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Capitol Hill Briefing: September 2, 2026

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 proposesโ€”the current data lacks the specifics needed to hook readers with actual congressional action rather than procedural counts.]


๐Ÿ› House Floor Votes

ENERGYInfrastructure development ยท Metals ยท Mining

โœ… Passed โ€” 218 Yeas, 201 Nays Roll call โ†’
Final Passage โ€” H R 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

LAWConstitution and constitutional amendments ยท Judges ยท Supreme Court

โœ… Failed โ€” 212 Yeas, 206 Nays Roll call โ†’
Suspension of Rules โ€” 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.


๐Ÿข Committee Activity

Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited GovernmentHOUSE
Meeting
โ€˜โ€œSubject to the Jurisdiction Thereofโ€™: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part IIโ€
Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce ProtectionsHOUSE
Meeting
โ€œLess Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creatorsโ€
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
โ€œRenewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Actโ€
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
โ€œNo Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costsโ€
Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply ChainsHOUSE
Meeting
โ€œFueling the Golden Age: Future Resource Needs and Small Business Opportunity.โ€
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

๐Ÿ“ 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 nโ€ฆ


๐Ÿ“ฐ In the News

โ€ข Members renew proxy voting push ahead of next Congress – Roll Call

โ€ข Hemp ban delay passes Congress, heads to President Trumpโ€™s desk – CSP Daily News

โ€ข House Adopts Resolution Condemning Socialism – The Well News

โ€ข Healthcare tops the Democratsโ€™ to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026 – NBC News

โ€ข National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef – chadronradio.com

โ€ข The Courtโ€™s Ballroom Decision Is a Sign of Deeper Problems – The Atlantic


๐Ÿ“Š See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.

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