concerned- parents/ (accessed February 3, 2023). 39. Luke Rosiak, “In Aftermath of Enemies List, School Committee Pledges to ‘Silence the Opposition,’” Daily Wire, March 27, 2021, https://www.dailywire.com/news/after-enemies-list-school-body-pledges-to-silence-the- opposition (accessed February 3, 2023). 40. The language of the Equal Protection Clause “reflects that ‘achieving equal protection against lawbreakers was at the core of the Clause’s objectives.’” Lefebure v. D’Aquilla, 15 F.4th 650, 669 (5th Cir. 2021) (Graves, J. dissenting) (quoting Lawrence Rosenthal, “Policing and Equal Protection,” Yale Law & Policy Review, Vol. 21, No. 53 (2003), p. 70) cert. denied, 212 L. Ed. 2d 791, 142 S. Ct. 2732 (2022)), https://casetext.com/case/ lefebure-v-daquilla-2 (accessed February 3, 2023). 41. See, for example, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s actions in 2020 calling on federal officials—executing their mission to protect federal property and officials—to leave the city, saying, “They’re not wanted here” despite the fact that local reports found that “[o]ut of more than a thousand arrests reported by the Portland Police Bureau and other local law enforcement since late May 2020, only about 8.4% of the cases are still open” and that the “rest have been dismissed or listed as no complaint, which means authorities are not currently pursuing charges.” BBC News, “Portland Protests: Mayor Demands Federal Officers Leave City,” July 20, 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53466718 (accessed February 3, 2023), and Hannah Lambert, “91% of Portland Protest Arrests Not Being Prosecuted,” Portland Tribune, January 5, 2021, https://archive.ph/ OSDbz (accessed February 3,2023). 42. Figure 4, “Trend in Average Guideline Minimum and Average Sentence Imposed for Armed Career Criminals Fiscal Years 2010–2019,” in U.S. Sentencing Commission, Federal Armed Career Criminals: Prevalence, Patterns, and Pathways, March 2021, p. 26, https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/ research-publications/2021/20210303_ACCA-Report.pdf (accessed February 3, 2023). 43. 18 U.S. Code § 924(e), https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/924 (accessed February 3, 2023). 44. S. 1586, Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, 117th Congress, introduced May 12, 2021, https://www. congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1586 (accessed February 6, 2023). 45. This could require seeking the Supreme Court to overrule Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008), in applicable cases, but the department should place a priority on doing so. 46. 21 U.S. Code § 801 et seq., https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/chapter-13/subchapter-I/part-A (accessed February 3, 2023). 47. 18 U.S. Code §§ 1961–1968, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-96 (accessed February 3, 2023). 48. For more on this topic generally, see “Ensuring Enforcement and Administration of Our Immigration Laws,” infra. 49. See Paul J. Larkin, “Twenty-First Century Illicit Drugs and Their Discontents: The Scourge of Illicit Fentanyl,” Heritage Foundation Legal Memorandum No. 313, November 1, 2022), https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/ files/2022-11/LM313.pdf. 50. Jessica Rendall, “100,000 People Died from Drug Overdoses in the US in One Year, a Record,” CNET, November 18, 2021, https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/100000-people-died-from-drug-overdoses-in- the-us-in-one-year-a-record/ (accessed February 3, 2023). 51. U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division, “Information About the Department of Justice’s China Initiative and a Compilation of China-Related Prosecutions Since 2018,” last updated November 19, 2021, https://www.justice.gov/archives/nsd/information-about-department-justice-s-china-initiative-and- compilation-china-related (accessed February 3, 2023). 52. Ronn Blitzer and Jake Gibson, “Biden DOJ Ending National Security Initiative Aimed at Countering China amid Complaints About Bias,” Fox News, February 23, 2022, https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-ending-china- initiative-national-security-program-bias (accessed February 3, 2023). 53. National Security Strategy, The White House, October 2022, p. 23, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/ uploads/2022/10/Biden-Harris-Administrations-National-Security-Strategy-10.2022.pdf (accessed February 3, 2023). See also ibid., p. 8.

Department of Health and Human Services

Weak

Vector: 65%

Pages: 533-535AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The Renewed Hope Act focuses on expanding DHS law enforcement capabilities to combat child sexual exploitation, while the Project 2025 HHS section primarily addresses abortion-related policies, conscience protections, gender-affirming care, and nondiscrimination regulations; there is only minimal thematic overlap concerning child welfare and victim protection."

