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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                December 21, 2024 The Legislative Snapshot will not be published on Saturday, December 28th or on Saturday, January 4th. MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone!   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, December 21, 2024 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests: M 12/16 (PDF) • T 12/17 (PDF) • W 12/18 (PDF) • Th 12/19 (PDF) • F 12/20 (PDF) Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 139 (D, R), Action: 157, Voted: 4, Passed: 152 — News M 12/16/2024 — Record PDF • Summary Senate Leader Remarks, 12/16/2024: McConnell, Schumer T 12/17/2024 — Record PDF • Summary Senate Leader Remarks, 12/17/2024 Senate declined to pass the Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (S. 2082) Senate declined to pass the Saving the Civil Service Act (S. 399) Senator Brown Farewell Speech W 12/18/2024 — Record PDF • Summary Senate Leader Remarks, 12/18/2024 Senator Sinema Farewell Speech Senate declined to pass the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (S. 1631) Senate declined to consider judicial nominations Senator Casey Farewell speech Senate declined to pass a bill to amend the Act of June 22, 1948 (S. 5595) Th 12/19/2024 — Record PDF • Summary Senate Leader Remarks, 12/19/2024 Democrats Block Tom Cotton Resolution To Condemn Biden’s Commutation for Judge • Senate declined to agree to a resolution condemning the commutation of Michael Conahan granted by President Biden on December 12, 2024. (S.Res. 935) • Cotton: “I think we should condemn all of these pardons and certainly condemn the President for not individually reviewing the merits of the cases. But again, I understand my Democratic colleagues don't agree with that, so I only offer a resolution to condemn one pardon—simply one—maybe the worst of them all” Senate declined to pass the Crow Revenue Act (S. 4444) Senate declined to confirm four nominations to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors Senate declined to confirm a Federal Cochair of the Great Lakes Authority Senate declined to pass the Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act (S. 3593) Senate declined to pass the Electronic Permitting Modernization Act (H.R. 5509) Senate passes Social Security bill that raises benefits for millions of Americans (H.R. 82) F 12/20/2024 — Record PDF • Summary Senator Lankford opening prayer Senate Leader Remarks, 12/20/2024 Senate declined to pass or amend the Preventative Health Savings Act (H.R. 766) Senate declined to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 993) McConnell remarks on end of 118th Congress Senate declined to pass the NFIP Extension Act (S. 4772) Senate declined to pass the Protect Small Business and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act (H.R. 5119) Senate declined to pass a bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois (S. 2796) Senate confirms 235th Biden judge, surpassing Trump in federal judicial appointments Senate approves stopgap spending bill, averting government shutdown (H.R. 10545) Senate declined to pass the Give Kids a Chance Act (H.R. 3433) Senate declined to pass the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531) Schumer remarks on end of 118th Congress House — Legislation: New: 162 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 60, Voted: 14, Passed: 57 — News M 12/16/2024 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes Bill naming bald eagle national bird on way to White House (S. 4610) Congress approves making all temporary judgeships permanent (S. 3998) Congress passes massive VA reform bill with pay flexibility for health care workers (S. 141) T 12/17/2024 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes Republicans make ‘midnight’ push to roll back Biden agenda (H.R. 115) Foxx praises passage of Never Again Education Reauthorization Act (S. 3448) ‘The time is now’: Lumbee Tribe sees movement on federal recognition bill, again (H.R. 1101) W 12/18/2024 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes House passes bill to stop institutional child abuse (S. 1351) House passes bill to preserve Jamul tribal land, heads to President (S. 3857) Legislation to Safeguard Food Supply Chain Passes House (S. 759) Th 12/19/2024 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes House rejects revised spending bill as Republicans break ranks (H.R. 10515) F 12/20/2024 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes Latest stopgap funding bill, sans debt limit, passes House (H.R. 10545) • Speaker Johnson Remarks Congress Last Week Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table All aboard: High-speed rail aims to win over reluctant Republicans Executive — Committees: House, Senate WH: Press Release Message to the Senate Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction Trump taps Devin Nunes to be Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board Supreme Court Supreme Court agrees to hear dispute over divestiture law • McConnell weighs in • Bipartisan senators urge Biden to delay sell-or-ban deadline by 90 days Supreme Court to hear case over abortion provider Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14) Recognizing National Bible Week Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate Congress poised to repeal Obamacare (ACA) for themselves with opt-out provision in spending bill Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate Bipartisan U.S. House task force releases report on artificial intelligence (Press Release) CBO: Artificial Intelligence and Its Potential Effects on the Economy and the Federal Budget Education Policy — Committees: House, Senate GOP leaders in Congress release report blasting universities for 'appeasing' anti-Israel protestors Congress — Committees: House, Senate Kansas senator announces creation of Senate's 'Make America Healthy Again' caucus Johnson touts Republican legislative victories in 118th Congress 'despite divided government' Speaker Johnson, Committee Chairs Release Investigative Report Following House-Wide Effort to Combat Antisemitism House GOP accuses Liz Cheney of tampering with J6 witness, ask FBI to investigate criminality • Rep. Loudermilk targets Liz Cheney, calls for more probes of Jan. 6 Connolly to top Minority side Oversight role Rep. Spartz won't sit on committees or 'participate in the caucus,' prefers to focus on DOGE Speaker Johnson, Congressional Leaders Host Capitol Menorah Lighting Wexton delivers speech with assistive device (Full Speech) Senate Chaplain Barry Black Says God ‘Miraculously Intervened’ After Brain Bleed Retiring: Good says goodbye: ‘This Congress should have done even less’ • Retiring Sen. Tom Carper talks bipartisanship and endorphins Spratt, longtime top Budget panel Democrat, dies at 82 Former Rep. Jim Leach, Iowa iconoclast, dies at 82 Pending Activity Committee Activity — Meetings: 16 • Reports: 1 • Legislative action this week: Senate: Meetings: 7 • Legislation: Hearing: 1, Reported: 58 House: Meetings: 8 • Legislation: Reported: 69 All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees) Majority Leader Committee Weekly Recap – Week of December 16, 2024 436 Church Attacks in 2023, Zero Prosecutions under the FACE Act, Notes House Hearing (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) House panel warns of foreign election interference through non-profits, ActBlue House Judiciary probes merger of two advertising giants over ties to anti-Republican cartel Weaponization Committee exposes censorship, FBI abuses, and lawfare in nearly 2-year probe • releases 17,000-page final report House panel votes to release ethics report Senate Floor Schedule Schedule for pro forma sessions and January 3, 2025 The Senate stands adjourned for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times: Monday, December 23 at 9:30am Thursday, December 26 at 2:30pm Monday, December 30 at 12:30pm Thursday, January 2 at 12 noon Friday, January 3 at 11:45am — adjourn 118th Congress sine die The Senate convenes the First Session of the 119th Congress at 12 noon, Friday, January 3, 2025, pursuant to the Constitution. Following the prayer and pledge, the certificates of election will be presented. Senators will then be sworn in. After the swearing-in, there will be a live quorum. After a quorum is established, the Senate will adopt a number of housekeeping resolutions. House Floor Schedule The House meets in Pro Forma sessions during the final district work period of the 118th Congress which began Friday, December 20, 2024. Committee Meeting Schedules No committee meetings are scheduled until January 2025. 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. 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