Sen. Tim Sheehy

Credit Union Board Modernization Act This bill revises the required frequency of meetings held by a credit union's board of directors. Specifically, new credit unions and credit unions with a low soundness rating must meet monthly. All other credit unions must hold at least six meetings annually, with at least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter. Currently, all credit union boards must meet at least once a month.

Maddy summaryThis bill transfers all U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) responsibilities related to the Food for Peace Act - including managing food aid programs, grants, permits, and regulations - to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It directly affects USAID's Food for Peace operations and shifts program administration to the USDA Secretary, who will now handle all associated duties, assets, and legal authorities. The bill ensures continuity by requiring legal references to USAID to automatically apply to the USDA, and mandates the USDA to continue operating the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. Key provisions include immediate regulatory adjustments for program continuity and ongoing consultation with the State Department on food aid efforts.

Maddy summaryThis joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to permanently set the number of justices on the Supreme Court at nine. It would require the Supreme Court to always consist of exactly nine justices, directly affecting the Court's composition. The amendment would become part of the Constitution only if ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures within seven years. This is a procedural change to the Constitution's structure, not a policy affecting other areas.

This resolution supports the designation of Career and Technical Education Month to celebrate career and technical education across the United States.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to create a new "National Wildland Firefighting Service" within the Department of the Interior, consolidating federal wildfire response efforts currently split between their agencies. The plan must include a budget, qualifications for the Director (to be appointed by the President with Senate approval), and details on resources needed for the consolidation. The Secretaries must submit this plan to specific congressional committees within 180 days of the bill's enactment. The bill directly affects federal wildfire management programs under the USDA and Interior Departments, aiming to streamline response operations through structural reorganization.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the Wildfire Intelligence Center within the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior to centralize wildfire data and coordination. The Center will provide real-time risk assessments, fire behavior modeling, and tools for evacuation planning to help communities, firefighters, and emergency responders. It aims to improve data sharing across federal, state, tribal, and local agencies managing wildfire response by creating standardized tools and a unified information platform. The Center will focus on pre-fire planning, active response, and post-fire recovery using aggregated scientific data and predictive services.

Maddy summaryThis bill eliminates federal income tax on Social Security benefits for seniors. It repeals the current tax treatment of Social Security payments by amending the Internal Revenue Code, meaning seniors receiving benefits would no longer pay taxes on those payments. To protect Social Security trust funds from revenue loss, the bill appropriates funds from the Treasury equal to the lost tax revenue each year. The legislation explicitly states Congress does not intend to use tax increases to cover these costs.

Supporting Made in America Energy Act This bill requires oil and natural gas lease sales that include certain public land and waters, prohibits lease sales in other areas, and establishes related requirements. Beginning in FY2025, the Department of the Interior must conduct a minimum of four onshore lease sales annually in each state that has federal land available for oil and natural gas leasing. If a lease sale is canceled, delayed, or deferred, Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year.  Beginning in FY2026, Interior must conduct a minimum of two offshore, region-wide lease sales annually in the Gulf of Mexico Region of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by specified dates. The sales must include the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Interior must also conduct a minimum of six offshore lease sales of at least 1 million acres each over a 10-year period in the Cook Inlet Planning Area. The bill sets a 12.5% royalty rate for such leases. Interior must plan and approve the subsequent OCS oil and gas leasing programs by specified deadlines. The bill extends through 2035 a moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain eastern and central portions of the Gulf of Mexico and expands the moratorium to include the South Atlantic Planning Area and the Straits of Florida Planning Area. The bill also requires the President to obtain congressional approval before impeding or circumventing certain federal energy mineral leasing processes.

Maddy summaryThis bill permanently extends the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, which incentivizes private investment in low-income communities. It modifies the tax code to keep the credit available beyond 2025 (replacing "2020 through 2025" with "2020 and each calendar year thereafter") and adds automatic annual inflation adjustments to the credit amount starting in 2026. The bill also provides tax relief by allowing NMTC credits to offset the alternative minimum tax, specifically for investments made after December 2024. This directly affects community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and investors who fund projects in designated low-income areas.

Maddy summaryS 475, the Alternatives to PAIN Act, changes Medicare Part D coverage to make non-opioid pain management drugs more accessible and affordable for beneficiaries. It requires Medicare plans to cover qualifying non-opioid pain drugs without deductibles and place them on the lowest cost-sharing tier (meaning patients pay the least out-of-pocket) starting in 2026. The bill also prohibits plans from requiring step therapy (forcing patients to try opioids first) or prior authorization for these specific drugs. Qualifying drugs must treat acute pain (like post-surgery), not work on opioid receptors, have no equivalent alternatives, and meet cost thresholds. This directly affects Medicare Part D beneficiaries needing pain management and the plans that cover them.