Congress in September 2025

Kevin KileyRepublican, California

The California Redistricting War

The redistricting war in this country is starting to escalate to an absurd degree. Among the States now looking at redistricting, or are currently in the process of it, we have Texas, California, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Utah, Florida, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Virginia, and New York.

Al GreenDemocrat, Texas

Dark Days

I rise, Mr. Speaker, as the only Member of the House of Representatives to be removed from a joint session of Congress and, thereafter, to be censured. I have been censured, Mr. Speaker, but I have not been silenced. Censured, but not silenced.

Bernard SandersIndependent, Vermont

Authorizing the En Bloc Consideration in Executive Session of Certain Nominations on the Executive Calendar

As many Americans know, the current budget is going to expire at the end of September, and if an agreement is not reached, the government will shut down, which is, frankly, not anything that anyone wants. The question that we now have to address is how we keep the government open and serve the needs of the American people.

David SchweikertRepublican, Arizona

We Are Borrowing $72,000 a Second

For everyone's sanity, I hope not to go 60 minutes. I might go 40.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

There are going to be five amendments now that are all targeting the transgender community. I want to make sure we understand a couple of really sort of broad themes and why these amendments are so problematic.

Chip RoyRepublican, Texas

People Are Sick and Tired (Under the Speaker's announced policy of January 3, 2025, Mr. Roy of Texas was recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader.) Mr. ROY. Madam Speaker, I...

I appreciate the opportunity, as always, to be here in the House Chamber and try to be a voice for the people across this country.

Marcy KapturDemocrat, Ohio

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

I also compliment the chair of our subcommittee, Mr. Fleischmann of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for his very gentlemanly behavior on both sides of the aisle so that we can actually move bills, which is our public responsibility.

Scott PerryRepublican, Pennsylvania

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

This amendment prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce the Delaware River Basin Commission's rule to ban hydraulic fracturing within the Delaware River Basin.

LaMonica McIverDemocrat, New Jersey

Trump's Labor Agenda: Unsafe and Underpaid

I rise today on behalf of our Nation's workers, to give voice to their fear, their concerns, and their anger.

Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican, Georgia

Remembering Charlie Kirk

I rise today in honor of a true American patriot, Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk was a beacon of Conservative politics, a patriotic American who engaged young people on issues that mattered and encouraged critical thinking.

Peter WelchDemocrat, Vermont

Cloture Motion

As if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 224; further, that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Glenn GrothmanRepublican, Wisconsin

Breakdown of Traditional Families

Tonight I will talk one more time about what I think is the most pressing problem facing America as we try to address the crime rate, the drug problem, and the education problem. It is a problem that was, sadly, not addressed in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.