Congressional Record — December 16, 2025

Overview of the day

The legislative activity for December 16, 2025, involved the submission of numerous Senate amendments to various appropriations and policy bills and the introduction of a House resolution to provide for the consideration of several bills related to economic development, mining, animal protection, and power reliability.

Summary of the House proceedings

H. Res. 951 was called up for immediate consideration to provide for the consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371.
H.R. 4776 was mentioned in relation to the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act.
H.R. 1366 was mentioned in relation to the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act.
H.R. 845 was mentioned in relation to the Pet and Livestock Protection Act.
H.R. 3616 was mentioned in relation to the Reliable Power Act.
H.R. 3632 was mentioned in relation to the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025.
H.R. 4371 was mentioned in relation to the Kayla Hamilton Act.

Summary of Senate proceedings

S. 1071 was mentioned as the subject of an amendment regarding the disinterment of remains from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
H.R. 4016 was mentioned as the subject of numerous amendments covering Department of Defense appropriations, sentencing enhancements for foreign-coordinated crimes, prohibitions on hostilities in Venezuela, rescission limitations, TRICARE fertility treatment, and the prohibition of renaming the Department of Defense.
S. 355 was mentioned as the subject of an amendment titled the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 regarding nonclinical testing methods.
S. 1071 had 1 amendment proposed to it.
H.R. 4016 had 44 amendments proposed to it.
S. 355 had 1 amendment proposed to it.