Rep. Tom McClintock

Maddy summaryHR 5947 terminates specific U.S. waivers and licenses related to Iran, ending a 2023 waiver that allowed funds transfer from South Korea to Qatar. It prohibits the Treasury Department from reissuing similar waivers or licenses for the same purpose and blocks the President from granting Iran access to certain designated financial accounts established under prior laws. The bill directly affects U.S. foreign policy implementation by restricting how Treasury handles Iran-related financial transactions. It enacts concrete policy changes by ending existing authorizations and preventing future approvals for Iran to access specific accounts.

Maddy summaryHRES 1148 is a resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that condemns the Iranian government for supporting terrorism, regional proxy conflicts, and internal suppression of dissent - including its crackdown on protests following Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. It specifically calls for maintaining sanctions against Iran, supporting the Iranian Resistance's Ten-Point Plan (which advocates for a democratic, secular, nonnuclear Iran), and protecting Iranian political refugees in Albania. The resolution also affirms the Iranian people's right to self-determination under international law and urges the U.S. to recognize their struggle for freedom. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws but formally expresses congressional stance.

Maddy summaryHR 8011, the Iranian Terror Prevention Act, requires the U.S. Secretary of State to designate 12 Iranian-affiliated military groups and any entity controlled by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as Foreign Terrorist Organizations within 90 days. It mandates the President to decide within 60 days whether to impose sanctions under existing law (Executive Order 13224) on these groups, which would block their U.S. assets and restrict transactions. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to submit regular reports to Congress on new entities meeting designation criteria and the President to explain any decisions not to impose sanctions. This law directly affects the listed Iranian military groups and any new entities linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Maddy summaryThe ROWATA Act requires federal agencies to notify applicants within 60 days whether a right-of-way application for federal lands is complete or needs additional information. This directly affects companies or individuals seeking to build infrastructure (like pipelines or roads) on public lands or National Forest System lands. The key provision mandates that the Secretary of the Interior (for public lands) or Secretary of Agriculture (for National Forests) must provide this notification within 60 days of receiving an application. The bill focuses on streamlining the application process with a clear timeline, without changing land use policies.

Maddy summaryHR 7947, the Restoring Court Authority Over Litigation Act of 2024, clarifies that state and federal courts - not federal agencies - have primary authority to regulate attorneys engaged in litigation. The bill prohibits federal agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from regulating attorneys' litigation activities and eliminates private lawsuits against attorneys for their litigation conduct. It amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Consumer Financial Protection Act to explicitly exclude attorneys engaged in litigation from certain regulatory requirements. This directly affects attorneys, law firms, and federal agencies that currently regulate or sue attorneys over litigation activities. The key provision establishes that courts, not federal agencies, should handle disciplinary matters related to attorneys' legal representation in court.

Maddy summaryHR 661, "Sarah’s Law," requires U.S. immigration authorities to detain certain immigrants charged with crimes causing death or serious injury. It applies to immigrants who entered without proper inspection, held revoked temporary visas, or fall under specific deportation categories, and who face charges for violent crimes. The bill mandates that immigration officials notify victims or their families (like parents or spouses) about the immigrant’s identity, immigration status, custody details, and removal efforts. This law does not change existing victim rights but adds specific notification requirements for these cases.

Maddy summaryHRES 987 is a symbolic resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 31, 2024, by multiple Republican members. It formally denounces the Biden administration’s energy policies as "harmful" and "anti-American," citing specific actions like canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, restricting federal land leasing for oil and gas, blocking LNG exports, and implementing mineral extraction rules. The resolution does not create new laws or affect any group directly; it serves only as a formal expression of disapproval by the House. It has no legal effect and is intended to convey political opposition to the administration’s approach to energy development.

Maddy summaryHR 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a specific proposed rule (88 Fed. Reg. 47562, July 24, 2023) concerning fluid mineral leases and leasing processes on public lands. The bill directly affects the BLM’s regulatory authority over oil and gas leasing by prohibiting the agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing that rule or any substantially similar rule. This is a procedural bill focused solely on reversing a specific regulatory action, with no new policy provisions or direct impact on energy producers beyond halting the proposed rule.

Maddy summaryHR 5499, titled "Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act," would amend the Antiquities Act to impose time limits on national monument designations. It requires that any national monument established by presidential proclamation under the law expires after six months unless Congress extends it, and if not extended, the land cannot be re-designated as a monument for 25 years. This directly affects federal land managers and future presidents, who would need congressional action to maintain or expand monument boundaries. The bill changes the current process by adding automatic expiration and a long-term moratorium on re-designation, shifting authority to Congress.

Maddy summaryThe Laken Riley Act (HR 7511) would require federal authorities to detain non-citizens charged with or convicted of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offenses. It also creates new legal standing for state attorneys general to sue federal immigration officials in federal court if they believe immigration enforcement decisions (like releasing aliens or granting parole) cause financial harm exceeding $100 to the state or its residents. The bill amends immigration laws to expand detention requirements for certain property crimes and allows states to seek court orders to enforce immigration policies. It does not create new criminal penalties but modifies existing immigration enforcement procedures. The bill’s findings and political language about the Laken Riley case are not part of its policy provisions.