WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Bills moved forward 3 times this day: committee reports, floor votes, bills sent to the President and new laws.

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Passed the House 3 bills

H.R. 165

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

416–0 (roll call 22). Sponsor: Dusty Johnson R-SD

H.Res. 53

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

213–204 (roll call 21). Sponsor: Austin Scott R-GA

S. 5

Laken Riley Act

263–156 (roll call 23). Sponsor: Katie Boyd Britt R-AL

Introduced 4 House bills · 1 Senate bill

Most bills never get a vote. We list them here and write full breakdowns once they start to move.

Show all 5 new bills
H.R. 7

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

H.R. 618

Apex Area Technical Corrections Act

Sponsor: Steven Horsford D-NV

H.R. 628

Honor Our Living Donors Act

Sponsor: Jay Obernolte R-CA

H.R. 637

911 SAVES Act

Sponsor: Norma J. Torres D-CA

S. 195

American Music Tourism Act of 2025

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn R-TN