Rep. Bob Good

Maddy summaryHR 2189 caps funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) environmental programs and management for fiscal year 2024 at $2,201,242,000. This bill directly affects EPA programs by restricting their available budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The key provision is a strict spending limit that prevents any additional funds from being allocated beyond this specified amount. The bill does not create new policies but limits existing funding authorization.

Maddy summaryHR 2247 sets a strict spending limit of $174,517,000 for the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) during fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects NASS by restricting its available funding for data collection and reporting activities related to agriculture. The key provision prohibits the agency from using more than this specified amount, regardless of other funding authorizations. It does not change NASS's data collection methods or mandate but limits its operational budget for the fiscal year. This is a straightforward fiscal constraint on agency funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill caps funding for the USDA's Wildland Fire Management program at $2.005 billion for fiscal year 2024. It directly limits the available spending for wildfire management activities under the USDA, including fire prevention, suppression, and related operations. The provision sets a specific maximum amount that cannot be exceeded, regardless of other funding authorizations. This is a procedural budget constraint, not a policy change to fire management practices.

Maddy summaryHR 2193 limits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Buildings and Facilities account to $34,467,000 for fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects the EPA's ability to operate, maintain, or build facilities using federal funds. The key provision is a strict spending cap that prohibits exceeding this specific dollar amount for these purposes. The bill does not alter EPA's core environmental programs or create new policies, only restricting one specific funding category.

Maddy summaryHR 2250 sets a $927,649,000 spending cap on the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for its Research and Education Activities during fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects NIFA's budget authority for funding agricultural research, education, and extension programs. The provision limits all funds authorized for these specific activities to the stated amount, preventing additional appropriations from exceeding this cap.

Maddy summaryHR 2192 sets a funding cap of $41,489,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) during fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects the EPA OIG by limiting its available budget for oversight activities during that fiscal year. The key provision is a statutory spending limit that prevents the OIG from using funds exceeding this specific amount, regardless of other funding authorizations. This is a procedural budget restriction, not a policy change to environmental regulations.

Maddy summaryHR 2249 sets a spending cap of $127,805,000 for the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Buildings and Facilities program in fiscal year 2024. This bill directly affects the USDA ARS by limiting the funds available for maintaining and operating its research buildings and facilities. The key provision is a strict annual funding limit that must be adhered to, preventing the use of unspent funds beyond this amount. It does not change program requirements or policies, only restricting the budget allocation for physical infrastructure.

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.

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor final rule entitled Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States and published on February 28, 2023. This rule makes changes to the methodology used to set adverse effect wage rates for H-2A workers (temporary agricultural workers), including by using Bureau of Labor Statistics wage surveys in certain instances. (Generally, the minimum wage for an H-2A worker is the highest of the adverse effect wage rate, the applicable minimum wage, the prevailing wage for that occupation in that area, or any agreed-upon collective bargaining wage.)

Maddy summaryHR 2826, the Save Local Business Act, clarifies when multiple businesses can be held jointly responsible for labor laws. It amends the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act to state that a business is only a joint employer if it directly controls key employment terms like hiring, pay, schedules, or discipline for another business's workers. This directly affects franchisors, contractors, and similar business models that might previously have been deemed joint employers under broader interpretations. The bill aims to limit joint employer liability to cases where one business has clear, day-to-day control over essential worker conditions.