Rep. Joe Neguse

Maddy summaryThis resolution expresses support for designating February 5, 2025, as "National Prosecutors Day" to honor prosecutors' roles in upholding justice. It urges the public and state/local governments to recognize prosecutors' work in victim advocacy, community safety, and collaborative legal efforts. The resolution coincides with the National District Attorneys Association's 75th anniversary and emphasizes their contributions to fair court proceedings and community trust. It is a symbolic gesture with no legal effect or policy changes.

Maddy summaryHR 1021, the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025, increases the collateral requirement for SBA disaster loans from $14,000 to $50,000 and replaces "major disaster" with "disaster" in the definition. This directly affects small businesses applying for SBA disaster loans by reducing collateral barriers. The bill also requires the GAO to report within three years on loan default rates and the impact of the collateral change, covering loans from 2020 through two years after enactment. Additionally, it mandates the SBA to distinguish between rural and urban communities in outreach for disaster loans, addressing rural access challenges identified in a 2024 GAO report.

Maddy summaryHR 989 would turn Executive Order 11246 into law, requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to follow its equal employment nondiscrimination rules. This bill directly affects businesses working with the U.S. government by making these requirements legally binding. The key provision ensures the existing order has the full force of law, rather than being subject to executive changes.

Maddy summaryHR 1020 (BOOST Act) creates a tax credit for homeowners in rural unserved areas to improve broadband access. It allows a 75% credit (up to $400) for purchasing signal boosters, satellite customer equipment, or ground stations used in a primary residence. The credit applies only once per household and expires after 2029, targeting areas eligible for FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. This directly affects individual homeowners in designated rural broadband gaps seeking to enhance their internet connectivity.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies corporate tax rules to prevent companies from avoiding US taxes by moving operations overseas. It targets tax breaks that companies currently use when they outsource work to foreign countries or reorganize as foreign entities (so-called "inverted corporations"). The bill requires companies to pay tax on foreign profits based on each country where they operate, limits tax deductions for interest by multinational corporations, and treats foreign corporations managed in the US as domestic for tax purposes. These changes aim to close loopholes that allow companies to reduce their US tax burden through foreign operations.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a federal right to access contraception, protecting individuals' ability to obtain contraceptives and health care providers' ability to offer them without government interference. It prohibits states from banning or restricting contraceptive services, products, or information, including laws that force providers to deny care based on personal beliefs or limit access to specific methods. The law immediately overrides conflicting state regulations and ensures that contraception remains available regardless of factors like race, income, disability, or location. It applies to all individuals and providers, building on existing federal protections like the Affordable Care Act's coverage requirements.

Maddy summaryThe Caring for All Families Act expands family medical leave eligibility under the FMLA to include domestic partners, adult children, children of domestic partners, and extended family members such as grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, and in-laws. It also adds new "parental involvement and family wellness" leave allowing employees to attend school activities for their children/grandchildren or meet routine medical needs for themselves, their children, spouse/domestic partner, or elderly individuals with family-like relationships. Employees may take up to 4 hours per 30-day period or 24 hours per year for these purposes, with the leave being in addition to existing FMLA protections. This bill directly affects private sector employees covered by the FMLA and federal employees, broadening who qualifies for leave and expanding leave purposes to include family wellness activities.

Maddy summaryHR 916, the Rosa Parks Commemorative Coin Act, authorizes the U.S. Treasury to mint and sell commemorative coins (gold $5, silver $1, and half-dollar) in honor of Rosa Parks, a pivotal civil rights leader whose 1955 bus protest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The coins, to be issued in 2029, will feature designs reflecting her legacy and be sold to the public at face value plus a fixed surcharge ($35 for gold, $10 for silver, $5 for half-dollar). All surcharge funds will be directed to the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development to support its youth development and civil rights education programs. The bill ensures the coins are legal tender, with the Treasury recovering all costs without net government expense.

This bill provides for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commission an independent review by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine into the suicides and violent/accidental deaths of veterans treated by the VA during a five-year period ending in 2025. The review will analyze medication use (including drugs with serious safety warnings), treatment approaches for conditions like PTSD, mental health staffing levels, and data-sharing practices across VA facilities and state programs. It mandates a detailed report on findings, including patterns in overprescribing, effectiveness of non-medication treatments, and facility-specific prescription rates, to be submitted to Congress and made public within 30 days of completion. The bill directly affects veterans who died by suicide or violent/accidental death while receiving VA care during the specified period.