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Chair | Kevin Hern |
Founded | 1973 |
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Political position | Center-right[2] to right-wing[3] |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
Seats in the House Republican Conference | 177 / 220[a]
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Seats in the House | 177 / 435[a]
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The Republican Study Committee (RSC) is a congressional caucus of conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives.[4] In November 2022, Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma was elected as the chair of the RSC,[5] effective as of January 2023.[6]
Although the primary functions of the RSC vary from year to year, it has always pushed for significant cuts in non-defense spending,[7] advocated socially conservative legislation,[8] and supported the right to keep and bear arms.[9] It has proposed an alternative budget every year since 1995.[10] In 2007, in conjunction with the unveiling of its "Taxpayer Bill of Rights",[11] it presented an alternative budget resolution that it claimed would balance the budget within five years without increasing income taxes.[12][13][better source needed]
Entering the 118th United States Congress, the RSC was the largest ideological caucus in Congress of either party.[14]
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