Maddy summaryThe 21st Century Entrepreneurship Act directs the Small Business Administration to develop a curriculum for SCORE program volunteers to teach entrepreneurship and inventorship (creating new products/services) to female students, minority students, English learners, children with disabilities, and low-income students at community learning centers. It requires partnerships between SCORE and these centers, amends the Small Business Act to include entrepreneurship programs under SCORE, and updates the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to include these programs. The bill authorizes $2.5 million annually (2023-2027) for implementation, with funds transferable to SCORE, and mandates annual reports to Congress tracking partnerships, student reach, and program effectiveness. It directly affects disadvantaged youth in community learning centers and the SCORE program's volunteer activities.
Sponsored bills
IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act This bill modifies procedural rules for the imposition of tax penalties by requiring, among other things, the approval of such penalties to be given in the pre-assessment process when a supervisor or higher level official has the discretion to give or withhold such approval.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a U.S. Army soldier who saved approximately 200 Jewish-American soldiers during WWII by refusing Nazi orders to separate them. It directs the Treasury Secretary to design and strike the medal, which will be presented posthumously to Edmonds' family (specifically to Christopher Waring Edmonds). The bill also permits the sale of bronze duplicates to the public to offset costs, with proceeds going to the U.S. Mint. This is a commemorative measure with no direct policy impact on current laws or regulations.
Maddy summaryThe Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act amends federal criminal statutes to clarify legal standards and increase penalties for specific violent crimes. It clarifies that assaults on federal officers are general intent crimes (removing the need to prove defendants specifically intended to harm officers), increases carjacking penalties to 20 years for first offenses (up from 15) and up to 40 years when weapons are used, and creates a new offense for distributing candy-flavored controlled substances to minors with penalties of up to 20 years for repeat violations. The bill also updates sentencing guidelines to require a 2-level enhancement for the new candy-flavored drug offense. These changes apply to existing federal criminal codes without creating new crime categories beyond the specified provisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill exempts the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD) from public disclosure requirements under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), meaning internal program communications and decisions will not be subject to public disclosure requests. It directly affects the federal broadband funding program established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which allocates $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access. The key provision amends existing law to explicitly exclude BEAD-related information from FOIA requests, while still subjecting the program to standard federal transparency rules. This is a procedural change focused on information access, not new infrastructure funding or policy.
Maddy summaryThis bill (SJRES 10) seeks to block a specific rule issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding reproductive health services for veterans. It requests Congress disapprove the rule (published September 2022) under a process in federal law that allows Congress to halt agency regulations. If approved, the VA rule would be nullified and could not take effect, meaning the VA could not enforce its provisions on reproductive health services for veterans. The bill directly affects the implementation of this VA policy for veterans receiving care at VA facilities.
Maddy summaryS 1200 (SAVE Girls Act) creates a $50 million federal grant program to combat the smuggling and trafficking of children and young women aged 12-24. The program funds states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to prevent cross-border smuggling of girls in this age group and support victims already trafficked or at risk of child sex trafficking. Grants prioritize prevention efforts along U.S. borders and provide direct services to affected youth. The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to establish this targeted funding mechanism, administered by the Attorney General and Health and Human Services Secretary. It directly affects vulnerable youth aged 12-24 and the organizations providing them with prevention and support services.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a new Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) position at the State Department. The envoy will represent the U.S. as a dialogue partner with PIF and coordinate U.S. policy with like-minded democracies in the region. The bill requires the President to appoint the envoy (with Senate confirmation) and mandates a 180-day report detailing plans to recruit and retain diplomatic staff for Pacific Island posts. It directly affects U.S. diplomatic operations in the Pacific and aims to strengthen engagement with PIF member nations, including the Freely Associated States.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends key labor laws to strengthen worker protections and clarify union election processes. It requires employers to provide voter lists for union elections with only one employee-chosen contact detail (like email or phone), mandates secret ballot elections for union representation, and restricts union dues from funding non-representational activities without written employee consent for at least 35 days. The bill also clarifies joint employment standards, making it harder for companies to avoid responsibility for workers' pay and conditions, and adds tribal sovereignty protections to labor law definitions. These changes directly affect employers, unions, and employees in collective bargaining contexts.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends the Public Health Service Act to give the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to temporarily restrict people and property entering the U.S. from specific foreign countries. It directly affects border crossings from nations identified as sources of significant fentanyl smuggling that poses a serious public health danger. The key provision allows the Secretary to prohibit or limit these entries for a set period, based on their determination that such restrictions are necessary to avert the risk of fentanyl introduction. The measure focuses on public health protection related to fentanyl trafficking, not broader immigration policy.