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The Daily Brief:
Legislative Snapshot
Saturday, May 5, 2018
"He whom the Son sets free, is free indeed!" (John 8:36)
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News from the National Day of Prayer
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Sunday, May 6, 2018
"Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ"
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Recent Floor Activity
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Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record
Congress met in pro forma sessions last week as members were in state and district work periods last week.
Resuming next week, Congress is in full session for three weeks until the week of Memorial Day.
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Congress Last Week
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Federal Spending
U.S. lawmakers set $717 billion defense bill with eye on China, Russia, Turkey
Judiciary
McConnell: Confirming Trump's judicial picks a 'top priority'
Congress
Paul Ryan: Fired House chaplain didn't 'adequately' provide pastoral services
Conservative Groups Rally Behind Potential Jim Jordan Speaker Bid
Paul Ryan accepts House chaplain's decision to rescind resignation, ducks 'protracted fight'
Speaker Ryan Statement on the House Chaplain
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Pending Activity
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Committee Activity
White House Calls Haspel Hearing Key to Her Confirmation as CIA Director
House committee plans to move more than 50 opioid bills by May 17
U.S. House committee chair supports Puerto Rico statehood
Floor Outlook
U.S. House may vote on Dodd-Frank reform bill in May: McCarthy
Trump's once-risky CIA pick could be confirmed this month
McConnell Prepared to Confirm Judges Through New Year's
House to vote next week to move ahead with Yucca Mountain as nuclear waste dump
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Senate Floor
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Senate resumes consideration of the nomination of Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and votes on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
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Senate Committees
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Tuesday,
May 8, 2018
An oversight hearing to
examine the current status of Puerto Rico's electric grid and proposals for the
future operation of the grid.
Wednesday,
May 9, 2018
Hearings to examine the
law enforcement programs at the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest
Service, coordination with other Federal, state, and local law enforcement, and
the effects on rural communities.
Hearings to examine the nomination
of Tara
Sweeney, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
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House Floor
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MONDAY, MAY 7TH
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:
1) H.R. 4910 – Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott / Veterans Affairs Committee)
2) H.R. 4335 – Servicemember Family Burial Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Lou Correa / Veterans Affairs Committee)
3) H.R. 1496 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the “Marvin Gaye Post Office”, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
4) H.R. 4301 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, as the “J. Elliott Williams Post Office Building” (Sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
5) H.R. 4574 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, as the “Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building” (Sponsored by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
6) H.R. 4722 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the “Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building” (Sponsored by Rep. John Faso / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
7) H.R. 4840 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the “Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building” (Sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Murphy / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
TUESDAY, MAY 8TH
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:
1) H.R. 3170 – Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot / Small Business Committee)
2) H.R. 4668 – Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot / Small Business Committee)
3) H.R. 4754 – Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act (Sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon / Small Business Committee)
4) H.R. 1700 – SCORE for Small Business Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams / Small Business Committee)
5) H.R. 1680 – Womens Business Centers Improvements Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Knight / Small Business Committee)
6) H.R. 1702 – Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Dwight Evans / Small Business Committee)
7) H.R. 4111 – Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers / Small Business Committee)
8) H.R. 5236 – Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velzquez / Small Business Committee)
9) H.R. 4743 – Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot / Small Business Committee)
S.J.Res. 57 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act” (as engrossed) (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Sen. Jerry Moran / Financial Services Committee)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
H.R. 5645 – Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Karen Handel / Judiciary Committee)
H.R. 2152 – Citizens Right to Know Act of 2017 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe / Judiciary Committee)
THURSDAY, MAY 10TH
On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
H.R. 3053 – Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. John Shimkus / Energy and Commerce Committee)
FRIDAY, MAY 11TH
On Friday, no votes are expected in the House.
Text of Bills for the Week of May 7, 2018
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House Committees
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Monday, May 7, 2018
H.R. 2152 — Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2017; H.R. 5645 — Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018; S.J. Res. 57 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act"
FY 2019 Energy and Water Markup
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The Medicare Advantage Program
Challenges and Solutions in the Opioid Abuse Crisis
Confronting the Iranian Challenge
FY 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill and Markup of FY 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
Blue Technologies: Use of New Maritime Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Mission Performance
Combating the Opioid Epidemic: Examining Concerns About Distribution and Diversion
"The Opioid Epidemic: Implications for the Federal Employees Compensation Act
Committee Business Meeting to Assign New Committee Member
H.R. 299, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2147, H.R. 3642, H.R. 3832, H.R. 4245, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4451 as Amended, H.R. 4635, H.R. 4830 as Amended, H.R. 4958, H.R. 5044, H.R. 5215, H.R. 5418, H.R. 5520, and H.R. 5674
Sharing the Road: Policy Implications of Electric and Conventional Vehicles in the Years Ahead
Full Committee on Natural Resources will consider the following bills:
- H.R. 221 (Rep. Don Young), To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes. Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act;
- H.R. 1791 (Rep. David G. Reichert), To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act;
- H.R. 2591 (Rep. Austin Scott), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017;
- H.R. 3535 (Rep. Doug LaMalfa), To restore Federal recognition to the Ruffey Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. Ruffey Rancheria Restoration Act of 2017;
- H.R. 4032 (Rep. Tom OHalleran), To confirm undocumented Federal rights-of-way or easements on the Gila River Indian Reservation, clarify the northern boundary of the Gila River Indian Community's Reservation, to take certain land located in Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes. Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act;
- H.R. 4506 (Rep. Norma J. Torres), To provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity, and for other purposes. Jobs for Tribes Act;
- H.R. 4689 (Rep. Adrian Smith), To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska;
- H.R. 5317 (Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler), To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands; and
- H.R. 5655 (Rep. Andy Barr), To establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act.
