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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                        Saturday, July 29, 2023 Be sure to make plans now to join us on our weekly CHPP Conference call, this Monday, July 31st, at 8:00 p.m. to welcome back our Guest Speaker, Pastor Kerry Kirkwood. Last month we were blessed to hear his teaching on "The Power of Blessing." When he returns, Pastor Kirkwood will minister on the topic of "The Blessing of the Covenant." View Pastor Kirkwood's Bio Here   Date: Monday, July 31st, 2023 Time: 8:00 p.m. Conference Number: 717-908-1834 Access Code: 616137# WELCOME!  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, July 29, 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" Trump Confirms Attorneys Met With DOJ, Says 'No Indication of Notice' of Indictment Was Given  Attorneys representing former President Donald Trump met with prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington on July 27. They pleaded his case that he committed no wrongdoing in connection with the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump, in a statement posted to his Truth Social platform, verified that the meeting took place. But he said there was “no indication of notice” that an indictment would be imminent, disputing some news reports. “Do not trust the fake news on anything,” the former president wrote. “My attorneys had a productive meeting with the DOJ this morning, explaining in detail that I did nothing wrong.” He noted that many lawyers had advised that “an indictment of me would only further destroy our country.” The meeting came nine days after the former president publicly revealed that he had received a “target letter” from the office of special counsel Jack Smith. That letter notified Mr. Trump that he was the target of a grand jury probe stemming from his challenge of the 2020 election results naming Democrat Joe Biden the winner and culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, protest. (The Epoch Times) Read more here   - Father God, we praise You for this good report of the outcome of the threat that this "target letter" posed against President Trump two weeks ago. We recall posting an aggressive prayer in the face of this assault, which has now apparently disappeared! Lord God, we give YOU all the glory and all the praise for this turnaround answer to prayer, in Your Mighty Name, amen! - "The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."  (James 5:16)   ‘Prepare Generators’: Largest US Power Grid Issues Emergency Alert The largest electric grid operator in the United States declared an emergency alert for a second day amid high temperatures across the East Coast and Midwest. On Friday, PJM Interconnection LLC, which serves 13 states, declared another Energy Emergency Alert Level 1 until the end of Friday. Excessive heat advisories and warnings cover a number of areas across those states—from Illinois to New Jersey. A map updated by the  National Weather Service (NWS) on Friday shows that heat advisories and warnings inundate large swaths of where PJM Interconnection serves. The agency is forecasting the heat to remain until Saturday, suggesting PJM may issue another emergency alert. “Dangerous heat peaks in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest today and Saturday before a cold front provides these regions with a welcomed return of cooler and more comfortable temperatures Sunday,” said the NWS on its website. “Excessive heat continues in the Southwest U.S. through Saturday before a new heat wave builds across the South and Gulf Coast early next week,and persists through the week.”  Some 200 million people in the United States, or about 60 percent of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch and have been since Thursday, according to the NWS. (Read more) - Father God, as we stand in repentance before You for our many sins, we ask that You would place Your hand of grace and mercy over the power grids in America. Lord God, we know that, in this matter, we are asking You for a miracle of divine intervention, to relieve our people of this suffering. Thank You, O Lord, for hearing our prayer, amen and amen. - "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven."   (Matthew 18:19)  US HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY HUNTER BIDEN Comer, Greene Press DOJ on Mishandling of Hunter Biden Victims’ Rights  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) are today pressing for information from the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to DOJ’s potential failure to uphold the rights of victims who were sexually exploited by Hunter Biden. The Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CRVA) and Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (MRVA) protect victims, such as the women Hunter Biden allegedly sexually exploited based on testimony from two IRS whistleblowers, throughout the criminal process with statutory rights. In a letter to top officials at DOJ, the lawmakers seek information related to DOJ’s conduct involving the victims, including why it chose to forgo particular charges and pursue crimes that could preclude victims from receiving relief under the law. “DOJ appears to have ignored its own policies by only charging Hunter Biden with two misdemeanor tax charges. But more disturbing, the Committee is concerned DOJ disregarded the victims who were sexually exploited by Hunter Biden. Specifically, Congressional testimony indicates that Hunter Biden paid prostitutes—victims—and used such payments as tax expenses for one of his companies.  These testimonies also indicated DOJ was investigating Hunter Biden for Mann Act violations,” the lawmakers wrote. Following transcribed interviews made public by the House Ways and Means Committee, two IRS whistleblowers who investigated Hunter Biden’s evasion of taxes on his $8.3 million in income exposed the Department of Justice’s politicization and misconduct during the investigation before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in a hearing last week. During the hearing, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene examined how Hunter Biden violated the Mann Act by deducting payments to prostitutes as tax expenses in 2018. “Based on this testimony, it appears Hunter Biden concealed illegal payments to prostitutes—victims—by claiming business expenses through one of his companies. Put simply, Hunter Biden’s criminal conduct harmed these women, and such harm appears to involve the 2018 tax charge for which he is now pleading guilty,” the lawmakers continued. “Additionally, the Committee is concerned about the narrow scope of the charges that the DOJ chose to bring despite available evidence to other, more serious crimes. The limited charging decisions may directly affect the victims’ ability to obtain relief. In choosing to ignore more severe criminal charges or omit relevant offense conduct, the DOJ opted to leave victims out of the conversation—a statutory right under the CVRA.” (Breaking Christian News and the House Ways and Means Committee) Read more here. - Father God, we thank You that this House Committee is now taking action to investigate this very painful topic. We ask for justice to be rendered in this case with Hunter Biden, and that he be brought to repentance under the weight of his sins. We thank You, O Lord, that no matter how grievous our sins may be, that before Your Throne of Grace, if we repent, we shall be forgiven. In Your Name, Holy One, we offer this prayer, amen and amen. - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (I John 1:9)  End-of-Week Wrap Up By Gary Bauer; American Values Kudos to Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) for pointing out the truth that there is no such thing as a “successful sex change surgery,” and that all such surgeries have a 100% failure rate.  The appropriately named town of Moscow, Idaho, was forced to pay $300,000 in damages for violating the constitutional rights of Christians during the pandemic. The Senate overwhelmingly approved an amendment to prevent foreign adversaries, like communist China, from buying U.S. farmland. Seventy “gender clinics” have shut down due to new state laws protecting children from so-called “gender affirming care” and mutilating transgender surgeries. Twenty-two state attorneys general are defending state laws against radical transgender procedures. In the process, they are demanding that a leading transgender advocacy group reveal what, if any, medical justification it has to support subjecting children to such extreme and experimental interventions. Radical left-wing teachers’ unions in Florida are facing serious financial shortfalls after the state approved paycheck protection legislation. Conservative lawmakers in four states are pushing their library associations to follow Montana’s lead and disaffiliate from the American Library Association after the organization elected an avowed “Marxist lesbian” as its new president. In Context: Every Day Counts This was the last week either house of Congress was in session before the August recess. Both made progress on their bills. Both are far apart from each other. Both have deadlines at the end of September to meet. There are 12 legislative days until those deadlines. There are 38 calendar days until the Senate returns. There are 45 calendar days until the House