Rep. Scott H. Peters

Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 This bill expands the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program to include separate grants to rescue sea turtles for the next seven years. The grants must be used for the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled sea turtles; responses to rescue stranded sea turtles; the collection of data and samples from living or dead stranded sea turtles for scientific research or health assessments; facility operating costs that are directly related to activities to assist sea turtles; or  development of stranding network capacity where facilities do not exist or are sparse. In addition, the bill establishes the Sea Turtle Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Rapid Response Fund.

Maddy summaryThe Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution (HRES 23) would allow U.S. House Members who have given birth or whose spouse has given birth to appoint another Member as a proxy to cast their vote or record their presence in the House and committees for up to 12 weeks after childbirth. To use this, the new parent must submit a signed letter to the Clerk detailing the birth or medical condition and naming the proxy; the proxy must vote exactly as instructed and announce the vote as "by proxy." The proxy vote does not count toward quorum, and the new parent can revoke the proxy at any time by submitting a new letter or casting their own vote. This resolution applies to all House Members, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, though they cannot cast votes for the House itself.

Maddy summaryThe Sustainable Budget Act of 2025 would establish a 18-member National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to develop budget recommendations. The Commission would include members appointed by the President and congressional leadership, with specific requirements for approval of its reports (requiring 12 members, including 4 from each major party). The Commission would need to propose policies to balance the budget within 10 years (excluding interest payments) and address entitlement spending and revenue gaps. After submitting reports to Congress, the President would transmit a proposed joint resolution implementing the recommendations, which would then undergo expedited consideration in both houses with limited debate and no amendments allowed. This bill creates a process for developing budget recommendations but does not directly change current fiscal policies.

Maddy summaryHR 212, the Capitol Remembrance Act, requires the Architect of the Capitol to create a permanent exhibit in the U.S. Capitol within two years of the bill's enactment. The exhibit must include preserved Capitol property damaged during the January 6, 2021, attack, photographic records of the event, and a plaque honoring Capitol Police, other law enforcement, and Capitol staff who were injured or died protecting the building. It also allows for the inclusion of relevant artwork depicting the attack. This bill directly affects Capitol visitors and staff by establishing a permanent memorial to the events of January 6.

Maddy summaryHR 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, repeals two provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for certain government workers. It eliminates the Government Pension Offset (GPO), which cuts spousal or survivor benefits for people with pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security (like federal or state government roles), and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which lowers retirement benefits for those with similar pensions. The law takes effect for benefits paid after December 2023, requiring the Social Security Administration to adjust benefit calculations to remove these reductions. This change directly affects public-sector employees who previously had their Social Security benefits reduced due to their government pensions.

Maddy summaryThis bill formally names the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Auburn, California, as the "Louis A. Conter VA Clinic." The legislation honors Lou Conter, a Navy veteran and the last surviving member of the USS Arizona crew at Pearl Harbor, for his decades of military service and post-retirement contributions to veterans' education.

Maddy summaryThis bill (HR 8641) renames a U.S. Postal Service facility at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Walter Francis Ulloa Memorial Post Office Building." It directly affects the postal facility and all federal references to it, changing them to the new name. The bill contains no policy changes or funding provisions - it is solely a commemorative naming resolution honoring Walter Francis Ulloa. The designation became effective upon enactment on January 4, 2025.

Maddy summaryHR 8057 designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 9317 Bolsa Avenue in Westminster, California, as the "Little Saigon Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Post Office." This bill changes the official name of the post office to honor Vietnam War veterans, specifically recognizing the local Little Saigon community's connection to veterans' service. All federal references to the facility, including laws, maps, and documents, will now use the new name. The bill does not create new funding, services, or policy changes - it solely provides a commemorative designation.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 201 East Battles Road in Santa Maria, California, as the "Larry Lavagnino Post Office Building." It updates all official references in federal laws, documents, and records to use this new name for the building. The change affects only the postal facility’s official designation and has no impact on postal operations or services. The bill was enacted on January 4, 2025, following approval by both chambers of Congress.

Maddy summaryThe AACE Act (HR 5443) changes how appraisers can work on Department of the Interior (DOI) real property transactions. It requires that appraisers only need one state license to value property nationwide for DOI transactions, rather than needing licenses in every state where property is located. The bill mandates the DOI Secretary to submit annual reports tracking appraisal request timelines, workforce staffing, and cases where out-of-state appraisers were used under specific conditions (unavailability, lack of qualifications, or higher cost). It also requires all DOI policies related to appraisals to be published online within 90 days. This directly affects DOI contractors, appraisers working on federal land transactions, and DOI's internal appraisal processes.