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Weekly Congressional Briefing

December 14, 2025

LegiList Weekly Congressional Briefing – December 14, 2025
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December 14, 2025
Dec 8, 2025 – Dec 14, 2025
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At a Glance

Over the last seven days (Dec 8, 2025 – Dec 14, 2025), Congress introduced new bills, moved measures through committees, took floor votes, and enacted some into law. This page pulls those signals together in one place.

Bills introduced 327
Bills with actions recorded 521
Laws enacted 5
Recorded floor votes 32
Committee activity records 552

All counts are based on official congressional data, assembled and normalized by LegiList.

Bill of the Week

HR 3383

Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

Chamber: HOUSE

Current status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Last recorded action: Dec 11, 2025

Actions in this window: 77

View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/3383

Legislator of the Week

Eugene Simon Vindman

Party: Democratic   •   State: VA   •   Chamber: House

Activity score (7 days): 76   (3× sponsored, 2× cosponsored, 1× votes recorded)

Bills sponsored this week: 2  •  Bills cosponsored: 25  •  Votes cast: 20

Recently sponsored bills

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 6680 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess the economic, mental health, and social consequences of screen addiction among adult men, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
HR 6679 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025

Recently cosponsored bills

Bill Title Status
HR 2900 PACE Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 1614 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
HR 6293 Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 6407 To amend the Public Health Service Act to maintain the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 6394 To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Recent floor votes by this member

Date Chamber / Vote Question
Dec 12, 2025
Cast: Nay
House Roll Call 334
Related bill: H R 3668
On Passage
Dec 12, 2025
Cast: Yea
House Roll Call 333
Related bill: H R 3668
On Motion to Recommit
Dec 11, 2025
Cast: Yea
House Roll Call 332
Related bill: H R 2550
On Passage
Dec 11, 2025
Cast: Yea
House Roll Call 331
Related bill: H RES 432
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Dec 11, 2025
Cast: Nay
House Roll Call 330
Related bill: H R 3898
On Passage
Committee of the Week

Energy and Commerce Committee

Chamber: House  •  Activity records this week: 74

Recent bill activity

Bill Activity Date
HR 6690
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Referred To Dec 12, 2025
HR 6696
To provide for the establishment of a Critical Minerals Security Alliance, and for other purposes.
Referred To Dec 12, 2025
HR 6688
To require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish guidelines for advanced driver assistance systems calibration, modifications, and tolerances, and for other purposes.
Referred To Dec 12, 2025
HR 6699
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to certain radio stations experiencing harmful interference, and for other purposes.
Referred To Dec 12, 2025
HR 6687
To require manufacturers of motor vehicles to provide motor vehicle owners with access to and use of motor vehicle data of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Referred To Dec 12, 2025
HR 6684
To provide grants to reduce the amount of food waste, and for other purposes.
Referred To Dec 12, 2025
Noteworthy Votes
Date Chamber / Roll Call Question & Result
Dec 12, 2025 House Roll Call 334
Related bill: H R 3668
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 213 · Nay 184 · Present 0 · Not Voting 36
Dec 12, 2025 House Roll Call 333
Related bill: H R 3668
Question: On Motion to Recommit
Result: Failed
Yea 194 · Nay 204 · Present 0 · Not Voting 34
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 332
Related bill: H R 2550
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 231 · Nay 195 · Present 0 · Not Voting 7
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 331
Related bill: H RES 432
Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution
Result: Passed
Yea 232 · Nay 194 · Present 0 · Not Voting 7
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 330
Related bill: H R 3898
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 221 · Nay 205 · Present 0 · Not Voting 7
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 329
Related bill: H R 3898
Question: On Motion to Recommit
Result: Failed
Yea 210 · Nay 216 · Present 0 · Not Voting 7
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 328
Related bill: H R 3383
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Present 0 · Not Voting 8
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 327
Related bill: H R 3383
Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Result: Failed
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Present 0 · Not Voting 9
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 326
Related bill: H R 3383
Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Result: Failed
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Present 0 · Not Voting 8
Dec 11, 2025 House Roll Call 325
Related bill: H R 3383
Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment
Result: Failed
Yea 0 · Nay 0 · Present 0 · Not Voting 11
Bill Activity by Stage

Other actions

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 6689 To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding contracts to entities of which certain current Government employees are officers or owners, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 3668 Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6692 To reduce the pay of Members of Congress in the case of a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6694 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 North Winton Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Lieutenant James N. Lyons Post Office". Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HJRES 134 Terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from India. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HRES 949 Expressing support for the designation of the first Saturday in May as "National Lowrider Day". Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6702 To require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study and develop a public education program on micromobility technologies, high speed personal transportation devices, and certain road users, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6691 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that the transportation of goods from a port of entry and another place within the same State as such port does not constitute interstate transportation, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6690 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mariana Islands. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6700 To establish the Presidential Management Fellows Program, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6696 To provide for the establishment of a Critical Minerals Security Alliance, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Natural Res
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6695 To clarify United States policy with respect to limitations on the domestic dissemination of program material about the United States that was prepared or disseminated by the United States Agency for Global Media or its component networks. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HRES 950 Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan;. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6688 To require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish guidelines for advanced driver assistance systems calibration, modifications, and tolerances, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6699 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to certain radio stations experiencing harmful interference, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6697 To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations; and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6693 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish expedited permitting procedures for post-natural disaster recovery activities, incorporating interagency coordination and best management practices to ensure timely rebuilding while protecting endangered species, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6687 To require manufacturers of motor vehicles to provide motor vehicle owners with access to and use of motor vehicle data of motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6686 To amend section 262 of the Museum and Library Services Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to award grants to institutions of higher education for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6684 To provide grants to reduce the amount of food waste, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6701 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for emergency relief for repair or reconstruction of infrastructure damaged by extreme heat, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6698 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Board of Veterans' Appeals to include in its annual report an identification of the factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 6685 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an exception for multiemployer plan participants to the requirements for automatic enrollment. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 5784 AI–WISE Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 5788 504 Program Risk Oversight Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 3496 Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 5764 AI for Main Street Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 4638 BOWOW Act of 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 355.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 4183 Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 3962 ESTUARIES Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
HR 5763 Main Street Parity Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 354.
Last action: Dec 12, 2025
S 3468 A bill to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
S 3467 A bill to reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
S 3466 A bill to improve health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
S 3465 A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems and the assistance for small and disadvantaged communities program, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
SRES 532 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 645.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
S 3464 A bill to increase the housing supply in the United States, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
SRES 543 A resolution commending Centenary College of Louisiana on the occasion of its bicentennial and its years of service to the State of Louisiana and the United States. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
HJRES 131 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision". Signed by President.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
S 3463 A bill to prohibit the development of a golf course at Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Last action: Dec 11, 2025
What Congress Focused On

Based on bills that moved in the last seven days, these subjects appeared most often:

Public Lands and Natural Resources (38) Armed Forces and National Security (34) Congressional oversight (24) Commerce (23) Government Operations and Politics (18) Native Americans (17) Indian lands and resources rights (14) Energy (13) Land transfers (13) Congress (11)

Counts reflect distinct bills with actions this week that were tagged with each subject.

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