Legislative Round-Up (09-05-25)

1. Bills, Resolutions
2. FY26 NDAA – House & Senate Versions
3. Letters
4. Hearings & Markups
5. Selected Members on the Record
6. Selected Media & Press releases/Statements

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1. Bills & Resolutions

(TARGETING REP TLAIB FOR DEFENSE OF PALESTINIANS LIVES & RIGHTS – AGAIN) H. Res. 674: Introduced 9/3/25 by Carter (R-GA), “Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for promoting and cheering on terrorism and antisemitism at the People’s Conference for Palestine.“Referred to the House Committee on Ethics. Also see: 

• press release – Carter introduces resolution censuring Tlaib for antisemitic comments, cheering on terrorism
• Carter X-post 9/3/25- “Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s antisemitism is emboldening terrorists and endangering the lives of Jewish people. I’m calling on the House to censure her for her vile remarks and for @SenOssoff and the rest of the Democrat party to denounce the Pro-Hamas caucus.“
• Fox News 9/3/25: Rashida Tlaib hit with House censure threat, accused of ‘celebrating terrorism’ in pro-Palestinian speech

(TARGETING TUNISIA HR 5101: Introduced 9/2/25 by Wilson (R-SC) and Crow (D-CO), “To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to Tunisia, and for other purposes.” Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary. [See last week’s Round-Up for coverage of Wilson’s letter targeting US aid to Tunisia as well as his social media posts on the topic].

(TARGETING ACADEMIA – FREE SPEECH/CRITICISM OF ISRAEL) HR XXXX: On 9/2/25, the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a markup of the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill. The text (as introduced and passed by the Committee) includes Section 536: “SEC . 536. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to a United States institution of higher education unless and until such institution adopts a prohibition on antisemitic conduct that creates a hostile environment in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in all documents relating to student or employee conduct. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to a United States institution of higher education that has failed to take administrative action against any student, staff member, or student group that commits acts of antisemitism while utilizing the facilities, grounds, or resources of such institution.