Rep. Harriet M. Hageman

Maddy summaryHR 4454, the SOIL Act of 2025, prohibits China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia (or entities controlled by them) from buying or leasing property within 10 miles of designated sensitive sites. These sites include U.S. military installations, ports, government facilities, and any property that could enable foreign intelligence gathering or expose national security activities to surveillance. The bill amends the Defense Production Act to create this restriction, effective upon enactment, and requires the Committee to notify Congress of any violations. It directly affects foreign entities from the specified countries seeking to acquire property near these defined national security locations.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the use of autopen devices or any other automatic signing mechanism for the President to sign engrossed bills, executive orders, pardons, or commutations. It requires the President to personally sign these documents, banning all other individuals or machines from doing so. The law also retroactively invalidates any past document signed in violation of this rule, regardless of when it was signed. This directly affects the President's signing authority and the legal validity of past executive actions involving machine signatures.

Maddy summaryThe Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act (HR 4328) updates the language of the 1890 law governing Wyoming's education trust to use modern terms. It replaces outdated phrases like "interest of" and "income thereof" with "earnings on" in sections 5, 7, and 8 of the original law. This is a technical language update with no change to how the trust manages public lands or funds educational programs. The bill affects the legal framework of the trust but does not alter its operations or funding mechanisms.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires online contact lens sellers to provide a secure electronic method for customers to transmit their contact lens prescriptions, directly affecting online retailers. It mandates that such electronic transmissions comply with HIPAA privacy rules and that any protected health information sent via email must be encrypted. The law updates existing rules to modernize prescription verification for online sales while maintaining privacy protections.

Maddy summaryHR 875 amends immigration law to make non-citizens with DUI convictions inadmissible (preventing entry) and deportable (requiring removal after entry). It applies to any conviction for driving while intoxicated or impaired under state, tribal, or local law, regardless of whether the offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony. The bill directly affects non-citizens convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including impairment from other substances. This policy change expands immigration consequences for DUI offenses beyond current standards.

Maddy summaryThe CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing geographic restrictions that limited where patients could receive care, expanding the types of health care providers who can offer telehealth services, and eliminating the requirement for an in-person visit before receiving telemental health services. The bill includes specific provisions to support telehealth use for Native American health facilities, rural health clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers. It requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to collect and publish data on telehealth usage and impacts, and to develop resources to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and limited English proficiency. Program integrity measures are added to monitor telehealth billing practices and prevent fraud while maintaining coverage for telehealth services during public health emergencies.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the U.S. government to treat any World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic prevention or response agreement as a treaty needing Senate approval with a two-thirds vote. It directly affects U.S. foreign policy decisions regarding WHO agreements, ensuring the Senate must consent before such treaties take effect. The bill mandates that any WHO pandemic agreement - like the one adopted at the 2025 World Health Assembly - must follow the constitutional treaty process, not be implemented as a less formal executive agreement. This policy change aims to address concerns about WHO's pandemic management and independence, as highlighted by congressional findings.

Maddy summaryHR 4112, the Congressional Review Reform Act of 2025, is a procedural bill that amends the existing Congressional Review Act (CRA) to streamline how Congress reviews federal regulations. It modifies sections 801 and 802 of Title 5 U.S. Code by renumbering subsections and clarifying the definition of a "joint resolution" used to disapprove regulations. The bill does not create new policy but changes the internal process for Congress to formally reject agency rules. This affects how Congress handles regulatory review procedures, not any specific group or industry. The changes are purely technical to improve the efficiency of the existing CRA framework.

Maddy summaryHR 4092, the Protect RAIL Act, amends U.S. immigration law to make certain crimes involving stolen goods transported by carriers (like trains, trucks, or ships) grounds for denying entry or deporting non-citizens. It adds new inadmissibility and deportability provisions for anyone convicted of theft from interstate or foreign shipments under Title 18, Section 659 of the U.S. Code. The bill directly affects non-citizens who commit these specific theft offenses, making them ineligible to enter the U.S. or subject to removal. This changes immigration consequences for existing criminal offenses, not the crimes themselves.

Maddy summaryThe SPEED Act (HR 4059) amends federal transportation law to increase funding thresholds for projects that qualify for "categorical exclusion" from detailed environmental reviews. It doubles the limits: from $6 million to $12 million for smaller projects and from $35 million to $70 million for larger projects under Section 1317 of MAP-21. This change directly affects state transportation departments and project developers by allowing more projects to bypass lengthy environmental assessments, speeding up construction of road and infrastructure improvements. The bill makes no new policy but adjusts existing eligibility rules for expedited federal project approval.