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HRES 953 Agreed to

Sets House floor rules for debating four bills on health insurance, Medicaid funding for minors' gender transition procedures, criminal penalties for genital mutilation and chemical castration of minors, and environmental reviews under NEPA.

Official title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6703) to ensure access to affordable health insurance; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 498) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3492) to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors; and relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and facilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely environmental review process.

Outcome Agreed to by the House
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House
Reported 17-DEC-2025
Passed 17-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Makes in order House consideration of H.R. 6703 on access to affordable health insurance, waives points of order, and allows one hour of debate and one motion to recommit.
  • Makes in order H.R. 498, which prohibits Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, under similar time limits.
  • Makes in order H.R. 3492, which amends 18 U.S.C. 116 on genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors, treats the Judiciary Committee's substitute as adopted, and allows one further amendment.
  • Deems adopted an amendment to H.R. 4776 (NEPA) exempting agency actions that a federal agency sought to remand or reopened or corrected since January 20, 2025.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 17-DEC-2025).

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Sponsor H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) Cosponsors · 0

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