Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

Maddy summaryHRES 967 would amend House rules to allow Members who have recently given birth to vote by proxy for up to six weeks after childbirth. Specifically, a new rule permits a Member to designate another Member as their proxy during this period to cast votes on their behalf. The proxy cannot be used to count the Member's presence for quorum purposes in the House or its committees. This change directly affects female Members during their postpartum leave, with no other proxy voting allowed under the amendment.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not adjourn until all of the annual appropriations bills for the current fiscal year have been enacted.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires cabinet secretaries (like the Secretary of Defense or Health Secretary) to notify Congress in writing within 24 hours if they cannot perform their duties. It applies to all cabinet members whose appointments require Senate confirmation. If a secretary cannot notify due to a medical emergency or other urgent situation, their agency must submit the notice instead. The law aims to ensure Congress is promptly informed about temporary leadership gaps in major federal departments.

Maddy summaryThis bill raises the dollar threshold that determines when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can handle labor disputes involving small businesses. It increases the threshold for 2023 to ten times the previous year’s amount and sets up an automatic annual adjustment using the Personal Consumption Expenditure Per Capita Index (starting in 2024) to keep pace with inflation. Small businesses with payroll below this higher threshold will no longer fall under the NLRB’s jurisdiction for labor disputes. The change directly affects small businesses and the NLRB’s ability to assert jurisdiction over their labor issues, shifting oversight away from the agency for smaller employers. The amendment applies to all NLRB decisions made after the bill’s enactment date.

Maddy summaryHRES 941 is a non-binding House resolution condemning the final agreement from the December 2023 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, which includes language urging a "transitioning away from fossil fuels." The resolution states that Congress believes the U.S. should not promote policies discouraging fossil fuels and urges the Biden administration not to implement policies aligned with the UN agreement. It references U.S. energy exports and economic benefits from fossil fuel production as context for its position. This resolution has no legal effect and serves only as a symbolic expression of congressional sentiment.

Maddy summaryThis bill would amend federal law to require the rejection of a state's electoral votes for president if a candidate nominated by a major political party did not appear on that state's ballot. It defines "major political party" using the IRS's criteria for "major party" status under the Internal Revenue Code. The change directly affects states' ability to certify presidential election results, as electoral votes from any state failing to include a major party candidate would be disqualified from counting. The bill does not alter voting procedures or ballot access but modifies the federal process for certifying electoral votes.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands eligibility for government-furnished headstones, markers, or medallions for Medal of Honor recipients. It directly affects veterans who have received the Medal of Honor but were previously excluded from this benefit due to a specific rule. The key change modifies eligibility rules to remove an exclusion (previously applying to certain recipients), ensuring all Medal of Honor recipients qualify for these headstones or markers. The bill also corrects a reference to the wrong section of law in the existing statute.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities, including the obtainment and publication of information, are protected under the First Amendment and that the federal government should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.

Maddy summaryHR 6734 prohibits the use of federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) proposed rule (2022R-17) defining "engaged in the business as a dealer in firearms." This bill directly affects the ATF by blocking funding for this specific regulatory rule, which was proposed in August 2023. The legislation does not create new requirements but prevents federal resources from being used to advance this particular ATF regulation.

Maddy summaryHR 6728, the Save Women’s Sports Act of 2023, requires schools receiving federal funding to designate athletic teams as male, female, or coed based strictly on biological sex at birth. Female-designated teams must be composed exclusively of students biologically female at birth. Schools failing to comply risk losing all federal financial assistance. The bill directly affects public and private schools participating in federally funded sports programs.