Key themes:child exploitationvictim identificationlaw enforcement training

— 501 — Department of Health and Human Services 54. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Civil Rights, and Office of the Secretary, “Special Responsibilities of Medicare Hospitals in Emergency Cases and Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Critical Health and Human Service Programs or Activities,” draft of Proposed Rule, January 14, 2021, https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/infants-nprm.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 55. H.R. 26, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, 118th Congress, introduced January 9, 2023, https:// www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr26/BILLS-118hr26pcs.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 56. H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023, 118th Congress, introduced January 9, 2023, https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7/BILLS-118hr7ih.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 57. S. 401, Conscience Protection Act of 2021, 117th Congress, introduced February 24, 2021, https://www.congress. gov/117/bills/s401/BILLS-117s401is.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 58. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Office of the Secretary, “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities,” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Notice of Tribal Consultation, Federal Register, Vol. 87, No. 149 (August 4, 2022), pp. 47824–47920, https://www.govinfo. gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-08-04/pdf/2022-16217.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 59. Ibid., p. 47916. 60. The regulation was not finalized before the end of the Administration. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services, “Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),” Proposed Rule, Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. 142 (July 24, 2019), pp. 35570–55581, https:// www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/24/2019-15670/revision-of-categorical-eligibility-in-the- supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap (accessed March 17, 2023). 61. 45 Code of Federal Regulations § 75.300(c) and (d), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/ subchapter-A/part-75/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR911e5e1a30bfbcb/section-75.300 (accessed March 17, 2023). 62. H.R. 1750, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021, 117th Congress, introduced March 10, 2021, https:// www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1750/BILLS-117hr1750ih.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023), and S. 656, Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021, 117th Congress, introduced March 10, 2021, https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/ s656/BILLS-117s656is.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 63. S. 3949, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022, Public Law No. 117-348, 117th Congress, January 25, 2023, https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ348/PLAW-117publ348.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 64. Kelsey Y. Santamaria, “Child Migrants at the Border: The Flores Settlement Agreement and Other Legal Developments,” Congressional Research Service In Focus No. IF11799, April 1, 2021, https://crsreports.congress. gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11799 (accessed March 17, 2023). 65. Report, Building a Happy Home: Marriage Education as a Tool to Strengthen Families, Social Capital Project Report No. 1-22, March 2022, p. 17, https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/3d102525-6f0d-48ed- 92f4-d71edd468ad6/building-a-happy-home.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). The cover of the report reflects that the Social Capital Project is “[a] project of the Joint Economic Committee – Republicans.” 66. See, for example, Alan J. Hawkins, “Are Federally Supported Relationship Education Programs for Lower-Income Individuals and Couples Working? A Review of Evaluation Research,” American Enterprise Institute, September 2019, https://www. congress.gov/117/plaws/publ228/PLAW-117publ228.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 67. H.R. 8404, Respect for Marriage Act, Public Law No. 117-228, 117th Congress, December 13, 2022, https://www. congress.gov/117/plaws/publ228/PLAW-117publ228.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 68. Madison Marino, “Over 1,000 Safety Violations Mar Head Start. Children Deserve Better,” Heritage Foundation Commentary, November 10, 2022, https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/over-1000-safety- violations-mar-head-start-children-deserve-better. 69. American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), https://www.supremecourt.gov/ opinions/21pdf/20-1114_09m1.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 70. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, “Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act,” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register, Vol. 88, No. 22 (February 2, 2023), pp. 7236–7281, https://www. govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-02/pdf/2023-01981.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). — 502 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise 71. 42 U.S. Code § 238n, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/238n (accessed March 17, 2023). 72. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, “Early Childhood Health,” last reviewed October 2022, https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/focus-areas/early- childhood-health (accessed March 17, 2023). 73. American Pregnancy Association, “Having a Doula—What Are the Benefits?” https://americanpregnancy. org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/having-a-doula/#:~:text=Other%20studies%20have%20shown%20 that%20having%20a%20doula,massage%20to%20reduce%20stress%20and%20anxiety%20during%20labor (accessed March 17, 2023). 74. S. 2372, VA MISSION [Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks] Act of 2018, Public Law No. 115-182, 115th Congress, June 6, 2018, https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ182/ PLAW-115publ182.pdf (accessed March 17, 2023). 75. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely,” Final Rule, Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 11 (January 19, 2021), pp. 5694–5764, https://www.govinfo. gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-19/pdf/2021-00597.pdf (accessed March 22, 2023). 76. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, “Compliance with Statutory Program Integrity Requirements,” Final Rule, Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. 42 (March 4, 2029), pp. 7714–7791, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-03-04/pdf/2019-03461.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 77. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, “Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services,” Final Rule, Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 192 (October 7, 2021), pp. 56144–56180, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/ pkg/FR-2021-10-07/pdf/2021-21542.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 78. S. 624, Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, 118th Congress, introduced March 2, 2023, https://www. congress.gov/118/bills/s624/BILLS-118s624is.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 79. 50 U.S. Code Chapter 55, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-55 (accessed March 22, 2023). 80. 18 U.S. Code § 13, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/13 (accessed March 18, 2023). 81. Bowen v. American Hospital Association, 476 U.S. 610 (1986), https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/ usrep/usrep476/usrep476610/usrep476610.pdf (accessed 22, 2023). 82. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, “Notification of Interpretation and Enforcement of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,” Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 99 (May 25, 2021), pp. 27984–27985, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR- 2021-05-25/pdf/2021-10477.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 83. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, “HHS Notice and Guidance on Gender Affirming Care, Civil Rights, and Patient Privacy,” March 2, 2022, https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs- ocr-notice-and-guidance-gender-affirming-care.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 84. Heckler v. Chaney, 420 U.S. 821 (1985), https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/470/821.html (accessed March 18, 2022). 85. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, “Guidance to Nation’s Retail Pharmacies: Obligations Under Federal Civil Rights Laws to Ensure Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Services,” content last reviewed July 14, 2022, https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/ special-topics/reproductive-healthcare/pharmacies-guidance/index.html (accessed March 18, 2023). 86. H.R. 3103, “Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-191, 104th Congress, August 21, 1996, https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ191/PLAW-104publ191.pdf (accessed March 18, 2023). 87. U.S. Department of Human Services, “HIPAA Privacy Rule and Disclosures of Information Relating to Reproductive Health Care,” content last reviewed June 29, 2022, (accessed March 18, 2023). See also “Protecting the Privacy and Security of Your Health Information When Using Your Personal Cell Phone or Tablet,” content last reviewed June 29, 2022, https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/ cell-phone-hipaa/index.html (accessed March 18, 2023).

