Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Maddy summaryHR 1251, the All Access Act of 2025, requires Members of Congress (House members and Senators) to present official identification to enter federal public buildings during regular business hours. For access outside these hours, Members must notify the building head at least 12 hours in advance. The bill establishes clear, procedural access rules for congressional members but does not create new policies or affect the public. It is a straightforward procedural measure governing Member access to federal facilities.

Maddy summaryHR 1269, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025, expands benefits for public safety officers (like police and firefighters) who develop certain cancers linked to their work. It adds 22 specific cancers - including lung, mesothelioma, and breast cancer - to the list of conditions presumed to be "exposure-related" and sustained in the line of duty. This presumption applies if the officer served at least 5 years, was diagnosed with the cancer within 15 years after last active duty, and the cancer directly caused death or permanent disability. The bill also establishes a process for adding new cancers every 3 years based on medical evidence from agencies like NIOSH, and allows claims to be filed within 3 years of the law's enactment.

Maddy summaryThe Fair Play for Women Act would require schools and athletic associations receiving federal funding to collect and publicly disclose detailed data on gender equity in sports, including participation rates, funding, facilities, and coaching. It mandates annual training for staff and athletes about Title IX rights and establishes civil penalties for schools that fail to comply with gender equity requirements. The bill directly affects all public elementary, secondary, and higher education institutions, as well as state athletic associations. Key provisions include requiring detailed reporting on gender disparities in sports participation and funding, and creating enforcement mechanisms to hold schools accountable for noncompliance.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts access to Treasury payment systems (including the Bureau of the Fiscal Service) to only Treasury employees with a "fully successful" performance rating and at least one year of civil service, or contractors/outsiders with security clearances, required privacy/cybersecurity training, ethics agreements, and no conflicts of interest. It treats non-government users accessing these systems as government employees for ethics rules and defines specific actions (like stopping payments) as "personal and substantial participation" in government matters. The Treasury Inspector General must investigate any unauthorized access within 30 days and report to Congress, detailing the breach, security risks, and any halted payments. The bill directly affects Treasury staff, contractors, and any external entities accessing federal payment systems.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic" upon enactment. It updates all official references in federal laws, documents, and records to reflect this new name. The bill does not alter services, funding, or operations at the clinic - its sole purpose is to honor General Bernie Mittemeyer through a ceremonial naming designation. This change affects only the clinic's official identification within federal systems.

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location except in exigent circumstances, such as the imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to any person. Sensitive locations include  health care facilities; schools and school bus stops; places that provide assistance for people such as children, pregnant women, and abuse victims; child care facilities; places that provide disaster or emergency services; places of worship; courthouses and lawyers’ offices; facilities used as polling places; certain labor union facilities; and public assistance offices. The prohibition shall apply to Department of Homeland Security officers and agents, as well as state employees pursuing immigration enforcement actions. If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this prohibition (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected individual may move to immediately terminate such a proceeding. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall annually report to Congress about enforcement actions taken at sensitive locations in the preceding year.

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025 This bill requires or authorizes certain actions related to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The bill requires the Department of Justice to appoint an assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution of various crimes related to postal services (for example, assault on a postal service employee, breaking into a post office, or obstruction of mails). The bill also requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend sentencing guidelines to provide that the assault or robbery of a postal employee shall be treated the same as the assault of a law enforcement officer. Additionally, the bill authorizes appropriations for the USPS to install high security collection boxes and replace older versions of the universal mailbox key with electronic versions.

Maddy summaryHRES 116 is a non-binding House resolution condemning pardons granted to individuals convicted of assaulting Capitol Police officers. It expresses the House's disapproval of such pardons but does not alter any laws or affect legal proceedings. The resolution has no legal force and serves only as a formal statement of disapproval by the sponsoring lawmakers. It directly addresses the pardons of specific individuals found guilty in criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach.

Maddy summaryHR 989 would turn Executive Order 11246 into law, requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to follow its equal employment nondiscrimination rules. This bill directly affects businesses working with the U.S. government by making these requirements legally binding. The key provision ensures the existing order has the full force of law, rather than being subject to executive changes.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies corporate tax rules to prevent companies from avoiding US taxes by moving operations overseas. It targets tax breaks that companies currently use when they outsource work to foreign countries or reorganize as foreign entities (so-called "inverted corporations"). The bill requires companies to pay tax on foreign profits based on each country where they operate, limits tax deductions for interest by multinational corporations, and treats foreign corporations managed in the US as domestic for tax purposes. These changes aim to close loopholes that allow companies to reduce their US tax burden through foreign operations.