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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                 April 12, 2025 Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here DONATE TODAY We Welcome Your Gifts! The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, April 12, 2025 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!” John 12:12-13 Recent Floor Activity Senate — Votes Monday Tuesday Elbridge Colby confirmed by Senate for top position at Defense Department Wednesday Senate confirms former Arkansas Republican Governor Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel Senate confirms Atkins as SEC chair Thursday Senate confirms Dan Caine as Joint Chiefs Chairman House of Representatives Monday Tuesday House rejects proxy voting for new parents, chooses ‘pairing’ instead (H.Res. 294) Wednesday House GOP advances budget resolution to final vote despite conservative pushback (H.Res. 313) • Rule turns off ability to force vote on rescinding Trump tariffs House passes bill that seeks to rein in 'rogue' judges, limit district court authority, limit nationwide injunctions (H.R. 1526) Thursday House approves budget resolution, 216-214 (H.Con.Res. 14) • after leaders commit to $1.5T cuts in final reconciliation bill • Speaker Johnson Applauds • Majority Leader Scalise: Passage of Budget Resolution Starts Implementation of Trump’s Agenda House passes SAVE Act, requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration (H.R. 22) • Hillary Clinton questions requiring birth certificates which would not reflect married names House Majority Leader Recap: Week of April 7, 2025 Congress Last Week National Security — Committees: Senate, House Hawley pushes Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Senate after whistleblower allegations Military — Committees: Senate, House Democrats call for halt of military academy book purge Trade Grassley claims Congress has given presidents too much power on trade Budget — Committees: House, Senate CBO: Monthly Budget Review: March 2025 CBO: Projections of Deficits and Debt Under an Alternative Scenario for the Budget: CBO estimates that if provisions of the 2017 tax act were extended, tax revenues were lower by the additional amount Senator Merkley specified, and there were no other changes to fiscal policy, debt held by the public would reach 220 percent of GDP in 2055, 63 percentage points higher than in the long-term baseline projections. Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table Now that they've passed a budget plan, the hard part begins for Republicans • Republican leaders are committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in savings and negotiating to produce a bill to secure the border, expand domestic energy production, increase defense spending and keep taxes cut and a handful of Republican senators have warned they will oppose steep cuts to Medicaid • Defund Medicaid funding of abortion provider Planned Parenthood • Chambers Face Off on Budget Specifics: The two are still miles apart on spending cuts, the debt limit language, offsets for defense and border spending, the president’s tax cuts, and a slew of other friction points. CBO: The Congressional Budget Office’s Request for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026 • Testimony Executive — Committees: House, Senate FBI Director Patel sends declassified Crossfire Hurricane docs on Russiagate scandal to Congress • Read the Russia collusion memos President Trump declassified and Kash Patel gave to Congress Wyden will block Trump's CISA nominee over telecom security report Schatz holding up nominees Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14) Pro-Life, Pro-Biology Members Hold Strong: 171 members of Congress received a 100% score for their support of pro-life and pro-biology values. They advocate for informed consent for pregnant women, defunding abortion provider Planned Parenthood, and codifying biological truth into law. 10 Beautiful Bills for a Better America (S. 4524, H.R. 796, H.R. 7, H.R. 271, H.R. 272, S. 334, H.R. 627/S. 178, H.R. 578, H.R. 722) Congress — Committees: House, Senate Texas Gov. Abbott calls November election for open US House seat Speaker Johnson appoints Stefanik to head House Republican Leadership • Speaker Johnson Statement Rep. Nehls sues Capitol Police for entering office Lawmakers say airplanes bumped each other on runway at National Airport Booker Slapped With Ethics Complaint for Fundraising Off Record-Breaking Senate Speech House Democrat Donald Norcross is expected to recover after medical emergency Pending Activity Committee Activity Senate panel advances Trump nominee to oversee $42-billion government internet fund Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick to run NASA, faces confirmation hearing, opts for the moon first over Mars, says he won’t favor SpaceX Senate committee debates whether it's time to stop changing the clock twice a year (S. 29, H.R. 139, H.R. 300) Whistleblower: Meta sought ties with China, misled Congress House Majority Leader Committee Weekly Recap – Week of April 7, 2025 House Natural Resources committee advances 'Gulf of America' bill to floor vote (H.R. 276) Congressional Judiciary Republicans probe whether Ivy League schools collude on raising tuition fees Heads of Northwestern legal clinics sue House committee over records demand AIDS relief program's advocacy for abortion bursts into House committee hearing (Hearing, Press Release) The budget resolution directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in savings Senate Floor Schedule Senate meets in pro forma sessions during its state work period (4/14/2025 through 4/25/2025): Monday, April 14 at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, April 17 at 9 a.m. Monday, April 21 at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, April 24 at 10 a.m. Subsequent meeting and vote: 3 p.m., Monday, April 28, 2025 5:30 p.m. — cloture motions filed on April 10 ripen: Thursday, 4/10/2025, Senate began consideration of four nominations: David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino One vote is expected on Monday, 4/28. House Floor Schedule The House meets in Pro Forma sessions during its district work period (4/10/2025 through 4/27/2025). Committee Meeting Schedules No committee meetings are scheduled for the next two weeks. About Capitol Hill Prayer Partners To learn more about our ministry, and to sign up to begin receiving our daily alerts, please go here.   Subscribe to Our Alerts! Capitol Hill Prayer Partners welcomes all who wish to pray for our leaders to join us in prayer for our nation. You may sign up to receive our alerts by sending an email to us at: chpp1994@gmail.com requesting that your name be added to our list of subscribers or CLICK HERE to subscribe. Copyright © *|2022|* *|Capitol Hill Prayer Partners|*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 Email: chpp1994@gmail.com Website: https://www.capitolhillprayer.org/ Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.