returns. There are 63 calendar days until the end of the fiscal year. The number one division between the two parties, two Chambers and two Branches of government is over the shedding of innocent blood through abortion. Roe may be gone, but abortion definitely is not. If you need renewed motivation for why abortion is a paramount issue and why now is an urgent, critical moment for action, consider the article on AJ Hurley's call for a Congressional hearing after recovering the bodies of aborted children: “I’m a pediatric neonatal respiratory therapist. I worked at UCLA for about seven years, so I am used to seeing very small children. I can tell you every single one of those children were at gestational ages where they could have lived outside of the womb with little to zero help at all,” Hurley said. “One of the babies was basically a full-term child. And to be honest with you, it was like looking into pure depravity. I mean, honestly….how in the world could you ever do something to such a precious child? I think abortion is the most vile thing that we, as Americans, could potentially ever support. I’m on a rampage, honestly, just to expose it to the world because it shouldn’t be supported like this.” Supporting it, Democrats are. On the House floor, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark said: We will have 12 days when we return to fund the government and to live up to the job the American people sent us here to do. This is a reckless march to a MAGA shutdown, and for what? In pursuit of a national abortion ban? Is that what we are doing here? Would that they were. Rather, they are trying to keep Federal tax dollars from paying for abortion. That has been Federal law since the Hyde Amendment in 1976. Somehow, even journalists in Washington are now treating no-Federal-funding-for-abortion as if it's a new policy or “amendment.” In a six-month profile piece, Sen. John Fetterman said, “we can fight for things that are meaningful,” and specifically, “We’re fighting for women’s reproductive freedom,” Democrats favorite euphemism for taking the lives of unborn children in the womb. This is their top priority. Democratic leadership is unanimous in their resolve to maintain legal protection for and increase public funding of this pure depravity. Negotiations don't have to wait for 38 or 45 days. A lot can also be done during the 60 calendar days since a lot of negotiation negotiations happen off the floor chambers for both houses of Congress. This is also an ideal time for voters and constituents to make their views known to those elected to act on their behalf. Make a phone call. Make an appointment for a visit. Prayer support doesn't have to wait for 38 or 45 days. Start now! Some dynamics to watch leading up to the end of September: In the interest of putting “governing” over “messaging,” conservatives who become House leaders have tended to shift their approach in leadership that allows evils to continue by bringing bills to the floor expecting to lose votes from their party while picking up votes from the other. Pray House leaders preserve the integrity of legislation they've already passed. The Freedom Caucus is intent on making sure that doesn't happen and intend to bring consequences to the House agenda if it does. They've already shot down a floor Rule once, and they secured the ability to challenge the Speaker in his speakership if he wavers. Pray they don't waver and instead hold feet to the fire. Speaker McCarthy is committed not to allowing all Federal spending to get wrapped up into a single large spending bill that can gain lots of extra spending while losing transparency and accountability. Pray Speaker McCarthy holds firm, no matter the pressures or leverage brought against him. If negotiations are not completed before current spending runs out and part or all of the Federal government shuts down, it may not come back online all at once. Passing the 12 individual spending bills means some more necessary parts may get funded before other less necessary parts. Pray that Congress avoids omnibus legislation that wraps spending in large bills. As entrenched as both sides are, major drama is not inevitable. We know, love, and serve a great God, who moves the hearts of kings like water (Proverbs 21:1). We've seen signs abortion advocates know they have faced defeat, and God can do that again and more. Pray that God would liquify all resolve the Democrats have to continue the bloodshed. Oh Lord, Father, we lift these many burdens up to you. We know You have loved this Nation, and we know this Nation has grieved Your Heart. We know we face our biggest moment of choosing yet, and we ask that You would engage all of us