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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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

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Became law 1 bill

S. 331

HALT Fentanyl Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy R-LA

Iowa 2 cosponsors: Chuck Grassley, Joni Ernst

Passed the House 1 bill

H.Res. 580

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

217–212 (roll call 198). Sponsor: Brian Jack R-GA

Reported by committee 1 bill

Approved by a committee and ready for the floor

S. 759

Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act

Sponsor: Ted Cruz R-TX

Introduced 3 House bills · 0 Senate bills

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

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H.J.Res. 107

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit voting in Federal, State, or local elections by individuals who are not citizens of the United States.

Sponsor: Claudia Tenney R-NY

H.R. 4446

FAST VETS Act

Sponsor: Maxine Dexter D-OR

H.R. 4467

Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

Sponsor: Bennie G. Thompson D-MS