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Weekly Congressional Briefing

December 21, 2025

LegiList Weekly Congressional Briefing – December 21, 2025
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December 21, 2025
Dec 15, 2025 – Dec 21, 2025
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At a Glance

Over the last seven days (Dec 15, 2025 – Dec 21, 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 380
Bills with actions recorded 571
Laws enacted 3
Recorded floor votes 41
Committee activity records 591

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

Bill of the Week

HR 4776

SPEED Act

Chamber: House

Current status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Last recorded action: Dec 18, 2025

Actions in this window: 962

View the full bill history, actions, subjects, and vote links on LegiList: https://legilist.com/bill/119/hr/4776

Legislator of the Week

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Party: Democratic   •   State: MI   •   Chamber: House

Activity score (7 days): 109   (3× sponsored, 2× cosponsored, 1× votes recorded)

Bills sponsored this week: 1  •  Bills cosponsored: 39  •  Votes cast: 28

Recently sponsored bills

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 6720 To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to modify rural housing financing under that Act. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Last action: Dec 15, 2025

Recently cosponsored bills

Bill Title Status
HR 6322 Stop Stealing our Chips Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HRES 869 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
HRES 832 Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 19 through 25, 2025, as "National Chemistry Week". Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
HRES 822 Supporting the designation of October 23, 2025, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day". Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
HRES 793 Expressing support for the designation of October 2025 as "National Learning Disabilities Awareness Month". Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Recent floor votes by this member

Date Chamber / Vote Question
Dec 18, 2025
Cast: Nay
House Roll Call 362
Related bill: H R 498
On Passage
Dec 18, 2025
Cast: Yea
House Roll Call 361
Related bill: H R 498
On Motion to Recommit
Dec 18, 2025
Cast: Nay
House Roll Call 360
Related bill: H R 845
On Passage
Dec 18, 2025
Cast: Yea
House Roll Call 359
Related bill: H R 845
On Motion to Recommit
Dec 18, 2025
Cast: Nay
House Roll Call 358
Related bill: H R 1366
On Passage
Committee of the Week

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Chamber: House  •  Activity records this week: 54

Recent bill activity

Bill Activity Date
HR 4928
GRAVE Act
Referred to Dec 19, 2025
HR 4886
Larry Barrett Veterans’ Memory Care Act of 2025
Referred to Dec 19, 2025
HR 5203
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.
Referred to Dec 19, 2025
HR 4855
Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025
Referred to Dec 19, 2025
HR 5388
American Artificial Intelligence Leadership and Uniformity Act
Referred to Dec 19, 2025
HR 5442
Inspired to Serve Act of 2025
Referred to Dec 19, 2025
Noteworthy Votes
Date Chamber / Roll Call Question & Result
Dec 18, 2025 Senate Roll Call 659
Related bill: PN373
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN373
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 51 · Nay 42 · Present 0 · Not Voting 7
Dec 18, 2025 Senate Roll Call 658
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN615-2
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 60 · Nay 35 · Present 0 · Not Voting 5
Dec 18, 2025 Senate Roll Call 657
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN12-1
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 58 · Nay 36 · Present 0 · Not Voting 6
Dec 18, 2025 Senate Roll Call 656
Question: On the Cloture Motion PN499-11
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea 53 · Nay 43 · Present 0 · Not Voting 4
Dec 18, 2025 Senate Roll Call 655
Question: On the Nomination PN416-9 and PN141-12 and PN499-12 and PN465-1 and PN345-14 and PN345-13 and PN345-10 and PN55-2 and PN624-2 and PN624-1 and PN379-17 and PN379-16 and PN416-6 and PN519-2 and PN445-3 and PN416-12 and PN55-7 and PN345-12 and PN465-2 and PN55-26 and PN55-10 and PN416-2 and PN379-20 and PN246-6 and PN560-3 and PN462-3 and PN462-1 and PN416-5 and PN518-5 and PN499-10 and PN499-2 and PN462-4 and PN141-10 and PN26-24 and PN445-10 and PN445-7 and PN445-2 and PN379-4 and PN246-12 and PN141-27 and PN141-8 and PN129-17 and PN129-1 and PN60-17 and PN60-11 and PN60-4 and PN22-11 and PN445-5 and PN466-9 and PN466-8 and PN466-7 and PN447 and PN141-5 and PN499-8 and PN345-8 and PN246-3 and PN246-11 and PN60-8 and PN445-11 and PN416-4 and PN379-15 and PN379-13 and PN379-11 and PN141-20 and PN141-25 and PN246-2 and PN26-47 and PN60-13 and PN26-26 and PN379-19 and PN445-1 and PN379-26 and PN379-22 and PN416-3 and PN379-9 and PN379-3 and PN379-18 and PN246-1 and PN141-14 and PN416-10 and PN379-21 and PN55-13 and PN129-6 and PN55-44 and PN141-39 and PN379-7 and PN246-13 and PN246-4 and PN141-26 and PN141-22 and PN141-16 and PN129-7 and PN60-12 and PN55-34 and PN141-2 and PN26-37 and PN25-2
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yea 53 · Nay 43 · Present 0 · Not Voting 4
Dec 18, 2025 House Roll Call 362
Related bill: H R 498
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 215 · Nay 201 · Present 0 · Not Voting 17
Dec 18, 2025 House Roll Call 361
Related bill: H R 498
Question: On Motion to Recommit
Result: Failed
Yea 204 · Nay 212 · Present 0 · Not Voting 17
Dec 18, 2025 House Roll Call 360
Related bill: H R 845
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 211 · Nay 204 · Present 0 · Not Voting 18
Dec 18, 2025 House Roll Call 359
Related bill: H R 845
Question: On Motion to Recommit
Result: Failed
Yea 204 · Nay 213 · Present 0 · Not Voting 16
Dec 18, 2025 House Roll Call 358
Related bill: H R 1366
Question: On Passage
Result: Passed
Yea 219 · Nay 198 · Present 0 · Not Voting 16
Bill Activity by Stage

