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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                 February 3, 2024 We will have two special speakers on Monday, "back to back," sharing on topics of interest to all of us! Please check our Monday edition for more details about this conference call. Thank you!  Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here > > > WE WELCOME YOUR GIFTS! The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, February 3, 2024 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) "We the People" "Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ" Today's Top Story  National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance Draws Evangelical & Legislative Leaders to Washington D.C. On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Tony Perkins (Family Research Council) & Dr. Jim Garlow (Well Versed) hosted the 2nd Annual National Gathering for Prayer & Repentance at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers including Jonathan Cahn, Speaker of the House - Mike Johnson and former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann delivered a powerful and moving prayer event among a large crowd and national Livestream broadcast.  We also take note that one year ago, approximately just after the same day of Repentance and Prayer took place in Washington, D.C., a great awakening broke forth on the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. This revival was sparked by students who stayed in Hughes Auditorium following a regularly scheduled chapel service on February 8, 2023. The Spirit held those students in that chapel for hours on end, and a great revival was then unleashed across the nation. Numerous colleges also began reporting that "Revival" had broken out among their students, too! Praise the Lord! One year later, this revival has continued to move across our nation as countless souls have now turned back to God in repentance, finding new life in Christ Jesus! Could it be that last year's event at the Museum of the Bible, when evangelical and governmental leaders bowed in unity, in an act of TRUE REPENTANCE before the Throne of the Most High GOD, has unleashed the revival we are seeing now? Has an act of REPENTANCE brought the fruit of SALVATION to countless lost souls across America? Praise God!  Let it be so, O Lord! Let it be so! And we give You ALL THE GLORY for what You have done! WE pray that our nation and leaders will experience a "Return to God" as we turn from our nation's sin and seek His healing through prayers of repentance. "Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance," (Matthew 3:8)   If you missed the Livestream of the event, you can watch the recording below. And please join us in thanking Dr. Jim Garlow and Tony Perkins for the work they put forth to bring this blessing to our nation. WATCH THE RECORDING BY GOING HERE 'Take Our Border Back Convoy': Trucker Group Converging on Eagle Pass, Texas DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas - The government of Texas is in a standoff with the Biden administration over its border policies, and now, some Americans are heading south to show their support for the Lone Star State. A convoy of truckers is demanding a change in U.S. policy. They argue the federal government is making it harder for Texas to protect its border while making it easier on migrants headed for the U.S. In addition, the United Nations and NGOs are aiding migrants heading to the U.S. border, and that's also causing concern with some U.S. lawmakers who argue U.S. taxpayers should not be helping to fund their journeys.  Scrutiny of the UN is mounting as it reportedly hands out cash to migrants during their treks north across Central America to the U.S. border. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the aid adds up to billions of dollars. Todd Bensman, senior fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), told CBN News, "The United Nations for 2024 plans to spend $1.6 billion, much of it U.S. tax-funded, on migration trails to assist about 3 million people. These funds, in cash, debit cards, envelopes, and vouchers, are for migrants, many heading to cross the U.S. border illegally. They'll also receive food, shelter, and other essentials." Lt. Col. (Ret) Pete "Doc" Chambers told CBN News, "This all started with a North Texas pastor's idea for a border tent revival. The convoy's aim is to highlight the border's open policies, pointing out failures in upholding the Constitution and addressing issues like human trafficking and drug smuggling." Chambers said, "We just don't live in a spirit of fear in Texas, number one. And there is an American character that exists in this country that we fought for to continue to uphold the U.S. Constitution. So do you know why the people …all the way down to the sheriffs agree with me? Because they took the same oath." (CBN) Read more.   - Lord, we pray for Your mighty protection over this convoy and all participants. Let no heavy-handed response take place by the Federal government. We bind any violence in the Name of Jesus, and  ask that wisdom prevail over the entire situation. Let Your Holy Spirit have freedom to touch hearts and change lives. - "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:17) BREAKING: Trump Election Interference Case in Washington DC Has Been Removed from Court Calendar – Postponed Indefinitely According to several reports the Trump election interference case in Washington DC has been removed from the court calendar. The case has been postponed indefinitely. The lawsuit against the former US President was originally scheduled for March 4, 2024 before Super Tuesday. This is a huge blow to radical Obama Judge Tanya Chatkun and the Marxist horde in America. The Democrat Party and globalist left was hoping to use this lawfare case to damage Trump in the mainstream media before Super Tuesday. Now they have to focus on the ridiculous lawfare cases in the communist New York City courts to damage Trump that have already been decided before they start. The DC case was removed from the calendar within the last five days. Former president Donald Trump’s March 4 trial date on charges of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election has been dropped from the public calendar of the federal court in Washington, a sign of what has long been anticipated — that his claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution would delay his trial while it remains on appeal. The change did not appear on the official criminal case docket before U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who has made clear since Trump filed his appeal on Dec. 7 that all trial deadlines would be suspended while he challenges the case. On appeal, Trump is arguing that the government does not have authority under the Constitution to bring charges against him for actions he took while president after the 2020 election through the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, when he attempted to prevent Congress from confirming Joe Biden’s election victory. A delay in the D.C. case makes it increasingly likely that the first of Trump’s four criminal trials could be held this spring in Manhattan on New York state charges of business fraud in connection with hush money payments during the 2016 election. That trial has nominally been set for March 25, but the court in that case has signaled deference to Trump’s federal election subversion case. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has scheduled a pretrial hearing in two weeks — Feb. 15 — and is expected to decide after that if the trial will go forward as planned. As of at least Thursday, the March 4 trial date was dropped from a date-searchable calendar on the public website of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It was not immediately clear when it was removed. An internal master court trial calendar distributed Jan. 26 showed Trump’s trial date, suggesting the change was recent, according to a federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an internal document. (The Gateway Pundit) Read more here. - Lord, we thank You that this may reflect the postponement that President Trump was seeking. But we also pray that all of these cases will be removed permanently from all court dockets, that he would be free of the attacks against him. - "Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him." (Isaiah 30:18)   Confronting Communist China By Gary Bauer; American Values There were two important hearings on Capitol Hill yesterday (Wednesday, Jan. 31st) regarding cybersecurity. Most of the media focused on a Senate hearing into what social media companies are doing to our children. Kudos to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) for forcing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to apologize to the parents in the hearing room. But on the other side of the Capitol, members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party heard disturbing testimony from top security officials about the growing threats from Beijing. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that communist China has prioritized cyberwarfare and that Chinese hackers outnumber FBI cybersecurity personnel by 50-to-1. Wray added, “Cyber threats to our critical infrastructure represent real-world threats to our physical safety.” Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, elaborated on Wray’s remarks. Here’s how she described the threat we’re facing today: “It is Chinese military doctrine to attempt to induce societal panic in their adversary. The Chinese government got a taste of this in the aftermath of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May of 2021 that shut down gas to the Eastern Seaboard for several days. [Americans] couldn't get to work. They couldn’t take their kids to school, get folks to the hospital. It caused a bit of panic. “Now imagine that on a massive scale. Imagine not one pipeline, but many pipelines disrupted and telecommunications going down so people can’t use their cell phone. People start getting sick from polluted water. Trains get derailed. Air traffic control systems, port control systems are malfunctioning. This is truly an everything, everywhere all at once scenario.” Everyone should watch Easterly’s testimony, especially many of the pro-China corporate apologists at the Chamber of Commerce! Here’s another idea: Copy those quotes above. Give them to your neighbors and family members. Help them understand the threats we are facing from communist China and why it is vital to have leaders who will aggressively confront these threats.  