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At their recent policy retreat, House Republican leaders and the President discussed legislative priorities for the year. Speaker Johnson emphasized renewing section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its expiration on April 20, advancing water infrastructure, a small farm bill, and pursuing a second tax and spending package through budget reconciliation. Members explored possible reconciliation measures, including addressing federal fraud and funding related to the Iran war, while some pitched ideas like reclaiming unspent COVID funds, scaling back climate initiatives, penalizing states with SNAP errors, charging new electric vehicle owners, and increasing oversight of government charge cards.

President Trump focused solely on passing the SAVE America Act, calling for stricter voting requirements and amendments banning most mail-in ballots, restricting transgender athletes in women’s sports, and prohibiting gender-affirming surgery for minors. He did not address cost-of-living legislation or pending housing bills, maintaining that affordability is not a voter concern. The Senate-passed housing bill faces opposition, and amendment attempts in the House. Additionally, no second budget reconciliation bill was mentioned, and the Treasury signaled it will not release a Greenbook of revenue proposals, indicating lower priority for new tax and spending legislation.