Rep. Joe Wilson

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how individual investors in mutual funds (regulated investment companies) are taxed on certain dividends. It allows investors to defer paying tax on capital gain dividends that are automatically reinvested in additional fund shares through a dividend reinvestment plan. The deferred tax is recognized later when the investor sells shares or upon their death. It also establishes that shares acquired through this reinvestment are treated as held for over one year from the start, potentially qualifying for long-term capital gains rates. The rule applies only to individual investors (not estates, trusts, or dependents claimed by others).

Maddy summaryHR 2042 establishes the Space National Guard as a reserve component of the Space Force, specifically for seven states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York, and Ohio). It transfers existing Air National Guard space units - like the 213th Space Warning Squadron in Alaska and the 137th Space Warning Squadron in Colorado - to this new structure, while prohibiting additional personnel or new facilities. The bill requires the Secretary of the Air Force to implement the change within one year and provide annual reports to Congress on its status, missions, and funding. This reorganization officially recognizes these state-based units as part of the Space Force reserve without creating new military capabilities or infrastructure.

Maddy summaryHR 2054, the VOTE Act, would prevent states from receiving federal funds for administering federal elections if they provide ballots in any language other than English. It amends the Voting Rights Act by removing current requirements that allow states to provide bilingual ballots in certain areas, eliminating the prohibition on English-only ballots for federal elections. This directly affects states that currently offer ballots in non-English languages to comply with federal language access rules. The bill changes the policy by making federal election funding contingent solely on using English ballots, without requiring multilingual options.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HRES 209) designates April 5, 2025, as "Barth Syndrome Awareness Day" to raise public awareness about Barth syndrome, a rare genetic disorder primarily affecting males. It directly supports patients, families, and caregivers of the estimated fewer than 150 diagnosed individuals in the U.S. who face challenges with diagnosis, limited treatments, and high mortality rates. The bill’s key mechanism is a symbolic House resolution expressing support for the awareness day, recognizing the need for improved diagnosis, research, and treatment development for this ultrarare condition. It does not create new programs or funding but aims to foster greater attention to Barth syndrome through official recognition.

Maddy summaryHR 2010, the NATO Edge Act, prevents the U.S. from withdrawing from NATO unless all remaining NATO allies commit to spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense within five years. The bill amends a 2024 defense law to require this commitment before the U.S. can suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from the NATO treaty. It also prohibits using federal funds for such withdrawal actions without Senate approval (requiring two-thirds concurrence) or an act of Congress. The law expires on September 30, 2033, after which the original withdrawal rules revert.

Maddy summaryThis bill restores pension benefits for retirees affected by the termination of specific Delphi pension plans. It requires the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to recalculate monthly benefits to the "full vested plan benefit" (the amount retirees would have received without prior reductions) and pay lump-sum payments for past underpayments, including 6% annual interest. The law applies to retirees of six Delphi pension plans, including the Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan and Delphi Retirement Program for Salaried Employees, who are currently receiving benefits or eligible for future payments. Payments will be funded from existing PBGC resources without changing prior asset allocations.

Maddy summaryHR 1851 increases the minimum required fighter aircraft inventory for the Air Force and its reserve components to 1,900 total and 1,200 for the reserve by October 2030, up from current levels (Section 2). The bill allows temporary reductions below these totals for recapitalization, but only for up to two years and with a floor of 1,800 aircraft, requiring congressional notification (Section 2). It mandates quarterly reports to Congress detailing new aircraft acquisitions, assignments, retirements, and recapitalization plans for both active and Air National Guard units (Section 3). The bill specifically protects 25 existing Air National Guard fighter squadrons from fleet reductions until 2030 and requires new aircraft to be assigned to service-retained units at a 3:1 ratio with legacy aircraft retirements (Sections 5, 6).

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill does the following: increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.

Maddy summaryThis resolution urges the European Union to formally designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under the EU's Common Position 931 framework, which allows for such designations. It cites the U.S. (2019) and Canada (2024) as precedents for designating the IRGC, noting the EU has only sanctioned individual IRGC members, not the entity itself. The resolution emphasizes the IRGC's documented ties to terrorism, human rights abuses in Iran, support for proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, and its role in supplying drones to Russia for its war in Ukraine. The House requests the EU expedite this designation and encourages U.S. diplomatic efforts to prioritize it.