The Constituency

H.Res. 953 · Congress

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.

Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

What does this mean?

This isn't a new law itself — it's a procedural resolution that sets the rules for the House of Representatives to debate and vote on four separate bills. Those bills would: (1) make changes related to affordable health insurance access, (2) bar Medicaid (the government health insurance program for low-income Americans) from paying for gender transition treatments for people under 18, (3) create federal criminal penalties for performing certain gender-related medical procedures or "chemical castration" (a term used here for puberty blockers or hormone treatments) on minors, and (4) change how the National Environmental Policy Act works — that's the law requiring the government to study environmental effects before approving projects like highways or pipelines — by streamlining and speeding up that review process. This resolution itself doesn't change any of those policies; it just controls how much debate time each bill gets and what amendments, if any, lawmakers can offer before voting on them.

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Bill Lifecycle

Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.

Passed House

Dec 17, 2025

Full action history (10)

Dec 17, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 17, 2025On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344). (text: CR H5947)

Dec 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 209 (Roll no. 344).

Dec 17, 2025On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 203 (Roll no. 343).

Dec 17, 2025DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H. Res. 953.

Dec 17, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 953.