Legislative Snapshot - November 22, 2025

Legislative Snapshot

United We Stand November 22, 2025

We are proud to introduce our guest speaker on our national call on Monday. Cindy Scott is a friend of our ministry, who has written an amazing book titled "Celebrating God our Founder." On this year of the 205th anniversary of the founding of our nation, Cindy's book allows our Lord to take us by the hand and, step by step, show us how He, indeed, has been the author of every significant chapter of our nation's history!

From our founding chapter when the Pilgrims settled our land, through the writing of the Declaration of Independence, and on to the writing of the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as many steps in between, Cindy has indeed honored our God, who is the true founder of America!
Her volume combines looking back over our history . . .to calling forth prayers for our future.

Please join Cindy this Monday night, November 24th, as we join together to give thanks to the One who watches over us all. Welcome!

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Legislative Snapshot
Saturday, November 22, 2025

"For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28)

"We the People"

"Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ"

Today's Top Story

Schumer, Jeffries accuse Trump of calling for 'execution of elected officials'

Dem leaders react after Trump calls senators' video 'seditious,' 'punishable by death'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned President Donald Trump's posts accusing congressional Democrats of seditious behavior, "Punishable by DEATH," would further spark political violence against the lawmakers.

Congressional Democratic leaders warned Thursday that President Donald Trump's posts accusing several Democrat senators of sedition, "Punishable by DEATH," would encourage political violence against lawmakers.

Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that six congressional Democrats featured in a viral video calling on members of the military and intelligence community to refuse to carry out "illegal" orders from higher-ups was "really bad, and Dangerous to our Country."

"Their words cannot be allowed to stand," Trump said. "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP??? President DJT."
He later posted, "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" and reposted a user who wrote "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor that Trump was explicitly calling "for the execution of elected officials. This is an outright threat, and it's deadly serious. Every time Donald Trump posts things like this, he makes political violence more likely," Schumer said.

... Trump’s posts, and the response from Congress’ top Democrats, come after a video featuring Sens. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Reps. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., went viral for calling on military service members to refuse to follow unlawful orders.

The lawmakers said in a joint statement that, "What’s most telling is that the president considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law."

When asked if Trump wanted to execute members of Congress, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, "No." She argued that Trump was directly responding to the lawmakers' call to encourage service members to "defy the president's lawful orders."

"The sanctity of our military rests on the chain of command, and if that chain of command is broken, it can lead to people getting killed, it can lead to chaos, and that’s what these members of Congress, who swore an oath to abide by the Constitution, are essentially encouraging," Leavitt said. (Fox News) Read more here.

Lord God Almighty, protect us from the far left—the globalists—that want to create a new world order. Urging members of the military to disobey the President’s orders would surely create more chaos and disruption across our land and make us much more vulnerable to our enemies. Father God, You are not the creator of rebellion/witchcraft nor do You create chaos and confusion.

Lord, You are well aware of the far left’s motives and methods, and we earnestly ask for Your help to put a stop to this behavior that is indeed treasonous and seditious according to our Constitution. Trump did not invent those words, nor the crimes they represent. We pray for Your wisdom for our President, members of Congress that are not inciting a rebellion and rulings that may be needed from SCOTUS in the days ahead.

"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves." (Romans 13:1-2)

Trump reveals 'one thing in common' he has with Mamdani after Oval Office love fest

President Trump and Zohran Mamdani focus on shared priorities of housing and lowering costs for New Yorkers

President Donald Trump sat down with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office Friday, marking the first time the socialist politician whom the administration has labeled a "communist" met with the MAGA chief.

The pair found unity during their meeting, with Trump telling the media the pair share the mission of a better New York City.

"We have one thing in common," Trump said Friday. "We want this city of ours that we love to do very well. And I wanted to congratulate the mayor. He really ran an incredible race against, you know, a lot of smart people, starting with the early primaries against some very tough people, very smart people. And he beat them, and he beat them easily. And I congratulated him, and we talked about some things in very strong common, like housing and getting housing built and food and prices."

The president and mayor-elect met at the White House Friday afternoon before opening the Oval Office doors to the media for questions. Trump predicted New York City, his hometown, will get a "great mayor" while remarking that the White House would be there to assist.

Ahead of the meeting, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Mamdani a "communist" while remarking that Trump's doors are open to any U.S. leader no matter their political party. (Fox News) Read more here.

