Rep. H. Morgan Griffith

Maddy summaryHR 584, the "No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025," would amend the Social Security Act to prohibit states from providing Medicaid coverage to non-citizens who are not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or permanently residing in the U.S. under legal status. This bill directly affects undocumented immigrants who currently qualify for Medicaid in some states. The key provision inserts a new requirement that states cannot offer Medicaid benefits (except for specific emergency care) to these individuals under any state Medicaid plan or waiver. The change would prevent federal Medicaid funding from being used for this group, effectively eliminating their eligibility.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the Social Security Act to change eligibility for child's insurance benefits. It prevents children aged 18 or older from being counted as full-time students for benefit purposes if their parent (who is 67+ and receiving old-age/disability benefits) has over $125,000 in annual earnings. The rule directly affects high-earning parents receiving Social Security benefits who have adult children claiming dependent benefits. The change applies to benefits paid after the bill's enactment date. (Procedural amendment; summary concise per guidelines.)

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 This bill limits birthright citizenship by redefining what it means to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Currently, a person born in the United States and subject to U.S. jurisdiction is entitled to citizenship. Under the bill, a person is subject to U.S. jurisdiction if he or she is born to a parent who is (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident residing in the United States, or (3) a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) with a lawful immigration status who is performing active service in the Armed Forces. The bill does not affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the bill's enactment date.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the tax code to allow taxpayers to claim the child tax credit for stillborn children carried for 20 weeks or more. It directly affects parents who experience stillbirths after 20 weeks of pregnancy by treating the unborn child as a "qualifying child" for tax credit purposes, as if the child had been born alive. Key provisions adjust existing tax rules to exclude the stillborn child from standard eligibility restrictions (like requiring a social security number) if the child would have qualified had it been born. The change applies to tax returns filed for years after the bill becomes law.

Maddy summaryHR 563 requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to destroy all firearm transaction records from discontinued businesses within 90 days of the law's enactment. It also amends a federal law to prevent future registration of such transactions by removing language that required these records to be delivered to the Attorney General. The bill mandates that the ATF submit a report to Congress detailing how many records were destroyed. This legislation directly affects ATF record-keeping procedures, not individual gun owners or firearm ownership rights.

This bill increases the annual limit on the tax credit for qualified railroad track maintenance expenses (also referred to as the short line railroad tax credit) and expands eligibility for claiming the credit. Under current law, the tax credit is limited each tax year to $3,500 multiplied by the sum of the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the taxpayer (miles owned or leased) and the number of railroad track miles assigned to the taxpayer by a Class II or III railroad (miles assigned). This bill increases the annual limit to $6,100 multiplied by the sum of miles owned or leased and miles assigned. The $6,100 amount used in the calculation of the tax credit limit is adjusted for inflation for tax years beginning after 2025. The bill also expands eligibility for the tax credit to include gross expenses for maintaining railroad tracks owned or leased as of January 1, 2024. Under current law, the tax credit is limited to gross expenses for maintaining railroad tracks owned or leased as of January 1, 2015.

Maddy summaryHR 404, the "Hearing Protection Act," reclassifies firearm silencers (devices that reduce gunfire noise) as firearms for federal tax and regulatory purposes. It imposes a 10% federal tax on silencers, requires the destruction of all existing federal silencer registration records within one year, and preempts state laws that tax or regulate silencers. The bill clarifies that silencers are treated as firearms under federal law, including for licensing and marking requirements, and defines "firearm silencer" to include specific components. Note: The bill’s title is misleading - it addresses firearm silencer regulation, not hearing protection for people.

Maddy summaryHR 28, the *Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025*, amends Title IX to prohibit federally funded schools from allowing male-identified individuals (based on biological sex at birth) to compete on women’s or girls’ sports teams. It explicitly states that such participation would violate federal civil rights law, with exceptions only for training/practice that doesn’t displace female athletes from roster spots, competitions, scholarships, or other benefits. The bill mandates a Comptroller General study to define "other benefits" lost by girls when males compete in single-sex sports, including impacts on psychological well-being, scholarship access, and safe participation environments. This bill directly affects all athletic programs receiving federal funding, requiring compliance with its biological-sex-based eligibility rules.

Maddy summaryHR 346, the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, amends the Clean Air Act to clarify that state emissions standards directly or indirectly limiting sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) would not qualify for federal EPA waivers. It adds a specific definition to the law, requiring states to avoid restrictions on ICE vehicle sales to maintain waiver eligibility. The bill also mandates the EPA to revoke existing waivers granted between January 2022 and the bill's enactment if those waivers didn't comply with the new definition. This directly affects states with their own vehicle emission standards (like California), the EPA's waiver approval process, and automakers selling vehicles in those states.

Maddy summaryHR 278, the BROADBAND Leadership Act, streamlines the process for broadband providers to install facilities by setting strict deadlines for local government approvals. It requires state and local governments to approve or deny requests within 90 days (for existing infrastructure) or 150 days (for new projects), with requests deemed approved if deadlines pass. The bill prohibits discrimination based on technology or service type, mandates written decisions with evidence, and requires fees to be neutral, cost-based, and publicly disclosed. It preserves state authority for universal service, public safety, and right-of-way management, while ensuring broadband deployment isn’t delayed by local bureaucracy.