Rep. Mary E. Miller

Maddy summaryThe CERTS Tax Exemption Act (HR 3510) exempts certain grants received by transportation service providers from federal taxation under the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act. It directly affects eligible transportation providers who receive these specific grants by excluding the grant amounts from their gross income and preventing related tax deductions or basis adjustments from being denied. Key provisions ensure that for partnerships and S corporations, excluded grant amounts are treated as tax-exempt income, and partner basis increases align with grant-funded costs. This creates a clear tax treatment for these grants without altering the underlying grant program.

Maddy summaryThis bill, HR 3458 (Reinstate Our Troops Act), provides relief to military service members who were involuntarily separated solely for refusing COVID-19 vaccinations. It requires military leaders to reinstate eligible service members to their previous rank within 30 days of their request (made within one year of the law's passage), return any bonuses they repaid due to separation, and change their discharge status to "honorable" if they don't seek reinstatement. It also mandates expunging records of the vaccination refusal from their service files. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to report on implementation to Congress within 60 days.

Maddy summaryHR 3462 requires public schools receiving federal funds to obtain explicit parental consent before accommodating a student's gender identity (e.g., changing names/pronouns or facilitating social transition) or before referring students to medical providers for gender-related care. It prohibits schools from hiding a student's gender identity or transition plans from parents, withholding information about gender-related accommodations, or pressuring parents to support gender-affirming actions. Schools must publicly post written policies ensuring compliance and provide copies to families. The bill allows parents or the Attorney General to file civil lawsuits against schools violating these rules, seeking injunctions, attorney fees, or compensation for harm caused by unauthorized gender transition support.

Maddy summaryHR 3492, the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act, prohibits federal agencies from funding or supporting state databases that track lawfully owned firearms or their owners. This directly affects states maintaining such databases, requiring them to cover costs themselves if they choose to keep these systems operational. The bill allows federal funding for databases tracking lost or stolen firearms, as specified in the exception. The key policy change is blocking federal financial support for databases compiling information on legal gun ownership, without banning the databases outright.

Maddy summaryThe TREAT PTSD Act (HR 3023) requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to make a nerve block procedure available as a treatment option for veterans and active-duty military members with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have chosen to receive it after being informed of risks and benefits. It mandates that the VA and Defense update their joint clinical guidelines for PTSD treatment within 180 days to include this procedure. The bill applies to veterans enrolled in VA care and service members enrolled in TRICARE who have a PTSD diagnosis and consent to the treatment. The policy changes take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.

Maddy summaryThe Stop TSP ESG Act (HR 3406) requires the Thrift Savings Fund (TSP) to delegate voting rights on securities to a qualified professional asset manager instead of its governing board. This amendment to Section 8438(f) of Title 5, U.S. Code, directly affects the TSP, which manages retirement savings for federal employees. The key mechanism mandates that voting on securities must be handled by an external professional manager, removing direct TSP Board control over investment decisions. The bill's title indicates it aims to prevent the TSP from incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors into its investment strategy.

Maddy summaryHR 3328 (Protecting Children From Experimentation Act of 2023) prohibits healthcare professionals from performing or referring for gender transition procedures on minors under 18. The bill defines "gender transition procedures" to include puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries (like genital or non-genital procedures) aimed at altering physical characteristics to match a gender different from a minor’s biological sex. It excludes care for minors with medically verified disorders of sex development or conditions requiring urgent medical treatment. Violations could result in fines, up to 5 years in prison, or both for providers, while minors receiving such care cannot be prosecuted.

Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill exempts from federal inspection requirements animals and meats that are slaughtered and prepared at custom animal slaughter facilities for distribution within the state. Under current law, a custom slaughter exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered exclusively for personal, household, guest, or employee uses. Specifically, the bill expands the federal inspection exemption to include the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products that are slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or offer meat and food products for sale directly to consumers in the state. The bill does not preempt any state law concerning (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.

Maddy summaryHR 3256, the Preventing Executive Climate Overreach Act, would eliminate the legal effect of Executive Order 14096. This order, issued by the President to advance environmental justice in federal programs, would no longer be enforceable. The bill's key provision directly states that the executive order "shall have no force or effect." As a result, the administration would be unable to implement environmental justice policies based on that order.

Maddy summaryHJRES 61 is a resolution seeking to block a Department of Labor rule published in March 2023. The rule would have removed legal requirements related to religious exemptions under the Equal Opportunity Clause in federal employment regulations. If passed, this resolution would prevent the rule from taking effect, maintaining the existing requirements for religious exemptions. It uses a specific congressional disapproval process under Title 5 of the U.S. Code to stop the rule without requiring presidential action.