Rep. Bob Good

Maddy summaryThis bill repeals Section 115 of the Clean Air Act, which previously addressed interstate and international pollution abatement. It removes this specific provision from federal law, though the conforming amendment ensures Section 110 remains focused solely on interstate pollution (without international aspects). The bill does not create new energy policies or directly affect any states, industries, or individuals; it is purely a procedural change to the Clean Air Act's text.

Maddy summaryThe SALT Act requires labor unions and labor relations consultants to report specific payments and agreements aimed at influencing employees' decisions about union organizing. Unions must disclose payments made to employees (or groups) of an employer (not the union) to persuade them about union representation, while consultants must report agreements to provide labor relations advice with that purpose. Reports must detail the amount, date, recipient's name and address, and the targeted employer's location. These filings - due within 30 days of new agreements and annually for ongoing ones - are submitted to the Secretary of Labor, increasing transparency around labor-related financial activities.

Maddy summaryHR 7783 would prevent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from using two specific guidance documents: a 2023 enforcement guidance on workplace harassment and a 2021 fact sheet explaining protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill would make these documents legally ineffective and prohibit the EEOC from issuing similar guidance in the future. This does not change existing anti-discrimination laws but would limit how the EEOC communicates its interpretation of those laws to employers and workers. The bill directly affects the EEOC’s ability to issue policy guidance and could influence how workplace discrimination claims are handled under current law.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes new eligibility rules for women's and girls' amateur sports by defining "female" and "male" based on biological sex at birth. It prohibits individuals designated as male under these definitions from participating in athletic competitions designated for females, women, or girls. The law amends existing U.S. Code provisions to add this requirement, directly affecting athletes and organizations managing female-designated teams. The key change is a clear ban on male-identified participants in female sports, replacing previous eligibility standards with biological sex criteria.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) at the U.S.-Canada border, rather than the U.S.-Mexico border as previously applied. It requires asylum seekers arriving at the northern border to wait in Canada while their cases are processed, following the 2019 policy guidance. The bill directly affects individuals seeking asylum who cross into the U.S. from Canada. It makes no new funding or structural changes but shifts the geographic application of an existing policy. The summary reflects the bill’s concrete policy change without commentary on its implications.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires colleges receiving federal student aid to participate in the E-Verify program, which checks the immigration status of new hires. If a college violates immigration law by hiring unauthorized workers or fails to use E-Verify, it could lose access to federal financial aid. The Department of Homeland Security must monitor colleges' E-Verify participation every six months and notify the Education Department within 10 days of any violations or non-participation. The law directly affects all institutions of higher education seeking federal funding under the Higher Education Act.

Maddy summaryHR 7594 codifies existing immigration enforcement policies into law, primarily by making executive actions from 2017-2019 permanent. It ends the "catch and release" practice for border apprehensions, mandates border wall construction and other security measures, enforces restrictions on "sanctuary cities," implements the "Remain in Mexico" policy, and limits entry for migrants. The bill also modifies birthright citizenship rules under the Immigration and Nationality Act, requiring at least one parent to be a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident for a child born in the U.S. to automatically gain citizenship. It directly affects immigrants seeking entry or asylum, those in border detention, and individuals applying for citizenship through birth in the U.S.

Maddy summaryThe Appropriations Transparency Act of 2024 requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide detailed cost breakdowns for bills reported by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Specifically, these estimates must include total budget authority, comparisons to spending allocations, outlay projections, rescissions, offsetting receipts, changes to mandatory programs (CHIMPs), direct spending, and categorization details. The bill directly affects the Appropriations Committees by mandating these specific disclosures in all cost estimates for their reported bills. This aims to clarify how funding is allocated and spent, though it does not change actual funding levels or program provisions. The bill also adjusts House Rule XIII to ensure these detailed estimates are not blocked by procedural rules.

Maddy summaryThe Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024 requires state and local law enforcement agencies to hold individuals for up to 48 hours if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issues a detainer, primarily targeting people with criminal records who may be removable from the U.S. It mandates that local agencies share immigration status information with DHS and provides federal funding to states that detain qualifying criminal aliens - defined as those convicted of felonies or multiple misdemeanors who entered without inspection or violated visa status. States failing to comply with detainer requests risk losing priority for federal law enforcement grants and equipment. The bill allocates $750 million for 2024 to cover detention costs for these individuals, with annual funding increasing through 2030.

Maddy summaryHR 7567, the *Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act of 2024*, makes it a federal crime to create or share non-consensual digital forgeries of intimate visual depictions (like deepfakes) of identifiable people. It directly affects individuals whose intimate images are manipulated without consent and those who produce or distribute such forgeries. The bill prohibits this conduct with penalties of up to 5 years in prison or fines, while including exceptions for law enforcement, medical use, legal proceedings, and reporting harmful content. Key provisions define "digital forgery" as AI-generated or altered images that appear authentic, require "affirmative consent" for sharing, and protect platforms from liability unless they knowingly distribute violating content.