Here’s a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week:

Defending American Retirement Funds from Risky ESG Factors ✅

In 2022, the Biden Administration's Department of Labor released a rule that gave retirement plan managers the green light to factor environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into investment decisions for the retirement funds of more than 152 million Americans. It even allowed plan managers to automatically enroll retirement savers into ESG investments.

Americans invest and depend on their retirement savings for their future and their family’s future – not to fund radical Democrats pushing their political Green New Deal ideology on the American people. The last thing the federal government should do is encourage retirement plan managers to make decisions that put left-wing environmental and social issues ahead of retirees’ financial security, especially since many ESG funds are high-risk and well-known underperformers.

Let’s be clear: Retirement plan managers should be solely focused on delivering maximum returns for the men and women who rely on them, not advancing a political agenda. House Republicans passed legislation to protect Americans’ retirement funds from being jeopardized by politically-motivated ESG considerations.

H.R. 2988, the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings, introduced by Rep. Rick Allen, forces financial institutions to focus on maximizing returns in retirement plans instead of woke ESG factors by ensuring financial institutions base investment decisions on economic factors and complete information is provided to retirement investors.

“Passage of the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act delivers a significant win for retirees and families across the country. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Americans’ hard-earned savings were put at risk for the sole purpose of appeasing left-wing environmentalists through risky ESG funds. Those days are over. H.R. 2988 ensures that retirement plan sponsors make investment decisions exclusively based on economic factors and financial returns – protecting the retirement security of those saving for a brighter future. I am grateful to Chairman Walberg, Speaker Johnson, and all of my colleagues for their support and am hopeful the Senate will move swiftly in sending this bill to President Trump’s desk,” said Rep. Allen. 

What Members Said:
Restoring Regular Order and Keeping Americans Safe With America First Appropriations Package ✅

House Republicans are on a mission to responsibly fund the federal government as we fight to get America’s financial house in order and return to regular order. To continue making progress in funding the government, we are bringing forward a package of two appropriations bills that furthers President Trump’s agenda and delivers real spending cuts for hardworking Americans.

The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act protects U.S. financial systems by enhancing government-wide cybersecurity and IT upgrades and modernizing infrastructure at agencies like the Treasury and the Executive Office of the President. The legislation also supports economic growth by supporting taxpayers and cracking down on fraudsters and tax cheats, maintaining “Buy American” provisions, and defending Americans’ consumer choice. To enhance our national security, our legislation fully funds the Committee on Foreign Investment and strengthens foreign business acquisition review, bolsters efforts to prevent terrorists, criminals, and other bad actors from using the financial system, and combats the spread of deadly drugs like fentanyl. Additionally, as we work to restore fiscal responsibility, the bill helps crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse in government.

The National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act supports President Trump’s America First foreign policy agenda and peace through strength by administering double-digit cuts for the United Nations and other unaccountable international organizations, standing with our allies, countering our adversaries, bolstering border security, and combatting the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into the United States. Our legislation also prioritizes fiscal sanity by cutting over $9 billion and eliminating funding for Biden-era climate, gender, DEI, and other extraneous initiatives that diluted the mission of America’s foreign policy. Additionally, the bill gets rid of “disinformation” and “misinformation” programs that harmed free speech rights, denies the Chinese Communist Party access to U.S.-backed resources, and promotes freedom and security throughout the Western Hemisphere.

H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, sponsored by Chairman Tom Cole, makes appropriations through FY26 and supports efforts to bolster our national security, implement the President’s America First foreign policy agenda, boost our economy, protect our financial institutions, and restore fiscal responsibility to Washington spending.

“Another step forward – another promise kept. The House just passed our next bipartisan, bicameral FY26 appropriations package, reflecting a simple truth: funding the government is a responsibility, and doing it right requires steady, deliberate progress. This two-bill measure strengthens economic opportunity, supports small businesses and families, and modernizes government operations. It protects taxpayers by shifting IRS resources toward customer service as families head into a historic tax filing season – one in which the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts will be realized. Just as this package strengthens financial security and accountability, it also reinforces America’s safety and leadership at home and abroad. We turn President Trump’s doctrine of peace through strength into action by realigning funding toward national security priorities that uphold U.S. values, guidance, and diplomacy on the world stage. We counter drug and human trafficking, confront the malign influence of our adversaries, and institute accountability. The blank checks of past administrations are over – and America First governing is back. That discipline shaped this package, resulting in billions of dollars in savings. Subcommittee Chairmen David Joyce and Mario Díaz-Balart guided this legislation to deliver results for the country and implement President Trump’s agenda of a future defined by clarity of purpose and confidence in America,” said Chairman Cole. 

What Members Said: