Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 This bill increases certain payment adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule for services furnished between April 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026.
Maddy summaryHCONRES 4 is a symbolic resolution expressing Congress's support for tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies (like mutual aid organizations). It recognizes these groups, which have over 7 million members nationwide, as historically and currently providing critical community benefits - including life/health insurance, charitable work, and volunteer services - valued at over $3.8 billion annually. The resolution affirms that their tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code remains beneficial and should continue to be promoted. This is a non-binding expression of congressional sentiment, not a policy change.
Maddy summaryThis resolution expresses the House of Representatives' position that Congress should take steps to prevent the privatization of the United States Postal Service (USPS), ensuring it remains a federal independent agency. It highlights USPS’s constitutional role, self-sustaining nature (relying on service revenue, not taxpayer funds), and critical functions - serving 168 million addresses daily, supporting rural communities, and underpinning e-commerce. The resolution opposes privatization, noting it would raise prices, reduce services, and harm the $1.9 trillion mailing industry. As a non-binding resolution, it reflects the House’s stance but does not create new law or policy.
Maddy summaryHR 768, the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act, requires the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Director to study how states and school districts currently teach about the Holocaust and antisemitism in K-12 schools. The study will examine curriculum requirements, teacher training, educational materials used, and assessment methods across all states and a representative sample of school districts and schools. It specifically aims to identify gaps, resources needed, and how schools address antisemitism and genocide prevention in their teaching. The Museum must submit a report to Congress within three years of the bill's enactment, detailing findings on current practices and challenges. This bill does not mandate new teaching requirements but seeks to understand existing approaches to Holocaust education.
Maddy summaryHR 764, the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act, removes two barriers for foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) seeking U.S. foreign assistance. It ensures these organizations cannot be denied funding solely because they provide health services (like counseling and referrals) using non-U.S. government funds, as long as those services comply with local laws. The bill also requires that foreign NGOs face the same rules on using non-U.S. funds for advocacy and lobbying as U.S. NGOs receiving similar aid. This directly affects international health-focused NGOs working in countries where U.S. aid is provided.
Maddy summaryHRES 66 is a non-binding resolution affirming the U.S. government's leadership in global education. It calls on the State Department and USAID to prioritize quality, inclusive public education for girls, children with disabilities, and children in crisis settings, while integrating education into humanitarian responses. The resolution urges these agencies to meet existing commitments to international education programs and advance learning outcomes for marginalized youth worldwide. It does not create new laws or funding but emphasizes coordination across U.S. government agencies to support global education efforts.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Secretary of Defense to create regulations within 180 days that exempt active-duty military members taking parental leave (over 31 consecutive days) from performance evaluations during that leave period. It directly affects service members using the expanded 12-week paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or placement of a child. The key provision mandates that members can take this leave without needing special waivers from their commanding officer, addressing inconsistent current policies across military branches. The bill also aims to reduce paperwork burdens by allowing leave use within a two-year window after the birth or adoption event. These changes implement a 2022 policy expansion to ensure military parents aren't penalized for taking leave.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates federal reporting requirements for subawards (funds given by a recipient of federal funding to another entity). It directly affects federal agencies and recipients of federal awards (like universities, nonprofits, and contractors) by requiring them to track and report second-tier subawards (sub-sub-recipients) starting in 2025. Key provisions include standardizing reporting across agencies, reducing paperwork burden through simplified certifications for no-subaward cases, and improving public access to subaward data. The bill mandates annual progress reports to Congress and requires agencies to implement changes within two years of enactment.
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025 This bill expands Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to include all services provided by chiropractors, rather than only subluxation corrections through manual manipulation of the spine.
Maddy summaryHR 488, the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025, requires the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Department of State to jointly assess how transnational criminal organizations use social media platforms and messaging services for recruitment and illicit activities near U.S. borders. Within 180 days of enactment, they must submit a report detailing such usage and current countermeasures. By one year after enactment, the agencies must develop a national strategy focused on improving interagency coordination, enhancing intelligence analysis, and conducting youth outreach in border communities to counter cartel recruitment. The strategy must include privacy and civil liberties protections, with annual progress reports to Congress for five years. The bill does not authorize new law enforcement powers or funding.