in this spiritual battle for truth, righteousness, salvation, holiness, and freedom. Give us faith to believe You, trust You, call on You, and hope for victory in You in this Nation. Turn us back to You! “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:38) Tim McGhee CHPP Legislative Analyst, Pray for Congress Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests: M 7/24 (PDF) • T 7/25 (PDF) • W 7/26 (PDF) • Th 7/27 (PDF) • F 7/28 (PDF) — Committee Reports Senate sends organ transplant bill to Biden’s desk (H.R. 2544) Senate — New Legislation (by D, R — sorted by most Senators supporting) Digest — Tuesday, 7/25/2023 • Floor Log Senate passes House's resolution supporting Israel (H.Con.Res. 57) Senate passes bill to increase oversight of investments in Chinese tech (S.Amdt. 931) NDAA Amendments: There's only one Senator who wants to reduce military spending who also wants to audit military spending: Rand Paul (R-KY). Senate declines to pass the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act and the Duplication Scoring Act (H.R. 4470, S. 780) Digest — Wednesday, 7/26/2023 • Floor Log Digest — Thursday, 7/27/2023 • Floor Log Senate declined to confirm Tara K. McGrath, to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Senate Democrats Clear the Way for Boycott of Israeli Products Senate Passes Defense Spending Bill (S. 2226) Recess arrives with Schumer touting contrast with the House Digest — Friday, 7/28/2023 House — Bills on the Floor — New Legislation (by R, D — sorted by most Rep. support) Digest — Monday, 7/24/2023 Digest — Tuesday, 7/25/2023 Bill to reform FCC satellite licensing unexpectedly fails to pass in House vote (H.R. 1338) Digest — Wednesday, 7/26/2023 Carter, Granger Remarks During Floor Consideration (H.R. 4366) Digest — Thursday, 7/27/2023 House passes Military Construction-VA bill (H.R. 4366) • Press Release • Groups Applaud • Victory: House Republicans Vote to Halt Biden’s Illegal Taxpayer-Funded Abortions in Veterans Hospitals Digest — Friday, 7/28/2023 Majority Leader Weekly Recap, Summer Update Congress Last Week National Security — Committees: Senate, House CBO: A Call for New Research in the Area of National Security Military — Committees: Senate, House CMR Slams Biden For Opposing Non-Woke Defense Bill (H.R. 2670, S. 2226) • GOP Can't Cave On NDAA Amid Biden's Woke War On The Military McConnell on NDAA (S. 2226): “If we are serious about deterring conflict in the Indo-Pacific, we must address America's aging attack submarine fleet. Senior military leaders say they need 66 attack submarines to carry out necessary missions, but the Navy currently has 49. Right now, our defense industrial base produces 1.2 new submarines a year, but the Department of Defense will need to double production capacity just to avoid further reductions in the fleet.” ‘Dangerous’: Biden doubles down on Tuberville’s military holds over abortion • Military logjam worsens as senators leave town with no fix to Tuberville blockade (other than Biden-Austin not funding abortion travel in the military) • Biden attacks Tuberville • Lee defends Tuberville • A Senate Democrat has blocked more military nominations over less CBO: Purposes and Uses of Special and Incentive Pay for Military Personnel GAO: Defense Workforce: Opportunities for more Effective Management and Efficiencies Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House Senators introduce bill to increase transparency of China in American development bank (S. 2470) Senate Democrats Push Egypt to Free Cleric Who Ordered Killing of 'Any Zionist' CRS: NATO’s 2023 Vilnius Summit Speaker Names Members of the House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group Remembering the 1992 Israel embassy bombing in Chile (S.Res. 307) Constitution CRS: American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act (H.R. 4563) • Legal Background Homeland Security — Committees: House, Senate CRS: Legal Challenges to the Terrorist Screening Database Immigration Gaetz introduces a bill to end birthright citizenship for immigrants (H.R. 4864) Tax Policy — Committees: House, Senate, Joint Senators look to undo jurisdictional snag on Taiwan tax bill (S. 1457) Congressional Republicans push for child tax credit for unborn children (H.R. 4789, S. 74) CRS: Energy Tax Credits and the Global Minimum Tax CBO: A Call for New Research in the Area of Taxes and Transfers Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table House, Senate divides over funding grow as time left for spending bills shrinks Biden White House warns GOP-led House not to cut federal spending below caps in debt ceiling deal • Biden issues veto threats on House GOP-drafted spending bills, including military