Travel and Tourism: A Small
Business Angle
Progress Report on the 2020 Census
Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment
VA Logistics Modernization: Examining the RTLS and Catamaran Projects
Wednesday,
May 9, 2018Progress Report on the 2020 Census
Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment
VA Logistics Modernization: Examining the RTLS and Catamaran Projects
American Indian/Alaska Native Public Witnesses
Jobs and Opportunity: Legislative Options to Address the Jobs Gap
Program Integrity for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
H.R. 5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Closing the Skills Gap: Private sector solutions for America's workforce
Defense Member Day
Ready, Willing, and Able to Work: How Small Businesses Empower People with Developmental Disabilities
Protecting Civil Society, Faith-Based Actors, and Political Speech in Sub-Saharan Africa
FY 2019 Agriculture Subcommittee Markup
FY 2019 Energy and Water Markup
FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee Markup
Thursday, May 10, 2018
FY19 Budget: Members' Day
American Indian and Alaska Native Witness Days (Day 2)
Examining the State of Electric Transmission Infrastructure: Investment, Planning, Construction, and Alternatives
State and Foreign Operations Member Day
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TODAY is the Freedom March!
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Men, Women Who Left Homosexuality, Transgenderism to Rally at DC's 'Freedom March'
Former transgender, bisexual, lesbian and gay men and women, including an Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting survivor, will be gathering in the nation's capital for a worship event next weekend to proclaim how Jesus Christ liberated them.
Attendees from across the nation will assemble at the National Sylvan Theater from noon to 3 p.m. on May 5 for what is being called Freedom March.
Daren Mehl, president of the group Voice of the Voiceless, says he sees the event as "an opportunity for those of us who have a new life with Jesus to come together in fellowship and praise Him for the love and grace available to everyone who seeks it [and] to testify publicly of the life-changing grace available to leave the LGBT identity for something greater," he told The Christian Post on Friday.
Mehl, 40, is a Minnesota native who identified as a gay man for approximately 10 years. Today he is married to a woman and has two children. He will also be at next Saturday's march.
"Jesus instructs us to love others as we love ourselves," he said when asked what he hopes this event communicates to the LBGT community, many of whom have been wounded by religion.
"When anyone spews hate toward another person they are clearly not operating according to the Holy Spirit," Mehl said. "It is extremely sad when this happens and I hope that [Christians] would be convicted of their sin and repent and reconcile with those they hurt."
He told CP that when he encountered the Gospel his entire value system, purpose for living, and beliefs about who he is changed, including his sexual identity.
"Jesus asked me to lay down my identity at His feet and surrender it for a new one in Him. I decided the gay label and lifestyle didn't align to my desired identity as a Christian. Trying to align my choices in behavior to my Christian identity took years of struggling, and sometimes it was quite painful," he said.
He believes this Freedom March is necessary to showcase the many formerly LGBT lives that Jesus has transformed and to encourage those who are struggling with their sexuality and are seeking answers, many of whom often feel they are alone.
"They are not alone," he stressed. (Christian Post) Read more
Please note: This program will begin at noon TODAY at the Sylvan Theater on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The March begins at 3:00 p.m.
- Father, we thank You today for this wonderful news! We ask that ALL INTERCESSORS would be notified IMMEDIATELY to join forces in undergirding prayers so that the "Voices of the Voiceless" would be VOICELESS NO MORE!
Abba, we ask Your Hand of blessing and protection to rest upon all those who will be participating in this march later today, in Your Name, amen!
- "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
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Prayers and Presidents
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Prayers and Presidents:
Our Eighteenth President: Ulysses S. Grant
(1869-1877)
[Each week, we will publish one prayer that was spoken by each of our presidents, in chronological order. Today's prayer was written by our eighteenth president, Ulysses S. Grant.]
"In conclusion I ask patient forbearance one toward another throughout the land, and a determined effort on the part of every citizen to do his share toward cementing a happy union; and I ask the prayers of the nation to Almighty God in behalf of this consummation." President Ulysses S. Grant - March 4, 1869
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