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Rec. D1298", "Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 214 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 214 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1298-D1300]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                        House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 77 public bills, H.R. 6833-\n6909; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 135; and H. Res. 959-968, were\nintroduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages H6112-16\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages H6118-19\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n  H.R. 2270, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude\nchild and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to\ncompute overtime compensation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-413);\nand\n  H.R. 4054, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reform\naccreditation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 119-414).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6112\n\n[[Page D1299]]\n\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Carol Miller (WV) to act as Speaker pro tempore for\ntoday.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page H6027\nStandardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act: The\nHouse passed H.R. 4776, to amend the National Environmental Policy Act\nof 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more\nefficient, effective, and timely environmental review process, by a\nyea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 356.\n                                     Pages H6029-33, H6033-44, H6065-69\n  Rejected the Lee (NV) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on\nNatural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 211 nays, Roll\nNo. 355.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6068\n  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute\nrecommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the\nbill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee\nof the Whole.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H6037-40\nRejected:\n  Clyde amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 119-410) that sought to\nclarify that direct harm does not include emotional, aesthetic, or\nrecreational harm unaccompanied by a material physical or property harm\n(by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 352);\n                                                  Pages H6040-41, H6066\n  Roy amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 119-410) that sought to\nrevise the scope of review clause so the bill clarifies that NEPA\nreview only applies to environmental impacts that the lead agency or\ncooperating federal agencies have the legal authority to regulate (by a\nrecorded vote of 208 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 353); and\n                                               Pages H6041-42, H6066-67\n  Roy amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 119-410) that sought to\ndefine further what significant effects will trigger an Environmental\nImpact Statement (by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No.\n354).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H6042-44, H6067\n  H. Res. 951, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.\n4776), (H.R. 1366), (H.R. 845), (H.R. 3616), (H.R. 3632), and (H.R.\n4371) was agreed to Tuesday, December 16th.\nMining Regulatory Clarity Act: The House passed H.R. 1366, to provide\nfor the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish\nthe Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund. by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to\n198 nays, Roll No. 358.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages H6044-49, H6069-70\n  Rejected the Leger Fernandez motion to recommit the bill to the\nCommittee on Natural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 213\nnays, Roll No. 357.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H6069-70\n  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute\nrecommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the\nbill shall be considered as adopted.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6044\n  H. Res. 951, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.\n4776), (H.R. 1366), (H.R. 845), (H.R. 3616), (H.R. 3632), and (H.R.\n4371) was agreed to Tuesday, December 16th.\nPet and Livestock Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 845, to require\nthe Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray\nwolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the\nEndangered Species Act of 1973, by a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to\n204 nays, Roll No. 360.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages H6049-56, H6070-72\n  Rejected the Huffman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on\nNatural Resources by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 213 nays, Roll\nNo. 359.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H6056, H6070-71\n  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute\nrecommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the\nbill shall be considered as adopted.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H6049-50\n  H. Res. 951, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.\n4776), (H.R. 1366), (H.R. 845), (H.R. 3616), (H.R. 3632), and (H.R.\n4371) was agreed to Tuesday, December 16th.\nDo No Harm in Medicaid Act: The House passed H.R. 498, to amend title\nXIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for\ngender transition procedures for minors, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215\nyeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 362.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages H6057-65, H6072-73\n  Rejected the Soto motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on\nEnergy and Commerce by a yea-and-nay vote of 204 yeas to 212 nays, Roll\nNo. 361.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6072\n  H. Res. 953, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.\n6703), (H.R. 498), and (H.R. 3492) was agreed to yesterday, December\n17th.\nWork Period Designation: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he\ndesignated the period from Thursday, December 18, 2025, through Monday,\nJanuary 5, 2026 as a ``district work period'' under clause 13 of rule\n1.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page H6073\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a\nletter from Chairman Graves wherein he transmitted copies of three\nresolutions included in the General Services Administration's Capital\nInvestment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 18, 2025.\n                                                         Pages H6073-94\n\n[[Page D1300]]\n\nSenate Referrals: S. 2393 was held at the desk. S. 2503 was held at the\ndesk. S. 3436 was held at the desk.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page H6033\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on page H6033.\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes\ndeveloped during the proceedings of today and appearss on pages H6066,\nH6066-67, H6067, H6068, H6068-69, H6069-70, H6070, H6070-71, H6071-72,\nH6072, and H6072-73.\nAdjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:56 p.m."]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2025-12-18-pt1-PgD1298-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3015609476715326, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}