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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Bills moved forward 4 times this day: committee reports, floor votes, bills sent to the President and new laws.

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Passed the House 1 bill

H.Res. 294

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1526) to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

213–211 (roll call 92). Sponsor: Virginia Foxx R-NC

Passed the Senate 2 bills

S. 160

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

Sponsor: Tim Sheehy R-MT

S. 423

PRO Veterans Act of 2025

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan R-AK

Reported by committee 1 bill

Approved by a committee and ready for the floor

S. 216

Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan R-AK

Introduced 2 House bills · 1 Senate bill

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

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H.R. 2721

Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

Sponsor: Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY

H.R. 2752

Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2025

Sponsor: Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ

S. 1349

Ruby Mountains Protection Act

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV