US Representative

Ben Cline 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress House Bill HB404

Introduced
1/15/25  
Hearing Protection Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB416

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB417

Introduced
1/15/25  
End U.N. Censorship ActThis bill specifies that no federal funds may be made available to support the iVerify tool (a fact-checking tool developed by the United Nations Development Programme) or any other effort that seeks to label speech or expression as mal-, mis-, or dis-information.
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Us Congress House Bill HB418

Introduced
1/15/25  
Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB419

Introduced
1/15/25  
Protecting America From Spies ActThis bill expands the grounds for barring non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from entering the United States on the basis of espionage or sabotage.Currently, an individual is inadmissible if the individual seeks to enter the United States to engage in an act that (1) violates a U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage; or (2) violates any U.S. law prohibiting the export of goods, technology, or sensitive information. Under the bill, an individual is inadmissible if the individual engages, has engaged, or will engage in such an act or in an act that would violate any U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage if it occurred in the United States.Furthermore, the bill expands these grounds of inadmissibility and other security-related grounds to cover the spouse or child of the barred individual if the act occurred in the last five years.
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Us Congress House Bill HB420

Introduced
1/15/25  
Federal Grant Accountability ActThis bill limits the indirect costs that are allowable under federal research awards to institutions of higher education (IHEs). (Generally, indirect costs represent expenses that are not specific to a research project but are needed to maintain the infrastructure and administrative support for federally funded research.)Specifically, the total amount of indirect costs allowable under a federal research award may not exceed the total amount of indirect costs allowable under private research awards. The Office of Management and Budget must determine the average indirect cost rate applicable to private research awards.Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on (1) the indirect cost rates allowable under federal research awards to IHEs, including awards made by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other such organizations; and (2) the indirect cost rates allowable under private research awards to IHEs.
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Us Congress House Bill HB421

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB422

Introduced
1/15/25  
No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities ActThis bill limits the indirect costs that are allowable under federal research awards to institutions of higher education (IHEs) with endowments above specified thresholds. (Generally, indirect costs represent expenses that are not specific to a research project but are needed to maintain the infrastructure and administrative support for federally funded research.)Specifically, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) must annually collect information regarding the endowments of each IHE that has entered into a program participation agreement with the Department of Education.With this collected information, NCES must identify and make lists of (1) each IHE with an endowment of more than $5 billion, and (2) each IHE with an endowment of more than $2 billion (but not more than $5 billion). NCES must submit these lists to the Office of Management and Budget, which must then distribute the lists to federal agencies, Congress, and the public.The bill establishes the following limits on the indirect costs allowable under federal research awards:for an IHE with an endowment of more than $5 billion, the IHE is prohibited from using these awards for indirect costs;for an IHE with an endowment of more than $2 billion (but not more than $5 billion), the IHE is limited to an indirect cost rate of 8%; andfor all other IHEs, an indirect cost rate of 15%.The Government Accountability Office must annually report to Congress on indirect cost reimbursement on federal research awards for IHEs.
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Us Congress House Bill HB4492

Introduced
7/17/25  
Don’t Sell My DNA Act

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress House Bill HB432

Introduced
1/15/25  
Seventh Amendment Restoration Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB4454

Introduced
7/16/25  
SOIL Act of 2025 Saving Our Invaluable Land Act of 2025
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Us Congress House Bill HB4468

Introduced
7/16/25  
Federal Interviews Reform Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB45

Introduced
1/3/25  
FIND Act Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB452

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB4577

Introduced
7/21/25  
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2025