Senate Pro-Life Activity — January 2024 Floor speeches: Senator Thune, recognizing the March for Life and praising the pro-life movement (1/18) Senator Lankford, recognizing the March for Life, the work of pregnancy centers, and speaking out against chemical abortion and the pro-abortion actions of the Biden administration (1/18) Senator Hyde-Smith, highlighting the work of pregnancy centers and maternity homes (1/23)   Bill introductions: S. 3610 — Senator Hyde-Smith’s Pregnancy Center Support Act, to establish tax credits for contributions to pregnancy centers (1/18) S. 3611 — Senator Hyde-Smith’s Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act, to clarify that TANF funds may be made available to support alternatives to abortion programs and pregnancy centers (1/18) S. 3713 — Senator Hyde-Smith’s Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act, to prohibit the Federal government from supporting research involving human fetal tissue from abortions, and to prohibit the trafficking of aborted fetal tissue. (1/31) S. 3622 — Senator Cramer’s Unborn Child Support Act, to give pregnant mothers the ability to receive child support payments while they are pregnant (1/18) S. 3624 — Senator Lee’s Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act, to bar Federal funding for organizations that perform or promote abortions overseas, expanding and codifying the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (1/19) S. 3608 — Senator Lee’s Abortion is Not Health Care and Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts, which would end tax breaks for abortions both as a deductible medical expense and in health savings accounts (1/19) S. 3619 — Senator Lee’s Guaranteeing the Unborn Access to Respect and Dignity (GUARD) Act, to ensure that the United States Coast Guard is held to the same standards as every branch of the United States military with regard to the prohibition of using federal funds for abortions. (1/19) S. 3609 — Senator Blackburn’s Woman’s Right to Know Act, to ensure women seeking abortions are informed of the medical risks and developmental characteristics of the unborn child before giving their informed consent to receive an abortion (1/18) Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests: M 1/29 (PDF) • T 1/30 (PDF) • W 1/31 (PDF) • Th 2/1 (PDF) Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 65 (D, R), Passed: 6 — News T 1/30/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary W 1/31/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary Th 2/1/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary House — Legislation: New: 138 (R, D), Scheduled, Voted: 9, Passed: 14 — News M 1/29/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes T 1/30/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes ‘SALTy’ House Republicans nearly sink rule over tax deal (H.Res. 980) House passes bill named after fallen Border Patrol agent (H.R. 5585), To Slap Major Criminal Penalties On Migrants And Smugglers Who Flee Border Patrol, criminalizes high-speed chases involving migrants W 1/31/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House (H.R. 7024) • $80 billion in tax relief, expands credits • 'Exacerbating our inflation crisis' • Chronic Debt Th 2/1/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes Two-thirds of House Dems vote against bill passed to deport illegal immigrants with DUI convictions (H.R. 6976) Majority Leader Recap: Week of January 29, 2024 Congress Last Week Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House McConnell: It is increasingly, glaringly clear that a headlong charge forward to a two-state solution puts the cart before the horse. Israel needs a partner in peace before it can be expected to make peace. Palestinians need leaders and a government worthy of the name before they can expect a state. Homeland Security — Committees: House, Senate Senators reach deal to restrict illegal border crossings • Speaker Johnson Responds to President Biden’s Endorsement of Senate Border Deal • Johnson: Rumored Senate deal 'not enough' to secure border • House Speaker Johnson spoke on the floor about America's border security — Quoting a letter from 'former top FBI intelligence officials': “In light of such a daunting, unprecedented penetration by uninvited foreign actors, it is reasonable to assert that the country possesses dramatically diminished national security at this time. The nation's military and laws and other natural protective barriers that have provided traditional security in the past have been thoroughly circumvented over the past three years.” Johnson suggests Biden staffers blocking WH from closing border Congressional moderates propose border compromise (H.R. 3599) Tax Policy — Committees: House, Senate, Joint Tax deal allows illegal immigrants to claim Child Tax Credit (H.R. 7024) Senate Republicans pump brakes on tax deal Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table EU agrees to $54 billion Ukraine funding deal House Bill would End All US Funding to UNRWA (H.R. 7202) Executive — Committees: House, Senate Mike Johnson, Warning of Global Threats to Religious Freedom, Urges Biden to Protect Uyghurs (P.L. 117-78) Democrats, White House say Biden already has the power to better secure border without new laws Judiciary — Committees: Senate, House CRS: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (1/22–1/28, 2024) Commerce Policy — Committees: Senate, House Carmakers ditching AM radio is ‘unsafe,’ some lawmakers say (H.R. 3413, S. 1669, H.Res. 465) Scott, fellow Senate Republicans move to reverse Biden’s pause on Liquid Natural Gas exports (S. 3704) Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate ‘Site-neutral’ hospital policy muddles health package progress Congress — Committees: House, Senate 2024 National Prayer Breakfast (2/1) After the end of proxy option, increase