Congressional Record — November 18, 2025

Overview of the day

House activity focused on the consideration of a resolution to censure Delegate Stacey Plaskett and the adoption of a rule to consider multiple pieces of legislation concerning energy dominance, the denunciation of socialism, and law enforcement reforms in the District of Columbia.

Summary of the House proceedings

H. Res. 888 was offered to censure Delegate Stacey Plaskett and remove her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence due to allegations of coordinating questioning with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing.
A motion to refer H. Res. 888 to the Committee on Ethics was rejected following a vote of 213 yeas and 214 nays.
The House voted to postpone further proceedings on the adoption of H. Res. 888.
H. Res. 879 was introduced to provide for the consideration of several measures, including S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214.
S.J. Res. 80 was mentioned as a measure to provide for congressional disapproval of a Bureau of Land Management rule regarding the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision.
H.J. Res. 130 was mentioned as a measure to provide for congressional disapproval of a Bureau of Land Management rule regarding the Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.
H.J. Res. 131 was mentioned as a measure to provide for congressional disapproval of a Bureau of Land Management rule regarding the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.
H. Con. Res. 58 was mentioned as a resolution denouncing the horrors of socialism.
H.R. 1949 was mentioned as the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025, which seeks to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas.
H.R. 3109 was mentioned as the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act, requiring a report on petrochemical refineries in the United States.
H.R. 5107 was mentioned as the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025, which aims to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
H.R. 5214 was mentioned as the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025, which would require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for violent crimes and mandatory cash bail for certain offenses in the District of Columbia.
H.R. 4405 was referenced in relation to the tabling of H. Res. 581.

Summary of Senate proceedings

There was no Senate activity on this date.