Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis

Maddy summarySRES 536 is a non-binding Senate resolution designating December 2, 2025, as "World Nuclear Energy Day." It commemorates nuclear energy's role in clean power generation, highlighting historical milestones like the first nuclear chain reaction (1942) and the first commercial nuclear plant (1957). The resolution celebrates nuclear energy's contributions to U.S. electricity (18% of generation, 43% carbon-free), job creation (over 70,000 direct jobs), and national security, without creating new laws or affecting any group. It serves as a symbolic recognition of the industry's achievements.

Maddy summaryThe Back the Blue Act of 2025 creates new federal criminal offenses for killing or assaulting law enforcement officers, judges, and certain public safety personnel (including firefighters and first responders) while they are on duty or because of their official status. It increases penalties for these crimes, including minimum 10-year prison terms for killing officers and longer sentences for assaults causing serious injury, with the death penalty possible for killings. The bill also adds a "flight to avoid prosecution" provision for those fleeing to evade charges for killing officers, expands law enforcement officers' rights to carry firearms in certain circumstances, and limits federal habeas corpus relief for individuals convicted of killing law enforcement officers. This legislation directly affects law enforcement officers, judges, and public safety personnel, as well as individuals who commit violence against them.

Maddy summaryThis bill delays the implementation of a 2016 USDA rule governing sheep, goat, and related product imports for one year. It requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study the rule's economic impacts - including import volumes, regional market effects, pandemic-related changes, and potential industry consequences - before finalizing or enforcing it. The study must be completed within one year, with a report submitted to relevant congressional committees (agriculture, foreign affairs, and oversight panels) detailing findings and recommending changes to address negative effects. The delay directly affects USDA enforcement, importers, and U.S. sheep/goat producers by pausing the rule’s implementation while the study is conducted.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 3372) adds a new tax provision to exclude certain wildfire relief payments from individuals' gross income. It applies to payments received for losses like property damage, additional living expenses, or lost wages (not covered by insurance) resulting from federally declared wildfires after December 2014. The exclusion prevents double tax benefits by disallowing deductions for expenses already covered by these payments. The provision takes effect for payments received after December 31, 2025, and directly affects wildfire victims receiving such compensation.

Maddy summaryThis bill repeals the D.C. Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-257), restoring the District of Columbia's prior legal framework regarding immigration enforcement. It directly affects D.C. residents and local government operations by eliminating the 2022 law's restrictions on cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The key mechanism is a straightforward repeal, meaning all provisions of the 2022 law are removed and previous laws governing immigration enforcement in D.C. are reinstated as if the amendment never existed.

Maddy summaryThis bill reestablishes the National Coal Council under the Department of Energy, as specified in a charter filed with Congress on June 16, 2025. It requires the Secretary of Energy to operate the council under the governing rules of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (excluding section 1013 of that law). The council would serve as an advisory body to the Secretary on coal-related issues, though the bill itself does not change policy or directly affect specific groups. This is a procedural measure to create a formal advisory structure, not a policy change.

Maddy summaryThis bill eliminates an administrative fee under the Mineral Leasing Act that previously applied to mineral leasing on federal lands. It directly affects mineral lessees (such as oil, gas, and mining companies) who paid this fee to the federal government. The bill achieves this by removing subsection (b) from Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act and making minor technical adjustments to related provisions in other laws to reflect the fee's removal. No new revenue streams or policy changes are created - only the existing fee is deleted.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, which may occur over more than one year. Under the amendment, expenditures include all federal expenditures except those for payment of debt. Receipts do not include receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires Congress to achieve balance within 10 years of the ratification of the amendment. In an emergency situation, Congress may authorize additional expenditures that are not otherwise permitted by the amendment if two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate agree to pass the bill. The additional expenditures must be for a limited time, and debts incurred from the expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable.

Maddy summaryThis joint resolution seeks to block a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule concerning the Buffalo Field Office's Resource Management Plan Amendment, which was finalized in November 2024. If passed, it would nullify the rule under the Congressional Review Act, preventing it from taking effect. The resolution directly affects land management decisions at the Buffalo Field Office, specifically regarding public land use and conservation planning. The bill does not create new policy but aims to invalidate an existing BLM regulation that the Government Accountability Office determined qualifies as a "rule" under federal review procedures.

Maddy summarySRES 513 is a non-binding Senate resolution designating November 22, 2025, as National Adoption Day and all of November 2025 as National Adoption Month. It aims to promote public awareness of adoption, particularly for children in foster care awaiting permanent families, and encourages Americans to support adoption efforts. The resolution directly affects the public, adoption agencies, and foster care systems by formally recognizing these dates for nationwide awareness campaigns. It does not create new laws or policies but seeks to highlight existing adoption opportunities and the need for stable homes for children.