in missed House votes Sen. Jean Carnahan, 1933-2024 Surge in false ‘swatting’ calls adds to lawmaker security concerns Sen. John Barrasso announces death of wife, Bobbi South Carolina Congressman Norman says Ilhan Omar should be investigated over Somalia remarks: Omar allegedly vowed to influence the U.S. government to support Somalia's interests. • Republicans Call for Omar to Resign over ‘Appalling Somalia-First’ Speech • Greene files privileged resolution to censure Omar, remove her from budget, education committees • C-SPAN relies on a Soros-funded news outlet to justify claiming a recording of Omar's comments “mistranslated and took her words out of context.” Rep. Cori Bush confirms DOJ probe into campaign spending Lawmakers wrestle with congressional use of AI amid rising risk of deepfakes Pending Activity Committee Activity — Meetings: 44 • Reports: 4 • Legislative action this week: Senate: Meetings: 11 • Legislation: Action: 22, Hearing: 4, Markup: 18, Reported: 4 House: Meetings: 32 • Legislation: Action: 20, Hearing: 9, Markup: 11, Reported: 14 All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees) Tech leaders face Senate panel on sexual exploitation dangers (Durbin floor speech, Meeting, Congress.gov) • Senators rebuke tech execs • 6 Takeaways McConnell on the Inflation Reduction Act's price-fixing: Calling this price-fixing scheme a negotiation is like calling a bank robbery a transaction. (Th 2/8 Meeting, Congress.gov) Majority Leader Committee Weekly Recap – Week of January 29, 2024 FBI Diretor Wray: Chinese hackers preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on 'every American' • by targeting U.S. infrastructure (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) Activist Urges Congress to Confront China’s Transnational Repression (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) House GOP reveals articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas • Amid Worst Border Numbers In History • House Homeland Security Committee approves articles of impeachment against Mayorkas (H.Res. 863, Meeting, Background, Docs, Congress.gov) • Ken Buck (R-CO) to vote against on the floor Committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News) Floor Outlook Senate Schumer announces border deal vote for next week • Supplemental vote expected next week, path to passage fraught House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation Rules Committee: Meeting Announcement for February 1, 2024 (H.R. 7160, H.Res. 987) Rules Committee: Meeting Announcement for February 5, 2024 (H.R. 485) House GOP weighs sidecar tax deal on ‘SALT,’ child credit • ‘SALT’ bill on shaky ground after getting over Rules hump (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) CBO: Legislation considered under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives during the week of February 5, 2024   Senate Floor Schedule 3 p.m., Monday, February 5, 2024 Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State. At 5:30 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. Thursday, 2/1/2024, Senate began consideration of two nominations: Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State Amy M. Baggio, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon House Floor Schedule MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 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 Under Suspension of the Rules Legislation that may be considered: H. Res. __ Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota ( Sponsored by Rep. Greene (GA) / Ethics Committee ) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK: On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Wednesday, 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. 863 Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, as amended ( Sponsored by Rep. Greene (GA) / Homeland Security Committee ) H.R. 485 Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023 ( Sponsored by Rep. Rodgers (WA) / Energy and Commerce Committee ) Additional legislative items are possible. Complete list of Bills for the Week of February 5, 2024 Committee Meeting Schedules Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 6 Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Thursday, February 8, 2024 House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 17 Monday — February 5, 2024 Tuesday — February 6, 2024 Wednesday — February 7, 2024 Thursday — February 8, 2024 Our Weekly Call to Repentance CHPP Welcomes You to Join Us Every Week in One Hour of Repentance Sunday evening at 10:00 p.m. EDT Dial 717-908-1983 Access Code: 9301470# Dear Saints, A lifestyle of REPENTANCE is so close to the heart of God. Indeed, He commands us to  "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" Matthew 3:2 How, then, can we approach His Throne of GRACE, in repentance? We invite you to join us every week on Sunday evening, as we explore this vital topic together. We present a different prayer focus each week, leading us into repentance, so that we might approach His Throne of Grace in repentance, presenting ourselves to Him as a pure and a spotless Bride, without spot or wrinkle. (Ephesians 5:27) Praying together, we desire to fulfill the mandate of Psalm 139: " Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:24 You can join us, any Sunday evening, at 10:00 p.m. EST by calling: 717-908-1983 Access Code: 9301470# WELCOME! ". . . 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." 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