Rep. Bryan Steil

Maddy summaryHR 2672, the Religious Workforce Protection Act, extends temporary nonimmigrant status for religious workers whose applications for permanent residency (green cards) are delayed due to visa backlogs. It directly affects religious workers (such as pastors or missionaries) who are principal or derivative beneficiaries of pending immigrant petitions under specific visa categories, allowing them to maintain their work status beyond the usual 5-year limit while their green card applications are processed. Key provisions include granting extensions until a final decision is made on their adjustment of status application, modifying rules to allow limited job flexibility for these workers, and exempting them from a 1-year foreign residence requirement if they left the U.S. due to the prior 5-year cap. The bill aims to prevent religious workers from losing their legal status during lengthy immigration processing.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to proactively reschedule mental health appointments for enrolled veterans who cancel them. Specifically, if a veteran cancels a mental health appointment (defined as a veteran enrolled in the VA's standard patient system under 38 U.S.C. §1705(a)), the VA must contact them by phone at least twice to reschedule - first immediately, and then if not rescheduled on the first call. The key mechanism is mandating two telephone attempts to reconnect veterans who cancel, aiming to prevent gaps in care. This directly affects veterans using VA mental health services who cancel appointments, ensuring they receive follow-up support.

Maddy summaryThis bill codifies a "maximum pressure" policy toward Iran, requiring the U.S. to maintain all sanctions until Iran meets specific conditions related to its nuclear program, missile development, support for terrorism, and human rights violations. It expands sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and entities supporting Iran's ballistic missile program, while prohibiting waivers of sanctions on these entities. The bill mandates regular reports to Congress on Iran's nuclear activities, support for terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, and human rights abuses within Iran. It also directs the use of frozen Iranian assets to support victims of state-sponsored terrorism and prevents the release of funds that could benefit Iran's terrorist proxies. The bill aims to maintain economic and diplomatic pressure on Iran until it changes its behavior across multiple fronts.

Maddy summaryHR 2575 terminates specific financial authorizations related to Iran. It ends a 2023 waiver allowing funds transfer from South Korea to Qatar and all related licenses issued by the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The bill also prohibits the President from reissuing similar waivers or licenses that would permit the Iranian government or Iranian individuals to access certain financial accounts. This directly affects Iran's ability to access designated funds previously authorized under prior legislation. The law creates a permanent restriction on these financial arrangements without requiring new congressional approval.

Maddy summaryThis bill, titled "Secure Family Futures Act of 2025" but actually focused on tax code changes, primarily affects a specific subset of insurance companies. It amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain debts (like bonds or notes) held by these companies from being counted as capital assets (Section 2), and extends their capital loss carryover period to 10 years for losses from foreign expropriation or losses incurred by these companies (Section 3). The changes apply to debts acquired and losses arising after December 31, 2025. The bill's title is misleading, as it does not relate to family policy but is a technical tax amendment targeting defined insurance industry entities.

Maddy summaryHRES 262 establishes a House Select Committee focused solely on investigating Mexican drug cartels and their international networks, including U.S. and Mexican government efforts to address them. The committee has no legislative authority but may hold public hearings, conduct investigations, and issue policy recommendations by December 2025, with final reports due by December 2026. This procedural resolution affects only House committee structure and processes, not direct policy changes for the public or government agencies.

Maddy summaryHR 2468, the "No Sanctions Relief for Terrorists Act," prohibits the U.S. government from granting licenses or waivers for transactions involving Iranian individuals and entities listed under Treasury sanctions as of January 20, 2021, unless the President certifies to specific congressional committees that they have ceased terrorist activity. It directly affects U.S. agencies like the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and any entities seeking to conduct business with those designated Iranian persons. The bill requires the President to certify to the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees and the Senate Foreign Relations and Banking Committees before sanctions relief can be granted. This law does not change existing general licenses for these transactions that were in place as of January 20, 2021.

Maddy summaryHRES 198 establishes annual funding caps for the operational expenses (including staff salaries) of 20 House committees during the 119th Congress. The resolution specifies total spending limits for each committee for the first session (2025-2026) and second session (2026-2027), covering costs like personnel and administrative operations. It directly affects House committees by setting their maximum allowable spending for these periods.

Maddy summaryHR 2228, the Survivor Benefits Fairness Act, modifies how the Department of Veterans Affairs calculates when survivor benefits stop for veterans' spouses or dependents. It changes the effective date for benefit reductions or discontinuances due to remarriage, marriage, or death from "the last day of the month before" to "the last day of the month during which" the event occurs. This means benefits will stop immediately in the month the qualifying event happens, rather than at the start of the following month. The bill directly affects veterans' spouses and dependents who receive dependency and indemnity compensation or pensions. It does not change benefit amounts or eligibility criteria, only the timing of when reductions take effect.

Maddy summaryThis bill delays two Medicare billing deadlines for ground ambulance services from 2025 to 2028. It amends the Social Security Act to extend the timeline for implementing specific billing rules under Section 1834(l). The change directly affects Medicare ambulance providers by postponing compliance deadlines for billing requirements. No new services or funding are created - only a technical extension of existing timelines.