Under the "Fight inflation and lower the cost of living" part of the agenda, the House GOP intended to "Curb wasteful government spending that is raising the price of groceries, gas, cars, and housing, and growing our national debt." The Fiscal Responsibility Act reflected the deal former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden made to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion.
House conservatives objected to the CR, which received votes from Republicans and Democrats to pass the House and Senate.
Under his successor, House Speaker Mike Johnson, the House passed a "Laddered" CR with a final funding deadline of February 2, 2024.
The investigation has been underway in several committees and this week the House formally passed an impeachment inquiry resolution against Biden Wednesday on the House floor.
Prior to the 2022 midterm election, McCarthy also pledged that the House GOP would vote to eliminate the White House's request for additional federal funding for up to 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service agents that was included in the Democrats' $780 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
The GOP-led House passed the bill repealing the additional IRS funding shortly after the new session of Congress began in January.
The House GOP leadership also pledged to "Crack down on prosecutors and district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes." The House eventually passed a bill to block a local Washington, D.C. crime bill, which would have lowered penalties for such crimes as robberies and carjackings.
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