Sen. Roger Marshall

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to add $150 million annually for fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. It directly affects landowners who voluntarily participate in the program by protecting wildlife habitat on their property. The key provision increases dedicated funding for this existing conservation initiative, which provides incentives for landowners to maintain or improve public access to private lands for recreational use. This change ensures sustained financial support for the program over a five-year period without altering its core structure or eligibility.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires abortion providers to offer patients specific disposal options for fetal remains after an abortion, including taking the remains or having the provider arrange interment or cremation. Providers must obtain patient consent in writing for disposal choices and retain these records. If patients choose provider disposal, providers must arrange final disposition (interment or cremation) within 7 days, with penalties including fines up to $50,000 for documentation failures or criminal charges for non-compliance. Annual reports on procedures and disposal methods are also mandated for providers and the Secretary of Health.

Maddy summaryThe HALT Fentanyl Act (S 1141) creates a new, broader definition for "fentanyl-related substances" under the Controlled Substances Act, making many chemical variations subject to Schedule I restrictions without needing individual listing. It establishes streamlined research registration procedures for scientists studying these substances, allowing single registrations for multi-site research within institutions and creating expedited processes for new research applications. The bill also includes provisions to allow ongoing research on substances newly added to Schedule I, with specific timelines for researchers to transition to full registration. These changes aim to balance strict controls on fentanyl-related substances with the need for medical research on these compounds.

Maddy summaryThis bill repeals two specific legal authorizations for U.S. military force against Iraq: the 1991 authorization (Public Law 102-1) and the 2002 authorization (Public Law 107-243). If enacted, it would end the legal basis for military operations in Iraq under these two resolutions. The repeal directly affects the executive branch’s authority to use military force against Iraq under these specific laws. It does not create new policy but removes existing legal permissions.

Maddy summaryThe Protect American Power Infrastructure Act prohibits U.S. operators of defense-critical power systems (like those supporting military facilities) from using high-voltage electrical equipment - such as transformers, circuit breakers, and control systems - manufactured by companies linked to foreign adversaries (e.g., hostile governments) if the equipment poses security risks. The Secretary of Energy, with input from defense and security agencies, can block such transactions or approve them only after requiring security safeguards. The bill also mandates identifying and replacing existing high-risk equipment already in critical defense facilities and establishing a pre-approval system for safe equipment vendors. This directly affects power infrastructure owners, defense facility operators, and foreign-linked equipment suppliers.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Medicaid programs to use contracts with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and managed care entities that mandate a pass-through pricing model for drugs. Under this model, payments must cover only the drug’s ingredient cost and a standard dispensing fee, with all payments passed directly to pharmacies, and prohibits PBMs from keeping any excess (known as spread pricing). It also mandates a national survey of retail pharmacy prices to set the average drug acquisition cost used for Medicaid reimbursements, requiring participating pharmacies to provide price data for the survey.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a federal "National Parkinson’s Project" under the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate efforts across agencies in preventing, treating, and curing Parkinson’s disease and related conditions. It requires an integrated national plan, annual progress assessments, and a public Advisory Council - including patient advocates, researchers, and healthcare providers - to guide strategy and recommend actions. The project mandates data sharing among federal agencies and biannual reports to Congress evaluating federally funded Parkinson’s programs, aiming to improve care coordination, reduce financial burdens on Medicare and families, and advance research on environmental triggers. The law directly affects people living with Parkinson’s, their caregivers, and federal health agencies involved in research and patient services. The initiative is scheduled to sunset in 2035.

Maddy summaryThe Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Recoupment Act (S 1018) extends the time period for states to recover overpayments and pursue fraud charges in pandemic unemployment programs from 3 years to 10 years. It requires individuals who received pandemic unemployment benefits they were not entitled to due to fraud to repay the amounts, though states may waive repayment if the individual was not at fault and repayment would be unjust. States must recover these overpayments through deductions from future unemployment benefits over a 10-year period and provide a fair hearing before requiring repayment. This law directly affects individuals who received fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits and state agencies administering unemployment programs.

Maddy summaryThe Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (S 1000) modifies Medicare's payment rules for clinical laboratory tests to reduce administrative burden on providers. It introduces statistical sampling for "widely available" tests (defined as those costing under $1,000 per test and performed by over 100 labs) starting in 2026, requiring the government to use a representative sample of labs instead of collecting data from every lab. The bill also sets annual limits on payment increases: 2.5% for 2024-2025, 3.75% for 2026-2027, and 5% for 2028 onward for widely available tests, with a 5% cap for other tests. These changes affect Medicare-participating labs, including independent, hospital, and physician office laboratories that perform the covered tests.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SJRES 22) seeks to block a specific rule issued by the Department of Education regarding federal student loan modifications. It targets the rule titled "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans," which included a one-time debt relief program announced in October 2022. The resolution requests Congress disapprove the rule under the Congressional Review Act, preventing the Department from implementing it. If approved, the rule would have no legal effect, directly affecting how student loan borrowers could access modifications or debt relief under that specific policy.