Other actions

Bill Title Status / Last action
HR 4217 VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4647 Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4527 Health Records Enhancement Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4446 FAST VETS Act Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4540 Military Family GI Bill Promise Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 5388 American Artificial Intelligence Leadership and Uniformity Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4488 Veterans Health Care Stamp Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 39 Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4663 Saving Vet Halls Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4063 Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4509 NOPAIN for Veterans Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6912 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain combat zone compensation of certain servicemembers relating to remotely piloted aircraft from gross income. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HRES 969 Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6915 To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Venezuela, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, fo
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HRES 972 Recognizing the significance of Atlanta, Georgia, as the cradle of the civil rights movement. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6919 To combat child human trafficking, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workf
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6910 To strengthen the development mandate of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HRES 970 Calling on the United States government to be more involved in bringing peace to Sudan. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6918 To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to annually phasedown greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Mean
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6916 To amend title 41, United States Code, to identify individuals who commit certain Federal felonies implicating Federal programs as an excluded source on the System for Award Management Exclusions list, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6911 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be used to combat organized crime. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 499 To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center". Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HRES 971 Condemning the coercive actions of the People's Republic of China against Japan in response to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirming the United States commitment to its allies in the Indo-Pacific region. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6914 To establish a program to issue general import licenses to permit a certified importer to pay reduced or waived tariffs or other duties on certain articles, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 472 Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6913 To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 6917 To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4928 GRAVE Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 1823 VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
S 1383 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 Held at the desk.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
S 787 VetPAC Act of 2025 Held at the desk.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 5593 To amend title 38, United States Code, to include eyeglass lens fittings in the category of medical services authorized to be furnished to veterans under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4594 Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4886 Larry Barrett Veterans’ Memory Care Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
S 607 Improving Veteran Access to Care Act Held at the desk.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4876 Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4323 Trafficking Survivors Relief Act Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 3578 Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4611 EACH Act of 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
HR 4648 Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Last action: Dec 19, 2025
What Congress Focused On

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

Armed Forces and National Security (42) Congressional oversight (28) Public Lands and Natural Resources (26) Government information and archives (24) Native Americans (24) Finance and Financial Sector (18) Indian lands and resources rights (16) Land transfers (15) Energy (14) Government studies and investigations (14)

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

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