Addison P. McDowell

This bill would require the government's watchdog agency to review the Coast Guard's budget and resources for protecting the nation's shipping industry from cyberattacks. It aims to ensure the Coast Guard has enough funding and staff to handle its growing cybersecurity duties for the marine transportation system. This system supports trillions in economic activity.

This bill would make it illegal to manufacture or sell equipment like pill presses or gelatin capsules if they are intended to make illegal drugs that would be imported into the United States. It would create new criminal penalties, including prison time, for those who break these rules. This aims to stop the flow of counterfeit substances into the country.

This bill would require the President to ban certain foreign medical professionals and clinic owners from entering the U.S. if they provide specific gender-affirming care to U.S. minors. It would also ban members of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. This means foreign individuals involved in these medical services for U.S. citizens or permanent residents under 18 would not be allowed into the country, and any existing visas would be canceled.

This bill, called the Kidd's Stuttering Act, would make sure young children covered by Medicaid and CHIP get screened for stuttering and other speech fluency issues. It would also require these programs to cover speech therapy for these conditions, making sure treatment limits are fair. This means more kids could get help earlier.

This bill would create a new government task force to find better ways to stop unwanted robocalls coming from outside the U.S. It would also make it harder for some phone companies to send robocalls by requiring them to post a bond. Additionally, it would give legal protection to groups tracking these calls. This aims to reduce the number of annoying and scam calls people receive.

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Coast Guard members would have life-saving overdose medication, like naloxone, more easily available on all bases and during operations. This bill would require the Coast Guard to update its policies to ensure this medication is on hand to treat opioid overdoses, including fentanyl. It also changes rules about controlled substances on vessels and requires the Coast Guard to participate in a national tracking system for substance use.

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