Heritage Foundation legal fellows Zack Smith and Amy Swearer recently testified before Congress on the issues of District of Columbia statehood and gun rights. 

In his testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform on March 22, Smith argued that HR 51, also known as the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act" would be unconstitutional and that any attempt to make D.C. a state short of a constitutional amendment would be legally problematic.  

Arizona recently enacted an election security bill containing numerous Heritage Foundation policy recommendations. 

The bill, signed March 18 by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, requires the Arizona Department of Health Services to send the secretary of state a monthly report listing every state resident who died within the preceding month.

In a bid to improve electoral integrity, Iowa recently enacted a series of reforms recommended by The Heritage Foundation. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law on March 8. 

The Heritage Foundation was instrumental in defeating a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in the recent reconciliation bill. The provision had been attached to this year’s COVID-19 relief bill.