Monday, December 8th, 2025
Social Security Child Protection: The House passed H.R.5348, which would combat child identity theft by allowing immediate replacement of a child's Social Security card if compromised, providing faster protection than current processes, and addressing gaps in government resources for families facing this issue.
No New Burma Funds: The House passed H.R.4423, which would mandate that the United States use its voice and vote to continue the World Bank’s pause on disbursements and new financing commitments to the government of Burma. This pause was initiated after a military coup overthrew the democratically elected government of Burma in 2021.
Small Business Regulatory Reduction: The House passed H.R.2965 (223-190), which would require the Small Business Administration to report annually on the regulatory costs on small businesses, aiming to expose and limit the burden of excessive red tape and compliance obstacles harming Main Street America.
DUMP Red Tape: The House passed H.R.4305 (269-146), which would create a permanent "Red Tape Hotline" for small businesses to report burdensome federal regulations directly to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy. It aims to streamline feedback, require annual reports to Congress on problematic rules, and supports a deregulatory agenda, empowering small businesses to cut through red tape affecting their growth.
Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems (CLASS): The House passed H.R.1005 (242-176), which would prohibit public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, from accepting funds from or entering into a contract with the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any individual or entity acting on behalf of the Chinese government or the CCP. The bill also requires schools to disclose funding from or contracts with a foreign source to the Department of Education.
PROTECT Our Kids: The House passed H.R.1069 (247-164), which aims to prevent federal education funding for any elementary or secondary school that directly or indirectly receives support from the Chinese government, including through Confucius Institutes or Confucius Classrooms.
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education: The House passed H.R.1049 (247-166), which would increase transparency around foreign influence and funding in K-12 public schools, requiring local educational agencies to inform parents about foreign donations and influence. The bill aims to ensure parents know about foreign entities (especially adversarial ones like China) funding or influencing their children's public education.
Coastal Plains Oil and Gas Leasing Program: The Senate passed H.J.Res.131 (49-45), which would repeal a rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued on December 9, 2024, and related to the record of decision (ROD) for the program that leases, develops, produces, and transports oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department's 2024 rule limited the amount of land in the Alaska wildlife refuge that could be leased for oil and gas development. The bill passed the House in November and now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it.
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