Senator Banks Introduces Bill to Block U.S. Tech from Fueling China’s Military
WASHINGTON, D.C, – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Preventing PLA Acquisition of U.S. Technology Act. The bill prohibits U.S. government agencies, federally funded universities, and private companies receiving federal funds from partnering on sensitive research with Chinese entities linked to China’s military-civil fusion strategy. It targets technologies with military applications like AI, semiconductors, biotechnology, and aerospace. It creates […]
Senator Banks Introduces Legislation to Expand Classical Learning Test to Service Academies, Federal Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C, – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Promote Classical Learning Act. The bill requires U.S. military service academies to accept the CLT in addition to the SAT and ACT for admissions for admissions. It also mandates that federally-run secondary schools, including Department of Defense and Bureau of Indian Education schools, administer the CLT to all […]
ICYMI: Jim Banks: A Trade Warrior After Trump’s Own Heart
Click the image above to read the full article on the RealClearPolitics website. Sen. Jim Banks was uncharacteristically curt. The Indiana Republican was walking to the elevator last month when a fired federal employee caught up to him on Capitol Hill. The protester, a budget analyst who had received a pink slip from the Trump […]
Sen. Banks, Rep. Mrvan Push for Northwest Indiana Hydrogen Hub
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Representative Frank Mrvan (IN-01) sent a bipartisan letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging the Trump administration to prioritize Northwest Indiana as a regional Hydrogen Hub. They highlighted the region’s unmatched manufacturing strength, existing energy infrastructure, and readiness to lead in blue hydrogen production using natural gas and […]
Sen. Banks, Rep. Mrvan Urge Treasury to Preserve U.S. Owned and Operated Steel Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Representative Frank Mrvan (IN-01) sent a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Department to consider national security when reviewing foreign takeovers of U.S. steel companies. They warned that foreign control puts our defense and supply chains at risk and stressed the need to keep American […]
Senators Banks, Cotton Introduce the SAFE Home Act
INGTON, D.C, – Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced the SAFE Home Act. This legislation would prohibit agencies that receive federal funding for adoption and foster care from delaying or stopping a child’s placement because the parent wants to raise the child according to their biological sex. Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15) is leading the Bill in […]
Senator Banks Introduces the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act. The bill bars accreditors from forcing colleges to adopt racial or sex-based quotas as a condition of accreditation and requires accreditors to consider a school’s commitment to academic freedom. The bill aligns with President Trump’s recent executive order, Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher […]
Senators Banks, Hassan Introduce the Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C, – Last week, Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Veterans Opportunity Act to streamline VA programs that help veterans achieve economic success after serving in the U.S. military by establishing an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition. The Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration would reorganize existing VA employees and programs, […]
ICYMI: Sen. Banks: Every Day Congress Delays Codifying DOGE Cuts is “a day that we’re missing the boat”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) appeared on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle to discuss President Trump’s rescissions package and DOGE: Click the image above to watch the full interview Key Excerpts: On What The Rescissions Package Is: “The White House sends the rescissions package to the Congress, then we have 45 days once they send […]
ICYMI: Sen. Jim Banks lays out his vision for the future of Republican foreign policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) delivered remarks at a Vandenberg Coalition event on the future of conservative foreign policy. Coverage of the speech by Jewish Insiderbelow. Click here to read on their website. Speaking on Wednesday at an event organized by the Vandenberg Coalition, Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) attempted to lay out a middle path forward […]