House sets debate rules for four bills at once.
H.Res. 953 — 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. · Filed by H. Griffith (R-VA) · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This rule tells the House how to debate and vote on four separate bills. One bill covers health insurance access. One bill covers Medicaid rules for minors. One bill covers laws about harm to minors. One bill covers how to review environmental impacts. The rule limits debate time and skips some normal steps.
Who it affects
People seeking health insurance would be affected. Minors and their families would be affected. Companies needing permits would be affected. The public that depends on environmental protections would be affected.
One thing to notice
Four bills on very different topics are bundled into one vote. Members must vote on all four at once instead of voting on each bill alone.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Dec 17, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 51”
- Dec 17, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344). (text: CR H5947)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- rule — A formal decision by Congress about how to handle business.
- Medicaid — A government health plan for people with low income.
- environmental impacts — How a project might harm nature and the environment.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 5, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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