Summary: H. Con. Res. 66 (Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1071)

Purpose and intent

• H. Con. Res. 66 is a concurrent resolution directing a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 1071. Its sole purpose is to amend the long title of the enrolled bill to reflect the intended scope of the act accurately.
• Specifically, the resolution requires the Secretary of the Senate to change the long title of S. 1071 to read: "An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes."

Key provisions

• Amendment to enrollment: The bill directs a correction to the long title, ensuring the enrolled form matches the substantive contents of S. 1071.
• No substantive policy changes: The resolution does not alter funding levels, programs, or policy provisions within S. 1071. It is strictly a corrective enrollment measure.
• Scope of correction: Limited to the long title wording; body text and any other provisions of S. 1071 remain unchanged in this resolution.

Who/what is affected

• The primary affected entity is the enrolled version of S. 1071 (the statute once enacted). The correction ensures that the long title accurately describes the bill’s purpose.
• Legislative process actors (the Secretary of the Senate) are tasked with implementing the correction.

Procedural and timeline details

• Introduced: December 11, 2025 (House of Representatives)
• House action: Passed/agreed to the resolution by unanimous consent on December 11, 2025.
• Senate action:
  • Considered and agreed to without amendment by unanimous consent on December 17, 2025.
  • Resolution noted as received in the Senate on December 15, 2025.
• Overall status: Passed/agreed to in both chambers as a concurrent resolution, allowing the enrollment correction to proceed.

Additional context

• Related bill: S. 1071 (companion bill) exists in the Senate. H. Con. Res. 66 directs the correction in the enrollment of that Senate-passed measure.
• This is a routine, technical housekeeping measure common in Congress to ensure enrolled bills accurately reflect their legislative text.

If you’d like, I can provide a brief comparison of the corrected long title vs. the pre-correction language or attach the enrolled text for reference.