Sen. J.D. Vance

Maddy summaryThis bill redefines "private duty nursing services" under Medicaid as "continuous skilled nursing services" for complex-care patients requiring over 2 hours of daily nursing care. It mandates that such services must be provided by licensed nurses (registered or practical) and requires states to update Medicaid programs to reflect this change within 18 months. The bill also establishes a working group to develop national quality standards for these services, which must be published within one year, and updates Medicaid waiver services and quality measures to include these standards. These changes directly affect Medicaid beneficiaries receiving complex nursing care and state Medicaid programs administering these services.

Maddy summaryThe Revoke Iranian Funding Act of 2023 revokes existing licenses and exemptions that permitted U.S. funds to be released to Iran for humanitarian purposes, including the $6 billion South Korea transfer in September 2023, and blocks the Treasury from issuing new such licenses for one year. It also rescinds a specific waiver issued by the State Department in September 2023 that allowed humanitarian funding. The bill requires the Treasury to report within 30 days on Iranian assets held in the U.S. and current licenses related to Iran sanctions, directly affecting Iran's government and entities linked to its military, nuclear program, or terrorist groups like Hamas. This targets financial transactions involving Iran's accounts in Qatar and aims to prevent funds from being diverted to support terrorism.

Maddy summaryThe FEND Off Fentanyl Act authorizes sanctions against foreign individuals and entities involved in trafficking fentanyl and its precursors into the United States, with specific focus on transnational criminal organizations like Mexican cartels and the flow of precursor chemicals from China. It requires the President to submit annual reports to Congress on actions taken under the law and designates fentanyl-related transactions as a primary money laundering concern for financial institutions. The bill also repeals a prohibition on imposing sanctions related to importation of goods under previous fentanyl sanctions law. It aims to increase financial costs for traffickers by blocking assets and prohibiting transactions involving sanctioned persons.

Stop Subsidizing Giant Mergers Act  This bill eliminates the deferral of tax for shareholders who receive stock through corporate mergers, acquisitions, or transfers involving corporations with annual gross receipts exceeding $500 million over the three preceding taxable year period.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires colleges and universities receiving federal student aid to comply with immigration laws regarding employee hiring. Specifically, it makes institutions ineligible for federal funding if they violate rules against employing unauthorized workers (Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act) and mandates all such institutions to participate in the E-Verify program to check employee immigration status. The Department of Homeland Security must monitor compliance every six months and notify the Department of Education within 10 days if an institution violates immigration rules or fails to use E-Verify. The policy directly affects higher education institutions that receive federal student aid or institutional funds.

Maddy summaryThis joint resolution (SJRES 65) seeks to disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that would have revised national air quality standards for tiny air particles (particulate matter), which are pollutants linked to health issues like asthma and heart disease. The EPA rule, published on March 6, 2024, proposed updating these standards to tighten pollution limits. By invoking the Congressional Review Act, the resolution would block the rule from taking effect, maintaining the current standards without changes. This directly affects the EPA’s ability to implement the proposed revisions to air quality regulations, impacting public health protections and industry compliance requirements.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts the Chinese government and its state-controlled commercial entities from making new investments in U.S. capital markets, exchanges, or financial transactions if the U.S. Treasury determines they violate specific international financial laws. It targets compliance with rules covering sovereign debt handling, market transparency, and prohibitions against discriminatory payment practices. The Treasury Secretary, with input from the foreign investment committee, would block new investments by U.S. exchanges, brokers, banks, or other financial entities if China fails to meet these standards. The restriction applies only to new investments, not existing ones, and focuses on financial market access rather than broader economic ties.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the William S. Knudsen Commission for American Defense-Industrial Mobilization to assess the U.S. defense industrial base and recommend improvements. The 12-member commission, appointed by congressional leaders and defense committee chairs, will review current production capacity, identify regulatory barriers (from agencies like EPA and DOE), and evaluate supply chain vulnerabilities. It must submit a report within one year, including strategies to boost domestic defense production capacity and reforms to federal policies affecting manufacturing. The commission will hold public hearings, consult industry experts, and provide interim briefings to Congress on its findings.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts U.S. federal funding for defense articles and services requiring Enhanced End-Use Monitoring (EEUM) sent to Ukraine until specific accountability measures are met. It requires the Defense Department Inspector General to certify that all EEUM items in Ukraine are fully inventoried by serial number and that the delinquency rate for tracking these items drops below 10 percentage points. The bill also mandates the Secretary of Defense to submit detailed, unclassified reports every 30 days to Congress on tracking progress, including how items reach intended recipients and any accountability issues, until the delinquency rate falls below 1%. These provisions directly affect U.S. security assistance to Ukraine by tying funding disbursement to verified accountability.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends federal law to block Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from going to jurisdictions that qualify as "sanctuary cities." It defines a "sanctuary jurisdiction" as any local or state government that restricts sharing immigration status information with federal authorities or refuses to comply with certain immigration detainer requests. The key provision requires grant applicants to certify they are not sanctuary jurisdictions and will not become one during the grant period. This directly affects cities or counties with policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, potentially cutting off a major source of federal funding for community projects. The bill includes a limited exception for policies that protect victims or witnesses in criminal cases.