Father God, we admire the grace with which President Trump moves, even in the face of his worst enemies. Zohran Mamdani is clearly the head of a new Moslem movement that is sweeping our nation at this time. We ask, Lord God, that You would cause there to be an awakening among our citizens, so that we do not yield to the lies of this new Communist/socialist/Islamic movement. Help us to always remember who we are as a nation, and to honor You, even in this week of Thanksgiving. Amen.

"Bless those who curse you; bless and curse not." (Romans 12:14)

95 Elected Officials Across America are Moslems

Our research team recently located information from the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) indicating that at this time, there are a total of 95 Moslems who are holding positions of government in our
nation. Please study the map above, and join us in the following prayer. Thank you.

Father God, we bring these 95 elected officials before Your Throne of Grace, asking for mercy in time of need. We pray for each one, that he or she would flee the lies of Islam, and come to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We ask, Holy One, that You would place Your shed blood around each of these officials, raising up a protective shield over those whom they now govern. Help us, O Lord, to find our way back to you, amen and amen!

"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (2 Timothy 1 - 4)

What's in a name?

"Moslem" or "Muslim"

Please note:

(We bring this short teaching to each of you for your own, prayerful consideration.)

Sara Ballenger, Founder and President
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners

Author: Sara Ballenger

In years past, I had the privilege of working alongside a ministry team
that worked alongside Moslem (women) in Northern Virginia.

Did you note that I have referred to this people group as "Moslems," and not as "Muslims"?

Here's why:

Over time, the Lord began to impress upon me that, whenever I pronounced their name as "Muslims," it seemed that something deep in my Spirit would literally "bow" to the god they worshipped. This, of course, was not our God - the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, it was an utterance that commanded that I "bow" to their god.

I then recalled that, in centuries past, the people of Islam were called "Moslems." WOW! What a revelation that was!

In calling them "Moslems," as in the days of the Crusaders, the thing that controlled them had to bow to the name that I worship: God Almighty -- the maker of heaven and earth! Praise God!

I would practice this revelation several times, focusing on my spirit as I uttered the words "Muslim," and then "Moslem." Clearly, something was happening deep within my soul! Upon praying for "Moslems," that thing that had controlled them literally disappeared while I prayed for their salvation.

I do not apologize for sharing this understanding with all of you now, but instead, I invite you, too, in your own prayer closets to quietly pronounce this word as "Muslim," wait a few seconds, and then repeat it as "Moslem." I rest my case.

Hallelujah!

It is written that "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9)

Let's join together today and, in our own closets of prayer or with our prayer groups, begin to pray for the deliverance and salvation of the people of Islam by the name He would proclaim: Moslems.

Thank you!

Recent Floor Activity

Senate Record — Tuesday, 11/18/2025
Senate approves bill to release Epstein files (H.R. 4405, unanimous consent agreement)
Thune: We have a lot of work left to do, starting with the need to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year beyond January 30. And there is a lot more we could accomplish, too, from improving our health care system to passing a farm bill

MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING 14 KENTUCKIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT LOUISVILLE MUHAMMAD ALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

House Record — Tuesday, 11/18/2025
House passes bill to release Epstein files: (H.R. 4405)
House votes to disapprove of Chuy García’s retirement moves (H.Res. 878) A fellow Democrat led the resolution, calling his actions ‘fundamentally undemocratic’
House acts to Reverse Biden Administration's Lockout of Federal Lands (H.J.Res. 130, H.J.Res. 131, S.J.Res. 80)
House rejects resolution to censure House Democrat (H.Res. 888)

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MOMENT OF SILENCE

The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Eamon Kelly, The Magdala Center, Magdala, Israel.
WELCOMING REVEREND EAMON KELLY

FACING FISCAL REALITY
HIGHLIGHTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CONGRESS IS BACK

Leader Lookout, Recap: Week of November 17, 2025

Congress Last Week

Military — Committees: Senate, House

Schumer calls for Secretary of State Rubio to brief Senate on plans for military operations in Venezuela

Defense contractors fight back against NDAA repair language A provision in the Senate-passed NDAA that would set strict new rules for how the Pentagon accesses their intellectual property. The Pentagon may not, with certain exceptions, enter into a contract unless the deal requires the company to provide the government with the data needed to operate and sustain the equipment. That data means a lot to the contractors because it is worth many billions of dollars over time. To a servicemember it also means a lot: Being able to fix a weapon can mean the difference between life and death. And the cost of such repairs is a major driver of defense budget growth, experts have long said. The defense contractor groups instead support a provision in the House-passed NDAA that would make access to the data available to the Defense Department “as a service.” The issue is among the last unresolved matters facing House and Senate negotiators who aim to reconcile before December the House and Senate fiscal 2026 NDAAs.

Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House

McConnell, Wicker pan Trump plan for Ukraine as rewarding Putin

GOP's Mast drops opposition to Syria sanctions repeal – with conditions — opponents of full repeal, or those calling for conditions to be laid out or risk sanctions, said al-Sharaa, a former designated terrorist, cannot fully be trusted to follow through on commitments to protection for minorities, counterterrorism and commitment to come to peace with Israel.

Budget — Committees: House, Senate

CBO: CBO's Updated Projections of the Budgetary Effects of Tariffs as of November 15, 2025: Tariffs have changed frequently throughout 2025. CBO has regularly updated Congress about how those changes affect projected tariff revenues. We now project that increases in tariffs implemented from January 6, 2025, to November 15, 2025, will decrease primary deficits (which exclude net outlays for interest) by $2.5 trillion over 11 years if the higher tariffs persist throughout the 2025–2035 period. By reducing the need for federal borrowing, those tariff collections will also reduce federal outlays for interest by $0.5 trillion. In total, the tariff changes will reduce deficits by $3.0 trillion. • CBO says Trump tariffs could reduce deficits by $3 trillion over the next decade: CBO says foreign companies could pick up some tariff costs.

Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2026 bills, table

Little sign of spending progress as top appropriators meet • Lawmakers Think They Will Need Some Short-Term Funding Bills to Avoid a Partial Shutdown in January

Senate appropriators aim to unveil unreleased spending bills

29 GOP Lawmakers Push Bill to Halt Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Immigrants (H.R. 6191)

Bipartisan House lawmakers float two-year ACA enhanced subsidy extension • bill adds income caps, anti-fraud measures

Executive — Committees: House, Senate

Thune offers to revise Senate phone data provision to instead send money from lawsuits to Treasury: Thune’s proposal would clarify that the payouts to the senators would be given to the U.S. Treasury and would not personally enrich lawmakers.

Jim Jordan: Biden’s Justice Dept ‘Spied On Me,’ Seized 28 Months Of Phone Records

Mike Johnson, John Thune fall out of sync on Epstein, Arctic Frost

WH: Nominations Sent to the Senate

Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)

Jeffrey Epstein disclosures face hurdles even with House poised to approve release of files

House Republicans request US Virgin Islands AG to give Epstein information

Leading fundraising group for Democrats solicited Epstein years after he pleaded guilty in Florida: The revelation follows other documents that point to Democrats continuing to interact with Epstein post-conviction.

Commerce Policy — Committees: Senate, House

Biofuels standards put farm, oil state members on opposite sides

Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate

Trump draws line in sand on extending ACA credits • Schumer dismisses

Replace ACA tax credits with HSAs: Sen. Bill Cassidy • Congressional Republicans look to health savings accounts as alternative to Obamacare tax credits: With millions of Americans’ health insurance premiums projected to rise in 2026, due partially to enhanced Obamacare subsidies expiring, Republicans are eyeing health savings accounts (HSAs) as a solution. • Editor's Note: The policy proposed is flexible spending accounts (FSAs), which neither accrue nor earn interest, unlike HSAs which do accrue value and earn interest.
• Sen. Cassidy speeches on 11/7, 11/8, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10

Premium hikes are not new: ACA mandated a large, complicated, and expensive basic benefits package, and failed to recognize the incredible diversity of personal health care needs and preferences

Why Republicans Should Resist The Urge To Bail Out ACA

Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate

Faith groups urge House panel to take action on AI chatbots

Trump urges unified federal standards for AI over inconsistent state regulations: Trump stated that the United States' investments in AI is making the country's economy "the hottest in the world," and state overregulation could undermine potential advantages.

Congress — Committees: House, Senate

Democrats win another discharge petition, this time to force vote on federal worker bargaining rights The legislation might not arrive, however, as a stand-alone bill because bipartisan negotiators are working separately to install the collective bargaining language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual Pentagon budget package.