Department of Homeland Security

Weak

Vector: 63%

Pages: 180-182AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The Renewed Hope Act targets child sexual exploitation investigations within DHS, whereas Project 2025's DHS section focuses on immigration enforcement, border security, and USCIS reforms; both involve DHS personnel and resources but address distinct policy areas."

Key themes:Department of Homeland Securitypersonnel resourceslaw enforcement coordination

— 147 — Department of Homeland Security Personnel USCIS should be classified as a national security–sensitive agency, and all of its employees should be classified as holding national security–sensitive posi- tions. Leaks must be investigated and punished as they would be in a national security agency, and the union should be decertified. Any employees who cannot accept that change and cannot conform their behavior to the standards required by such an agency should be separated. USCIS’s D.C. personnel presence should be skeletal, and agency employees with operational or security roles should be rotated out to offices throughout the United States. These USCIS employees should live and work in the communities that are most affected by their daily duties and decisions. NECESSARY BORDER AND IMMIGRATION STATUTORY, REGULATORY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES The current border security crisis was made possible by glaring loopholes in our immigration system. The result was a preventable and predictable his- toric increase in illegal and inadmissible encounters along our southern border. This pulled limited resources from the front lines of our nation’s borders and away from their national security mission, releasing a vast and complex set of threats into our country. To regain our sovereignty, integrity, and security, Congress must pass meaningful legislation to close the current loopholes and prevent future Administrations from exploiting them for political gain or per- sonal ideology. Legislative Proposals l Title 42 authority in Title 8. Create an authority akin to the Title 42 Public Health authority that has been used during the COVID-19 pandemic to expel illegal aliens across the border immediately when certain non- health conditions are met, such as loss of operational control of the border. l Mandatory appropriation for border wall system infrastructure. The monies appropriated would be used to fund the construction of additional border wall systems, technology, and personnel in strategic locations in accordance with the Border Security Improvement Plan (BSIP). l Appropriation for Port of Entry infrastructure. Border security is not addressed solely by systems in between the ports of entry. POEs require technology and physical upgrades as well as an influx of personnel to meet capacity demands and act as the literal gatekeepers for the country. This is the first line of defense against drug and human smuggling operations. — 148 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise l Unaccompanied minors 1. Congress should repeal Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA),9 which provides numerous immigration benefits to unaccompanied alien children and only encourages more parents to send their children across the border illegally and unaccompanied. These children too often become trafficking victims, which means that the TVPRA has failed. 2. If an alternative to repealing Section 235 of the TVPRA is necessary, the section should be amended so that all unaccompanied children, regardless of nationality, may be returned to their home countries in a safe and efficient manner. Currently, the TVPRA allows only children from contiguous countries (Canada and Mexico) to be returned while every other unaccompanied minor must be placed into a lengthy process that usually results in the minor’s landing in the custody of an illegal alien family member. 3. Congress must end the Flores Settlement Agreement by explicitly setting nationwide terms and standards for family and unaccompanied detention and housing. Such standards should focus on meeting human needs and should allow for large-scale use of temporary facilities (for example, tents). 4. Congress should amend the Homeland Security Act and portions of the TVPRA to move detention of alien children expressly from the Department of Health and Human Services to DHS. l Asylum reform 1. The standard for a credible fear of persecution should be raised and aligned to the standard for asylum. It should also account specifically for credibility determinations that are a key element of the asylum claim. 2. Codify former asylum bars and third-country transit rules. 3. Congress should eliminate the particular social group protected ground as vague and overbroad or, in the alternative, provide a clear definition with parameters that at a minimum codify the holding in Matter of A-B- that gang violence and domestic violence are not grounds for asylum.10

