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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                 January 14, 2023 Be sure to join our National Call this Monday, January 16th, at 8:00 p.m. Our guest speaker will be Stephania Grani, Founder of the ShofarSounder Ministry. Her topic will be: "God’s Economy vs. Demonic Confederacies." WELCOME!   Conference Number: 717-908-1834 Access Code: 616137# Time: 8:00 p.m. EST Alert! The World Economic Forum is now in session in Davos, Switzerland, until Monday, the 16th. More than 50 heads of state and 300 company CEOs are there. The WEF is wanting to carry out its “Great Reset” so that by 2030 we all will “own nothing and be happy”. They are the Orwellian elite that wants to establish a global communist tyranny with themselves as the overlords. They also want to surveille, control, and drastically reduce the world population. Let’s pray with the authority Jesus, the King of Kings, has given us (Luke 10:17-21) to “overcome all the power of the enemy”. Pray that the evil one’s plans to work through such international institutions as the WEF and the World Health Organization (vaccine passports and IDs to override national sovereignty and control everyone on earth) will be shut down and overthrown. Let's also agree in prayer that the sovereignty of nations and freedoms of their citizens will be maintained; that every evil scheme such as the dictatorial “New World Order” being planned will be exposed and pushed back against by the world’s peoples and especially the Body of Christ! (Source: John Robb, TransformationPrayerFoundation.org) 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, January 14th, 2023 "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  FAA Reveals Alleged Cause of Nationwide System Going Down, Causing All Flights to Be Grounded   The cause of a key system outage that triggered nationwide chaos at airports after all flights were grounded on Jan. 11 has been revealed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had indicated that no malign actors caused the system to go down but told news outlets that officials can’t rule it out. However, the FAA issued a statement later on Jan. 11 indicating that the outage was caused by an internal system error. “The FAA is continuing a thorough review to determine the root cause of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage,” the FAA said in the statement. “Our preliminary work has traced the outage to a damaged database file.” “At this time, there is no evidence of a cyber attack,” the statement reads. “The FAA is working diligently to further pinpoint the causes of this issue and take all needed steps to prevent this kind of disruption from happening again.” All flights across the entire United States were grounded for about an hour after the FAA carried out a nationwide ground stop, a first since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. According to tracking website FlightAware.com, more than 8,500 flights were delayed and well over 1,000 were canceled on Jan. 11. The cancellations and delays continued into Jan. 12. Data from the FlightAware website, which itself appeared to be down on the morning of Jan. 12, shows that more than 600 flights to, from, or within the United States were delayed, while 82 were canceled. (Epoch Times) Read more here.  - Father God, even though the FAA has now determined that "a damaged database file" was the cause of this outage, we ask that this investigation be continued. May they leave no stone unturned until the absolute cause of this catastrophe be found and prevented or corrected. Amen. - "For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light." (Mark 4:22)   Top Story #2:   List of new members of the 118th United States Congress  List of new members of the 118th United States Congress  To view the list of all new members now serving in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, please go here. Note: at the end of this list, you will find biographical information for each member. Source: Wikipedia     How Prayer Played a Central Role in Electing a Speaker In the wee morning hours of Saturday, January 7, the 434 members of the House of Representatives swore an oath to “bear true faith and allegiance” to the Constitution. After 15 votes, they had finally chosen a House speaker and could all take the oath of office. A short time earlier, seven of their number had acted out their true faith and allegiance to a different, higher governmental authority. “We have a prayer caucus in the House,” explained Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.) on FRC’s “Pray Vote Stand” (PVS) webcast. “We gather for prayer, for example, the beginning of each week … and ask the Lord for his wisdom and discernment and guidance.” As Friday dawned with the House no closer to choosing a Speaker, “we were in a real bind,” Johnson confessed. So, the prayer caucus gathered to pray in the House chamber “in the early morning before the session began. … We repented to the Lord for our individual transgressions, and those collectively as a legislative body, and as a people, as a nation. And we asked for his divine guidance.” “Friday’s events proved the power of prayer in miraculous ways,” said Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.), one the members who prayed on the House floor. “We lifted the speaker’s race up to the Lord, and immediately after the prayer of seven members, 14 members changed their vote. And, by the end of the day, it had concluded, and we had a speaker. My church and many others prayed together at the same time, and the power of the Holy Spirit was seen in the results thereafter. I want to thank Jon and Jolene Hamill of Lamplighter Ministries for the prayer.” (The Washington Stand) Read the entire article, including part of the prayer that was offered, by going here. - Father God, we thank You that a Prayer Caucus has quietly been in place for a number of years in the House of Representatives. We thank You, too, for this good word. These seven members bent their knees before You, in personal and national words of repentance, and You answered! May their example reach many who have yet to understand the need to repent of our sins, that You might then bless us. Thank You, Holy One! Amen and amen! - "(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, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."                        (2 Chronicles 7:14)   RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, JANUARY 16  Religious Freedom Day is this Monday, January 16. The U.S. Department of Education has put out guidelines as to what students in public schools are allowed to do within their school as it relates to religious freedom. Many do not understand their rights. Gateways to Better Education provides materials to support the celebration of religious freedom in schools. Find ideas for celebrating and promoting Religious Freedom Day here. You can also access classroom handouts here. Please share these resources with an educator or student you know. Eric Buehrer, President of Gateways asked us to share his thoughts with you. “Too often confusion and fear from misconceptions about the separation of church and state cause suppression of free speech in schools. Freedom of religious expression in public schools is vital to a flourishing society. Students and educators need to know they have much more freedom than they think. Thank you for helping spread the word!”  Amen, Mr. Buehrer. We are blessed by your ministry.   (Source: My Faith Votes) Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers House — Bills • Actions passed House adopts rules (H.Res. 5) • Unpacking the new rules: A guide to the changes • 7 Key Reforms • reforms 'make it easier' to add to debt, budget hawk group claims • One rule change could put more money in House members' pockets House GOP passes repeal of IRS funding boost as its first bill in the majority (H.R. 23, Debate) • CBO: GOP's IRS bill will add $114B to deficit GOP takes aim at Chinese influence with new investigative panel • House finds bipartisan agreement on a China-focused committee • House easily passes resolution to create bipartisan China select committee (H.Res. 11, Debate) House GOP sets up panel to probe government ‘weaponization’ (H.Res. 12, Debate) What you need to know about new GOP investigative panels  Promises kept: Abortion bills hit the floor Haley makes personal plea for Congress to protect infants born alive during abortions • House passes first GOP abortion bill days into new session (H.R. 26, Floor Debate) • If a child is born alive after surviving an abortion, this bill requires any health care practitioner present to provide the same degree of care any other child of the same gestational age would receive. The survivor must then be immediately transported to a hospital. House passes resolution condemning attacks on pro-life facilities, groups (H.Con.Res. 3, Debate) • This resolution: lists the acts of violence that have been committed against pro-life facilities in the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision condemns vandalism, violence, and destruction recognizes the sanctity of life and highlights the important role that pro-life facilities and groups play in supporting pregnant women, infants, and families calls upon the Biden Administration to uphold public safety and protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups, and churches These House Democrats supported GOP-sponsored abortion measures House passes bill aimed at restricting oil reserve sales to companies with Chinese influence (H.R. 22, Debate) Congress Last Week National Security / Military GOP battles with itself over possibility of defense cuts Microsoft Combat Goggles Falter as Congress Says No to Buying More This Year Whither robust, Reagan-style defense budgets? Foreign Policy War in Ukraine ‘essentially trench warfare,’ senator says after Kyiv visit Constitution Cherokee tribes turn to K Street to fulfill a 187-year-old promise for a seat in Congress Republicans push to repeal DC law allowing undocumented residents to vote in local elections Homeland Security Biden’s border visit leads to blowback from Left Senate Democrats urge Biden to investigate border paramilitary groups Immigration Sen. Angus King: There is an 'obvious' deal to be made on immigration Budget US will hit debt ceiling next week, Yellen says in announcing 'extraordinary measures' Debt limit fight puts McCarthy on collision course with White House Federal Spending The increasingly forgotten TANF program: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the block grant that included many of the historic welfare reforms crafted by congressional Republicans and signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1996 Chip Roy introduces bill to defund WHO over CCP praise and promotion of abortion (H.R. 343) Shutdown stress simmers early • House GOP tempts fall government shutdown with spending demands • Top Democratic appropriator warns GOP would be ‘guaranteeing a shutdown’ by insisting on 2022 funding levels • Top Senate appropriators pledge to keep government funded in face of House uncertainty Executive Congressional Leaders Want To Know Why The DEA Is Deploying Controversial Phone Hacking Tools Asa Hutchinson warns impeachment against Biden officials must be based on 'wrongdoing,' not policies Texas Republican files articles of impeachment against Mayorkas (H.Res. 8) • Mayorkas has no plans to resign after Republicans work to impeach him • Republicans split on taking fast-tracked approach Democrats in tough spot with Biden classified documents • Yes, Biden’s Filegate Is Impeachable • GOP energized by discovery of documents Mark Warner calls for briefing on Trump and Biden's document controversies GOP House gives Biden opportunities for triangulation McCarthy says he will look at expunging Trump impeachment Judiciary Lindsey Graham’s Wild-Card Judge History Is Likely to Return Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14) House GOP holds fire on bill aimed at progressive local prosecutors (H.R. 27) Commerce Policy Lawmakers call on ESPN to drop TikTok sponsorships Massachusetts Democrats ask J&J for answers on children's medicine shortage Education Policy Curriculum transparency is harder to achieve than lawmakers assume Congress We need a more machine-readable republic How to restore Regular Order New Equality Caucus chair says group will focus on combating bills from  ‘extremist anti-LGBTQI+ politicians’ House conservatives rip resolution calling for bust to honor Zelensky in Capitol  Swalwell shares threatening voicemail Rogers says he regrets losing temper with Gaetz, plans to step aside from plum House GOP post • Democrat on Armed Services: No evidence Rogers was going to strike Gaetz  McCarthy amplifies vow to keep Schiff, Swalwell off Intel Committee • Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff, and Eric Swalwell confirmed to lose powerful positions Nebraska governor names predecessor Pete Ricketts to fill Sasse's Senate seat No conflict in investigating the investigators investigating him, Perry says Ethics watchdog files FEC complaint against George Santos • Scalise says controversy 'being handled internally' • House Democrats file, hand-deliver ethics complaint to George Santos, ask ethics panel to probe Santos’ financial disclosures • Democrats to McCarthy: George Santos a 'direct threat to national security' • Jeffries to GOP on Santos: ‘Clean up your house’  • 7 House Republicans have called for George Santos to resign • Paul Ryan calls for George Santos to step down: 'A fraudulent candidacy' • Pressure mounts on House GOP to punish Santos • McCarthy doesn't call for Santos to resign: 'The voters elected him to serve', says Santos can serve on committees as Republicans call for resignation, shouldn't be on any top House committees • George Santos ignored advice to drop out after background check • Santos says he won't resign amid pressure from local NY Republicans, defends record, hints at running again in 2024: 'I've lived an honest life' • New York Democrats introduce SANTOS Act with penalties for candidates who lie about qualifications (H.R. 350) Bipartisan duo reintroduces bill banning members of Congress, family from trading individual stocks (H.R. 345) Grassley says hip surgery 'very successful' Pending Activity Committee Activity Republican senator presses for 'crucial' hearing on TikTok influence as Congress weighs ban GOP Intelligence chair asks for damage assessment from Biden records • House Judiciary Committee launches probe into Biden's handling of documents • Panels to probe Biden records as Senate Democrat calls for briefing New GOP Oversight chair launches probes into Biden finances, Hunter Biden laptop story, Twitter Scandal Suppression GOP officially launches probe into chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal ‘Weaponization’ panel would have power to review those probing Trump U.S. Congress to investigate FAA computer outage that snarled flights Republican Steering Committee meets to fill seats on top panels • Here's who's on the GOP committee that helps pick panel chairs • U.S. House Republicans roll out a slew of new committee chairs to steer agenda • New Congress: Here's who's heading the various House Committees • LIST: The Republicans wielding the most powerful committee gavels of the new Congress • Guide to House committee chairs for 118th Congress • These Republicans were selected to chair House committees • Mark Green beats Dan Crenshaw in race to chair Homeland Security Committee • McCarthy ally wins three-way race to lead powerful Ways and Means Committee • Rep. Arrington gets Steering Committee nod, wins three-way race for House Budget Committee • Feenstra Named To US House Ways And Means Committee Four McCarthy detractors tapped for 'A'-committee assignments Democrats planning to sit on all GOP select committees Mutually assured obstruction: House GOP aims 'weaponization' panel at DOJ (POLITICO failes to mention DOJ action against parents attending school board meetings) Congressional Investigations in the 118th Congress: ESG, China, and the Biden Administration Take Center Stage • Let the investigations begin House GOP to focus COVID panel on virus origins, pandemic spending China panel chair wants testimony from Disney and Big Tech executives, NBA commissioner House Oversight Committee to investigate FDA over rulemaking on hemp-derived CBD House to Set Up Crypto Subcommittee to Oversee Shaky Industry House Republicans Eye Probe of Big Tech-Aligned Election Grants Floor Outlook Address inflation, protect Social Security, Americans demand of new Congress: Poll GOP divisions over Social Security, Medicare cuts forecast tough fights ahead McCarthy invites Biden to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 7 House of Representatives House to vote on abolishing IRS, replacing income tax with 'Fair Tax' (H.R. 25) Senate Floor Schedule The Senate meets in pro forma sessions next week. House Floor Schedule The House meets in Pro Forma sessions next week. Committee Meeting Schedules No committee meetings are scheduled or expected next week. Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov 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." (2 Chronicles 7:14,15) 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. 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