Rep. Troy A. Carter

Maddy summaryHR 7438 directs the U.S. Treasury to mint commemorative coins for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins. The coins will be sold to the public at face value plus surcharges ($35, $10, and $5 per coin, respectively), with all surcharge revenue paid to FWC2026 US, Inc. for U.S. soccer programs. These funds must support soccer initiatives, particularly in underserved communities and youth development, as specified in the bill. The coins are legal tender but will only be issued during 2026, with no net cost to the U.S. government.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends funding for the existing Public Health Service Act program focused on raising public awareness about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. It authorizes $33 million annually for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to support public health education and outreach initiatives. The program directly affects public health organizations and community groups that develop and distribute educational materials about Alzheimer's prevention, diagnosis, and care. The key provision is the multi-year funding extension, ensuring continued support for nationwide awareness efforts without altering the program's core structure.

Maddy summaryHRES 1613 is a non-binding resolution recognizing the U.S. House of Representatives' support for continued U.S. leadership in ending pediatric HIV/AIDS globally. It highlights that 57% of children with HIV were on treatment in 2023 (compared to 77% of adults) and calls for scaling up prevention of mother-to-child transmission and expanding pediatric HIV treatment access. The resolution specifically encourages the PEPFAR program to develop a dedicated pediatric HIV strategy aligned with global goals. As a formal expression of congressional support, it does not create new law but reaffirms the U.S. commitment to reducing new pediatric HIV infections.

Maddy summaryHR 10337, the Expanding the Health Care Workforce Act, creates a federal grant program to develop health care career pathways for high school students. It provides grants to hospitals partnering with secondary schools to establish structured work-based learning programs, requiring students to complete 20-100 hours of hands-on training in hospitals over five years, with specific hour requirements per grade. Priority is given to projects serving medically underserved communities, and grants must expand existing programs in 25% of cases. The program mandates annual reporting on student outcomes, including graduation rates, health care workforce entry, and post-secondary enrollment, with a final evaluation report to Congress after five years. This initiative directly affects secondary school students in underserved areas and participating hospitals through new educational partnerships.

Maddy summaryThe CASC Act establishes a National Climate Adaptation Science Center and nine Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to provide scientific expertise for managing natural resources, cultural resources, and ecosystem services in response to climate change. These centers will conduct research, provide education and training, and offer advisory services to Federal agencies, States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and other partners. The National Center will coordinate with regional centers, develop research priorities, and conduct five-year merit reviews to ensure high-quality climate adaptation science. The bill requires centers to work with diverse partners including Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions to ensure inclusive climate adaptation science.

Maddy summaryThe Community Parks Revitalization Act authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants and secured loans to local governments for improving urban parks and recreational facilities. It establishes three grant types: rehabilitation grants for physical improvements to parks, innovation grants for programs targeting veterans/military families and at-risk youth, and recovery action grants for planning local park system improvements. Local governments must submit detailed recovery plans, meet matching requirements (3/7 of grant amount for most grants), and prioritize projects addressing recreation deficiencies for minority and low-income residents. The bill also authorizes secured loans with specific terms (max 49% of project costs, 35-year maturity) for larger infrastructure projects requiring creditworthiness and dedicated revenue sources.

Maddy summaryHR 2892, the WARN Act, directs the Comptroller General to study how local alert systems deliver weather emergency information during events like storms or power outages. The study will evaluate different alert methods - including social media - and develop best practices for clearer, faster public notifications. It requires a report to Congress within one year, but the bill itself creates no new laws or directly affects any group. This is a procedural study bill focused on improving future emergency communication systems.

Maddy summaryThe FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act requires FEMA to reimburse local governments and electric cooperatives for interest paid on qualifying disaster recovery loans. A qualifying loan must be used for FEMA-covered activities with at least 90% of proceeds dedicated to those purposes. Reimbursement covers the lesser of actual interest paid or what would have been paid at the prime interest rate, as defined by the Federal Reserve. This relief applies to interest accrued in the seven years preceding the bill's enactment.

Maddy summaryHR 9037 requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create and regularly update a detailed workforce plan focused on addressing staffing gaps, critical skills shortages, and cost efficiency. The plan must include analysis of current and projected workforce needs, recruitment/retention strategies for key roles, and data on attrition, training, and deployment during disasters, all submitted to specific congressional committees. FEMA must also report on progress toward workforce goals, including barriers to meeting them, and provide data on employee tenure, diversity efforts, and hiring timelines. The bill mandates this planning process without authorizing new funding, requiring FEMA to improve its internal workforce management to better support emergency response missions.

Maddy summaryHR 9024 establishes a new FEMA advisory panel to review how incident periods are determined for disasters, focusing on slow-onset, compound, and cascading events like extreme heat. It authorizes FEMA to fund community cooling centers and resilience centers, and to support innovative heat mitigation projects like equipment stockpiling for households and first responders. The bill requires FEMA to issue updated guidance on extreme heat planning and conduct a study examining heat impacts on vulnerable communities, infrastructure, health, and emergency alerts. These changes directly affect FEMA, state/local emergency managers, and communities facing increasingly frequent extreme heat events.