Rep. Mike Flood

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to cover boycotts promoted or enforced by international governmental organizations (IGOs), not just foreign countries. It adds "international governmental organization" to key definitions in the law and requires the President to annually report to Congress on foreign countries and IGOs that foster or impose such boycotts. The law directly affects U.S. businesses and entities subject to boycotts by IGOs, like the United Nations or World Trade Organization. The changes are technical amendments to existing definitions and reporting requirements.

Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 This bill increases certain payment adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for services furnished between April 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.

Maddy summaryHCONRES 4 is a symbolic resolution expressing Congress's support for tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies (like mutual aid organizations). It recognizes these groups, which have over 7 million members nationwide, as historically and currently providing critical community benefits - including life/health insurance, charitable work, and volunteer services - valued at over $3.8 billion annually. The resolution affirms that their tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code remains beneficial and should continue to be promoted. This is a non-binding expression of congressional sentiment, not a policy change.

Maddy summaryHRES 74 is a symbolic House resolution supporting Catholic schools and celebrating the 51st annual National Catholic Schools Week (January 26-February 1, 2025). It recognizes Catholic schools’ contributions, citing their role in educating 1.7 million students, serving diverse communities (including 20.5% racial minorities and 15.5% Hispanic students), and maintaining a 98.9% high school graduation rate. The resolution specifically applauds the National Catholic Educational Association and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for their work in promoting Catholic education and the 2025 theme, "United in Faith and Community." As a procedural resolution, it has no legal effect but formally acknowledges these schools’ academic and community impact.

Life at Conception Act This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.

Maddy summaryHR 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requires medical staff at abortion facilities to provide the same immediate care and hospital admission to any infant born alive during an abortion as they would for any newborn. It mandates reporting failures to provide this care to law enforcement and imposes penalties of up to 5 years in prison for violations, with harsher penalties for intentional killing. The bill also allows women who undergo abortions to sue for civil damages, including triple the abortion cost, and provides for attorney fees. It defines "abortion" to exclude procedures performed after viability to preserve a live birth. This law directly affects healthcare providers at abortion facilities and creates new federal legal obligations for them.

Maddy summaryThis bill renames the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the "Consumer Financial Empowerment Agency" across all federal laws and documents, affecting over 25 statutes including the Dodd-Frank Act and Truth in Lending Act. It makes no substantive policy changes but updates references to the agency's name in legal texts, regulations, and government records. The change applies to all existing provisions, titles, and definitions within federal law without altering the agency's structure or authority. This is a purely procedural renaming bill with no new funding or regulatory impact.

Maddy summaryThe Regulation Decimation Act requires federal agencies to repeal at least ten existing regulations before issuing a new rule that affects businesses, states, or local governments. For major rules (those with significant economic impact), agencies must repeal ten related rules and ensure the new rule's cost does not exceed the cost of the repealed rules, with Office of Management and Budget certification. The law excludes internal agency policies and rules revised to reduce burdens, and mandates agencies to review all costly or outdated rules within 90 days of enactment, reporting on rule reductions to Congress every five years. This bill directly affects federal agencies creating new regulations, aiming to reduce regulatory burden through mandatory rule repeal.

Maddy summaryHR 685, the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025, prohibits the FDA from approving new abortion drugs or allowing investigational use of existing ones. It restricts existing abortion drugs to in-person administration by certified healthcare providers in clinics or hospitals (not pharmacies), limits use to pregnancies under 70 days gestation, and requires providers to certify they can handle complications like severe bleeding or ectopic pregnancies. The bill mandates reporting of adverse events (such as hospitalizations or infections) to the FDA without patient identifiers and defines "abortion drug" broadly as any drug intended to terminate pregnancy, excluding specific medical exceptions. This directly affects FDA approval processes, healthcare providers prescribing these drugs, and drug manufacturers.

Maddy summaryHR 703, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, makes a key tax deduction permanent for small business owners. It removes the temporary sunset provision (subsection (i)) from Section 199A of the tax code, ensuring the qualified business income deduction remains available for eligible small businesses. This change directly affects pass-through business owners (like S-corps, partnerships, and sole proprietorships) who currently qualify for this deduction. The permanent change takes effect for tax years starting after December 31, 2025.