Rep. Claudia Tenney

Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act This bill increases criminal penalties and authorizes additional civil remedies for intentionally damaging or destroying property that is a place of religious worship or a facility that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services. The bill also increases the mandatory minimum prison term for maliciously damaging or destroying, by means of fire or explosives, a building that is a place of religious worship or a facility that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services.

Maddy summaryHR 1725, the "End Zuckerbucks Act," amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations (like charities and nonprofits) from providing direct or indirect funding - including subsidies, scholarships, or below-cost services - to official election organizations, including state or local government election entities. This restriction applies to all funding provided in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023. The bill directly affects tax-exempt nonprofits that previously could support election-related activities through financial assistance. It does not change existing rules for other types of organizations or public funding.

Police Officers Protecting Children Act This bill specifies that certain active and retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing (or discharging) a firearm in a school zone.

Maddy summaryThis bill adds a new section to federal law making murder of law enforcement officers a capital offense. It mandates death or life imprisonment for individuals who murder federal officers during official duties, or state/local officers when the crime involves interstate activity (like using a weapon that crossed state lines). Key provisions include specific aggravating factors considered for sentencing, such as ambush tactics, prior violent advocacy, or ties to extremist groups. The bill explicitly states it does not affect state court jurisdiction over such cases.

Property Tax Reduction Act of 2023 This bill reduces federal Medicaid funding beginning in FY2025 for certain states that require political subdivisions to contribute funds towards medical assistance. Specifically, the bill applies to states that received, for FY2023, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments greater than six times the national average. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Excepted from the bill are contributions that: (1) are required from a political subdivision that has a population greater than 5 million and imposes a local income tax upon its residents, or (2) were required for administrative expenses as of January 1, 2023.

Maddy summaryThe DAIRY PRIDE Act would require food products using dairy-related terms (like "milk," "yogurt," or "cheese") to meet the FDA's definition of dairy - derived from animal milk - to prevent misleading labeling of plant-based alternatives. It directly affects producers of plant-based products currently marketed with dairy terms, such as almond or oat milk, which often lack comparable nutrition. The bill mandates the FDA issue enforcement guidance within 180 days and report to Congress on actions taken after two years. This policy change aims to align product names with the FDA's existing definition of dairy products under federal law.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the "Hello Girls" - female telephone operators who served in the Army Signal Corps during World War I. They provided critical battlefield communications in France (connecting 26 million calls), wore military uniforms, and faced combat risks, but were denied veteran benefits for 60 years due to being classified as civilian contractors. The medal recognizes their pioneering service, devotion, and the decades-long struggle to gain military recognition. The award follows similar recognition for other WWII women veterans and aims to correct the historical injustice they faced.

This resolution recognizes that states that require local governments to contribute funds to Medicaid should not withhold federal Medicaid matching funds from these local governments to make up for state budget shortfalls.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the World Trade Center Health Program to expand eligibility to include certain Department of Defense and Federal agency workers who responded to the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It establishes a 500-person enrollment cap for these responders, allows a broader range of licensed health care providers to conduct program evaluations, and creates two new funding mechanisms totaling $2.04 billion for the program through 2033. The bill also clarifies enrollment counts by excluding deceased individuals from program statistics and adjusts funding calculations to ensure continued support for affected responders and survivors. These changes directly affect 9/11 responders who worked at the Pentagon and Shanksville sites and their families participating in the health program.

Maddy summaryHR 1492, the CBO Show Your Work Act, requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to publicly publish its fiscal models, data, and detailed methodologies used when estimating the costs and effects of legislation. Specifically, the bill mandates that the CBO make available all models, data preparation routines, and the specific assumptions and computations behind its cost estimates - enabling independent verification by non-CBO staff. This applies to all estimates prepared under the law, with limited exceptions for data protected by other statutes (requiring only descriptive statistics and access details for such data). The changes take effect six months after the bill becomes law. The bill directly affects the CBO’s internal processes and transparency practices, not the legislative content itself.