Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi

Maddy summaryHRES 1106 is a symbolic resolution expressing the House of Representatives' support for designating March 24-30, 2024, as "National Cleaning Week." It recognizes the cleaning industry's role in maintaining public health by reducing virus transmission through routine cleaning and disinfection. The resolution does not create new laws or directly affect any individuals or entities; it serves solely to raise awareness about the importance of clean environments in schools, workplaces, and homes. The House aims to honor frontline cleaning professionals and the industry's contribution to health safety during this designated week.

Maddy summaryHRES 1090 is a non-binding resolution designating the first week of April as "Adolescent Immunization Action Week" to raise awareness about vaccinating adolescents and young adults. It does not create new laws but calls on communities, health providers, and government agencies to support immunization efforts. Key provisions include urging health care providers to address vaccine mistrust in underserved communities and encouraging broader public participation in promoting adolescent vaccinations. The resolution focuses on improving vaccination rates for preventable illnesses, particularly amid post-pandemic declines and disparities in rural, low-income, and minority communities. It specifically references Healthy People 2030 goals and aims to strengthen community health through education and collaboration.

Maddy summaryHR 7801, the Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act of 2024, authorizes the U.S. Mint to produce commemorative coins honoring the 1865 Sultana steamboat disaster - the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, which killed nearly 1,200 people. The bill specifies three coin types ($5 gold, $1 silver, and half-dollar clad) to be minted between January 1, 2027, and December 31, 2027, with surcharges from sales directed to the Sultana Historical Preservation Society for museum development and artifact preservation. The coins will be sold at face value plus surcharges ($5-$35 per coin), and the funds must support constructing a museum, exhibits, and preserving disaster-related history. This bill does not create new laws but enables commemorative coin sales to fund a specific historical preservation effort.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the Do Not Call rules to protect all phone numbers (not just residential lines) from unwanted robocalls. It removes restrictions requiring calls to be "residential" and changes the rule so any single call by an entity can trigger protections, eliminating the previous requirement of "more than one call within 12 months." The Federal Communications Commission must update its regulations within 270 days to implement these changes. The law directly affects consumers receiving robocalls and gives them a clearer private right to sue violators.

Maddy summaryHR 7770, the Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act, authorizes the U.S. Mint to produce and sell three commemorative coins honoring women who worked on the U.S. home front during World War II. It specifies $5 gold coins (max 50,000), $1 silver coins (max 400,000), and half-dollar coins (max 750,000), all to be issued between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Each coin sale includes a surcharge ($35 for gold, $10 for silver, $5 for half-dollar), with all surcharge funds directed to the Rosie the Riveter Trust for maintaining the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park and educational programs. The coins will feature designs reflecting the legacy of diverse women workers and must meet specific weight, diameter, and composition standards.

Maddy summaryHR 6727 establishes the United States Foundation for International Conservation, a nonprofit organization that will provide grants to support long-term management of protected and conserved areas in eligible countries. The Foundation requires a 2:1 cost match from other sources, demands host country and community consent through binding agreements, and prioritizes areas with high biodiversity or species of significant importance. It will be governed by a Board of Directors including government officials and private sector experts, operate for 10 years with $1 million authorized for 2024 and $100 million annually from 2025-2035, and must follow international conservation standards while prohibiting funding for countries supporting terrorism or violating human rights.

Maddy summaryHCONRES 99 is a symbolic congressional resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy murdered in a hate crime on October 14, 2023, after being stabbed 26 times by a perpetrator who made anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian remarks. The resolution recognizes Congress's condemnation of hate crimes, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian discrimination, while affirming the United States' "zero tolerance" for such violence. As a procedural resolution (not a law), it does not create new policies but formally honors Wadee and his family, emphasizing the need to reject dehumanizing rhetoric targeting religious or ethnic groups.

Maddy summaryHR 7699 requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop a strategy within 90 days for sharing government intelligence with private companies involved in U.S. critical mineral projects abroad. The strategy must address threats like foreign adversary tactics undermining U.S. projects, risks from foreign government control of entities engaging in deceptive activities, and economic espionage targeting intellectual property. It also mandates an implementation plan for the strategy within 30 days of its completion, to be submitted to congressional intelligence committees. This bill directly affects U.S. companies operating in critical mineral supply chains and aims to enhance information sharing to protect national security interests.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits U.S. app stores, hosting services, and distributors from enabling foreign adversary-controlled applications (like TikTok, owned by ByteDance) to operate within U.S. borders. It requires companies to provide users with their data in a machine-readable format before a ban takes effect, and imposes civil penalties of up to $5,000 per affected user for violations. The law directly affects major app platforms, app stores, and internet hosting services, targeting applications owned by entities controlled by designated "foreign adversary" countries (e.g., China). It includes exemptions for companies that divest U.S. operations to non-adversary entities before the ban date.

Maddy summaryHR 7634, the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, prohibits plastic pellets and pre-production plastic materials from being discharged into water through wastewater, spills, or runoff from specific facilities. It directly affects plastic polymer production facilities, plastic molding and forming facilities, and any point source (like packaging or transport operations) handling plastic pellets. The bill requires the EPA to issue a final rule within 60 days of enactment banning these discharges and updating all relevant wastewater, stormwater, and performance standards in permits and regulations. This creates a legal requirement for facilities to prevent plastic pellet pollution in waterways, targeting a major source of ocean plastic pollution.