Congresswoman Nikema Williams Introduces Amendments in Congressional Rules Committee to Republicans’ Tax Scam Bill

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) offered 16 amendments to Republicans’ tax scam bill following a long night on Capitol Hill. Republicans scheduled a Rules Committee meeting starting at 1 AM this morning to hide their budget bill from the American people.

Congresswoman Nikema Williams introduced the following amendments:

1. Affirming that no funds in the bill may be used to violate the law that allows members to conduct oversight at ICE facilities
2. Striking an at-will employment provision for federal workers and inserting the SERVICE Act
3. Striking a government reporting provision and inserting the REPORTS Act
4. Barring any federal settlement funds from going to anyone convicted of a January 6th insurrection-related crime
5. Adding a new section in SNAP to allow the deduction of the cost of menstrual products from income for eligibility purposes
6. Adding a new section in SNAP to allow the deduction of the cost of maternal healthcare services from income for eligibility purposes
7. Adding a provision barring the Department of Commerce from purchasing commercial AI systems that any government employee or special government employee has an ownership stake of more than 5% 
8. Preventing immigration enforcement funds in the bill from being used for an illegal removal
9. Adding a provision barring the Department of Health and Human Services from  purchasing commercial AI systems that any government employee or special government employee has an ownership stake of more than 5%
10. Exempting people who live in broadband deserts from a provision disallowing the deduction of internet costs from SNAP eligibility income calculation
11. Requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stay independent of the President 
12. Investing in programs to increase our housing supply and lower housing costs 
13. Strikes provisions that repeal investments in sustainable aviation fuel
14. Replacing defunding of Planned Parenthood with defunding of crisis pregnancy centers
15. Preventing security funds from going to President Trump’s pockets
16. Striking cuts to nutrition assistance and adding the OHH SNAP Act to the bill