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in committee · Maine · House Sep 15, 2025

HR 5350: FAIR Act of 2025

The FAIR Act of 2025 would prohibit companies from requiring pre-dispute arbitration agreements or waivers that prevent individuals from joining class or collective lawsuits in employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights cases. This directly affects workers, consumers, and small businesses who currently face forced arbitration for issues like workplace discrimination, product defects, or unfair business practices. The bill makes such agreements unenforceable while allowing voluntary arbitration after disputes arise and leaving collective bargaining agreements unaffected. It applies to all disputes occurring after the law takes effect, without changing how voluntary arbitration works post-dispute.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits forced arbitration in employment cases, allowing workers to join class actions for discrimination and workplace issues, directly protecting workers' rights under Labor & Employment.95% confidence
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D) · 72 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 11, 2025

HJRES 121: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

HJRES 121 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Congress and states to set reasonable limits on money raised or spent to influence elections. It would permit regulations distinguishing between natural persons (individuals) and corporations or other artificial entities, potentially restricting corporate spending in elections. The amendment explicitly states that such regulations cannot abridge press freedom. This is a proposed constitutional change requiring ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures, not yet law.
Mary Gay Scanlon (D) · 46 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 11, 2025

S 2784: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025

S 2784, the Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025, is a commemorative resolution honoring civil rights pioneer Constance Baker Motley. It authorizes the posthumous presentation of a Congressional gold medal to her son, Joel Motley III, and niece, Constance Royster, recognizing her historic role as the first African-American woman on the LDF legal team for *Brown v. Board of Education*, her service as a federal judge, and her civil rights advocacy. The bill directs the Treasury Secretary to design and strike the medal, with proceeds from bronze duplicates covering costs. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, as it solely serves to commemorate Motley's legacy.
Richard Blumenthal (D) · 29 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 11, 2025

S 2791: SEED Act

The SEED Act expands tax deductions for educators by including early childhood educators (such as preschool teachers) in the existing educator expense deduction. It modifies Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code to replace "elementary and secondary" with "early childhood, elementary, and secondary" in the deduction's description and to explicitly add "early childhood" educators to the eligibility criteria. This change allows early childhood educators to deduct work-related expenses like classroom supplies on their federal tax returns, similar to K-12 teachers. The updated provisions apply to expenses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExpands tax deductions for educators (including early childhood teachers), providing tax relief per IRS code modification. Directly advances tax policy benefiting middle-income educators.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands tax deductions for educators including early childhood teachers, directly supporting educators by reducing work-related expense burdens.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands tax deductions for early childhood educators, providing financial benefits that support workers' economic well-being and professional compensation.75% confidence
Michael F. Bennet (D) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Maine · House Sep 11, 2025

HR 5309: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025

HR 5309, the Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025, authorizes a posthumous Congressional gold medal for Constance Baker Motley, a pioneering civil rights attorney and judge. The bill directs the Treasury Secretary to strike the medal with her image and name, to be presented to her son, Joel W. Motley III, and her niece, Constance Royster. It also permits the sale of bronze duplicates at cost to cover expenses, with proceeds going to the U.S. Mint fund. This is a commemorative measure with no substantive policy changes, honoring Motley’s legacy as the first African-American woman appointed to a federal judgeship.
Rosa L. DeLauro (D) · 209 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 11, 2025

HR 5298: Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2025

This bill imposes a corporate tax penalty on large companies where CEO pay exceeds 50 times the average worker's pay. Specifically, corporations with a pay ratio above 50:1 face a tax rate increase of 0.5% to 5% (depending on how high the ratio is), effective for taxable years starting after 2025. It applies only to corporations with average annual revenue of at least $100 million over the prior three years, exempting smaller businesses. The penalty is calculated using a 5-year average of compensation data from SEC filings, and the Treasury will issue rules to prevent avoidance tactics like shifting to contractor workforces.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesImposes corporate tax penalty on excessive CEO pay ratios (50:1+), closing a tax loophole that allows executive compensation to avoid taxation while benefiting workers.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPenalizes excessive CEO pay relative to workers (50:1 ratio) to address income inequality, directly protecting workers' rights and advancing fair compensation standards.90% confidence
Rashida Tlaib (D) · 29 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 10, 2025

