Daily Digests: M 4/8 (PDF) • T 4/9 (PDF) • W 4/10 (PDF) • Th 4/11 (PDF) • F 4/12 (PDF)
Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 61 (D, R), Action: 8, Voted: 2, Passed: 7 — News
M 4/8/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary
T 4/9/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary
W 4/10/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary
Th 4/11/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary
House — Legislation: New: 121 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 29, Voted: 8, Passed: 18 — News
T 4/9/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
W 4/10/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
Th 4/11/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
F 4/12/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
Majority Leader Recap: Week of April 8, 2024
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National Security — Committees: Senate, House
Schumer (D-NY): We must get FISA done this work period (work periods) • Lofgren (D-CA): the FISA court has already extended FISA until June of 2025
Military — Committees: Senate, House
Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House
Speaker Johnson Statement on Six Months Since October 7th Attack
Warren urges Congress to block sale of fighter jets to Israel • House Dem Puts F-15 Deal With Israel on Ice Despite Assurances From Jewish State
Wicker: Calling for a cease-fire instead of hostage release and unconditional victory creates a false equivalence between Israel and Hamas
McConnell backs backs legislation to force Chinese divestment (floor speech) • Cantwell questions constitutionality of House divestment bill (H.R. 7521)
House floor special order half-hour on standing with Israel, 4/10/2024
Constitution
Johnson, Trump link border security with election integrity, tout reform
First Amendment
Herridge, Attkisson ask Congress help stop big government from making journalists disclose sources
Second Amendment
Schumer praised the Biden administration finalizing expansion of the gun dealer rule • Rule as proposed in 2023 • Final Rule, as submitted: Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms • DOJ announcement • Administration announcement: “a person selling just one gun and then saying to others they are willing and able to purchase more firearms for resale may be required to obtain a license and run background checks.” “President Biden and Vice President Harris continue to call on Congress to enact universal background checks and finish the job.” - When they say “universal,” they mean universal, as in any sale, and maybe even transfer, of any firearm from anyone to anyone at any time.
Fourth Amendment
Landmark data privacy deal would create first federal standard
Budget — Committees: House, Senate
CBO: Monthly Budget Review: March 2024: The federal budget deficit totaled $1.1 trillion in the first half of fiscal year 2024, CBO estimates—$37 billion less than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
Tax Policy — Committees: House, Senate, Joint
Senate Republicans are prepared to sink the child tax credit bill (H.R. 7024)
National Debt
Legal opinion gives Treasury leeway ahead of debt limit fight — the debt limit snaps back into place January 2, 2025
Executive — Committees: House, Senate
Wicker: we call on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Mr. Vladimir Kara-Murza as “wrongfully detained.”
WH: President Biden Announces Key Nominees
WH: Nominations Sent to the Senate
Judiciary — Committees: Senate, House
Senate Democrats look to close judicial confirmation gap
McConnell on Mangi nomination: There are only two explanations: Either Mr. Mangi is so careless that he repeatedly neglected to conduct the simplest due diligence before joining advisory boards of radical groups or he joined these groups intentionally. Either one makes him unfit for this lifetime appointment.
CRS: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (4/1–4/7, 2024)
McConnell introduces district court case assignment and injuction reform (S. 4095)
Schumer introduces district court case assignment reform (S. 4096)
Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)
House floor half-hour Recognizing Faith Month
Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20)
Neguse mocks Greene of Georgia on the House floor for saying God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent
Senate report warns drug cartels abusing FAA loopholes to expand operations
WH: Biden’s Proposals to Crack Down on Pandemic Fraud and Help Victims Recover Introduced in Congress (S. 4089)
Commerce Policy — Committees: Senate, House
McConnell summarized President Biden's activist climate agenda: canceling job-creating pipeline infrastructure to freezing LNG export permits to micromanaging home appliances to imposing debilitating emissions standards on automakers and effectively requiring that two of every three vehicles manufactured for America in 2032 be electric
Congress — Committees: House, Senate
House subpoena lawsuit risks change to oversight power
Greene, Johnson meeting fails to mend fences • Trump backs Johnson
Speaker Johnson in the “Negative World”: Some GOP colleagues are weary of his use of Biblical language
Representatives from Hawaii and California forge bipartisan bond over wildfire recovery
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3 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2024
Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/10, Senate began consideration of S. 4072, A bill to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Thursday, 4/11, Senate began consideration of the nomination of Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
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MONDAY, APRIL 15TH
On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:
H.R. 529 Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Waltz / Ways and Means Committee )
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules
TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK:
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:
H. Res. 1117 Opposing efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza ( Sponsored by Rep. Salazar / Foreign Affairs Committee )
H.R. 4639 Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Davidson / Judiciary Committee )
H. Res. 1112 Denouncing the Biden administrations immigration policies ( Sponsored by Rep. Gonzales (TX) / Judiciary Committee )
H.R. 7626 Affordable Air Conditioning Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw / Energy and Commerce Committee )
H.R. 7637 Refrigerator Freedom Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks / Energy and Commerce Committee )
H.R. 7700 Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Langworthy / Energy and Commerce Committee )
H.R. 7645 Clothes Dryers Reliability Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Ezell / Energy and Commerce Committee )
H.R. 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Ogles / Energy and Commerce Committee )
H.R. 6192 Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Lesko / Energy and Commerce Committee )
Additional legislative items are possible.
Complete list of Bills for the Week of April 15, 2024
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Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 33
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 52
Monday — April 15, 2024
Tuesday — April 16, 2024
Wednesday — April 17, 2024
Thursday — April 18, 2024
Friday — April 19, 2024 — La Crosse, WI
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