Sen. Roger Marshall

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the tax exclusion for capital gains when selling a primary residence. It doubles the exclusion amount from $250,000 (for single filers) to $500,000 and from $500,000 (for married couples) to $1,000,000. The bill also adds an inflation adjustment for amounts after 2025, tying future increases to the cost-of-living adjustment. It directly affects homeowners who sell their primary residence and would otherwise owe tax on profits exceeding the previous limits. The changes apply to sales after the bill's enactment date.

Maddy summaryS 3341, the Investing in All of America Act of 2025, modifies rules for Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to adjust their debt limits and expand eligible investments. It lowers the maximum leverage ratio for certain SBICs from $300 million to $200 million and sets a new $125 million cap on excluded investments for companies funding businesses in rural areas, critical technology sectors, or small manufacturers. The bill specifically affects SBICs licensed under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the businesses they finance in targeted geographic or industry areas. Key changes include revised financial thresholds and updated definitions for "rural" and "critical technology" to qualify for debt exclusions. These provisions directly alter how SBICs calculate allowable debt when supporting small businesses.

Maddy summaryThe AI Workforce PREPARE Act requires the Department of Labor to collect and analyze data on how artificial intelligence affects jobs, including tracking AI adoption by employers and forecasting impacts on specific occupations. It establishes an AI Workforce Research Hub to lead this effort, mandates new survey questions about AI in the workplace, and requires employers to disclose when AI contributes to mass layoffs. The bill creates detailed employment forecasts for occupations most affected by AI, with prediction intervals showing uncertainty ranges, and aims to integrate this data into workforce training programs. These provisions are designed to help workers, employers, and policymakers prepare for AI-driven changes in the labor market.

Maddy summaryS 3302, the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025, requires drug manufacturers developing cancer treatments to conduct pediatric-focused research for certain drugs targeting pediatric cancer mechanisms. It amends FDA drug approval processes to mandate molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations for drugs with new active ingredients or specific approved combinations, ensuring studies address dosing, safety, and efficacy for children. The bill also extends priority review vouchers (which expedite FDA reviews) for rare pediatric disease treatments until 2030 and mandates GAO studies to evaluate how effectively these incentives spur new pediatric cancer drug development. These changes apply to new drug applications submitted three years after the law's enactment, with reports due to Congress at 6, 8, and 10 years.

Maddy summaryThis bill would require U.S. citizens to hold only one citizenship, prohibiting dual nationality. It directly affects current U.S. citizens who also hold foreign citizenship, mandating they renounce either their foreign citizenship or U.S. citizenship within one year of the law's enactment (Section 4(c)). Those who fail to comply would automatically lose U.S. citizenship under existing law (Section 4(c)(2)). The bill also prohibits acquiring foreign citizenship while retaining U.S. citizenship after enactment, with automatic loss of citizenship for such acquisitions (Section 4(b)). It directs the State Department and Homeland Security to implement procedures for verification and recordkeeping within 180 days of enactment (Section 5).

Maddy summaryThis bill extends and expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which helps employers hire from targeted groups like veterans, long-term welfare recipients, and individuals in high-unemployment areas. It extends the program through 2030 (from 2025), increases the credit rate to 50% for certain new hires (up from 40%), adds automatic annual inflation adjustments to key dollar amounts, and expands eligibility to include military spouses and people receiving SNAP benefits without an age limit. Employers hiring from these groups will see higher tax credits for qualifying wages, with new rules specifically for agricultural workers, summer youth employees, and veterans. The changes apply to workers hired after December 2025.

Maddy summarySRES 507 designates November 20, 2025, as "National Rural Health Day," continuing an annual observance established in 2011. The resolution recognizes rural health care providers and the communities they serve, acknowledging challenges like hospital closures and access barriers in rural areas. It does not create new policies or funding but formally designates a date for public recognition. This procedural resolution was introduced by multiple senators and passed unanimously.

Maddy summaryS 3209, the NOPAIN for Veterans Act, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include non-opioid pain medications in its national formulary for veterans. The bill defines "non-opioid pain management drugs" as FDA-approved treatments for acute pain that don't use opioid receptors. The VA must add these drugs within one year of FDA approval or eligibility for payment under federal health programs, whichever comes first. This policy change directly affects veterans receiving VA pain management care by expanding access to non-opioid options, while prohibiting use of the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund to implement this provision.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 3179, the "Halo Act") makes it a federal crime to approach within 25 feet of a Federal immigration enforcement officer after being verbally warned not to, if the person intends to impede the officer's work, threaten them with physical harm, or harass them. The law defines "harass" as causing substantial emotional distress with no legitimate purpose and specifies that the warning must be given by the officer. Violators face fines, up to 5 years in prison, or both. It directly affects individuals who interfere with immigration enforcement activities, not the officers themselves.

Maddy summaryThis resolution expresses support for designating November 8, 2025, as "National First-Generation College Celebration Day." It honors students whose parents did not earn bachelor's degrees, recognizing their contributions to the workforce and the role of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in supporting them. The resolution encourages nationwide recognition of this day and celebrates the Act's programs like Federal TRIO and Pell Grants. As a symbolic gesture, it does not create new laws or alter existing policies.