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Today, the House of Representatives adopted two amendments (Amendment #80 and Amendment #120) offered by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Amendment #80 will encourage collaboration between the Federal Aviation Authority and the Department of Defense on unmanned aircraft research. “The Springfield Ohio National Guard Base located in our district plays an important supporting role for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s ongoing drone research activities. My amendment will strengthen coordination between FAA and DOD to help our make our region of Ohio a leader in unmanned aircraft research, development, testing, and manufacturing,” said Davidson. Amendment #120 will prohibit funding for military operations in Yemen that are not directly connected with the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force. This amendment ensures U.S. forces remain focused on the Congressionally authorized war against al Qaeda, not fighting in the Yemeni civil war. “We owe it to our troops to give them clear missions and the tools to accomplish them. Involving our military in a war against Houthi forces without Congressional authorization is out of the bounds of our Constitutional framework for making war. It also commits our soldiers and defense resources to ill-defined missions that do not support our national security,” said Davidson. The 2018 NDAA provides the funds needed to begin rebuilding our military after years of severe cuts that have reduced troop levels, created a readiness crisis, and delayed development of weapons systems needed to challenge our adversaries. The bill will also give troops their biggest pay raise in eight years. It passed the House by a vote 344-81. We owe it to our troops to give them clear missions and the tools to accomplish them. Involving our military in a war against Houthi forces without Congressional authorization is out of the bounds of our Constitutional framework for making war.

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s reversal of the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule: “Today’s announcement ends one of the most aggressive federal government power grabs in recent history. We all want clean water, but the WOTUS rule violates our Constitution. While the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineer’s move to end WOTUS should be the last we hear of this, Congress must also act by passing legislation to prevent any future administration from this kind of executive overreach."

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) today introduced the Fair Representation Amendment. This proposed constitutional amendment would end the practice of counting non-citizens for electoral maps. If enacted, the number of representatives and electoral votes per state would reflect citizens rather than total population. Currently, the federal government allocates Congressional seats, as well as Electoral College votes, based on a state’s total number of “persons,” including non-citizens and illegal aliens. As a result, states that refuse to enforce immigration law, and thus have an inflated number of “persons,” are unjustly rewarded with more representatives in Congress and more clout in presidential elections than they would if only citizens were counted.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), today voted for the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act (S. 1094). The bill will codify the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection within the Department of Veterans Affairs (established by President Trump by Executive Order) and grant the Secretary of Veterans Affairs additional authority to remove employees (including Senior Executive Service employees) due to poor performance or misconduct. The Congressman released the following statement after voting for passage: “When I ran for Congress, I promised to help fix the VA. I am proud to do that today by voting for the long-overdue VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Congress cannot stop here. We need to build on this victory so that veterans can finally receive the care they have earned.”