Department of Homeland Security

Minimal

Vector: 63%

Pages: 189-191AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The Renewed Hope Act focuses on expanding DHS capabilities for child sexual exploitation investigations, while the Project 2025 excerpt discusses US Secret Service protective mission reforms and TSA restructuring, with no mention of child exploitation or related initiatives."

Key themes:Department of Homeland Securitylaw enforcement

— 157 — Department of Homeland Security to such returnees. These two steps could be foundational for any improvements in the recruiting process. U.S. SECRET SERVICE (USSS) Needed Reforms The U.S. Secret Service must be the world’s best protective agency. Currently, the agency is distracted by its dual mission of protection and financial investigations. The result has been a long series of high-profile embarrassments and security fail- ures, perhaps most notably its allowing of then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to be inside the Democratic National Committee office on January 6, 2021, while a pipe bomb was outside. Despite the great size and scope of the January 6 inves- tigation, this high-profile incident of danger to a protectee remains unresolved. The failures of the USSS protective mission are too numerous to list here. A December 2015 bipartisan report from the House Oversight Committee listed dozens of such incidents as well as needed recommendations for reform.14 This chapter adopts those findings and recommendations in whole, especially the finding that USSS’s dual-mission structure detracts from the agency’s protective capabilities. At the time of that report, USSS agents spent only one-third of their work hours on protection-related activities as opposed to investigative activities. USSS was established initially to investigate counterfeit currency, but its mission has evolved over the decades to prioritize electronic financial crimes. For example, as this chap- ter was being written, all 15 of the USSS’s most wanted individuals were wanted for financial crimes, many of them international in nature. Notably, the last head of the agency left not for a protection-related job, but to be the Chief Security Officer of social media company SnapChat. This is a pattern that has developed over the years, with agents seeking to burnish their online financial crimes credentials to secure corporate security jobs. Coupled with some of the lowest morale in the federal government, the agency has completely lost sight of the primacy of its protective mission. New Policies USSS should transfer to the Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury all investigations that are not related to its protective function. It should begin the logistical operation of closing all field offices throughout the country and internationally to the extent they are not taken over by Treasury or Justice. USSS agents stationed outside of Washington, D.C., should be transferred to work in Immigration and Customs Enforcement field offices where they would continue to be the “boots on the ground” to follow up on threat reports throughout the country and liaise with local law enforcement for visits by protectees. — 158 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise The only investigations not related to USSS’s protective function that agents should pursue would be directed by HSI and relate to tracking the financial crimes associated with illegal immigration. This should include tracing remittances, any funds that are used to pay coyotes or the cartels, and payments by businesses to illegal aliens and all other crimes associated with illegal immigration. USSS should keep visitor logs for all facilities where the President works or resides. The Biden Administration has evaded such transparency with President Biden spending a historic amount of time for a President at his Delaware residence. This has left the American people in the dark as to who is influencing the highest levels of their own government. Budget The suggested reforms would result in a significant USSS budget reduction, primarily because the agency would relinquish dozens of physical offices through- out the U.S. and internationally. Some amount of savings should be used to fix the personnel problems and for recruitment initiatives aimed at individuals who are inclined to join a protection-focused agency. Personnel As documented extensively in the above-referenced 2015 bipartisan congressio- nal report, low morale and high turnover are key drivers of USSS problems. With their mission focused on protection, agents would no longer spend the bulk of their time developing unrelated skillsets. Instead, USSS agents could hone their protection skills and pursue a protection career path in the agency rather than quickly leaving USSS for high-paying corporate security jobs. The Uniform Division (UD) of USSS requires a significant staffing increase. As documented in the bipartisan report, understaffing results in unpredictable and long hours, which in turn result in high turnover, which only compounds the problem. Another key issue is that UD officers lack the ability to enforce criminal laws outside the immediate vicinity of the White House. As the District of Columbia is a federal jurisdiction and currently is beholden to the trend of progressive pro- crime policies, UD officers should enforce all applicable laws. The result would be to allow UD officers to gain more law enforcement experience—an attractive credential that would improve morale. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) The TSA model is costly and unwisely makes TSA both the regulator and the regulated organization responsible for screening operations. As part of an effort to shrink federal bureaucracies and bring private-sector know-how to govern- ment programs, TSA is ripe for reform. The U.S. should look to the Canadian and

