Rep. Steve Cohen

Maddy summaryThe Fair Fees Act requires airlines and ticket agents to provide full cash refunds when flights are cancelled, significantly delayed, or substantially changed, as well as when passengers cancel their tickets at least 48 hours before departure. A flight is considered significantly delayed if the passenger arrives more than three hours late on a domestic trip or six hours late on an international trip. Airlines may offer travel vouchers or credits instead of cash refunds, but only if they clearly inform passengers of their right to reject the offer and demand money back, and ensure the voucher never expires. The law sets strict deadlines for processing refunds, ranging from seven business days for credit card purchases to 30 days for cancellations made by the passenger, and imposes civil penalties on carriers that fail to comply with these requirements.

Maddy summaryThe FAIR Fees Act of 2026 requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that prohibit airlines from charging fees that are unreasonable or disproportionate to the actual costs incurred by the carrier. These rules would cover charges for flight changes, cancellations, baggage, seat selection, and priority boarding. The bill mandates that airlines allow parents to sit with children age 13 or younger at no extra cost and requires the Department of Transportation to review and update these fee standards every three years.

Maddy summaryThe Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026 would automatically approve major disaster declarations requested by state governors or tribal leaders between January 20, 2025, and January 20, 2029. Under this bill, the President is required to provide federal assistance if a preliminary damage assessment meets specific cost thresholds for public aid or if a regional official determines that individual assistance is warranted. Additionally, the legislation prohibits the denial of disaster relief solely because a request was submitted after a deadline.

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Safe Cloud Storage Act, would provide legal protection for private companies that store child sexual abuse material on behalf of law enforcement agencies. It directly affects technology firms and cloud storage providers that contract with police departments and prosecutors to keep digital evidence of child exploitation. The legislation limits liability for these approved vendors by shielding them from civil lawsuits and criminal charges when performing their contractual duties, except in cases of intentional misconduct, negligence, or acting with reckless disregard. To qualify for this protection, vendors must meet strict cybersecurity requirements including end-to-end encryption, regular independent audits, keeping data within the United States, and maintaining detailed records of who accesses the sensitive material. The bill also establishes procedures for notifying the Department of Justice about contracts and ensures evidence is preserved if a law enforcement agency fails to pay or breaches the agreement.

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office".

Maddy summaryThis bill would require Medicare to cover early detection screening tests for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias starting January 1, 2028. It defines eligible tests as FDA-cleared genomic blood tests, blood product analyses, or equivalent medical imaging methods (like protein expression or whole genome sequencing) that detect pre-symptomatic or early-stage conditions. Medicare beneficiaries would receive this coverage without cost-sharing for these specific screenings. The bill amends Medicare coverage rules to explicitly include these tests under Section 1861(nnn) of the Social Security Act.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a 6-year Medicare pilot program providing medically tailored home-delivered meals and nutrition counseling to specific high-risk Medicare patients after hospital discharge. It targets individuals with diet-impacted conditions (like diabetes or heart failure) who live at home, have limited mobility, and are at high risk of hospital readmission. Selected hospitals must meet quality standards, screen patients using approved tools, and deliver at least two meals daily meeting nutritional needs while respecting cultural/religious dietary requirements, all without patient cost-sharing. The program requires hospitals to submit data for the Secretary to evaluate health outcomes, readmission rates, and cost savings compared to non-participants. Funding comes from the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, offset by reductions to other hospital payments to maintain budget neutrality.