The Daily Brief:
Legislative Snapshot
Saturday, June 2, 2018
will take root below and bear fruit above.
For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant,
and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this." (Isaiah 37:31,32)
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Update: Israel News
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Israel Headline News, Analysis, and Prayer Targets
5.31.18
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Recent Floor Activity
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Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record
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Congress Last Week
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Immigration
5 Obstacles to a House Republican Immigration Deal
Pushed by Voters, GOP Moderates Rebel on Immigration
Justice
Criminal Justice System Reformers in House a Motley Bipartisan Crew
Congress
Congress struggles to police itself on sexual harassment
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Pending Activity
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Floor Outlook
Next Week: Congress returns to immigration stalemate
Senate to take up Trump's call to lower drug prices in June
McConnell's Plan for a Packed Summer Senate Agenda
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Senate Floor
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Program for Monday: Senate resumes consideration of the nomination of Robert Earl Wier, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and votes on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Senate agreed to consider the nomination of Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
Senate agreed to consider the nomination of Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
The nomination of Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, was placed on the Senate Executive Calendar.
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Senate Committees
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Tuesday,
Jun. 5, 2018
Hearings to examine the
2018 wildland fire outlook and the wildland fire management programs at the
Department of the Interior and the Forest Service.
Tuesday,
Jun. 12, 2018
Hearings to examine the
cost of prescription drugs, focusing on examining the President's blueprint
'American Patients First' to lower drug prices.
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House Floor
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MONDAY, JUNE 4TH
On Monday, no votes are expected in the House.
TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH
On Tuesday, 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. 5956 – Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 (Sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop / Natural Resources Committee)
2) H.R. 1026 – North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (Sponsored by Rep. Rick Nolan / Natural Resources Committee)
3) H.R. 2991 – Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker / Natural Resources Committee)
4) H.R. 5005 – To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System (Sponsored by Rep. Al Lawson / Natural Resources Committee)
5) H.R. 5655 – Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr / Natural Resources Committee)
6) H.R. 801 – Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Darin LaHood / Natural Resources Committee)
7) H.R. 3997 – Free Veterans from Fees Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Keith Rothfus / Natural Resources Committee)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Concurring in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3249 – Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Comstock / Judiciary Committee)
H.R. 8 – Water Resources Development Act of 2018, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Bill Shuster / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
H.R. 5895 – Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen / Appropriations Committee)
Additional Legislative Items are Possible
Text of Bills for the Week of June 4, 2018
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House Committees
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
H.R. 5895 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019] (Showing the text of H.R. 5895, H.R. 5894, and H.R. 5786 as reported by the Committee on Appropriations, as modified.) [General Debate]; H.R. 8 — Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (Rules Committee Print 115-72 — Showing the text of H.R. 8 as ordered reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, with modifications.); Senate Amendment to H.R. 3294 — Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
"Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Examining the Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
Markup of:
- H.R. 4627, (Mr. Donovan) the Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act.
- H.R. 4991, (Mr. Donovan) the Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act.
- H.R. 5206, (Ms. McSally) the Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018.
- H.R. 5207, (Ms. McSally) the Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018.
- H.R. 5729 (Mr. Katko), the The Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018.
- H.R. 5730, (Mr. Katko) the Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018.
- H.R. 5733, (Mr. Bacon) the DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018.
- H.R. 5762 (Mr. Langevin) the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018.
- H.R. 5766, (Mr. Payne) the Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Act of 2018.
- H.Res. 898, (Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities relating to homeland security information produced and disseminated regarding cybersecurity threats posed by the ZTE Corporation, headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
Legislative
Review of H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2017
Full Committee to consider the following bills:
Full Committee to consider the following bills:
- H.R. 3777 (Rep. Mia B. Love), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land containing the Nephi Work Center in Juab County, Utah, to Juab County. Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017;
- H.R. 4528 (Rep. Darren Soto), To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes;
- H.R. 4824 (Rep. John R. Curtis), To allow certain State permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural communities, and for other purposes. Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018;
- H.R. 5597 (Rep. Chris Stewart), To provide for the expansion of the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington County, Utah. Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah;
- H.R. 5751 (Rep. Rob Bishop), To redesignate Golden Spike National Historic Site and to establish the Transcontinental Railroad Network. Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act; and
- H.R. 5875 (Rep. Madeleine Z. Bordallo), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.
Lowering
Costs and Expanding Access to Health Care through Consumer-Directed Health
Plans
Millennials and the Gig Economy
Improving Transparency and Accountability at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Protecting America from a Bad Deal: Ending U.S. Participation in the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
H.R. 5895 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019] (Showing the text of H.R. 5895, H.R. 5894, and H.R. 5786 as reported by the Committee on Appropriations, as modified.) [Amendment Consideration]
Thursday,
June 7, 2018Millennials and the Gig Economy
Improving Transparency and Accountability at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Protecting America from a Bad Deal: Ending U.S. Participation in the Nuclear Agreement with Iran
H.R. 5895 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019] (Showing the text of H.R. 5895, H.R. 5894, and H.R. 5786 as reported by the Committee on Appropriations, as modified.) [Amendment Consideration]
Maritime Transportation in the Arctic: The U.S. Role
Honoring Heroes: Memorializing our Nations Veterans
Improving the Hydropower Licensing Process
Examining Social Securitys Solvency Challenge: The Status of Social Securitys Trust Funds
The Electric Grid of the Future
Advancing U.S. Business Investment and Trade in the Americas
Vets First? An Examination of VAs Resources for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
The Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled Wildfire Risk, Forest Health, and Associated Management Priorities of the U.S. Forest Service.
A Bad Year for Human Rights in Vietnam
An Assessment of the Potential Health Effects of Burn Pit Exposure among Veterans
Friday, June 8, 2018
Questions Regarding the U.S. Census
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Reference Links
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