The House advanced two bills to final votes this week as committees held 11 meetings on subjects ranging from healthcare policy to infrastructure funding, while one amendment was submitted for consideration in ongoing legislative work. [Note: To write a more specific and newsy opening, ThePolitibase would need details about what those bills actually do, which committees met on what topics, and what the amendment proposes—the current data lacks the specifics needed to hook readers with actual congressional action rather than procedural counts.]
🏛 House Floor Votes
ENERGYInfrastructure development · Metals · Mining
✅ Passed — 218 Yeas, 201 Nays Roll call →
Final Passage — H R 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
LAWConstitution and constitutional amendments · Judges · Supreme Court
✅ Failed — 212 Yeas, 206 Nays Roll call →
Suspension of Rules — H J RES 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
🏢 Committee Activity
Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited GovernmentHOUSE
Meeting
‘“Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II”
Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce ProtectionsHOUSE
Meeting
“Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”
Veterans' AffairsHOUSE
Meeting
Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update
Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the InternetHOUSE
Meeting
“Renewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Act”
Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on EnergyHOUSE
Meeting
Powering the Nuclear Renaissance: Accelerating U.S. Leadership in Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory AffairsHOUSE
Meeting
“No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs”
Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply ChainsHOUSE
Meeting
“Fueling the Golden Age: Future Resource Needs and Small Business Opportunity.”
Ways and MeansHOUSE
Meeting
Full Committee Hearing on Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources and Supply Chains
Energy and CommerceHOUSE
Meeting · 10 measures
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal LandsHOUSE
Meeting · 9 measures
Intelligence (Permanent Select)HOUSE
Meeting
Persistent Competition & Legacy Architectures
📝 Amendments Submitted Today
HAMDT 269
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1499, that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment in the n…
📰 In the News
• Members renew proxy voting push ahead of next Congress – Roll Call
• Hemp ban delay passes Congress, heads to President Trump’s desk – CSP Daily News
• House Adopts Resolution Condemning Socialism – The Well News
• Healthcare tops the Democrats’ to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026 – NBC News
• National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef – chadronradio.com
• The Court’s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems – The Atlantic
📊 See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.