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Moran, Kelly Introduce Legislation to Rebuild U.S. Shipbuilding and Counter China

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Today, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the American Shipyard Investment Act to rebuild America's shipbuilding industrial base. This legislation reverses the decades-long decline of America’s shipbuilding industrial base by creating a targeted investment tax credit for shipyard construction and expansion.  “America’s ability to…

Moran Votes to Strengthen America’s Military, Support Troops and Their Families

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Today, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27 NDAA) to strengthen and support America’s military. This bipartisan bill authorizes spending for national defense, delivers a pay raise for servicemembers, rebuilds America’s defense industrial base, and strengthens deterrence capabilities against China and other…

Moran Leads Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Protecting First Amendment Rights

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Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) led an amicus brief in Hershey v. Bossier City to protect First Amendment rights and ensure religious persecution doesn’t persist in America. Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06) joined the amicus brief.  “Mr. Hershey’s constitutional rights were treated as optional the moment officers decided to ignore them,” said Rep. Moran. “The Fifth Circuit's ruling…

Fox News: GOP lawmakers urge Supreme Court to strengthen First Amendment protections for street preachers

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Two House Republicans are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case they say could strengthen First Amendment protections for religious speech, arguing police officers should not receive qualified immunity for "obvious" constitutional violations against Christian evangelist Richard Hershey. "Mr. Hershey’s constitutional rights were treated as optional the moment officers decided to…

Moran Recognized by National Taxpayers Union for Protecting Taxpayer Rights

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Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) recognized as the Taxpayer Defender of the Month for May 2026. The Taxpayer Defender award is presented by the National Taxpayers Union to recognize leaders who demonstrate a strong commitment to fiscal discipline, transparency, and protecting taxpayers. Further, the award highlights lawmakers who pair policy expertise with courage and common…

Moran Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Bring Transparency to Medicare Advantage Spending Out of Committee

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Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement after the bipartisan Medicare Advantage MLR Transparency Act was passed 42-0 out of the Ways and Means Committee. The legislation requires Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to publicly disclose how much of their revenue goes toward patient care versus overhead.  “Transparency and accountability must be at the…

ICYMI: Moran Warns Foreign Adversaries Are Exploiting U.S. Tax Code to Harvest American Data

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Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) joined Jason Hsu, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, to discuss the importance of securing American data. The discussion centered on Rep. Moran’s Deterring Adversarial Access to Americans’ Data Act,key legislation preventing federal tax incentives from supporting foreign adversary-controlled technologies — a gap that currently allows companies…

Tyler Morning Telegraph: Moran: Our moral foundations are our greatest inheritance

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Two hundred and fifty years ago, a handful of colonial delegates staked their lives on a set of ideas. Not political ideas—moral ones. The truth that the rights of every person come not from a king, but from God, and that no man is above the law. They also believed virtue, not power, is the true cornerstone of self-governance. And, they were right!  In 1831, a young French writer…

Rep. Moran Recognized for Defending Limited Government

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Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) was announced as a recipient of the Defender of Limited Government Award, a distinguished recognition from the Institute of Legislative Analysis (ILA). The award represents the 2026 Limited Government Index, a legislative analysis of voting records, compiled from 305 roll calls across 10 policy categories and encompassing 89,125 individual lawmaker…

Reuters: US lawmaker introduces bill to require AI companies to report critical incidents

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A Republican lawmaker ‌on Thursday proposed legislation that would require AI model developers to report dangerous capabilities, security breaches and safety incidents. The draft legislation, introduced by U.S. Representative Nathaniel Moran of Texas, would mandate AI companies to report to the U.S. Commerce Department within seven days of discovering dangerous activity, with Commerce…