Jim Banks

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Banks asked for the yeas and nays on the Davis nomination.

Banks introduced the Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act, which would make classical and traditional architecture the preferred design for all Federal public buildings and require architects and builders to consult with local communities on building projects.

Banks described his recent visit to Taiwan and Japan, stating that he observed President Trump's national security strategy in action and explained how the strategy focuses on restoring American preeminence in the Western Hemisphere while continuing to address competition with China.

Banks spoke on the Senate floor in support of the SAVE America Act, arguing that voter ID laws are necessary to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections.

Banks praised President Trump's State of the Union address as the best he had ever heard, credited Trump with securing the border, lowering inflation and gas prices, raising incomes, setting stock market records, reducing fentanyl trafficking, and achieving the largest decline in murder rates in American history.

Banks spoke about illegal immigrant drivers involved in fatal traffic accidents in Indiana, describing seven deaths in the past six months and stating that mass deportations are needed.

Banks requested first reading en bloc of three bills (S. 3805, H.R. 1834, and H.R. 6500) and then requested second reading en bloc while objecting to his own request.

Banks introduced a bill called Tyler's Law, named after Tyler Joseph Shamash, a young man who died of a fentanyl overdose after a hospital drug panel failed to detect fentanyl in his system.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Banks spoke on the Senate floor praising Indiana University's football program turnaround under coach Curt Cignetti and highlighting quarterback Fernando Mendoza's contributions to the team's success.

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Banks spoke on the Senate floor about Donald Trump's announcement of his presidential campaign 10 years prior on June 16, 2015, and discussed Trump's impact on the Republican Party and immigration policy.

Banks delivered his maiden speech in the U.S. Senate describing his childhood in a trailer park in Columbia City, Indiana, and his parents' work at a local factory.

Banks requested that the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Moreno) be added as a cosponsor of S. 122, a bill to amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.

Banks requested that the name of Senator Bill Cassidy be added as a cosponsor of S. 122, a bill to amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979.

Banks was listed as a cosponsor of S. 6, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

Banks addressed the House for 1 minute to bid farewell after 8 years of representing northeast Indiana and announced he would continue serving Indiana in the United States Senate beginning in January.

Banks rose to commemorate the passage of the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree through Fort Wayne, Indiana, and thanked Mike Nutter and the TinCaps organization for hosting the tree at Parkview Field.