Rep. Kelly Morrison

Maddy summaryHR 4329, the Building Civic Bridges Act, creates an Office of Civic Bridgebuilding within the Corporation for National and Community Service to support projects reducing community divisions. It establishes a 3-year pilot grant program funding nonprofits, community groups, and schools to run projects that foster respect across diverse communities, address unmet needs like health or safety concerns, and improve social cohesion. Grants require projects to use research-based approaches, engage polarized communities, ensure participant safety, and track outcomes using standardized criteria. The program is funded exclusively through existing donations (not new federal funds) and mandates consultation with diverse community leaders and researchers. The Office will also compile research on civic bridgebuilding best practices for public access.

Maddy summaryHRES 550 is a non-binding House resolution recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. It formally encourages all U.S. citizens to celebrate Pride Month to learn about LGBTQIA+ history, including the Stonewall Inn and Compton's Cafeteria uprisings. The resolution affirms that LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights and emphasizes the ongoing struggle for equality. It has no legal effect but serves as a symbolic statement of support for the LGBTQIA+ community and its history.

Maddy summaryThe No Secret Police Act of 2025 requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other Department of Homeland Security officers working on border security or immigration enforcement to visibly display their official badges or uniforms and provide identification during detentions or arrests. It prohibits officers from wearing face coverings that conceal their face during these interactions. The bill also mandates that the Department report to Congress about tactical gear policies and research technology to improve badge visibility in different conditions like weather or lighting. These changes aim to increase transparency in immigration enforcement encounters.

Maddy summaryThe CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing geographic restrictions that limited where patients could receive care, expanding the types of health care providers who can offer telehealth services, and eliminating the requirement for an in-person visit before receiving telemental health services. The bill includes specific provisions to support telehealth use for Native American health facilities, rural health clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers. It requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to collect and publish data on telehealth usage and impacts, and to develop resources to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and limited English proficiency. Program integrity measures are added to monitor telehealth billing practices and prevent fraud while maintaining coverage for telehealth services during public health emergencies.

Maddy summaryHR 4192, the Military PFAS Transparency Act of 2025, requires the Department of Defense to publicly report on its cleanup efforts for PFAS (toxic chemicals used in firefighting foam) at military installations. It mandates annual reports to Congress detailing site-specific funding, progress, and delays in PFAS remediation, plus a public online dashboard showing site-by-site spending, timelines, and community contact points. The bill also requires a remediation acceleration strategy prioritizing sites based on health risks and environmental impact. This directly affects military installations with PFAS contamination and the surrounding communities relying on affected water sources. The law focuses solely on increasing transparency and accountability in existing cleanup efforts, not on new funding or policy changes.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes the Environmental Protection Agency's existing April 2024 rule on PFAS limits in drinking water legally binding. It codifies the EPA's "PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation" (89 Fed. Reg. 32532), which sets enforceable limits for specific PFAS chemicals in public water systems. The rule directly affects municipal water providers and communities relying on public water sources by requiring them to meet these new contaminant standards. The bill does not create new standards but formally adopts the EPA's previously issued rule into law.

Maddy summaryHRES 519 is a symbolic House resolution condemning the June 14, 2025, attacks in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota, where a gunman critically injured State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, and killed State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband. It honors the victims, commends law enforcement for preventing further harm, and calls on elected officials and the public to reject political violence. The resolution explicitly urges community leaders to publicly denounce such violence and reaffirms commitment to peaceful democratic engagement. As a non-binding statement, it does not create new laws or policies but formally expresses the House’s stance against political violence.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes technical corrections to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to streamline claims for individuals harmed by water contamination at Camp Lejeune. It clarifies the evidence required (30+ days at the base plus a link between contaminants and health harm), specifies that cases must be handled in North Carolina courts (with limited transfer options), and sets attorney fee caps (20% before suit, 25% after). These changes directly affect veterans and civilians who lived at Camp Lejeune and filed claims under the 2022 law. The bill does not create new eligibility but aims to improve the legal process for existing cases.

Maddy summaryThe Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 would protect access to abortion services across the United States by prohibiting states from imposing restrictions that are more burdensome than those on comparable medical procedures. The bill directly affects people seeking abortion care and health care providers by banning restrictions such as mandatory in-person visits, requirements for specific tests, limitations on telemedicine, and rules based on a patient's reason for seeking abortion. It prohibits state laws that single out abortion for unnecessary restrictions while allowing post-viability abortions when necessary to protect a patient's life or health. The bill preempts conflicting state laws and provides enforcement mechanisms through private lawsuits and actions by the Attorney General.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually report detailed data on veteran deaths to Congress. The report must include, for each veteran who died, whether they had a total service-connected disability, their primary and secondary causes of death, and whether suicide was linked to a total service-connected disability. It aims to provide a clear breakdown of mortality patterns among veterans, particularly focusing on deaths connected to service-related disabilities. This data collection is intended to inform future policy decisions without altering current benefits or services. The bill directly affects the VA's reporting obligations and Congress's access to specific veteran mortality data.