Rep. Andy Biggs

Maddy summaryThis bill caps funding for the USDA's Wildland Fire Management program at $2.005 billion for fiscal year 2024. It directly limits the available spending for wildfire management activities under the USDA, including fire prevention, suppression, and related operations. The provision sets a specific maximum amount that cannot be exceeded, regardless of other funding authorizations. This is a procedural budget constraint, not a policy change to fire management practices.

Maddy summaryHR 2193 limits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Buildings and Facilities account to $34,467,000 for fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects the EPA's ability to operate, maintain, or build facilities using federal funds. The key provision is a strict spending cap that prohibits exceeding this specific dollar amount for these purposes. The bill does not alter EPA's core environmental programs or create new policies, only restricting one specific funding category.

Maddy summaryHR 2250 sets a $927,649,000 spending cap on the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for its Research and Education Activities during fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects NIFA's budget authority for funding agricultural research, education, and extension programs. The provision limits all funds authorized for these specific activities to the stated amount, preventing additional appropriations from exceeding this cap.

Maddy summaryHR 2192 sets a funding cap of $41,489,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) during fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects the EPA OIG by limiting its available budget for oversight activities during that fiscal year. The key provision is a statutory spending limit that prevents the OIG from using funds exceeding this specific amount, regardless of other funding authorizations. This is a procedural budget restriction, not a policy change to environmental regulations.

Maddy summaryHR 2249 sets a spending cap of $127,805,000 for the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Buildings and Facilities program in fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects the USDA ARS by limiting the funds available for maintaining and operating its research buildings and facilities. The key provision is a strict annual funding limit that must be adhered to, preventing the use of unspent funds beyond this amount. It does not change program requirements or policies, only restricting the budget allocation for physical infrastructure.

Maddy summaryHCONRES 30 is a congressional resolution directing the President to withdraw all U.S. military personnel from Somalia within one year, except for forces protecting the U.S. Embassy. It applies directly to U.S. Armed Forces stationed in Somalia under current operations. The bill requires the President to complete the withdrawal by the date 365 days after the resolution passes, as mandated by the War Powers Resolution. This is a procedural directive focused on ending military presence, not creating new laws or funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Pentagon to obtain a clean audit of its finances. If the Department of Defense fails to get an unqualified audit (a "clean" opinion) for a department or agency, it triggers automatic spending cuts: 0.5% in the first year of failure and 1.0% in subsequent years. These cuts apply broadly across programs but exclude military personnel, National Guard, reserve forces, and the Defense Health Program. The President may temporarily waive cuts for national security reasons, but must justify the waiver to Congress. The goal is to link defense spending to financial accountability, using existing audit standards.

Maddy summaryHR 2933, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act, removes the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and its director position from the Department of the Treasury. The bill updates references to the FIO in the Dodd-Frank Act and the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to instead reference the Treasury Secretary or other entities, without altering the Treasury Secretary’s existing insurance authority. This change streamlines federal insurance oversight by eliminating a dedicated office while maintaining the Treasury’s role in insurance policy matters.

Maddy summaryHR 2928, the Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2023, blocks the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and mortgage enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) from implementing specific changes to mortgage credit fees announced in January 2023. The bill directly affects mortgage borrowers and lenders by reversing a pricing framework update that would have altered fees for single-family mortgages. It prohibits the FHFA from enforcing the January 2023 pricing changes detailed in FHFA's announcement and related lender letters. The bill clarifies that enterprises may still use risk-based pricing for mortgage fees, but the specific fee adjustments from the 2023 framework are canceled. This is a direct policy change to mortgage fee structures, not a broader reform.

Maddy summaryHR 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, amends Title IX to prohibit federally funded schools and athletic programs from allowing individuals assigned male at birth to participate in women's or girls' sports teams. The bill defines "sex" for this purpose as "reproductive biology and genetics at birth," making it a violation of federal law to permit such participation in designated women's or girls' programs. It allows males to train with women's teams only if no female is deprived of a roster spot, competition opportunity, scholarship, or other benefit tied to the team. This law directly affects public and private schools receiving federal financial assistance that operate athletic programs.