Congressional Record — March 27, 2025

Overview of the day

The proceedings for this date include House activities focused on the priorities of the Western Caucus, specifically addressing energy production, land management, and regulatory reform. In the Senate, activities included an executive session investigating the tax practices of pharmaceutical companies and the resumption of consideration for a joint resolution regarding overdraft lending rules.

Summary of the House proceedings

Mr. LaMalfa highlighted the work of the Western Caucus regarding energy dominance, rural issues, and the need to modernize the Endangered Species Act.
Ms. Maloy mentioned three pieces of legislation she introduced to address the Antiquities Act, permitting inefficiencies, and geothermal energy.
The Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act was mentioned as a measure to ensure public land decisions are made collaboratively with Congress and local voices.
The FREE Act was mentioned as a way to encourage agencies to utilize "permit by rule" to expedite infrastructure projects.
The GEO Act was mentioned to address the time required to permit geothermal energy projects.
Mr. Begich discussed the resource potential of Alaska, including critical minerals and energy resources in ANWR and NPR-A.
The Stop Russian Market Manipulation Act was mentioned as a bill to ban the import of critical minerals from Russia.
The Crow Revenue Act was mentioned as a bill to facilitate land transfers for federal coal access and provide revenue to the Crow Tribe.
Mrs. Fedorchak introduced a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's reinstatement of the Once-in-Always-in rule.

Summary of Senate proceedings

Senator Wyden presented a memorandum detailing an investigation into Pfizer's use of "round-tripping" schemes to avoid U.S. taxes.
The Senate resumed consideration of S.J. Res. 18, which is a joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
Senator Grassley commented on the Trump administration's decision to shut down the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force.
Senator Thune discussed the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program.