‘Sign of the Times’: Lawmakers Desperately Want to End the Censure Wars • Members search for end to House censure battle • Bipartisan lawmakers float raising threshold for House censures • Jeffries says he's open to censure reform

New Jersey special election for Sherrill’s seat is set for April 16

Tenney condemns vandalism of her private D.C. residence: 'Disturbing and unacceptable':

Security footage reveals suspected J6 pipe bomber visited a third building before Capitol riot:

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick accused of stealing FEMA funds • Congresswoman indicted A grand jury indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) for allegedly stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds and using some of it to fund her campaign, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. • indictment details allegations • Cherfilus-McCormick: 'Sham' indictment 'unjust, baseless' • Steube to file motion to censure Cherfilus-McCormick following indictment

Push for stock trading ban picks up steam, but path forward on the issue still unclear

Duckworth fires staffer accused of pretending to be lawyer at ICE facility, in bid to release illegal immigrant: “Upon reviewing the matter, I can confirm that neither I nor my leadership was aware of, authorized or directed what your letter describes as the employee's conduct,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth said

Scalise Honors Longtime Chief of Staff Brett Horton

Two people evaluated for minor injuries in electrical fire on Capitol subway system: The department said no one on the trolley was injured, and the fire has since been extinguished. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

Retiring: Sherrill • Velázquez • Greene

Pending Activity

Committee Activity — Meetings: 56 • Reports: 1 • Legislative action this week:

Senate: Meetings: 23 • Legislation: Action: 2, Hearing: 2, Reported: 3
House: Meetings: 31 • Legislation: Action: 47, Hearing: 23, Markup: 39, Reported: 4

All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees)

Senate Banking backs Travis Hill for FDIC chairman along party lines (Meeting, Congress.gov)

Senate Agriculture advances Selig to lead CFTC (Meeting, Congress.gov) • Trump’s pick to chair key crypto regulator The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is poised to take on a key role regulating cryptocurrency.

MLB will provide Senate with gambling investigation documents

Cruz sets Isaacman's Senate confirmation hearing for NASA administrator for Dec. 3: (Meeting, Congress.gov) • President Donald Trump had withdrawn the nomination in May and placed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in the post on an interim basis.

James Comer vows to give Clintons Bannon treatment if they defy subpoenas: Comer said the Clintons are two Democrats that his committee has not heard back from regarding subpoenas for their testimony on their ties to Epstein, and that continued silence will be met with criminal referrals. • Congress Ordered The Clintons To Face Epstein Depositions House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) ordered the Clintons to appear for their depositions on December 17 and 18.

Comer subpoenas J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, for Epstein's financial records: Comer is also requesting U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea provide documents related to Epstein or Maxwell, including all documents referring to any federal or local criminal investigation or potential criminal investigation of either person.

Jordan refers former Jack Smith attorney for prosecution • urges DOJ to prosecute: Thomas Windham served on Smith's team during his investigation into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified information and his efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.

New Jersey group attempted to harvest organs from patient with signs of life, House panel alleges

‘Give us a vote’: House members ramp up stock ban pressure (H.R. 5106 — Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov)

Ethics Committee opens investigation into Mills

House Ethics Committee reviewing complaint against Georgia Rep Mike Collins: The committee said it would decide its next actions in the case on or before Jan. 5, 2026, and that the announcement of its review "does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee."

Committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News)

Floor Outlook

Senate

Senate releases its 2026 calendar

House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation

Scalise Releases 2026 House Calendar, election year nears

Senate Floor Schedule

Senate Orders:

Pro forma sessions:
- Tuesday, November 25, at 1:45 p.m.
- Friday, November 28, at 5:30 p.m.
Next meeting: 3 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2025 — Bragdon nomination

Thursday, 11/20/2025, Senate began consideration of two nominations:

David A. Bragdon to be US District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Lindsey Ann Freeman to be US District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.

Wednesday, 11/19/2025, Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. — Thune Remarks

House Floor Schedule

The House meets in Pro Forma sessions during district work periods.

District work period from Friday, 11/21, through Sunday, 11/30

Committee Meeting Schedules

No committee meetings are scheduled for next week.

Senate Committee Meeting Schedules

House Committee Meeting Schedules

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