Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Maddy summaryHR 5577, the FACE Act Repeal Act of 2023, would repeal a federal law (Section 248 of Title 18, U.S. Code) that made it a crime to block access to abortion clinics or threaten clinic staff. This repeal would remove criminal penalties for obstructing access to clinics, affecting abortion providers, clinic staff, and individuals attempting to access or block clinic entrances. The bill specifically targets the repeal of this prohibition, applying to prosecutions pending or initiated after the law's enactment. It does not change other abortion-related laws or create new policies.

Maddy summaryThe Freedom to Breathe Act (HR 5368) prohibits the use of federal funds to enforce mask mandates for passengers traveling on air carriers, public transit, or in elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions from enactment until December 31, 2024. It bans federal agencies from requiring masks in these settings and prevents transportation providers or schools from denying service to individuals who refuse to wear masks. The law also overrides conflicting state or local rules during the applicable period. This applies specifically to settings receiving federal funding, such as public schools and federally supported transit systems.

Maddy summaryHR 5507 prohibits the use of federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board within the Department of Homeland Security. The bill directly affects the Secretary of Homeland Security by blocking any funding from being used for this specific board's creation. It is a straightforward funding restriction with no additional policy mechanisms or provisions beyond preventing the board's establishment.

Maddy summaryThis bill would abolish the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by prohibiting all federal funding for its operations after enactment and requiring the transfer of its remaining assets to the Secretary of State. It directly affects USAID's programs, including its global grants for foreign aid, gender equity initiatives, and support for LGBTQ+ rights organizations in countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Armenia. The bill mandates rescinding unobligated funds and ending USAID's role in administering foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. This is a structural change to U.S. foreign aid policy, not a procedural measure.

Maddy summaryHR 5073, titled the "Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act," is a tax code amendment affecting oil and gas companies. It changes how businesses calculate adjusted financial statement income by removing specific deductions related to intangible drilling and development costs from their financial reports. The bill requires companies to disregard depreciation and depletion expenses taken into account on their financial statements for these costs when computing taxable income. This applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2022, directly impacting oil and gas producers who use these accounting methods. The bill does not create new energy policies but alters tax accounting rules for the industry.

Maddy summaryHR 4726 terminates the requirement that aliens (non-citizens) must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to obtain visas, adjust to permanent residency, or naturalize as U.S. citizens. The bill immediately ends this mandate upon enactment and prohibits federal funding for any administration or enforcement of the vaccination rule. It specifically targets requirements set by the CDC and DHS under existing public health laws. This change directly affects non-citizens applying for visas, green cards, or U.S. citizenship who previously faced this vaccination condition. The policy shift removes a specific health-related barrier from three key immigration processes.

Maddy summaryHJRES 70 is a joint resolution introduced by Rep. Gosar to terminate a national emergency declared by President Obama on February 25, 2011, under Executive Order 13566. The resolution invokes Section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), which requires congressional action to end such emergencies. This procedural bill directly affects the legal status of the 2011 emergency declaration, ending its automatic application of emergency powers without altering other laws or policies. It does not create new requirements or impact specific groups, as it solely addresses the termination of a historical emergency finding.

Maddy summaryHR 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, makes a permanent the 20% tax deduction for eligible small business owners under Section 199A of the tax code. This provision directly affects pass-through business owners (like S-corps, partnerships, and sole proprietorships) who qualify for the deduction. The bill achieves this by removing the temporary expiration language (subsection (i)) from the existing tax code provision. The key change is ending the need for annual congressional extensions of this deduction, providing long-term tax certainty for small businesses.

Maddy summaryThis bill, HR 1282 (Major Richard Star Act), expands benefits for certain military retirees by allowing them to receive both veterans' disability compensation and military retirement pay simultaneously. It specifically affects combat-related disabled retirees under Chapter 61 of the military retirement system who have fewer than 20 years of service. The key change removes the automatic reduction of military retirement pay when these retirees also receive disability compensation, as amended in Section 1413a(b)(3) of Title 10. Technical updates to the law’s structure and effective date (starting after enactment) complete the provisions.

Orally Taken Contraception Act of 2023 or the OTC Act of 2023 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue guidance on the approval process for over-the-counter oral contraceptives so as to encourage drug manufacturers to submit applications for approval. The FDA must also evaluate (1) whether and to what extent consumers understand the labeling on oral contraceptives, and (2) whether the labeling could be improved.