CHPP Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, November 2, 2019

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The Daily Brief:
Legislative Snapshot
Saturday, November 2, 2019

Please note:

The House is in a district work period next week.
The Senate is in session.

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	Trump Scores Religious Liberty Win!

Trump Scores Religious Liberty Win!

HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Align Grants Regulation with New Legislation and Supreme Court Decisions

Friday, November 1, 2019

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Nonenforcement to inform the public that certain regulatory provisions in The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards ("HHS grants regulation") will not be enforced because of serious concerns regarding the prior administration's implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which governs the issuance of certain regulations. HHS is also taking immediate steps to address the issue by publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking to reissue the HHS grants regulation with revisions.
In summary, the proposed rule would:

- Require grantees to comply with applicable nondiscrimination provisions passed by Congress and signed into law.

- Provide that HHS complies with applicable Supreme Court decisions in administering its grant programs.

- Not re-impose the exclusion from allowable costs in grants of penalties due for failing to comply with Individual Mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Trump Administration has already eliminated the penalty associated for failing to comply with the ACA's individual mandate.

- Reissue the other provisions of the 2016 regulation.
In the proposed rule, HHS would repromulgate most of the provisions of the 2016 rulemaking verbatim. HHS would revise two provisions of the 2016 rulemaking to require grantees to comply with applicable nondiscrimination provisions passed by Congress and signed into law, including legislation ensuring the protection of religious liberty, and to provide that HHS complies with all applicable Supreme Court decisions in administering its grant programs.
The proposed rule represents the Trump Administration's strong commitment to the rule of law―the Constitution, federal statutes, and Supreme Court decisions. These require that the federal government not infringe on religious freedom in its operation of HHS grant programs and address the impact of regulatory actions on small entities.
HHS is committed to fully enforcing the civil rights laws passed by Congress. The proposed rule would better align its grants regulations with federal statutes, eliminating regulatory burden, including burden on the free exercise of religion. HHS is affirming that it will comply with all applicable Supreme Court decisions in administering its grants programs. (Source: The White House)
> > > To read the Press Release from HHS, go here.

> > > To read the text of the proposed rule, go here.

> > > To Read the Notice of Nonenforcement, go here.

The Trump Administration Is Protecting Religious Freedom and Vulnerable Children

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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(Source: White House Office of Public Liaison)



SEE ALSO:

1. A commentary by Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council:

Family Research Council Applauds Trump Administration for Protecting Faith-Based Adoption Providers

Go here.

2. From CBN:

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Proposes End to Obama Crackdown Against Faith-Based Adoption and Foster Care Agencies

Go here.


Prayer Request:

Father, we thank You that President Trump continues to take action, demonstrating his strong commitment to the rule of law―the Constitution, federal statutes, and Supreme Court decisions. We praise You, Lord, that under this administration, the federal government will not infringe on religious freedom in its operation of HHS grant programs, impacting Faith-Based Adoption and Foster Care. In Your Name, amen.
Decree:

"Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Matthew 19:14)

	Update on "Impeachment"

House approves impeachment inquiry rules after fiery floor debate

A sharply divided House voted Thursday to approve a resolution setting "ground rules" for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, putting lawmakers on record over the contentious process while setting the stage for proceedings to move into the public eye after weeks of closed-door depositions.

The measure passed largely along party lines, 232-196. Two Democrats defected on the vote.

The first formal floor vote in relation to the impeachment probe announced a month ago by Speaker Nancy Pelosi followed a fierce debate in the chamber, where Republicans accused Democrats of launching a de facto "coup" against the president in a "pre-ordained" bid to overturn the results of the 2016 election.
"A yes vote on this resolution today gives a stamp of approval to a process that has been damaged beyond all repair and a blatant and obvious coup to unseat a sitting president of the United States," Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., said. (Fox News) Read more.
- Father God, we repent that this painful process will now continue, and we ask Your forgiveness for the error of the ways of the wicked. Forgive, O Lord, we pray, those who would attempt now to undermine our Constitution and the rule of Law in our nation. We offer up a sacrifice of praise unto You, O Lord, amen.
- "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name." (Hebrews 13:15)

	After the Vote: Time to Move!

The NRCC (Republicans) sent 'moving boxes' to Democrats and told them to 'Get packing.' It prompted a police investigation!

The National Republican Congressional Committee sent packing boxes to several House Democrats who represent battleground states to signify they'll need them as "moving boxes" next November, prompting Capitol Hill police to investigate them as suspicious packages.

The boxes were delivered outside the offices of Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., Conor Lamb, D-Pa., and others to indicate they will not be in office much longer because of their participation into the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump.
The sealed boxes were adorned with bows and a message that read "Get packing!"

Most of the Democrats who received packages flipped GOP districts in 2018 and will face competitive races next year to keep them. (USA Today) Read more.
- Father, we thank You that the leadership of the Republican Party has not lost its sense of humor in the midst of the drama of this past week. Praise the Lord.