S 2759: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act creates 40,000 new immigrant visas for nurses and physicians by recapturing unused employment-based visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2024. It reserves 25,000 visas specifically for nurses and 15,000 for physicians, available to applicants who file petitions within three years of the bill's enactment. These visas are exempt from country-based limits, processed more quickly without additional fees, and require employers to attest that hiring foreign workers won’t displace U.S. healthcare workers.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareCreates 40,000 visas for nurses/physicians to address workforce shortages, improving healthcare access and system capacity per bill's explicit purpose.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationCreates 40,000 new immigrant visas for healthcare workers, exempt from country limits and with faster processing, directly expanding immigration pathways for nurses and physicians.95% confidence
Richard J. Durbin (D) · 13 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 10, 2025

S 2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

This bill would make several administrative changes to the Social Security Administration, including exempting it from the jurisdiction of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and certain executive orders, restricting political appointees from accessing beneficiary data systems, and preventing closure of field offices while requiring maintenance of staff levels. It also creates new offices within the SSA for civil rights, transformation, and analytics, and provides additional funding for administrative costs and customer experience improvements. These provisions would directly affect how the SSA manages its operations, protects beneficiary data, and delivers services to beneficiaries. The bill's title is misleading as it does not address billionaires or their relationship with Social Security.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill provides additional funding for Social Security Administration, increasing government spending on an essential program per summary.95% confidence
Bernard Sanders (I) · 30 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 10, 2025

HR 5269: RESULTS Act

The RESULTS Act (HR 5269) changes how Medicare calculates payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests. It requires Medicare to collect data on private payor rates for widely available non-Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (non-ADLTs) from a qualifying independent claims data entity (a national nonprofit organization meeting specific criteria) rather than relying on data reported directly by laboratories. For tests where data is unavailable, the bill establishes default payment rates based on previous years' rates adjusted for inflation. The law also requires Medicare to publicly explain payment rates with supporting data, affecting Medicare beneficiaries, clinical laboratories, and private payors that provide services covered by Medicare.
Richard Hudson (R) · 121 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 10, 2025

HR 5283: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HR 5283) increases U.S. immigration visas for healthcare workers by recapturing unused employment-based visas from 1992-2024. It directly affects foreign nurses and physicians who filed petitions before 2027 (three years after enactment), reserving 25,000 visas for nurses and 15,000 for physicians. Key provisions include exempting these visas from country caps, requiring labor attestations to ensure no U.S. worker displacement, and establishing fee-free premium processing for applications. The bill aims to address healthcare staffing shortages by making these visas immediately available to qualifying professionals and their families.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill increases visas for nurses/physicians (25k/15k) to address workforce shortages, directly improving healthcare access and system resilience per healthcare topic definition.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationIncreases visas for healthcare workers, expanding immigration pathways for nurses and physicians through dedicated visa reserves.95% confidence
Bradley Scott Schneider (D) · 17 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · Senate Sep 9, 2025

S 2745: Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide annual cancer screenings at no cost to its firefighters, focusing on cancers more common among firefighters. It mandates specific screenings: mammograms for female firefighters (twice yearly for 40-49, annually for 50+), colon cancer exams starting at age 45, and prostate screenings for male firefighters (annually for 50+ or high-risk individuals). The screenings must be reviewed by licensed professionals, and the DoD must track participation and cancer trends while sharing anonymized data with the CDC for research. Firefighters may opt out of any screening.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates free cancer screenings for firefighters, expanding preventive healthcare access and improving patient outcomes through DoD coverage.95% confidence
Elissa Slotkin (D) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Maine · House Sep 9, 2025

HR 5222: ESP, Paraprofessional, and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act

This bill modifies the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to extend eligibility to school support staff, including paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and clerical staff. It allows these employees to qualify for FMLA leave if they work 60% of their expected monthly hours (instead of the standard 1,250 hours), based on their school’s assigned schedule. Employers must maintain records of expected hours for each staff member. The change directly benefits part-time and seasonal education support staff who previously faced barriers to FMLA coverage.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExtends FMLA eligibility to school support staff (paraprofessionals, bus drivers, etc.), improving retention and workplace stability in educational settings by reducing turnover.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExtends FMLA eligibility to school support staff with lower hour requirement, expanding worker leave benefits and protecting employment rights.95% confidence
Sean Casten (D) · 73 co-sponsors
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