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Legislative Snapshot
Saturday, February 23, 2020
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Coronavirus Update
Coronavirus Update:
Thousands Urged To 'Self-Quarantine' Across America as Statistician Warns Numbers Don't Add Up
As health officials ask thousands to quarantine across the United States, a respected statistician is going public with dire claims that COVID-19 data doesn't look right at all.
The American quarantines come as deadly coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in several other nations.
In California, where diseases already have an easy time moving around cities thanks to unsanitary conditions and a large homeless population, more than 5,400 people have been asked by the state health department to quarantine themselves.
In Washington state, over 700 are being monitored for possible coronavirus infections.
Georgia, Illinois, and New York are among other states with hundreds of potential cases being watched by officials.
This is a major increase in possible cases that comes after the administration of President Donald Trump ordered a historical quarantine to combat the novel coronavirus.
As we've seen in China and aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, even strict quarantines may not be as effective as officials think.
One expert even warned that the "quarantine process failed" aboard the ship, fanning fears that the virus may have gone airborne or could be easily transmitted in some other way.
(Western Journal)
Read more here:
https://www.westernjournal.com/thousands-urged-self-quarantine-across-america-statistician-warns-numbers-dont-add/?utm_source=push&utm_medium=westernjournalism&utm_content=2020-02-20&utm_campaign=pushtraffic
Recent floor activity
Congress Last Week
Constitution
RBG: If ERA passed, 800 federal laws protecting women would be struck down
First Amendment
Rep. Banks Introduces Bill to Reorganize VA Chaplains
Federal Spending
Bipartisan Coalition Unites Behind First Federal Financial Management Reform Since 1990
Commerce Policy
Kirsten Gillibrand wants a new privacy agency
Transportation Policy
Republicans and Democrats Come Together for School Bus Safety Bill
Congress
Pelosi Names First Head of House Whistleblower Office
After Nearly Dying At The Hand Of A 'Bernie Bro,' Steve Scalise Attests To Their Violence
Pending Activity
Senate Floor
Program for Monday: Following the prayer and pledge, Senator Baldwin will be recognized to deliver Washington's Farewell Address.
Following the Address, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Robert Anthony Molloy, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, 2/13, Senate began consideration of the following:
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Silvia Carreno-Coll, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3275, to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children.
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 311, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.
Senate Committees
Senate Committee Meetings Schedule
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Judiciary
Hearings to examine rule by district judge, focusing on the challenges of universal injunctions.
Armed Services
Hearings to examine United States European Command and United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2021 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Appropriations
Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Homeland Security.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine surface transportation reauthorization, focusing on public transportation stakeholders' perspectives.
Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2021 for the Forest Service.
Appropriations
Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Veterans' Affairs
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans.
Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
Hearings to examine North Korea policy one year after Hanoi.
Joint Economic Committee
Hearings to examine improving family stability for the wellbeing of American children.
Armed Services
To receive a closed briefing on United States European Command and United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2021 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Veterans' Affairs
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of multiple veterans service organizations.
House Floor
House Floor Schedule
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH
On Monday, no votes are expected in the House.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. No votes are expected in the House.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:
1) H.R. 2227 - Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Cheri Bustos / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
2) H.R. 4852 - GIVE Act (Sponsored by Rep. Norma Torres / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
3) H.R. 3749 - Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
4) H.R. 4613 - VA Reporting Transparency Act (Sponsored by Rep. Max Rose / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
5) H.R. 561 - Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:
1) H.R. 35 - Emmett Till Antilynching Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush / Judiciary Committee)
2) H.R. 560 - Northern Mariana Islands Relief Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Gregorio Sablan / Natural Resources Committee)
3) H.R. 2427 - Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019 (Sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes / Natural Resources Committee)
4) H.R. 473 - To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse / Natural Resources Committee)
5) H.R. 2490 - To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry / Natural Resources Committee)
6) H.R. 2819 - Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Kim / Natural Resources Committee)
7) H.R. 3399 - To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder / Natural Resources Committee)
8) H.R. 1492 - Yucca House National Monument Expansion Act (Sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton / Natural Resources Committee)
H.R. 2339 - Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone / Energy and Commerce Committee/Ways and Means Committee)
Text of Bills for the Week of February 24, 2020
House Committees
House Committee Meetings Schedule
Tuesday - February 25, 2020
Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Source: House.gov
Wednesday - February 26, 2020
Department of Health and Human Services Budget Request for FY 2021
Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
"Innovative Wood Products: Promoting Rural Economies and Healthy Forests"
Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry (Committee on Agriculture)
The Fiscal Year 2021 - National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense
Committee on Armed Services
In the Dark: Lack of Transparency in the Live Event Ticketing Industry
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
Legislative hearing on HR 5435, American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019, and HR 5859, Trillion Trees Act.
