Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6, 2025

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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6, 2025
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Split Screen Continues

by Amy West, GovTrack.us (Dec. 5, 2025)

In this week's preview, we wrote that the House seems to be operating in split screen. On one hand, members - both between parties and within the Republican majority - seem to be frustrated with each other, leadership, and structural issues in House Rules. On the other hand, they're still holding votes and doing committee work.

Nothing in the week changed much. Rep. Stefanik, who's running for NY governor, lashed out publicly at Speaker Johnson while several other mostly unnamed members complained in a different article (NYT gift link).

In our preview, we noted that in the House there were 22 bills up for vote on suspension of the rules (which requires a 2/3rds majority for passage) and 6 under a rule (requiring only a simple majority).

20 of the 22 bills passed by voice vote. The remaining two bills, H.R. 4423: No New Burma Funds Act, passed 385-0 and H.R. 5348: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025 passed 386-0. One bill will become law and it's the one we noted on Monday: S. 616: Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025. There's no vote total because this was one of the ones passed by voice.

Before we list the 5 (of 6) bills under a rule that received votes, we'll note that in a week otherwise entirely devoted to nominations, the Senate passed H.J.Res. 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision” by 49-45. This will also become law once it's signed by the President.

Also, one bill appears to have been pulled from the floor consideration: H.R. 4312: SCORE Act. It's not clear when it will be back for a vote based on this Hill article.

Roll Call Votes in the House

H.R. 1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act , which would require public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, passed 242-176.
H.R. 1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act , which would equire public elementary and secondary schools to disclose certain funds received from, or contracts with, a foreign source, passed 242-176.
H.R. 1049: Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act, which would ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, passed 247-166.
H.R. 1069: PROTECT Our Kids Act, which would prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, passed 247-164.
H.R. 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025, which would require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, passed 223-190.
H.R. 4305: DUMP Red Tape Act, which would direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, passed 269-146.

To recap:

20 of 22 bills passed by voice vote in the House
one of the 20 becomes law
two got a roll call votes but still have to pass in the Senate
the SCORE Act didn't get a vote at all
the Senate nullified a regulation that had already passed the House and that will become law

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Hawaii Congressional Delegation

Dec. 1, 2025 — Introduced

H.R. 6343: To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI2]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI2] is a member of the committee.

Trackers: Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI2].

Dec. 1, 2025, 5:31 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Bragdon to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina: David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina

Cloture Motion Agreed to 50/41

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay