Rep. Jared Huffman

Maddy summaryThe SCOPE Act directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop standardized guidance for reporting scope 3 emissions - indirect emissions from a company’s supply chain and product use - within 12 months of enactment. It requires the EPA to establish reporting thresholds, calculation methods, monitoring frequency, data quality standards, and recordkeeping procedures for facilities already subject to EPA greenhouse gas reporting rules (like major industrial plants). The guidance will help direct emitters (facilities currently reporting under EPA regulations) understand how to measure and report these indirect emissions. This bill does not mandate reporting but creates a framework for future EPA rules on scope 3 emissions.

Maddy summaryThe NO BAN Act (HR 9244) prohibits U.S. immigration authorities from denying visas or entry based on national origin, religion, or sex. It amends immigration law to explicitly ban such discrimination in visa decisions and tightens restrictions on the president’s power to suspend entry of certain groups under Section 212(f). The bill requires specific evidence, narrow tailoring, time limits, and congressional notification for any entry restriction, while mandating public reports on visa denials and waivers. It directly affects nonimmigrant visa applicants (e.g., students, workers) and federal agencies administering immigration policy.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument, protecting approximately 376,963 acres of land in Arizona for the preservation of Indigenous heritage, cultural landscapes, archaeological sites, and natural resources. The monument's management requires consultation with a Tribal Commission representing interested Native American tribes, incorporates Traditional Ecological Knowledge into planning, and protects sacred sites while maintaining existing tribal treaty rights. Key provisions include prohibiting new permanent roads within the monument, requiring meaningful tribal engagement in management decisions, and ensuring continued access for traditional tribal uses like cultural and religious activities. The bill maintains existing grazing, water rights, and tribal treaty rights while emphasizing the protection of natural quiet, dark night skies, and scenic attributes. It creates a framework for tribal co-stewardship through the Tribal Commission, which provides guidance on management plans and policies.

Maddy summaryThe Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 aims to improve the long-term health of U.S. fisheries by addressing climate change impacts, supporting fishing communities, and modernizing management practices. The bill requires federal agencies to incorporate climate science into fishery management decisions and mandates regular vulnerability assessments of fish stocks to environmental changes. It establishes new grant programs to help coastal communities preserve working waterfronts and improve data collection systems through electronic monitoring technologies. The legislation also strengthens transparency by requiring more detailed reporting on fishery management council activities and expanding tribal representation on regional councils. Additionally, the bill creates a standardized national program to track and reduce bycatch across all fisheries while updating international fisheries management agreements.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the boundary of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include specific lands shown on a July 2024 map titled "Golden Gate National Recreation Area Proposed Boundary Addition" (map #641/193973). It directly affects the management of the recreation area by adding these newly designated lands to its existing boundaries. The key mechanism is a technical amendment to existing law, incorporating the map's depiction of the proposed addition without altering park management policies or creating new regulations.

Maddy summaryHRES 1386 is a non-binding House resolution expressing the House's condemnation of Project 2025. It states that if enacted, Project 2025 would threaten healthcare access (including ending protections for pre-existing conditions and banning Medicare drug negotiations), restrict abortion and fertility services, cut education funding, raise costs for working families, and give tax breaks to wealthy corporations. The resolution specifically lists these potential impacts as reasons for the House to "condemn in the strongest terms" Project 2025. As a resolution, it does not create new law but formally expresses the House's position on this policy proposal.

Maddy summaryHR 9168, the Plug Offshore Wells Act, requires the U.S. Department of the Interior to issue annual reports starting two years after the law's enactment. These reports must detail the number of decommissioning applications received, wells/platforms not decommissioned on time, approvals for decommissioning in place, pipeline removal status, and enforcement actions related to offshore oil and gas operations. The reports will be submitted to Congress and made publicly available online. This bill directly affects the Department of the Interior's reporting obligations and provides transparency on offshore decommissioning compliance.

Maddy summaryH.J. Res. 193 proposes a constitutional amendment to eliminate legal immunity for federal officials, including the President, from criminal prosecution for actions taken while performing official duties. It also prohibits the President from granting a pardon to themselves. The amendment would apply to all federal officers (such as the President, Vice President, and members of Congress) except for Congress members acting in their legislative role as defined in the Constitution. If ratified by 38 states, this change would become part of the U.S. Constitution, requiring no further congressional action.

Maddy summaryThe SAFE Act establishes a national strategy to protect fish, wildlife, and plants from climate change impacts by requiring federal agencies to integrate climate adaptation into their conservation plans. It creates a Working Group to develop and update a National Strategy, establishes a Climate Adaptation Science Center Network for scientific support, and mandates that states develop their own adaptation plans to receive federal funding. The bill directly affects federal agencies, state governments, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations, emphasizing collaboration and incorporation of traditional ecological knowledge. Key mechanisms include regular review of the National Strategy, requirements for state adaptation plans addressing climate impacts on ecosystems, and coordination across different government levels. This legislation focuses on concrete policy changes to enhance ecosystem resilience to climate change effects like extreme weather, habitat loss, and species migration.

Maddy summaryHR 9118 would cancel all federal oil and gas leases held by companies found by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to have coordinated with OPEC or OPEC+ countries to manipulate oil or gas prices in violation of federal antitrust laws. If the FTC issues a final order confirming such violations, the Secretary of the Interior must automatically cancel those leases and prohibit the company from bidding on new federal leases. The bill directly affects oil and gas companies that violate antitrust laws through market manipulation with OPEC nations. It creates a direct mechanism for lease cancellation based on FTC findings, without requiring new legislation for each case.