Rep. Elise M. Stefanik

Maddy summaryThis bill imposes U.S. economic sanctions and visa restrictions on the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and related entities, targeting individuals and groups linked to the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel. It requires the President to block assets and deny visas to PRC members, affiliates, and any group operating under their umbrella, effective 90 days after enactment. The law also mandates a report within 90 days on whether "Lion’s Den" meets criteria for terrorism designation under existing U.S. law. These measures apply specifically to designated terrorist organizations and their networks, without altering broader U.S. counterterrorism policy.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the Congressional Fitness Challenge, a national program promoting physical fitness for students aged 6-17 in public, private, or home schools. It requires five standardized fitness tests (1-mile run, pull-ups, curl-ups, shuttle run, and sit-and-reach) administered by certified fitness professionals, with performance benchmarks set by age and gender. Participants meeting these benchmarks receive a certificate signed by congressional leaders, with recognition levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold) based on percentile performance relative to peers. The program is funded through existing congressional allowances for Members of Congress to organize local events, overseen by the House Administration and Senate Rules committees.

Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act This bill requires the consideration of continuity of care when determining whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in the best medical interest of a veteran.

Maddy summaryThis bill delays two Medicare billing deadlines for ground ambulance services from 2025 to 2028. It amends the Social Security Act to extend the timeline for implementing specific billing rules under Section 1834(l). The change directly affects Medicare ambulance providers by postponing compliance deadlines for billing requirements. No new services or funding are created - only a technical extension of existing timelines.

Maddy summaryThe Stop CCP VISAs Act of 2025 would prohibit U.S. visas for Chinese citizens seeking to study or conduct research in the United States. It specifically blocks the issuance of F-1 (academic student), J-1 (exchange visitor), and M-1 (vocational student) visas for these purposes. This bill directly affects Chinese nationals who otherwise qualify for these student visa categories at U.S. educational institutions. The policy change would amend immigration law to implement this visa ban.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.

Maddy summaryHR 2080, the "Crucial Communism Teaching Act," requires high schools to teach students about communism's historical and current impacts. The bill mandates that students learn communism caused over 100 million deaths globally, understand its dangers, and recognize that 1.5 billion people "still suffer under communism." It directs the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to develop a high school curriculum and oral history resources ("Portraits in Patriotism") featuring victim stories, with specific focus on modern examples like Xinjiang human rights abuses and China's actions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The curriculum must be integrated into social studies, government, history, and economics classes, and updated to cover both historical and current communist regimes.

Maddy summaryHR 2039, the Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025, prevents the President and Health Secretary from using emergency declarations (under the National Emergencies Act or Public Health Service Act) to implement gun control measures. It amends disaster relief law to explicitly prohibit future rules that would ban firearm possession, sales, or accessories during emergencies. The bill directly affects federal agencies and future emergency declarations, blocking them from being used as a tool for gun regulation. It does not change existing gun laws but restricts how emergency powers can be applied to firearms policy.

Maddy summaryThe FLASH Act authorizes construction of navigable roads along federal border lands to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection access and operational control. It requires federal agencies to develop protocols for reducing trash accumulation and environmental degradation from unauthorized border crossings, while targeting illegal cannabis cultivation sites with environmental response initiatives. The bill prohibits using federal funds to provide housing for undocumented immigrants on federal lands and establishes criminal penalties for illegal pesticide use. The legislation affects how federal land management agencies (National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc.) operate along the southern border, with specific reporting requirements for environmental impacts and trash collection.

Maddy summaryHRES 208 is a non-binding House resolution expressing solidarity with New York State corrections officers who are striking over unsafe working conditions. It cites rising assaults on staff (2,070 in 2024), staffing shortages (down to 13,886 officers in 2025), and the HALT Act's restrictions on solitary confinement as key issues driving the strike. The resolution urges the New York State Legislature to repeal the HALT Act and condemns Governor Hochul's response to the strike. As a symbolic gesture, it does not create new law or directly affect policy.