Keith Self

Congressman Keith Self Introduces Resolution Supporting the Integration of Kosovo into NATO

Position: Congressman Self supports Kosovo's integration into NATO, arguing that it would strengthen regional stability and counter adversarial influence in Southeastern Europe. The resolution urges four NATO members that have not recognized Kosovo's sovereignty to reconsider their positions to enable Kosovo's path to membership.

Congressman Keith Self (TX-03), alongside Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), introduced a House resolution expressing strong support for the integration of Kosovo into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The resolution affirms that Kosovo’s democratic governance, civilian oversight of security forces, and multiethnic coexistence demonstrates a compelling case for NATO membership. Furthermore, as adversarial forces continue to destabilize the region, adding Kosovo to the NATO alliance would serve as a necessary counterweight to discourage such hostile efforts and prevent another global catastrophe from unfolding in the Balkans. Kosovo declared independence in 2008 and has since been recognized by over 100 countries, including the United States and a majority of NATO members. However, the absence of unanimous recognition within NATO remains a central barrier to its integration into the Alliance. Four NATO member states—Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain—that have not yet recognized Kosovo’s sovereignty. Because NATO operates by consensus, this lack of recognition presents a significant obstacle to Kosovo’s ability to formally advance toward membership, including participation in key accession mechanisms such as the Partnership for Peace and the Membership Action Plan. Congressman Self’s resolution urges these four Allies to reconsider their positions, emphasizing that broader recognition of Kosovo is essential to unlocking its path to NATO integration and closing a strategic gap in Southeastern Europe that adversaries seek to exploit. “Kosovo has demonstrated a clear commitment to regional stability and strategic alignment with NATO countries, but its progress toward alliance membership is being held back by a lack of recognition from a small number of Allies,” said Congressman Self. “Adding Kosovo to the alliance is essential to countering the growing influence of adversaries in Europe. The United States must encourage Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain to reconsider their positions and ensure Kosovo has a credible and achievable pathway to membership.” Adding Kosovo to the NATO alliance is essential to safeguarding the national security interests of the United States in Southeastern Europe. ###

Congressman Keith Self Calls on IRS & DOJ to Investigate East Plano Islamic Center After Explosive Report

Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) calling on the agencies to launch probes into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) following a bombshell report from the Oversight Project detailing potential violations of federal law by EPIC and its affiliates: EPIC Real Properties (ERP) and Community Capital Partners (CCP). The alleged violations are related to the controversial Sharia City development, EPIC City, now known as “The Meadow.” The Oversight Project’s report indicates that EPIC is violating federal tax law, civil rights law, securities law, and housing law and should lose its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The report also indicates that EPIC may be engaging in unlawful religious discrimination, may be subject to additional constitutional constraints, and may be violating consumer protection laws, investor disclosure requirements, and prohibitions on support to terrorist organizations. These revelations follow the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) investigation into EPIC City. Congressman Self is now calling for additional investigations to be opened by both the IRS and DOJ. “The Oversight Project's bombshell report indicates that the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) is violating federal tax law, civil rights law, securities law, and housing law. If true, EPIC should have its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status revoked,” said Congressman Keith Self. “In addition to the ongoing Housing and Urban Development (HUD) investigation, I am calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch additional probes into EPIC and its affiliates for violating federal law. The rule of law must be upheld.” The Oversight Project’s report can be found here. Congressman Self’s letter to the IRS and DOJ can be found here. ###

Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Ban Cousin Marriages

Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) has introduced the Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act of 2026 which would deny federal benefit recognition for marriages between individuals who are first cousins or more closely related. In 18 states and the District of Columbia, marriage between first cousins is legal with no or limited restrictions. While the actual rate of consanguineous (related by blood) marriage in America is among the lowest at an estimated at 0.2% of all marriages, within certain ethnic and cultural groups, the rates are as much as 40%. The expectation of assimilation into Western values includes accepting America’s cultural marriage standards. Furthermore, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies have shown that children of these marriages have twice the incidence of birth defects, and the risk of stillbirths and infant deaths is increased by 50%. Throughout their lives, these children experience learning disabilities, health issues and reduced life expectancy. “Cousin marriage—which is permitted under Sharia—is fundamentally incompatible with American culture and values. It should not be allowed anywhere in our country,” said Congressman Keith Self. “The vast majority of states have already banned this third-world practice. It’s time for Congress to finish the job and enact a nationwide prohibition.” The Consanguineous Marriage Prohibition Act: 1. Denies federal benefit recognition for marriages between individuals who are first cousins or more closely related. 2. Affects marriage as a “qualifying life event” as well as affects benefit calculations with benefits in Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP and TANF programs. There are additional impacts on federal employees' life and health insurance. 3. Does not alter any broader legal definitions of marriage. ###

Congressman Keith Self Sends FY2027 Appropriations Letter to Chairman Cole

Position: Congressman Self outlines a comprehensive conservative appropriations agenda for FY2027, calling for spending cuts, defunding of Biden-era regulatory programs, restrictions on abortion-related federal benefits, expanded Second Amendment protections, elimination of climate and DEI initiatives, and various other conservative policy priorities across federal agencies.

Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) sent a fiscal year 2027 appropriations letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, authoring a comprehensive conservative blueprint across all 12 appropriations subcommittees. The letter, submitted to Chairman Cole on March 13, 2026, demands that Republicans hold the line on spending, defund Biden-era regulatory overreach, and deliver the conservative policy wins the American people voted for. “Washington has spent decades using the appropriations process to fund agencies that undermine our values, foreign organizations that despise this country, and bureaucratic programs that produce nothing but waste,” said Congressman Self. “FY2027 is an opportunity to change all of that. I am fighting to cut spending, defund the radical left’s agenda, and deliver real results for the families of Texas’s Third District.” The letter outlines specific programmatic, language, and funding requests across every appropriations subcommittee, including: Agriculture: Rep. Self is demanding the defunding of the FDA's mifepristone mail-order rule, a prohibition on foreign adversaries — including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea — purchasing American farmland, and the closure of the BBCE loophole that allows wealthy individuals to game SNAP eligibility. He is also calling for significant reductions to the Agricultural Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency, Food and Nutritional Service, Food for Peace Title II Grants, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Commerce, Justice, and Science: Rep. Self is fighting to defund Biden-era ATF regulations that targeted law-abiding gun owners, eliminate funding for a new FBI headquarters until the agency is reformed, block the creation of a federal firearms registry, prevent a proposed ATF-DEA merger, and require the Census Bureau to exclude noncitizens from congressional apportionment calculations. He is also demanding a prohibition on NASA and the National Space Council conducting bilateral activities with China. Defense: Rep. Self is calling for the elimination of the Department of Defense's abortion travel reimbursement program, a prohibition on funding for the Taliban, Hamas, the Houthis, Hezbollah, and UNRWA, an end to Critical Race Theory and DEI programs in DoD schools, and a ban on warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Energy and Water: Rep. Self is demanding the defunding of Biden's Green New Deal mandates, including the elimination of the American Climate Corps, a prohibition on the sale or transfer of Strategic Petroleum Reserve products to China or Chinese-affiliated entities, and protection of Second Amendment rights on federal lands Financial Services and General Government: Rep. Self is fighting to expand Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia, ban noncitizen voting in D.C., defund transgender surgery coverage in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, prohibit the development of a Central Bank Digital Currency, eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission, cut off federal funds for D.C. sanctuary city policies, prohibit the use of funds for the chambers of specific judges issuing rulings in open defiance of the law, rein in rogue federal judges issuing unconstitutional nationwide injunctions, and bar federal courts from enforcing any foreign judgment that relies on Sharia or other foreign law in violation of a party's constitutional rights. Homeland Security: Rep. Self is demanding the inclusion of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, and H.R. 6225, the PAUSE Act, in the base text of the Homeland Security appropriations bill, a restoration of the credible fear standard, a Safe Third Country requirement, a ban on alien parole applications, and codification of the President’s executive order designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. Interior and Environment: Rep. Self is calling for the defunding of the EPA's Power Plant Rule and Electric Vehicle Mandate, a prohibition on Social Cost of Carbon in rulemaking, permanent codification of the Trump administration's opening of ANWR, elimination of the BOEM Offshore Wind Program, and reductions to the EPA, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Woodrow Wilson Center, and the Presidio Trust. Labor, HHS, and Education: Rep. Self is fighting to defund human fetal tissue research, block federal funding for abortion access programs, prohibit the implementation of Biden-era student loan forgiveness schemes, restore the authority to reorganize the Department of Education, ban gun control research at the CDC and NIH, and cut off federal financial assistance to any educational institution that allows males to compete in women's athletic programs. Legislative Branch: Rep. Self is demanding a ban on stock trading for Members of Congress, a prohibition on noncitizens and DACA recipients serving as congressional staff, and a requirement that Congress explicitly authorize any GAO civil action under the Impoundment Control Act. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs: Rep. Self is demanding the full defunding of the VA's abortion rule, which illegally expanded the agency's mission beyond its core purpose of caring for veterans. State and Foreign Operations: Rep. Self is calling for the complete defunding of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Population Fund, and the National Endowment for Democracy, and insisting that any WHO treaty be subject to Senate ratification as required by the Constitution. Transportation and HUD: Rep. Self is fighting to repeal the vehicle kill switch mandate under the IIJA, defund Biden-era EV mandates and CAFE standards, eliminate funding for the EV charging infrastructure grant program, prohibit federal transportation funds to states that issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens, and eliminate all federal funding for California's failed high-speed rail project. In addition to subcommittee-specific requests, Rep. Self is demanding that the following conservative policy riders be included in every appropriations bill: • A government-wide prohibition on federal funds for abortion providers (No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion) • The Hyde Amendment • Traditional marriage belief protections • A prohibition on federal DEI programs, training, and initiatives • A prohibition on Critical Race Theory programs • A ban on COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates • Censorship prohibition — barring federal agencies from partnering with organizations to suppress protected speech • A prohibition on federal funds for entities that use the term "birthing persons" in official communications • Flag protections — no unauthorized flags may fly over federal facilities • A prohibition on funding for agencies not operating under current federal authorization “This is not a wish list. These are the fights that matter to the people of North Texas and to every American who voted for change,” said Congressman Self. “Conservatives in Congress must hold the line. We cannot let the appropriations process be used to fund the left’s agenda ever again.” ###