construction, agriculture spending bills Despite Biden Veto Threat, House Freedom Caucus Vows to Rein in Government Spending The cardinals (appropriations subcommittee chairs) strike back Holdouts on spending bills score dozens of earmarks Republican vs. Republican House Republicans push bill that would ban federal bailouts if states pay reparations (H.R. 4321) New bill aims to help low-income people with disabilities save money (S. 2522) McConnell on Inflation Reduction Act anniversary “Of the $110 billion this scheme has spent on green projects so far, foreign companies are involved in over 60 percent of it. In fact, foreign entities have their hand in 15 of the 20 biggest projects receiving money from the bill, and a full $8 billion is benefiting companies either based in or with significant ties to the People's Republic of China—over $100 billion in leftwing spending, and the majority has some tie to foreign countries, including America's biggest strategic adversary.” National Debt GAO: Open Matters for Congressional Consideration: Action Can Produce Billions of Dollars in Savings Monetary Policy — Committees: House, Senate GAO: Blockchain in Finance: Legislative and Regulatory Actions Are Needed to Ensure Comprehensive Oversight of Crypto Assets Executive — Committees: House, Senate Biden White House Pressured Facebook To Censor COVID Posts, According to Files Released by GOP McCarthy compares Biden to Nixon, says congressional probe will rise to 'impeachment inquiry' • Texas Rep. Babin throws support behind behind McCarthy's suggestion of Biden impeachment inquiry • Senate Republicans see Biden impeachment as fraught with risk • McCarthy Backtracks on Impeachment of Joe Biden McConnell on 'Bidenomics in action': “During the first terms of the last four administrations before this one, year-on-year inflation never cracked 4 percent. Under President Biden, it happened 26 times.” Biden taps new legislative affairs head as spending fight approaches ‘Get the Facts’: Sen. Rick Scott Praises House Approach to Biden Impeachment, Calls for Mayorkas to ‘Resign’ Disarm The FBI And Return Authority To Local Law Enforcement CRS: FBI Headquarters Site Selection Process Truth Bombs: From paintings to China money, White House story on Hunter Biden keeps unraveling Supreme Court McConnell: “One Senator let the cat out of the bag, saying that this supposed ‘ethics’ inquiry is just a predicate to Court packing. Quote: ‘I don't think we should foreclose that in an amendment.’” Democrats balk at Alito assertion that Congress has 'no authority' over Supreme Court Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14) AJ Hurley: Hearing Needed for 5 Late-Term Aborted Babies Found in DC House Democrats introduce bill to end solitary confinement (H.R. 4972) Wyden asks FTC, CISA, DOJ to 'take action' against Microsoft following hack Sen. Ernst Introduces Legislation To Hold SBA Accountable For $200 Billion In Fraud (S. 2664) Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20) Abortion advocates press House GOP to remove mifepristone language from FDA bill (H.R. 4368) Rep. Jim Banks Slams Admin For Pulling School Lunches From Christian Kids Commerce Policy — Committees: Senate, House Bernie's Minimum Wage Bill Would Kill 1.7 Million Jobs and Decimate Restaurant Industry, Report Finds (S. 2488) CRS: Mountain Valley Pipeline: Congressional Authorization US Senate Democrats push 'Buy America' bills ahead of tough 2024 elections (S. 1421, S. 1973) CBO: An Update to the Economic Outlook: 2023 to 2025 CBO: Long-Term Projections of Labor Force Participation Rates Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate Biden admin allocates $5 billion for new COVID vaccines with little manufacturing guidance CBO: Preliminary Estimate of Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act Discussion Draft House Democrats introduce bill to expand drug price negotiations (H.R. 4895) Renowned Physicians and Members of Congress Gather at Supreme Court with 100,000 Petition Signatures, Demanding Investigation into Fauci and Goverment’s Misdealings and Corruption During COVID-19 Beware Of Bureaucrats Wanting To Be Your BFF Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate US senators Warren, Graham kick off bipartisan anti-Big Tech push Schumer identifies AI briefing presenters: • Rick Stevens from the Department of Energy's Argonne National Lab, • Dr. Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan from the National Science Foundation, and • Dr. Kathleen Fisher from the Information Innovation Office at DARPA. — Moderated by • Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths, member, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Schumer to convene 'AI Insight Forums' this fall to “bring the top AI developers, executives, and experts together to lay the foundation for action on AI.” Congress — Committees: House, Senate Passport backlog sends wave of angry constituent calls to Senate, sparking search for solution House Republicans showing signs of progress House Republicans Keep Their Commitment to America Speaker McCarthy Hosts Italian Prime Minister Meloni Rep. Eric Swalwell talks about the ‘multiple’ death threats he receives daily House Democrat unveils resolution to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene (H.Res. 610) Blumenthal Remembers Connecticut Sen. Lowell Weicker (S.Res. 316) Requiring public schedule publishing (S.Con.Res. 17) McConnell freezes during weekly press conference, returns after stepping away, says he’s ‘fine’ • episode alarms Senate Republicans • Biden White House closely watching McConnell amid health scare, Weighs Three GOP Senators Who Could Succeed McConnell. One Seems To Scare Them. Sen. Dianne Feinstein told to 'just say aye' in awkward committee moment As sneakers take over the workplace, the fashion phenomenon is making its way to Congress Phillip Swagel reappointed CBO director (Senate, House) ‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress CRS: Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress Pending Activity Committee Activity — Bills active in Committees, Subcommittees Legislative action this week (Congress.gov): Senate:  Action, Hearing, Markup, Reported House:  Action, Hearing, Markup, Reported US Senate panel passes AM radio, ticket fee pricing bills (S. 1669, Meeting, Congress.gov) Billionaire Leon Black's $158M payment to Jeffrey Epstein sparks Senate investigation CBO: Testimony on Approaches to Reducing the DOD Compensation Costs (Hearing, Congress.gov) 5 Biblical Reasons for Skepticism on UFO Testimony to Congress (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas testifies before House panel seeking number of migrants released into US (Meeting, Docs) Extended School Closures Pushed by Teachers Unions Created ‘Generational Learning Loss,’ Say House Panel Witnesses (Meeting, Docs) Becerra puts onus on Congress over migrant children re-settlement (Meeting, Docs) North Korea in 'Top Tier of Global Cyber Threats,' Making Billions on Hacking Congress hands the crypto industry big wins • Crypto regulation bill passes congressional committee in victory for industry (H.R. 1747, Meeting, Docs) • Financial Services committee advances stablecoin bill (H.R. 4766, Meeting, Docs) • Cryptocurrency Bill Advances Out of U.S. House Agriculture Committee (H.R. 4763, Meeting, Docs) Young Woman Shares “Heartbreaking” Details in House Regarding How Sick Medical Professionals Mutilated Her – Demands Federal Ban on Child Sex Changes (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) • ‘Barbaric Pseudoscience’: Detransitioners, Clinicians Implore Congress to Halt Transing of Minors • Dem Suggests Locker Room ‘Barriers’ for Female Privacy Colombia's Descent to Socialism: Assessing Gustavo Petro%92s Presidency (Congress.gov, Hearing Docs) House Republicans put contempt vote targeting Zuckerberg on hold (Docs, Congress.gov) Rep. Chip Roy bends powerful Rules Committee further to the right Additional committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News) Floor Outlook More on McConnell and signs of a terrible September Senate Floor Schedule Pro forma sessions: Tuesday, August 1, at 12:15 p.m. Friday, August 4, at 12 noon Tuesday, August 8, at 10 a.m. Friday, August 11, at 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, at 12 noon Friday, August 18, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, at 2 p.m. Friday, August 25, at 12 noon Tuesday, August 29, at 11:45 a.m. Friday, September 1, at 11:45 a.m. Next Meeting after the pro forma sessions: 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5 — Jefferson nomination Thursday, 7/27, Senate began consideration of the following nominations: Phillip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Gwynne A. Wilcox, of New York, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Anna M. Gomez, of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission House Floor Schedule House floor colloquy on the Legislative Program The House meets in Pro Forma session during its district work period through Monday, 9/11/2023. Committee Meeting Schedules Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov No Senate committee meetings are scheduled. House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov Tuesday — August 8, 2023 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! 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