US Representative

Lance Gooden Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB445

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Border Security Investment ActThis bill imposes a fee on the electronic transfer of funds (i.e., remittances) sent to certain countries and provides funding for border security activities from the collected amounts.Specifically, the fee shall apply to remittances sent through money services business to one of the five countries that had the most citizens or nationals unlawfully enter the United States in the previous fiscal year, as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fee must be 37% of the amount sent.Half of the money collected by the fee must be placed in a trust fund for reimbursing border states for expenses incurred for border security enforcement measures. The other half must be placed in another trust fund for (1) deploying technology and installing physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and (2) paying the wages and salaries of U.S. Border Patrol agents.If the amount in the trust funds exceeds a certain threshold, the excess money must be used only for deficit reduction.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB45

Introduced
1/3/25  
FIND Act Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

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 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB499

Introduced
1/16/25  
To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB539

Introduced
1/16/25  
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB563

Introduced
1/20/25  
No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB633

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
TAKE IT DOWN Act Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes On Websites and Networks Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB645

Introduced
1/23/25  
National Constitutional Carry Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB703

Introduced
1/23/25  
Main Street Tax Certainty Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB742

Introduced
1/28/25  
Protecting Resources Of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries Act of 2025 or the PROTECTS Act of 2025This bill prohibits providing or using federal funds to perform, refer for, or reimburse any entity for certain gender transition procedures for an individual under the age of 18. The bill’s prohibition applies to certain gender transition procedures that are performed to intentionally change an individual’s body to no longer correspond to the individual's biological sex, including surgeries, medications, and implants specified in the bill. The bill provides exceptions for specified procedures, such as treating certain genetic abnormalities or preventing imminent death or impairment of a major bodily function, when performed by a health care provider with the consent of the individual’s parent or legal guardian.