Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) celebrated the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act in the House of Representatives this morning.
“President Trump and the American people gave us a clear mandate; today we delivered,” said Rep. Hern. “While Democrats have been demagoguing and fearmongering, spreading lies about what this legislation does or… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Policy Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.
“Biological men don’t belong in women’s sports – it’s just a fact,” said Rep. Hern. “Yet, 203 Democrats voted to allow biological men in women’s sports instead of standing… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, H.R. 9076 was signed into law, which included Representative Kevin Hern’s (OK-01) priorities surrounding child support enforcement and tribal child welfare as part of a larger legislative package.
“This law protects child support for 13 million families, levels the playing field for Tribes, and saves taxpayers $777… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Kevin Hern’s (OK-01) bipartisan Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act (HR 7906) passed the Ways and Means Committee with a unanimous vote.
Rep. Hern introduced this bill with original co-sponsors Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11), Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), David Schweikert (R-AZ-01), and Darin LaHood… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement celebrating the passage of Rep. Beth Van Duyne’s (TX-24) amendment to H.R. 8070 the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. Last week, the Republican Study Committee adopted a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act, legislation to avert changes in an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement action that would block state child support agencies from utilizing contractors for the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program. Were they to take effect, these changes… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act, which will prevent the Executive Branch from declaring an abortion-related public health emergency. Second, this legislation reinstates safety regulations and in-person dispensing requirements for dangerous chemical abortions. It further bars the FDA from waiving these protections in the… Read more »
Today, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Ways & Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Acting Ranking Member Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) led a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting information on federally funded programs available to pregnant women & parents of young children.
“In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision,… Read more »
Representative Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, praised the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision in the case of 'Dobbs v. Jackson.'
The decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, reversed the controversial 'Roe v. Wade' decision (1972) and restored regulation of abortion policy to the state level.
In a statement sent to The Oklahoma City Sentinel, Rep. Hern said: “Every child… Read more »
During a NATO summit in Spain on Thursday, President Biden slammed the U.S. Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade in last week’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
The president claimed that the reversal of the 1973 ruling presented a threat to the current world order, specifically claiming that the decision has been "destabilizing." Critics on Twitter… Read more »