Committee on Natural Resources
U.S.-China Trade and Competition
Committee on Ways and Means
Department of Homeland Security Budget Request for FY2021
Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security (Committee on Appropriations)
Voter Suppression in Minority Communities: Learning from the Past to Protect Our Future
Committee on Oversight and Reform
A Discussion with SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza: Current Issues and the FY2021 - Budget
Committee on Small Business
"The Fiscal Year 2021 - HHS Budget and Oversight of the Coronavirus Outbreak"
Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
"Destroying Sacred Sites and Erasing Tribal Culture: The Trump Administrations Construction of the Border Wall"
Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States (Committee on Natural Resources)
Asleep at the Switch: How the Department of Labor Failed to Oversee the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Committee on Education and Labor)
Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of Multiple Veterans Service Organizations (WWP, BVA, NASDVA, JWV, VVA, MOPH, AMVETS)
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Confronting the Rise in Anti-Semitic Domestic Terrorism, Part II.
Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism (Committee on Homeland Security)
Judiciary Department Fiscal Year 2021 - Budget Request
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Committee on Appropriations)
Member Day
Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security (Committee on Appropriations)
* H.R. ___, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020;
* H.R. 2733, the Savannas Act;
* H.R. 2438, the Not Invisible Act of 2019; and H.R. ___, the Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act or the STOP FGM Act.
Committee on the Judiciary
Source: House.gov
Thursday - February 27, 2020
The Administration's Religious Liberty Assault on LGBT Rights.
Committee on Oversight and Reform
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Budget Request for FY2021
Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security (Committee on Appropriations)
The Fiscal Year 2021 - National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of the Navy
Committee on Armed Services
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3651, H.R. 3681, H.R. 4236, and H.R. 4512.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (Committee on Natural Resources)
Returning Citizens: Challenges and Opportunities for Reentry
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (Committee on the Judiciary)
Proposed Fiscal Year 2021 - Budget with Health and Human Services Secretary Azar
Committee on Ways and Means
A Review of the Administrations Federal Research and Development Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2021
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Department of Education Budget Request for FY 2021
Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2020: Members Day Hearing.
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment (Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscval Year 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Budget Priorities: Members Day
Committee on the Budget
Reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act: Strengthening and Growing Apprenticeships for the 21st century.
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment (Committee on Education and Labor)
Department of Transportation Budget Request for FY2021
Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, and House and Urban Development, and Related Agen (Committee on Appropriations)
U.S. European Command (EUCOM) (Closed)
Subcommittee on Defense (Committee on Appropriations)
Examining the Effect of the Border Wall on Private and Tribal Landowners
Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations (Committee on Homeland Security)
Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
Library of Congress FY2021 - Budget Hearing
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch (Committee on Appropriations)
U.S. Forest Service Budget Request for FY2021
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
Oversight of VAs Electronic Health Record Modernization Implementation
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
Moving Americas Infrastructure Forward
Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Committee on Small Business)
Member Day
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Committee on Appropriations)
Coronavirus Disease 2019: The U.S. and International Response
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation (Committee on Foreign Affairs)
An Examination of Federal Flood Maps in a Changing Climate
Subcommittee on Environment (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)
Karshi-Khanabad: Hazardous Exposures and Effects on U.S. Servicemembers
Subcommittee on National Security (Committee on Oversight and Reform)
Sexual Harassment at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Natural Resources)
The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship (Committee on the Judiciary)
Department of Energy Budget Request for FY2021
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
Government Accountability Office FY2021 - Budget Hearing
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch (Committee on Appropriations)
Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce to Meet the Homeland Security Mission
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability (Committee on Homeland Security)
Strategic Forces Posture Hearing
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (Committee on Armed Services)
World-Wide Threat (Closed)
Subcommittee on Defense (Committee on Appropriations)
Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities Related to the 2021 - President's Budget Request
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (Committee on Armed Services)
Source: House.gov
Friday - February 28, 2020
Evaluating the Trump Administration's Policies on Iran, Iraq and the Use of Force
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Operation Restoration (Repentance)
Operation Restoration
BULLETIN!! PLEASE NOTE OUR NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE:
712-770-5350 150411#
Once each week, on Sunday mornings and for 24 hours, join with others in OPERATION RESTORATION . . .
"Operation Restoration"
This initiative is based upon the Move of the Spirit that was launched last month during Operation Refiner's Fire. The LORD has shown us that He has used those fires to ignite the FIRE of the HOLY SPIRIT to visit our people, which He now yearns to keep burning among our people until the day of His return!
"Operation Restoration" is based on the promise of Scripture, recorded in 2 Chronicles 7:14,15.
It is written:
. . . "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."
This is a weekly Solemn Assembly, where saints can feel free to gather each Sunday, to offer prayers of repentance before our Lord, for the many sins our nation has committed before Him.
Abba so desires to hear our prayers . . . He is just waiting to heal us!
You can join us, any Sunday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST by calling:
712-770-5350
Access Code: 150411#
Each week, our conference line for Operation Restoration will remain open until Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.EST -- allowing for 24 hours of nonstop prayer before our King of Kings, that He might, indeed, "heal our land." Amen.
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