Rep. Andy Biggs

Maddy summaryHR 8147 repeals the Corporate Transparency Act, which required certain businesses (typically those with more than 20 employees) to report beneficial ownership details to the Treasury Department. This bill eliminates the requirement for companies to disclose who ultimately owns or controls them, directly affecting business owners and financial institutions that previously submitted this information. The bill also makes minor technical changes to Title 31 of the U.S. Code to remove references to the repealed provisions. The repeal would end the existing financial transparency reporting obligation for covered entities.

Maddy summaryHR 8066, the Ammunition Supply Chain Act, requires the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment. The report must assess the U.S. supply chain for ammunition components like nitrocellulose and smokeless gunpowder, focusing on improving sourcing, avoiding single points of failure, managing global demand risks, and leveraging private sector capacity. This bill directly affects the Department of Defense and ammunition manufacturers by mandating a review of supply chain vulnerabilities. It is procedural in nature, establishing a reporting requirement without creating new regulations or funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing or obtaining certain personal records from data brokers or other third parties. It defines "covered records" as information about people in the US (including location data, communication contents, and online activity), requiring government agencies to follow FISA procedures to obtain such information. The bill also prohibits using illegally obtained records as evidence in court and limits how agencies can share such information. It directly affects data brokers who sell personal information and government agencies that seek to obtain personal data, strengthening privacy protections for US persons by requiring specific legal procedures.

Maddy summaryHR 5947 terminates specific U.S. waivers and licenses related to Iran, ending a 2023 waiver that allowed funds transfer from South Korea to Qatar. It prohibits the Treasury Department from reissuing similar waivers or licenses for the same purpose and blocks the President from granting Iran access to certain designated financial accounts established under prior laws. The bill directly affects U.S. foreign policy implementation by restricting how Treasury handles Iran-related financial transactions. It enacts concrete policy changes by ending existing authorizations and preventing future approvals for Iran to access specific accounts.

Maddy summaryHRES 863 is a formal resolution introduced by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. It alleges Mayorkas violated his constitutional duty by failing to secure the border, citing specific claims including approximately 10 million border encounters, 400,000 unaccompanied children, and the presence of individuals from nations linked to terrorism. The resolution asserts these failures breached the Secure Fence Act, the Guarantee Clause of the Constitution, and immigration laws, and cites rising fentanyl seizures and border-related deaths as evidence. This resolution, referred to the House Homeland Security Committee, formally charges Mayorkas with "high crimes and misdemeanors" for impeachment proceedings.

Maddy summaryHR 3644, the ACT for Veterans Act, extends the time veterans have to submit documentation for emergency care received outside VA facilities. It allows veterans (or their representatives) to get coverage for emergency treatment at non-VA medical providers without immediate paperwork, as long as notification is submitted within 96 hours after treatment. This change applies specifically to veterans needing emergency care in non-VA settings and modifies Section 1703 of Title 38, U.S. Code. The bill takes effect one year after enactment.

Maddy summaryHR 8011, the Iranian Terror Prevention Act, requires the U.S. Secretary of State to designate 12 Iranian-affiliated military groups and any entity controlled by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as Foreign Terrorist Organizations within 90 days. It mandates the President to decide within 60 days whether to impose sanctions under existing law (Executive Order 13224) on these groups, which would block their U.S. assets and restrict transactions. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to submit regular reports to Congress on new entities meeting designation criteria and the President to explain any decisions not to impose sanctions. This law directly affects the listed Iranian military groups and any new entities linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Maddy summaryHR 7947, the Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2024, clarifies that state and federal courts - not federal agencies - have primary authority to regulate attorneys engaged in litigation. The bill prohibits federal agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating attorneys' litigation activities and eliminates private lawsuits against attorneys for their litigation conduct. It amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Consumer Financial Protection Act to explicitly exclude attorneys engaged in litigation from certain regulatory requirements. This directly affects attorneys, law firms, and federal agencies that currently regulate or sue attorneys over litigation activities. The key provision establishes that courts, not federal agencies, should handle disciplinary matters related to attorneys' legal representation in court.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to finalize a rule removing the Apache trout from the federal endangered species list within 90 days of enactment. It directly affects the Apache trout, a native fish species in the Southwest, by advancing its delisting from protection under the Endangered Species Act. The key mechanism is mandating the completion of an existing proposed rule (published August 2023) that had already determined the species no longer meets endangerment criteria. This is a procedural step to complete regulatory action, not a new policy change.

Maddy summaryH.J.Res. 116 seeks to block a Department of Labor rule finalized on January 10, 2024, which aimed to clarify how businesses classify workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If passed, this resolution would prevent the rule from taking effect, directly affecting businesses that use independent contractors and their workers, who rely on FLSA protections for minimum wage and overtime pay. The bill uses a specific congressional process (under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code) to disapprove the rule, rather than creating new policy. This action would maintain the existing classification standards until a new rule is established.