Sen. Jon Ossoff

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a five-year pilot program to provide doula support services to pregnant and postpartum women veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The program aims to improve maternal, mental health, and infant care outcomes by training doulas to advocate for veterans alongside medical teams, with sessions occurring before, during, and after labor and delivery. The pilot will operate in specific Veterans Integrated Service Networks selected based on female veteran enrollment rates and will include targeted support for populations facing higher health risks, such as American Indian or Alaska Native veterans. Funding is authorized through fiscal year 2032, and the VA Secretary must submit annual reports on the program's impact to Congress, including recommendations on whether to expand the initiative.

Maddy summarySJRES 103 is a congressional disapproval resolution targeting a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule on reproductive health services for veterans. The resolution, if passed, would block the VA rule from taking effect by invoking the Congressional Review Act (Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code), meaning the rule published in the Federal Register (December 31, 2025) would have no legal force. This directly affects the VA’s ability to implement new guidelines for reproductive health services at its facilities, preserving existing policies instead. The resolution does not create new policy but halts a specific administrative rule.

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Social Determinants for Moms Act, requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a task force aimed at reducing preventable maternal deaths and health disparities in the United States. The task force would include federal agency leaders, community organization representatives, and maternity care providers to develop coordinated strategies addressing both medical and non-medical factors like housing, nutrition, and access to care. Additionally, the bill authorizes $100 million over five years to provide grants to community organizations working in areas with high maternal mortality rates and poverty, focusing on social determinants such as transportation, employment, and environmental conditions. The task force must submit reports to Congress every two years outlining its progress and recommendations for future funding and actions.

Maddy summaryThe Homegrown Fertilizer Act directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and loans to help American businesses build or expand domestic fertilizer production facilities. This funding supports various activities such as constructing new plants, purchasing equipment, and improving manufacturing efficiency, with priority given to projects that increase competition and reduce fertilizer prices for farmers. Eligible recipients include independent businesses, cooperatives, nonprofits, and tribal organizations located within the United States, provided they do not already control a large market share in fertilizer production. Grants can reach up to $100 million and require matching funds from recipients, while loans follow existing federal farm program terms. The program also includes conditions requiring repayment if the funded facility is sold to a large market player within 10 years.

Maddy summaryS 2903, the Safe Step Act, requires health insurance plans and employers offering health coverage to establish a clear, timely process for patients or doctors to request exceptions when step therapy protocols (where insurers require trying cheaper drugs first) would harm a patient. It mandates approval for exceptions if prior drugs failed, delay would cause severe harm, a drug is unsafe, or a patient is stable on their current medication. Plans must respond to requests within 72 hours (or 24 hours in emergencies) and cover the requested drug without extra cost-sharing. The bill also requires annual reports to the government on exception requests, approvals, denials, and trends by medical condition or specialty. This directly affects patients on health plans with step therapy, their doctors, and the insurers managing those plans.

Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act This bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.

Maddy summaryThe Love Lives On Act of 2025 modifies veterans' and military survivors' benefit rules to prevent remarriage from automatically ending eligibility. It directly affects surviving spouses of veterans or military members who remarried, ensuring they retain access to key benefits. Key provisions include: (1) preventing termination of veterans' dependency compensation (under 38 U.S.C. §1311/1562) due to remarriage; (2) stopping termination of military Survivor Benefit Plan annuities solely for remarriage, with specific rules for those who remarried before age 55; and (3) expanding TRICARE coverage to include remarried widows/widowers whose subsequent marriage ended (via death, divorce, or annulment). These changes restore or maintain benefits that were previously lost upon remarriage.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows Purple Heart veterans who served after September 11, 2001, to transfer unused Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to family members. Specifically, veterans can transfer up to 36 months of benefits to eligible dependents (like spouses or children) without affecting their own remaining benefits. It sets rules for when dependents can use transferred benefits - children must complete high school or turn 18 first, and benefits expire by age 26 unless used for caregiving or due to school closures. The bill also ensures transferred benefits aren’t treated as marital property and includes special provisions for caregivers of injured veterans or emergency school closures.

Maddy summaryThe Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (S 836) extends COPPA protections to teens aged 13-17 by requiring websites, apps, and online services to obtain verifiable consent from parents for children or from teens themselves before collecting or using their personal information for purposes beyond the service. It defines "personal information" broadly to include biometric data, voice recordings, persistent identifiers, and geolocation information, and prohibits using such information for individual-specific advertising without consent. The bill mandates clear notice about data practices and gives children and teens rights to access, correct, and delete their personal information. Additionally, it requires the FTC to conduct studies on mobile app oversight and the GAO to study teen privacy in financial technology products.

Maddy summaryThis bill, titled the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026, amends existing federal agricultural law to establish specific research and extension grant priorities for land-grant universities. It directs funding toward four main areas: advanced mechanized harvesting technologies, particularly for specialty crops; artificial intelligence applications in agriculture to improve specialty crop production; methods for managing and eradicating invasive plant and animal species; and aquaculture techniques for valuable aquatic species. The legislation allows the Secretary of Agriculture to prioritize grants in these areas when awarding funding to land-grant institutions for research and extension projects.