Rep. Katie Porter

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop and update guidance within 90 days (and every five years) to prevent contamination of breast milk, baby formula, and related cooling items during airport security screening. The guidance must be created with input from maternal health organizations and ensure hygienic handling during re-screening or additional testing. It also mandates a DHS Inspector General audit within one year to review compliance and assess how screening technologies affect these items' processing. The bill directly affects breastfeeding parents traveling with infants by standardizing secure handling of essential items.

Maddy summaryHCONRES 130 is a symbolic concurrent resolution commending state and local governments that treat reproductive rights as human rights following the *Dobbs* decision. It recognizes efforts by cities like Austin, Texas, and Montgomery County, Maryland, to expand abortion access and condemn criminalization of pregnancy outcomes. The resolution affirms that reproductive rights are human rights, urges states to repeal restrictive laws, and references U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws or alter existing policies.

Maddy summaryHRES 1499 is a symbolic resolution expressing concern about rising book bans in U.S. schools and libraries, citing PEN America data showing over 10,000 individual book bans in public schools between July 2023 and June 2024 - more than double the previous year. It highlights how bans disproportionately target books featuring LGBTQ+ themes, racial history, and marginalized voices (like *The Handmaid’s Tale*, *Maus*, and *Fry Bread*), while emphasizing students’ First Amendment rights to access diverse materials. The resolution calls on school districts and libraries to follow established best practices for handling book challenges and to protect students’ right to read widely, including works reflecting diverse perspectives. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new law but urges local education entities to uphold free expression.

Maddy summaryHR 3433, the "Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024," requires pharmaceutical companies developing certain cancer drugs to conduct pediatric studies if the drugs target molecular pathways relevant to childhood cancers. It directly affects drug manufacturers submitting new applications for cancer treatments, particularly those combining previously approved adult cancer drugs or containing a single new active ingredient. The bill amends FDA regulations to mandate these pediatric investigations only when specific conditions are met, such as when a drug's molecular target is relevant to pediatric cancer growth. The FDA must issue implementing guidance within 12 months, and reports to Congress will track implementation and effectiveness starting 2 years after enactment.

Maddy summaryHR 9736, the Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2024, requires public companies (reporting companies) to disclose in annual reports or proxy statements whether they recoup executive pay related to company fines. It directly affects public corporations with registered securities and their named executive officers. Companies must disclose if they have procedures to recover costs of fines from executives' past compensation, describe those procedures, and report amounts recouped over the last three years. If no such procedures exist, companies must explain why they are unnecessary for shareholder benefit. The bill mandates these disclosures starting within 360 days of enactment.

Maddy summaryThe SAFE Lending Act of 2024 establishes new protections for consumers in small-dollar lending (transactions under $5,000, adjusted annually for inflation). It requires lenders to register with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before issuing small-dollar loans, prohibits unauthorized remotely created checks without explicit consumer authorization, and bans certain fees for prepaid accounts. The bill also restricts lead generation for small-dollar credit, requiring that anyone gathering applications must directly provide the credit. Additionally, it mandates a study on small-dollar credit access for Native American tribes on reservations to assess economic impacts.

Maddy summaryHR 6319 (the 911 SAVES Act of 2023) requires the Office of Management and Budget to reclassify public safety telecommunicators as "Protective Service Occupations" within 30 days of enactment. This change corrects their current misclassification in the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, which is used for statistical data on jobs. The bill directly affects how these professionals - critical in emergency calls involving missing children, active threats, and officer safety - are officially categorized in government workforce data. It does not create new benefits or funding but aims to better recognize their lifesaving role through accurate federal job classification.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new occupational category (code 31-1123) within the federal Standard Occupational Classification system specifically for direct support professionals (DSPs) who assist people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. It directly affects DSPs, state agencies, and federal data collectors by reclassifying their work - currently grouped under home health aides - into a distinct category. The key mechanism is revising the SOC system to better track DSP workforce data, address high turnover rates (43% nationally), and recognize their unique role in promoting clients' independence and community inclusion. This change aims to improve data accuracy for addressing staffing challenges, without altering service delivery or benefits.

Maddy summaryHR 9663, the Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024, requires the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to publicly disclose standards for implementing "modular open system approaches" in defense contracts within one year of the bill's enactment. This applies directly to DOD contracting officials and affects all defense contracts using these open-source standards. If the DOD decides not to disclose specific standards, the Secretary or service acquisition executive must submit a written justification report to Congress explaining the decision. The bill aims to increase transparency in defense contracting by making these technical standards accessible to the public, unless a formal exception is justified and reported.

Maddy summaryHR 9664 requires the Department of Defense to include in its annual budget submissions to Congress the maximum achievable production rate for defense goods at the budgeted per-unit cost, along with a certification of accuracy. It applies to major defense acquisition programs and high-cost projects exceeding $200 million in R&D or $920 million in procurement. The Department must provide this information in the 2025 budget for major programs and the 2026 budget for other covered programs. This aims to improve transparency around production capabilities within defense spending without altering program operations.