Floor Action: The House and Senate are in session this week.
Health– On Tuesday, the House will consider H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors. On Tuesday, the House will also consider H.R. 3492, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, which criminalizes genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors.
Human Trafficking– On Tuesday, the House will consider H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, which amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children.
Child Care
H.R. 6634—Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA)/Ways and Means (12/11/2025)—A resolution to establish a refundable childhood education tax credit with monthly advance payments. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 6656—Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)/Education and Workforce (12/11/2025)—A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a study relating to barriers in accessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 due to inflation and State eligibility standards. Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats.
Child Protection
H.R. 6499—Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID)/Energy and Commerce (12/09/2025)—Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
Education
S. 3433—Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)/ Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (12/11/2025)—A bill to eliminate certain higher education funding to certain minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
H.R. 6525—Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX)/ Education and Workforce; Judiciary (12/09/2025)—A bill to establish a national framework to prevent, detect, and respond to educator sexual misconduct, to create a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry, and to create a Federal Task Force on Educator Sexual Misconduct, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Health
H.R. 6512—Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)/ Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and Workforce; Judiciary (12/09/2025)—A bill to Empower American Families with Direct Control Over Healthcare Dollars, Codify President Trump’s Proven Reforms for Flexibility and Choice, Prohibit Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures, Eliminate Waste and Fraud in the Affordable Care Act, and Reject Extensions of Enhanced Subsidies to Insurance Companies. Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Judiciary
S. 3394—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)/Judiciary (12/09/2025)—A bill to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material. Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
S. 3398—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)/Judiciary (12/09/2025)—A bill to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims. Cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
H. Res. 938—Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)/Judiciary; Energy and Commerce (12/09/2025) —A resolution condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and committing to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.
Reproductive Health
H. Con. Res. 65—Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)/Judiciary; Energy and Commerce (12/10/2025)—A resolution commending State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 114 Democrats.
H.R. 6561—Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)/Energy and Commerce (12/10/2025)—PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025. Cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
H.R. 6682—Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)/Energy and Commerce (12/11/2025)—A resolution to advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support with respect to endometriosis, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 21 Democrats.
Sports
S. Res. 535—Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)/Submitted and agreed to by Unanimous Consent (12/08/2025)—A resolution commending and congratulating the Las Vegas Aces professional basketball team on winning the 2025 Women’s National Basketball Association championship. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
STEM
H. Res. 941—Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC)/ Science, Space, and Technology (12/10/2025) —A resolution recognizing May 20 as “National Women in Aerospace Day.” Cosponsors: 1 Republican, 0 Democrats.
Veterans
S. 3395—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)/Veterans’ Affairs (12/09/2025)—A bill to expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
H.R. 6564—Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)/ Veterans’ Affairs (12/10/2025)—A bill to expand the Center for Minority Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include services for historically underserved veterans, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
Women’s History
H. Res. 946—Resident Commissioner Pablo Jose Hernández (D-PR)/Oversight and Government Reform (12/11/2025)—A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Rita Moreno. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 6 Democrats.
