Rep. Keith Self

Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025 This bill establishes public databases of federal criminal offenses. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice to report on and create a public database of all criminal statutory offenses. Additionally, the bill requires federal agencies to report on and create public databases of criminal regulatory offenses that they enforce.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the U.S. Treasury Department to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, which would block all U.S. assets belonging to CAIR and its affiliates and prohibit Americans from engaging in any financial transactions with the organization. The legislation also requires the Treasury Secretary to suspend CAIR's tax-exempt status under federal law. These actions are based on provisions in Executive Order 13224 that allow the government to restrict support for designated terrorist organizations. The bill includes a requirement for federal agencies to submit a detailed report to Congress within 30 days explaining the legal criteria used to justify the designation.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify that protections against sex discrimination do not extend to gender identity. It directly affects employers, employees, and individuals involved in workplace discrimination claims by explicitly excluding gender identity from the definition of sex-based discrimination. The key provision is a rule of construction that interprets existing federal law in a specific way, rather than creating new protections or restrictions. This change would limit the scope of federal sex discrimination claims to biological sex rather than including gender identity as a protected category.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the NASA Administrator to begin planning and establishing the initial components of a lunar outpost by December 31, 2030. The legislation amends existing federal law to create a specific timeline for this space exploration initiative, requiring NASA to actively pursue the development of these outpost elements. The primary affected party is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which must incorporate this directive into its operational planning and budget considerations. This measure formalizes a long-term goal for lunar presence without specifying detailed design requirements or funding allocations.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the issuance of U.S. visas to individuals who have committed particularly severe violations of religious freedom, either while serving as foreign government officials or while acting outside the United States. It directly affects foreign nationals by adding them to the list of inadmissible aliens under U.S. immigration law if they meet specific criteria related to religious persecution. The law requires the Secretary of State to publish the names and locations of these individuals on a public website, though the Secretary retains discretion to withhold identities if doing so would harm U.S. foreign policy interests. This measure expands existing immigration restrictions to specifically target those responsible for religious freedom violations, creating a new ground for visa denial.

Maddy summaryThe GUARD Act would deny tax-exempt status to U.S. nonprofit organizations that receive contributions from citizens or nationals of designated foreign adversaries. This change directly affects charities, religious groups, and other 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations that accept donations from individuals in countries like China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Under the bill, any organization receiving such contributions would lose its tax-exempt status starting with the taxable year following the donation. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, could also designate additional countries as foreign adversaries if national security interests require it. This provision applies only to contributions received after the bill is enacted into law.

Maddy summaryThis bill, titled the Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act, would change how businesses calculate the limit on interest expenses they can deduct on their taxes. It directly affects corporations and other businesses that pay interest on loans by modifying the rules for determining adjusted taxable income. The key provision removes a specific clause from the tax code that currently limits how much interest can be deducted based on a company's earnings, effectively allowing more interest to be treated as a deductible business expense. These changes would apply to tax years starting after December 31, 2025, meaning businesses would need to adjust their financial planning for future tax filings.

Maddy summaryHR 7653, the Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act, requires the U.S. Secretary of State to develop two new strategies to strengthen international cooperation on biodefense, biosecurity, and biotechnology. The bill mandates a NATO Biodefense Strategy to improve alliance coordination on biological threat response and a broader International Cooperation Strategy to enhance partnerships with U.S. allies and major non-NATO partners on export controls for dual-use biotech items and adherence to safety standards. These strategies must identify gaps in current efforts, recommend improvements, and assess coordination with U.S. agencies, with reports due to Congress within 270 days of enactment. The bill directly affects U.S. diplomatic engagement with NATO and allied nations on biological threat preparedness, focusing on policy development, capabilities, and enforcement of the Biological Weapons Convention.

Maddy summaryThe SHADOW Act creates a new State Department Coordinator to lead U.S. efforts against hybrid warfare threats from China and Russia, particularly in Europe. The Coordinator will assess threats like cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns, coordinate with NATO allies and partners (including Japan and Australia), and help protect critical infrastructure sectors. The bill requires the Coordinator to submit a strategy within 60 days and annual reports for three years detailing threat assessments and coordination progress. It also mandates a specific report within 180 days identifying Chinese entities supporting Russia’s defense industry.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the State Department to create a strategy within 180 days of enactment to address risks posed by certain Chinese entities to U.S. interests through European academic institutions. The strategy must identify, evaluate, and mitigate relationships between covered European institutions (universities/research centers in Europe) and specific Chinese entities of concern - such as those linked to military-civil fusion, defense industries, Confucius Institutes, or activities involving Uyghur detention. It mandates a country-by-country assessment of these entities’ scale and activities, evaluation of security threats to the U.S. and allies, and recommendations for diplomatic engagement. The plan must be submitted unclassified to congressional foreign affairs committees, with a classified annex permitted.