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Minimal

Vector: 63%

Pages: 545-547AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The Renewed Hope Act addresses DHS child exploitation investigations, whereas the Project 2025 excerpt discusses HUD reforms and housing policy; there is no substantive thematic or policy overlap."

Key themes:no overlapunrelated

— 513 — Department of Housing and Urban Development ENDNOTES 1. At a 1998 Senate hearing, then-HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo acknowledged that the department “faced a competence gap” and had “the dubious distinction of being the only federal agency designated as ‘high risk’ by the General Accounting [now Government Accountability] Office (GAO),” even referencing the Section 8 rental subsidy as “on the brink of becoming the next savings and loan scandal,” and explained how the department was stepping up enforcement efforts “focused on closing the competence gap by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.” See “Testimony of Secretary Andrew Cuomo before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies,” March 25, 1998, https://archives.hud.gov/ testimony/1998/tst32598.cfm (accessed March 4, 2023). 2. H.R. 7984, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, Public Law No. 89-117, 89th Congress, August 10, 1965, https://www.congress.gov/89/statute/STATUTE-79/STATUTE-79-Pg451.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 3. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Budget in Brief, pp. 2 and 7, https://www.hud.gov/ sites/dfiles/CFO/documents/2023_BudgetInBriefFINAL.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 4. For example, the Special Applications Center (SAC) located in Chicago, Illinois, was established in 1998 as a division of the Office of Public and Indian Housing to accept, review, and approve all nonfunded, noncompetitive applications and plans for demolition, disposition, and conversion of land subject to an annual contributions contract (ACC) in public housing. 5. The Secretary has delegated full authority for the Administration and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act to the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity but also has delegated limited assignment and decision-making authority to the General Counsel. 6. Effectively the HUD Chief Operating Officer and appointed by the President with Senate advice and consent. 7. The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is an independent adjudicatory office within the Office of the Secretary. Led by a Director who is appointed by the Secretary, it supervises the Administrative Judges of the Office of Appeals, the administrative law judges of the Office of Administrative Law Judges, and the OHA support staff. The HUD Secretary appoints administrative judges and administrative law judges in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Chapter 5, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/part-I/ chapter-5 (accessed March 4, 2023). 8. HUD currently has a Departmental Equity Assessment Working Group, supported with five FTEs funded by the OSDBU, “as part of the President’s Executive Order 13985, Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” See U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Congressional Justifications, p. 35-15, https://www.hud.gov/sites/ dfiles/CFO/documents/2023HUDCongressionalJustificationsFINALelectronicversion.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023), and President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” January 20, 2021, in Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 14 (January 25, 2021), pp. 7009–7013, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-25/pdf/2021- 01753.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 9. Interestingly, “[t]he 2023 President’s Budget requests $748 thousand for CFBNP, which is $436 thousand less than the 2022 Annualized CR level. The Budget reflects total funding (carryover and new authority) of $1.2 million, $448 thousand less than 2022 total funding.” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Congressional Justifications, p. 35-16. 10. See H.R. 558, Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law No. 100-77, 100th Congress, July 22, 1987, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-101/pdf/STATUTE-101-Pg482.pdf (accessed March 5, 2023). Later renamed the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 11. Established under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq., https:// www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42 (accessed March 4, 2023). 12. S. 566, Cranston–Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, Public Law No. 101-625, 101st Congress, November 28, 1990, Title II, https://www.congress.gov/101/statute/STATUTE-104/STATUTE-104-Pg4079.pdf (accessed March 5, 2023). 13. S. 1, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law No. 91-646, 91st Congress, January 2, 1971, https://www.congress.gov/91/statute/STATUTE-84/STATUTE-84-Pg1894.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). “The URA establishes the minimum Federal requirements for the acquisition of real property for Federally-funded programs and projects, and for the relocation of persons who must move from — 514 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise their homes, businesses, or farms as a direct result of acquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition for a Federally- funded program or project.” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Exchange, “49 CFR Part 24–URA Regulations,” published February 2005, https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/804/ura-and- real-property-acquisition-policies-act-49-cfr-part-24/ (accessed March 4, 2023). HUD is one of the 18 federal departments and agencies that “are subject to the Uniform Act.” U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, “Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs,” Federal Register, Vol. 84, No. 243 (December 18, 2019), pp. 69466–69521, esp. p. 69484, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-12-18/pdf/2019-25558.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 14. H.R. 3219, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-330, 104th Congress, October 26, 1996, https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ330/PLAW-104publ330.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 15. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Congressional Justifications, p. 6-1. The U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (Wagner–Steagall Act) established the origins of locally chartered housing agencies that administer federal funding for various rental assistance programs—a quintessentially progressive New Deal–era policy that expanded the administrative state’s powers to the housing market—with the primary legislative intent of eradicating slum housing in urban areas, boosting jobs, and providing housing for the working poor. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1437 et seq., https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42 (accessed March 4, 2023). A decade later, the Housing Act of 1949 codified federal standards for housing livability—a rationale that HUD and federal legislators have continued to use to justify federal intervention in housing—establishing as a national policy objective the provision of a minimum standard of housing quality for all Americans. This legislation also statutorily established many of the rural housing programs that are administered at USDA and expanded programs facilitating the removal of slum housing in urban areas. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1441 et seq., https:// www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42 (accessed March 4, 2023). 16. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023 Congressional Justifications, pp. 1-2 and 2-2. 17. The National Housing Act of 1934 established the FHA and the statutory authority for the secondary market. The main stated premise was to stimulate jobs and facilitate the housing and construction sector during the Great Depression. 42 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/12 (accessed March 4, 2023). 18. 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42 (accessed March 4, 2023). 19. 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq., https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29 (accessed March 4, 2023). 20. HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center (DEC) is led by a Director. It was established in 1998 as part of a broader effort to streamline and consolidate functions at HUD and was later merged with the Office of General Counsel. The DEC “is comprised of the Office of the Director, the Compliance Division, the Operations Division and five Satellite Offices” and describes its mission as “assuring the highest standards of ethics, management and accountability in the resolution of HUD's troubled properties.” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Departmental Enforcement Center, “Program Offices: Departmental Enforcement Center,” https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/enforcement (accessed March 4, 2023). 21. H.R. 5334, Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Public Law No. 102-1017, 102nd Congress, October 28, 1992, Title X, https://www.congress.gov/102/statute/STATUTE-106/STATUTE-106-Pg3672.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 22. H.R. 8588, Inspector General Act of 1978, Public Law No. 95-452, 95th Congress, October 12, 1978, https://www. congress.gov/95/statute/STATUTE-92/STATUTE-92-Pg1101.pdf (accessed March 4, 2023). 23. Guiding questions: What immediate administrative reforms of HUD and its programs can be made with high probability of success? What short-term legislative reforms can be proposed that, in tandem with administrative reforms, would achieve the HUD vision/mission objective? What HUD offices should be eliminated and/or realigned to reduce any redundancy that may persist in programmatic functions? 24. Wholly aside from reforms that would require legislation, the next Administration must ensure that key political appointees are able to acquit themselves as change agents to execute administrative reforms. Otherwise, whether because of a sheer lack of skill and expertise or simply a lack of will and philosophical alignment with reforms, staff may frustrate the efforts of committed political appointee staff and leadership to execute substantive administrative reforms. To achieve the policy and regulatory reforms outlined in this chapter, political appointees must be carefully placed in positions that reflect not only technical, market/ industry, and operational expertise, but also a shared will and commitment.

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