- "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them." (Psalm 2:4)

	The Daily Jot

Thursday, October 31, 2019

The impeachment railroad

Democrat lawmakers are railroading impeachment rules into place that give a tremendous advantage to the party as it steams toward impeaching President Donald Trump. Under the guise and media narrative of having open votes to make sure things are fair, the Democrats are voting on rules that allow House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) wide latitude in determining the secrecy of the hearings, unelected staff members to question witnesses, block witnesses that the Republicans would like to hear testify, and to release only transcripts that Schiff deems appropriate. All the while, Schiff and the Democrats are saying these rules bring "fairness and due process" to the impeachment inquiry.

Breitbart reports: "Again and again, Republicans offered amendments to restore the rules used in previous impeachment inquiries. For example, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) offered an amendment to allow the president's counsel to be represented in all of the committees investigating impeachment, not just in the House Judiciary Committee." When Congressman Rob Wooddall (R-GA) objected that the new rules continue to allow secret hearings, and to bar the president's counsel from most of the investigative process, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) responded that the House's power over impeachment was unlimited, saying, "[W]e have the power to get the information that we want in the manner in which we want to get it."
In the past, impeachments have been investigated by only the House Judiciary Committee and witnesses could be questioned by the president's counsel. Now Democrats controlling the process will allow investigations conducted by several committees, led by the House Intelligence Committee, with no guarantees that witnesses will be questioned by the president's counsel, or that witnesses could be called by the president's counsel. Democrats said that the president's rights to due process do not apply to impeachment because it is similar to a grand jury. In this case, however, unlike a grand jury, the Democrats are leaking to the news media only excerpts of damaging testimonies to sway public opinion.

The Democrats have the votes and the power to set their own rules because they are the majority. They could impeach the president today if they wanted to, but they are stacking the process against the president and are railroading public opinion on impeachment. Republicans are unable to level the playing field. Impeachment is based on public opinion. If the public rises up against it, there will be severe consequences to the Party of impeachment. This is why the Democrats are leaking the bad information and setting the rules so that only those against the president can testify or question witnesses. Isaiah 58:1 says, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins." We need to lift our voices and show Americans this travesty, and House Democrats their wrongdoing.

	Recent Floor Activity

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

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Only Susan Collins breaks GOP ranks on Democrat-led ACA resolution

House makes impeachment drive official

Why did two Democrats vote against their party's impeachment resolution?

	Congress Last Week

Foreign Policy

McConnell sends warning shot on Turkey sanctions after House vote


First Amendment

Slicing Free Speech Too Thinly


Federal Spending

Impeachment Could Shut Down The Government


Executive

McConnell Says Dem Impeachment Resolution Doesn't Give POTUS Due Process


Judiciary

The new America: NO to voluntary Christian prayer in schools. YES to mandatory Muslim prayer


Health Care Policy

'I'm not a fan of Medicare for all': Pelosi pushes back on proposals from 2020 Democrats

Lawmakers Warn FDA Against Calls To Remove Restrictions On Abortion Drugs

10 Reasons to Oppose a National Patient ID

S. 2538: National Patient Identifier Repeal Act of 2019
A one-page bill to prevent a national patient-tracking number.


Congress

Former Rep. John Conyers Dead At 90, John Conyers, 1929-2019

Ethics war brewing? Gaetz files complaint against Schiff

The death of legislative policymaking

Republicans question why Schiff is running impeachment

	Pending Activity

Committee Activity
Judiciary Committee and Nadler to regain control of impeachment

Intel panel Republicans press Vindman to identify whistleblower

DC Circuit Halts Disclosure Of Mueller Grand Jury Materials Just Hours Before Release

Democrats in Congress seek new terrorism commission

Pelosi: Public impeachment hearings likely in November

Boeing CEO takes bipartisan heat

Floor Outlook
The House approved an impeachment investigation. Now what?

	Senate Floor

Senate Floor Schedule

Program for Monday: Senate meets in a pro forma session.


Thursday, 10/31, Senate began consideration of the following:

Senate began consideration of the nomination of David Austin Tapp, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
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Senate began consideration of the nomination of Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
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Senate began consideration of the nomination of William Joseph Nardini, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
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Senate began consideration of the nomination of Lee Philip Rudofsky, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
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Senate began consideration of the nomination of Jennifer Philpott Wilson, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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	Senate Committees

Senate Committee Meetings Schedule

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the nominations of
James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Aviation and Space
Hearings to examine building NASAs workforce of the future, focusing on STEM engagement for a 21st century education.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine threats to the homeland.

Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Hearings to examine how corporations and Big Tech leave our data exposed to criminals, China, and other bad actors.

Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.


Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider
• S. 2162, to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to annually hire at least 600 new Border Patrol agents, to report quarterly to Congress on the status of the Border Patrol workforce, and to conduct a comprehensive staffing analysis,
• S. 1363, to authorize an AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration,
• S. 2618, to strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal Government,
• S. 2560, to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available,
• S. 2353, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment,
• S. 2513, to provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism,
• S. 565, to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule,
• S. 2712, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building",
• H.R. 1589, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security,
• H.R. 2066, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program in the Department of Homeland Security,
• H.R. 495, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require an annual report on the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement,
• H.R. 135, to amend the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand accountability within the Federal Government,
• H.R. 887, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the "Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building",
• H.R. 1252, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the "Marilyn Monroe Post Office",
• H.R. 1253, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13507 Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, California, as the "Ritchie Valens Post Office Building",
• H.R. 1526, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the "Eva G. Hewitt Post Office",
• H.R. 1844, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the "Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building",
• H.R. 1972, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in Missoula, Montana, as the "Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building",
• H.R. 2151, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine Plains, New York, as the "Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office",
• H.R. 2325, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Calle Alondra in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the "65th Infantry Regiment Post Office Building",
• H.R. 3144, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8520 Michigan Avenue in Whittier, California, as the "Jose Ramos Post Office Building",
• H.R. 3314, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 McCulloch Boulevard North in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as the "Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building",
• an original bill entitled, "Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2019",
• an original bill entitled, "Congressional Reporting Burden Reduction Act",
• an original bill entitled, "HELP for Small Businesses Act",
• an original bill entitled, "DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2019",
• an original bill entitled, "Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act",
and the nominations of
Joshua A. Deahl, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals,
Deborah J. Israel, and Andrea L. Hertzfeld, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and
Robert Anthony Dixon, to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Department of Justice.

Veterans' Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Grant C. Jaquith, of New York, and Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Aging
Hearings to examine veteran scams, focusing on protecting those who protected us.

Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy
Hearings to examine
• S. 876, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy industry, including the solar, wind, cybersecurity, and other low-carbon emissions sectors or zero-emissions sectors of the energy industry,
• S. 1890, to provide for grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities,
• S. 2425, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program,
• S. 2508, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a council to conduct a survey and analysis of the employment figures and demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States,
• S. 2556, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide energy cybersecurity investment incentives, to establish a grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity investments,
• S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development,
• S. 2660, to establish a grant program for wind energy research, development, and demonstration,
• S. 2668, to establish a program for research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies,
• S. 2688, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish an Office of Technology Transitions,
• S. 2702, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an integrated energy systems research, development, and demonstration, and
• S. 2714, to amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program.

Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine
• S. 2662, to amend sections 111, 169, and 171 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification or construction.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hearings to examine Putin's shadow warriors, focusing on mercenaries, security contracting, and the way ahead.

Indian Affairs
An oversight hearing to examine the 477 program, focusing on reducing red tape while promoting employment and training opportunities in Indian country.

Judiciary
Hearings to examine reauthorizing the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.


Thursday, November 7, 2019

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Hearings to examine implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, focusing on rural development and energy programs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine bipartisan bills to promote affordable housing access and safety.

Energy and Natural Resources
An oversight hearing to examine federal revenues derived from energy development on Federal and Indian lands as well as Federal offshore areas and programs that share those revenues with state, local, and tribal governments, including
• S. 2418, to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to modify a definition and the disposition and authorized uses of qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues under that Act and to exempt State and county payments under that Act from sequestration, to provide for the distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues to the State of Alaska, and
• S. 2666, to promote the development of renewable energy on public land.

Rules and Administration
An oversight hearing to examine Library of Congress modernization.

Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters

	House Floor

House Floor Schedule

The House is in a district work period next week.

	House Committees

House Committee Meetings Schedule

Thursday - November 7, 2019

Immigration Raids: Impacts and Aftermath on Mississippi Communities
Committee on Homeland Security

Source: House.gov

	On Monday: International Watchman Call

International Watchman Call

Monday, November 4th, 2019

7:00 a.m. EST (Adjust to your own time zone)
"Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession." Ps 2:8
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	Operation Restoration

Operation Restoration

BULLETIN!! PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE:

712-770-5350
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Once each week, on Sunday mornings and for 24 hours, join with others in OPERATION RESTORATION . . .

"Operation Restoration"

This initiative is based upon the Move of the Spirit that was launched last month during Operation Refiner's Fire. The LORD has shown us that He has used those fires to ignite the FIRE of the HOLY SPIRIT to visit our people, which He now yearns to keep burning among our people until the day of His return!

"Operation Restoration" is based on the promise of Scripture, recorded in
2 Chronicles 7:14,15.

It is written:
. . . "and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

"Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place."
This is a weekly Solemn Assembly, where saints can feel free to gather each Sunday, to offer prayers of repentance before our Lord, for the many sins our nation has committed before Him.

Abba so desires to hear our prayers . . . He is just waiting to heal us!
You can join us, any Sunday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST by calling:

712-770-5350
Access Code: 150411#

Each week, our conference line for Operation Restoration will remain open until Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.EST -- allowing for 24 hours of nonstop prayer before our King of Kings, that He might, indeed, "heal our land." Amen.

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