Rep. Craig A. Goldman

Maddy summaryThis bill requires colleges receiving federal financial aid to prohibit events promoting antisemitism, using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's 2016 working definition (including contemporary examples). It bans institutions from authorizing, funding, or otherwise supporting such events on campus. The policy change applies directly to all higher education institutions covered by the Higher Education Act of 1965. This amendment modifies existing federal funding requirements for colleges.

Maddy summaryThe Safer Skies Act of 2025 requires specific smaller airlines to adopt enhanced security screening protocols currently used by larger carriers. It mandates that "covered air carrier operations" - defined as airlines operating under certain FAA rules, offering individual seats with public schedules, using planes with more than nine passenger seats, and not using TSA checkpoints - to follow the Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program (49 CFR §1544.101(a)) within 360 days of the bill's enactment. The Transportation Security Administration must revise its rules to enforce this requirement. This directly affects regional and private charter airlines that currently skip TSA checkpoint screening but serve the public with scheduled passenger flights.

Maddy summaryHR 2314, the FAIR Act, requires hospitals participating in Medicare-funded residency programs to annually report data on applicants and acceptances from both osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) medical schools. Hospitals must publicly affirm they consider applicants from both pathways equally and accept scores from either the COMLEX (for DOs) or USMLE (for MDs) exams. Non-compliant hospitals face a 2% reduction in Medicare payments starting in 2026 for each prior year of non-reporting. The bill directly affects hospitals receiving Medicare residency funding, aiming to increase transparency in admissions without mandating specific acceptance rates or federal oversight of medical education.

Maddy summaryHR 2273, the UPRISERS Act, would require the revocation of student visas for international students on F-1, J-1, or M-1 visas who are convicted of assaulting a police officer or committing specific riot-related offenses. These offenses include inciting riots, organizing or participating in riots, committing violence during riots, or aiding others in such acts. The bill adds these convictions as automatic grounds for deportation under existing immigration law. It directly affects international students holding these specific visa types who face criminal convictions for the listed violent or disruptive conduct. The policy change would make visa revocation and deportation mandatory for these offenses, rather than leaving it to discretionary enforcement.

Maddy summaryHR 2272, titled the "FAFSA Act of 2025" (though unrelated to the FAFSA application), would terminate federal student aid eligibility for individuals convicted of specific violent offenses. It directly affects students convicted of assault against police officers or certain riot-related crimes (like inciting violence or participating in riots), requiring them to repay any grants received under the Higher Education Act and converting those grants into unsubsidized loans. Key provisions include automatic loss of future aid, repayment of past grants as loans, and exclusion from all loan forgiveness or discharge programs. The bill takes effect for the first aid year after its enactment, impacting only those with convictions meeting its defined criteria.

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on April 23, 2025, for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

Maddy summaryHJRES 35 is a congressional resolution disapproving an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that established procedures for emissions charges on petroleum and natural gas systems. Specifically, it targets the EPA’s November 2024 rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions," which would have required companies to pay fees based on emissions. The resolution, passed by both chambers in February 2025, nullifies the rule, preventing it from taking effect. This directly affects oil and gas companies subject to the EPA’s emissions regulations, removing a specific compliance mechanism they would have faced.

Maddy summaryHR 2128, the Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025, creates a federal grant program to reimburse eligible local governments within 200 miles of the U.S.-Mexico land border for costs related to border security measures, such as additional law enforcement wages. To qualify, communities must be local governments (not sanctuary jurisdictions), submit applications to the DHS Secretary, and cannot use funds for legal aid, housing, healthcare, or other services for immigrants. Grants are capped at $500,000 per community per year, with $25 million authorized annually from 2026-2036. The program requires annual reports to Congress detailing grant usage and implementation, including recommendations for future funding adjustments.

Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value Based Program Act of 2025 or the ROCR Value Based Program Act This bill establishes a specialized payment program under Medicare for providers and suppliers of radiation oncology services.  Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish a program under which radiation therapy providers (i.e., hospital outpatient departments) and suppliers (i.e., physician group practices and freestanding radiation therapy centers) receive payments for each episode of care provided to individuals with specified types of cancer. An episode of care  means the period beginning on the day radiation therapy planning is furnished to the individual and ending (1) for individuals with bone or brain metastases, 30 days later; and (2) for individuals with other cancer types, 90 days later. Participation in the program is mandatory for providers and suppliers that participate in Medicare, unless the provider or supplier is part of a state-based Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation model or qualifies for a significant hardship exemption. The CMS must set payment rates for the program based on national payment rates with specified adjustments (e.g., geographic adjustments). Providers and suppliers who provide certain transportation services for individuals under their care may receive an additional payment. Providers and suppliers must be accredited in accordance with certain standards, subject to payment reductions. The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) implementation of the program, and (2) underserved areas that are in need of more or newer radiation therapy resources.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how individual investors in mutual funds (regulated investment companies) are taxed on certain dividends. It allows investors to defer paying tax on capital gain dividends that are automatically reinvested in additional fund shares through a dividend reinvestment plan. The deferred tax is recognized later when the investor sells shares or upon their death. It also establishes that shares acquired through this reinvestment are treated as held for over one year from the start, potentially qualifying for long-term capital gains rates. The rule applies only to individual investors (not estates, trusts, or dependents claimed by others).