Congressional Digest — December 2025, Part 2: 20 Bills Through the House
The record for December 2025: 20 bills past committee. No hot takes in this series — just what each bill does, who it touches, and where it stands, with the complete analysis linked.
Passed the House
HR 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act. This bill requires that the congressionally authorized monument honoring Medal of Honor recipients be placed within the Reserve, the central cross-axis of the National Mall that runs between the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial and between the White House and Jefferson Memorial.
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
HR 249 — To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. This bill renames two features within Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, New Jersey, in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. The Great Falls Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge would be renamed the Bill Pascrell, Jr. Scenic Overlook Trail Bridge, and Overlook Park would be renamed Bill Pascrell, Jr.
HR 845 — Pet and Livestock Protection Act. This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove federal endangered species protections for the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States (excluding the Mexican wolf subspecies) by reinstating a 2020 rule that a federal court previously struck down. It also bars courts from reviewing the reimposed rule.
Pet and Livestock Protection Act
HR 1949 — Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025. This bill removes the Department of Energy's authority to approve natural gas imports and exports and transfers that approval power to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
HR 2701 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. This bill requires the American Battle Monuments Commission to create a program identifying Jewish servicemembers buried in overseas U.S. military cemeteries under markers that incorrectly indicate they were not Jewish.
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
HR 2876 — University of Utah Research Park Act. This bill confirms that approximately 593 acres of nonfederal land in Salt Lake City, Utah, used by the University of Utah as a research park, is recognized as a valid public purpose. The designation also covers related uses such as student housing and a transit hub.
University of Utah Research Park Act
HR 2965 — Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025. This bill requires the Small Business Administration to maintain an annual regulatory budget for small businesses at zero or below, meaning any new regulatory costs imposed on small businesses must be offset by reducing or eliminating existing regulatory costs by an equal amount.
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025
HR 3109 — REFINER Act. The REFINER Act would require the Department of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to publish a report on U.S. petrochemical refineries.
HR 3176 — To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System. This bill reauthorizes the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in partnership with NOAA, through fiscal year 2030. The system includes a volcano monitoring network, observatories, a national data center, and research grants.
HR 3187 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. This bill directs the U.S. Forest Service to transfer approximately one acre of federal land to Perry County, Arkansas at no cost. The county must use the land for public purposes such as education and youth development, and the land reverts to the federal government if it stops being used for those purposes.
HR 3383 — Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025. This bill makes several changes to securities and investment regulations aimed at expanding access to capital markets.
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
HR 3426 — Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025. This bill gives the General Services Administration (GSA) legal authority to require judges to share courtrooms and sets limits on building new federal courthouses.
Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025
HR 3492 — Protect Children’s Innocence Act. This bill makes it a federal crime to provide gender-affirming medical care, including surgeries and hormonal treatments, to minors, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison and/or fines. It includes limited exceptions, such as for treating intersex conditions or complications from prior procedures.
Protect Children’s Innocence Act
HR 3616 — Reliable Power Act. This bill requires the North American Electric Reliability Corporation to conduct annual assessments of the U.S. electric grid's reliability and creates a review process allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to evaluate and comment on proposed federal regulations that could affect power generation.
HR 3628 — State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act. This bill requires state utility regulators to consider adopting rules that ensure electric utilities can reliably provide power over a 10-year period. It applies to utilities that use integrated resource plans rather than capacity markets for resource planning.
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025. This bill changes how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) handles situations where a power plant wants to shut down but may be needed to keep the electrical grid reliable.
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
HR 3638 — Electric Supply Chain Act. This bill requires the Department of Energy to periodically assess and report to Congress on the supply chain supporting electricity generation and transmission, including vulnerabilities, barriers to expanding U.S. capacity, and policy recommendations.
HR 3668 — Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act. This bill makes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the sole lead agency for coordinating environmental reviews of natural gas pipeline projects and liquefied natural gas (LNG) import or export terminals.
Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
HR 3716 — Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act. This bill requires banking regulators and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit reports to Congress when a bank failure triggers a systemic risk determination by the Treasury Department.
Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act
HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. This bill provides fiscal year 2026 appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense covering military personnel pay and allowances, operations and maintenance, procurement, research and development, and related programs such as the Defense Health Program and drug interdiction activities.
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Every bill above links to its full breakdown — purpose, who it affects, both sides of the argument, and how your senators voted. The record is always better than the rumor.
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