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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Bills moved forward 9 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. 3632

Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

222–202 (roll call 342). Sponsor: H. Morgan Griffith R-VA

H.R. 4371

Kayla Hamilton Act

225–201 (roll call 340). Sponsor: Russell Fry R-SC

H.Res. 951

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1366) to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 845) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3616) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3632) to amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.

215–209 (roll call 338). Sponsor: Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY

Passed the Senate 6 bills

H.R. 131

Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Sponsor: Lauren Boebert R-CO

H.R. 187

MAPWaters Act of 2025

Sponsor: Blake D. Moore R-UT

H.R. 410

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025

Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III R-AK

H.R. 1043

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Sponsor: Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

S. 856

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

Sponsor: Chuck Grassley R-IA

S. 1049

Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025

Sponsor: Jon Ossoff D-GA

Introduced 1 House bill · 1 Senate bill

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H.R. 6748

Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2025

Sponsor: Ashley Hinson R-IA

S. 3493

Carson City Public Land Correction Act

Sponsor: Jacky Rosen D-NV