Rep. Chris Stewart

Maddy summaryHRES 372 is a non-binding House resolution expressing support for designating May 2023 as "Mental Health Awareness Month." It does not create new laws or allocate funds but formally urges the nation to recognize mental health as a priority. The resolution supports reducing stigma around mental illness, expanding access to mental health services, and emphasizing that mental well-being is as important as physical health. It highlights the need for greater awareness and resources, particularly for youth, veterans, and communities of color facing mental health disparities, but does not mandate any specific policy changes.

Direct Capital Access Act of 2023 or the DCA Act of 2023 This bill increases the number of daily round-trip flights allowed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Specifically, this bill adds 56 new slots at DCA to allow for 28 additional daily round-trip flights. (Airlines flying to and from DCA are subject to slot and perimeter rules set by federal law and regulation. The slot rules determine the total number of flight slots that can be handled in a given time period. In addition, a statutory perimeter rule limits nonstop flights to a 1,250-mile radius unless they are granted an exemption in law.) Current law limits DCA to a maximum of 67 hourly slots for flights both within- and beyond-perimeter; a round-trip flight serving DCA requires two slots (or a slot pair). Of those slots, 40 daily slots are exempt from the perimeter rule. Under the bill's slot increase, operations at DCA may not increase by more than eight flights per hour.

Maddy summaryHR 2429, the Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act, establishes a federal program to provide free, satellite-based data on water loss from soil and plants (evapotranspiration) to water managers, farmers, and communities. The program, run by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Interior Department, delivers this data at no cost to help users make better water management decisions, especially during droughts, by showing how much water is consumed in landscapes. It requires coordination with federal agencies like NASA, NOAA, and USDA, and partnerships with states, tribes, universities, and private groups to develop and maintain the data system. The bill authorizes $23 million annually from 2024-2028 to support this program, which aims to improve water conservation and planning across the U.S.

Maddy summaryHRES 339 is a non-binding House resolution expressing that an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy - including oil, gas, nuclear, coal, hydropower, and renewables - is the most viable approach to U.S. energy policy. It states this strategy would strengthen national security, lower consumer energy prices, and reduce reliance on foreign energy sources. The resolution highlights that domestic energy production supports infrastructure funding, job creation, and energy independence, while noting U.S. energy sources like Gulf of Mexico oil and nuclear power provide clean, reliable electricity. As a statement of congressional opinion, it does not create new laws or policy changes.

Maddy summaryHR 3011 establishes a 15-member task force within the Department of Defense to review and assess mental health services for active-duty military members, reservists, and their families. The task force, requiring half DOD personnel (including service surgeons and family members) and half external experts (like VA and SAMHSA staff), must submit a report within 12 months detailing improvements needed in areas like access to care, telehealth, reducing stigma, and transitioning care to veterans' services. The report will include specific recommendations for legislative or administrative changes, followed by annual progress reports to Congress over five years on implementing those recommendations. This bill creates a review mechanism but does not directly change existing mental health programs or funding.

Maddy summaryHR 2962, the Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act, exempts certain federal hydrogen production projects from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. It directly affects developers of hydrogen facilities using nuclear, solar, wind, or geothermal energy by removing the requirement for environmental impact assessments under NEPA for projects under this specific energy policy title. The key provision amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to add a new section stating that major federal actions involving these hydrogen production sources are not subject to NEPA. This simplifies permitting for qualifying clean hydrogen projects by eliminating a standard federal environmental review step.

Maddy summaryHR 2928, the Responsible Borrower Protection Act of 2023, blocks the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and mortgage enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) from implementing specific changes to mortgage credit fees announced in January 2023. The bill directly affects mortgage borrowers and lenders by reversing a pricing framework update that would have altered fees for single-family mortgages. It prohibits the FHFA from enforcing the January 2023 pricing changes detailed in FHFA's announcement and related lender letters. The bill clarifies that enterprises may still use risk-based pricing for mortgage fees, but the specific fee adjustments from the 2023 framework are canceled. This is a direct policy change to mortgage fee structures, not a broader reform.

Maddy summaryThis bill adds Moab and Monticello as authorized locations for holding federal court sessions in Utah's Central Division, currently limited to St. George. It directly affects residents in these communities by allowing them to attend federal court proceedings locally instead of traveling to St. George. The change modifies the court's geographic scope under Title 28 of the U.S. Code without altering substantive law.

Maddy summaryHR 1756, the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2023, requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to hold national hearings within 180 days of enactment to review the Federal milk marketing system, specifically focusing on the formula used to set the Class I skim milk price (the price for milk used in fluid products like milk and cheese). The bill mandates that the Secretary of Agriculture collect input from dairy producers and the industry on this pricing formula and other related matters during these hearings. It also amends federal law to require dairy processors to report detailed cost and yield information for all products made at their facilities, with the Secretary required to publish reports on this data every two years. This bill directly affects dairy producers, processors, and the regulatory framework governing milk pricing.

Maddy summaryHR 2802, the Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act, requires colleges and universities to include suicide prevention contact information on student identification cards. Specifically, institutions must list the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and their campus mental health center on new ID cards. Schools that don't issue ID cards must post this information on their websites instead. The requirement takes effect one year after the bill's enactment.