Sen. Markwayne Mullin

Maddy summaryS 3030, the Pay Our Military Act of 2025, ensures that active-duty military members, reservists, civilian Defense personnel, and supporting contractors continue receiving pay and essential benefits during any funding gap in fiscal year 2026. It appropriates necessary funds from the Treasury to cover pay, allowances, housing, travel, and other payments if Congress hasn’t passed full-year appropriations by September 30, 2026. These funds are charged to future appropriations when regular funding is enacted, preventing delays in military compensation. The bill takes effect retroactively as of September 30, 2025, to cover any missed payments during the prior fiscal year.

Maddy summaryS 3031, the Keep America Flying Act of 2026, provides temporary funding to ensure continued pay and benefits for critical aviation personnel during the 2025-2026 federal budget gap. It appropriates funds for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners, and their contractors who support flight safety and security operations. This funding covers standard pay, allowances, and benefits for these staff until regular appropriations are enacted or by September 30, 2026. The bill directly affects FAA and TSA employees and contractors whose work is essential to maintaining safe air travel.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all commercial driver's license (CDL) testing - including knowledge tests, entry-level training, and third-party assessments - to be conducted solely in English. It also mandates that new CDL applicants must hold a standard driver's license for at least one year before applying for a CDL, though current CDL holders are exempt. States issuing non-domiciled CDLs (licenses to non-residents) risk losing that authority if they fail to comply with these rules or federal standards. The law directly affects new commercial drivers seeking CDLs and states managing non-domiciled license programs.

Maddy summaryThe Employee Rights Act (S 2984) amends key labor laws to change union representation processes and worker classification. It requires secret ballot elections for collective bargaining (Section 2), prohibits non-lawfully-status employees from voting in union elections (Section 3), and establishes privacy protections for employee information used in organizing efforts (Section 4). The bill also changes how workers are classified as employees versus independent contractors (Section 5) and creates a new "independent negotiating" option for workers who leave unions (Section 7). These changes directly affect union representation processes, employee classification, and privacy protections for workers across various industries.

Maddy summaryThis bill reauthorizes the federal Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program through 2030, extending funding and updating data collection requirements. It mandates the CDC to track TBI causes, risk factors, and high-risk populations (like those in certain occupations, domestic violence survivors, or public safety officers), and requires public reporting of aggregated TBI data on CDC websites. The bill modifies state grant programs to include tribal partnerships, maintain non-Federal funding levels, and allow limited matching fund waivers. It also directs the HHS Secretary to report on data gaps and conduct a study on long-term TBI symptoms, with findings due within two years of enactment. The changes directly affect federal agencies (CDC, HHS), state governments, tribal organizations, and healthcare providers receiving TBI-related grants.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (SRES 438) condemns Hamas for the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel that killed approximately 1,200 people - including 40 U.S. citizens - and took 251 hostages. It supports an outcome ensuring Israel’s "forever survival," destroying Hamas’s ability to regroup, and securing the release of all remaining hostages, including two U.S. citizens held in Gaza. The resolution also condemns antisemitic protests in the U.S. that damaged property and threatened Jewish Americans’ safety. As a non-binding Senate resolution, it expresses symbolic support for U.S. policy toward Israel but does not create new laws or allocate funds. It directly affects U.S. diplomatic positioning on the Israel-Hamas conflict and hostage negotiations.

Maddy summarySenate Resolution SRES 406 designates September 30, 2025, as "Impact Aid Recognition Day" to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Impact Aid program. The program reimburses school districts near federal properties (such as military bases, Indian lands, and federal facilities) for lost tax revenue, ensuring they can provide quality education. This resolution formally recognizes the program’s role in supporting over 1,100 school districts serving more than 8 million students across 4.7 million acres of federally owned land. It is a ceremonial resolution with no new policy changes or funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to assign a single, unique ZIP Code to each of 69 specific communities across 16 states within 270 days of enactment. It directly affects listed communities such as Canyon Lake, California; Castle Pines, Colorado; Coconut Creek, Florida; and numerous others including unincorporated areas like Quartzite Township, Minnesota. The key provision mandates USPS to establish one distinct ZIP Code per community, replacing any existing multiple or overlapping codes for these locations. This is a procedural change to standardize postal addressing for these specific communities, with no additional funding or policy shifts beyond ZIP Code assignment.

Maddy summarySRES 426 is a ceremonial Senate resolution designating October 5-11, 2025, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States. It affirms the importance of religious education for civic and moral development, highlights historical and legal precedents supporting religious instruction (like *Pierce v. Society of Sisters* and *Zorach v. Clauson*), and calls on all 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia to accommodate public school students participating in religious education through "released time" programs. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but symbolically recognizes existing religious education efforts, including those in sectarian schools and public school release-time programs. It directly affects public schools, religious education providers, and state education systems by urging them to support student access to religious instruction.

Maddy summarySRES 420 is a non-binding Senate resolution designating September 19, 2025, as "National Concussion Awareness Day." It recognizes concussions as a significant health concern affecting millions, citing CDC data on sports-related injuries and long-term effects. The resolution encourages federal, state, and local officials to collaborate on raising awareness, improving concussion diagnosis and management, and supporting further research. It does not create new laws or funding but aims to promote public and medical community education about concussions.