Press Releases & Statements
The Arkansas LEARNS Act Will Improve Lives Despite Unnecessary Delay
Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) responded to the temporary restraining order placed on the Arkansas LEARNS Act by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright. Read more...
- Education
The REINS Act Will Protect Americans from the Biden Bureaucracy’s Unchecked Executive Spending
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act (H.R. 277). Introduced by Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), the REINS Act requires congressional approval of any rule or regulation with an economic impact greater than $100 million annually before it can be implemented. Read more...
- Limited Government
Universal Work Requirements Are a Universal Win for America
The Foundation for Government Accountability’s new paper details how efforts to establish universal work requirements across welfare programs would enhance program integrity for the truly needy, encourage a return to work, and boost the economy. Read more...
- Welfare Reform
- Work Requirements
House-Passed Reform Improves COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Recovery Efforts
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) applauds the U.S. House for passing the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act (H.R. 1163). Introduced by Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), this legislation takes action to recover fraudulently paid COVID-19 benefits and prevent future fraud. Read more...
- Program Integrity
- Unemployment
Florida Shows the Nation How to Cut and Control the Red Tape Stifling the American Dream
The Foundation for Government Accountability’s new paper details how Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature have rolled back red tape at a record pace, keeping bureaucrats in check and the state’s economy booming. Read more...
- Limited Government
- Reins Act
New Bill in the Senate Would Help Erase Excess Regulations
Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) recently introduced the Expediting Reform and Stopping Excess Regulations (ERASER) Act, which would require administrative agencies to eliminate three or more regulations before issuing a new one. Read more...
- Limited Government
- Reins Act
Sen. Budd and Rep. Tenney take “Bidenbucks” Fight to Both Chambers
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY24) introduced their Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act—a bill to stop the ongoing threat of President Biden’s Executive Order 14019. Read more...
- Election Integrity
House Passes ‘Monumental’ Limit, Save, Grow Act To Pull America Back On Track
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 as part of the debt ceiling negotiations. Included in this bill are bold reforms, particularly the REINS Act and work requirements for food stamps and Medicaid. Read more...
- Limited Government
- Medicaid Work Requirements
- Reins Act
- Welfare Reform
- Work Requirements
FGA Applauds Introduction of Senate Bill to Strengthen Food Stamp Work Requirements
This week, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced S.1188, his SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act (SRUMA). This legislation tightens up food stamp eligibility requirements, helps prevent fraud, and closes loopholes that have long been exploited to add tens of millions of able-bodied Americans onto the program at the expense of the truly needy—and keep them there. Read more...
- Welfare Reform
- Work Requirements
FGA Applauds Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans for Bold Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, House Republicans’ plan to limit federal spending, save taxpayer dollars, and grow the economy as part of the debt ceiling negotiations. The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) applauds the inclusion of the REINS Act and work requirements for food stamps and Medicaid as part of the negotiations. Read more...
- Limited Government
- Workforce
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