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Weekly Legislative Update: August 18, 2025

Congressional Schedule: August 18-22, 2025

Floor Action: House and Senate are in recess until the week of September 2.


Bills Introduced: August 11-15, 2025

Child Care 

H.R. 4976—Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR)/Education and Workforce (08/15/2025)—A bill to improve understanding and policy responses to the impacts of wildfire smoke on children in educational and childcare settings, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 14 Democrats. 

Civil Rights 

H.R. 4953—Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)/Judiciary (08/12/2025)—A bill to authorize a civil right of action for individuals on whom gender-related medical treatment was performed while such individual was a minor, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats. 

H.R. 4947—Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)/Agriculture (08/12/2025)—A bill to prohibit the use of race-based or sex-based criteria in the administration of certain Department of Agriculture programs, and for other purposes. Cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 0 Democrats. 

Miscellaneous  

H. Res. 647—Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA)/Ethics (08/12/2025)—A resolution condemning remarks made by Representative Delia Ramirez of Illinois declaring her allegiance to the Republic of Guatemala before the United States of America. Cosponsors: 0 Republicans, 0 Democrats.

Reproductive Health 

H.R. 4964—Rep. David Taylor (R-OH)/Judiciary (08/12/2025)—A bill to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. Cosponsors: 12 Republicans, 0 Democrats.

H.R. 4977—Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL)/Energy and Commerce (08/15/2025)—A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. Cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.