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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                                   March 19, 2022 Plan now on joining us this Monday, March 21st at 8:00 p.m. EDT as we  continue to pray over headline news together. Our guest speakers are: Pastor Faye Higbee, Vice-President, CHPP; and Lt. Col. (Ret.) U.S. Army, Al McCarn. We look forward to hearing your voices on these calls!   Conference Number: 717-908-1834 Access Code: 616137# *6 Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT [No headsets, please!] See you then and welcome! Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, March 19, 2022 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28)  To help sustain our work, please go here. Thank you! Click here to subscribe: 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.  "We the People" "Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ" Today's Top Story  Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran.  US said to mull nixing Trump’s listing of Iran Revolutionary Guards as terror group Decision would be coupled with announcement that US reserves right to re-designate IRGC if it returns to nefarious activity in region; Israel said briefed on possibility  The US is reportedly weighing a move to delist Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror organization, as it moves closer to reviving the nuclear agreement with Tehran. Axios reported that in return, Tehran would commit to de-escalation in the region. The IRGC, a hardline militia with close ties to Iran’s supreme leader, was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by former president Donald Trump’s administration after it withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. But the move is seen as a key final ask from Iran before it agrees to return to compliance with JCPOA. It would also be heavily unpopular among Republicans as well as hawkish Democrats in Congress. As part of such a move, the Biden administration is considering including an announcement stating that it reserves the right to re-designate the IRGC if it does not uphold its pledge, Axios reported. Israeli officials told the website that Washington has briefed Jerusalem on the matter, but that no decisions have been made. (Times of Israel)  Read more. - Lord God, we ask that Biden would make no move outside of Your will, especially in all matters related to Israel's dangerous enemy, Iran. We ask that the blinders would come off of the eyes of this administration, so they can see evil where it exists. In Your Name, amen and amen. - "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; . . ." (Isaiah 5:20) Show Us The Transcript President Biden and communist China’s Xi Jinping talked by phone this morning. Too bad there wasn’t anyone on the call effectively representing the United States. It must have been an awkward call. Did Biden ask Xi for an update on how Hunter Biden’s financial interests in China are doing? Did Xi thank Biden for ending the Trump era program going after Chinese spies on our university campuses?  Isn’t there one patriot in our U.S. intelligence agencies who listen in on these calls who could leak the transcript to us the way the content of Trump’s calls with foreign leaders would get leaked? Anyone? Anyone?   Gary Bauer American Values PO Box 1223 Merrifield, VA 22116-1223 > > > You can make a tax-deductible donation to Gary's ministry by going here. (Wisconsin) Democrats Sue to Disqualify 3 GOP Congressmen From 2022 Ballot, Alleging Role in Insurrection, Election Manipulation Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks at the start of a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the governments response to the CCP virus outbreak in Washington on March 5, 2020.  Conservative senator calls partisan lawsuit 'total nonsense' Democratic Party activists in Wisconsin have filed a suit in federal court arguing that a pro-Trump senator and two pro-Trump congressmen should be barred from office for speaking out on 2020 election irregularities and allegedly attempting to manipulate the congressional certification of the presidential election results. The Wisconsin Republican lawmakers targeted by the suit are two-term Sen. Ron Johnson, two-term Rep. Tom Tiffany, and freshman Rep. Scott Fitzgerald. All are seeking reelection in November. The suit claims the lawmakers cannot serve in Congress because the disqualification clause in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment forbids it. That rarely invoked constitutional provision was enacted in the wake of the Civil War to keep former Confederates out of Congress. Johnson dismissed the lawsuit, telling The Epoch Times it is “total nonsense.”    (The Epoch Times) Read more here. - Father God, we agree with Senator Johnson's opinion that this lawsuit is "total nonsense." We ask that these allegations be thrown out of court, before they see the light of day; and that these three legislators will be vindicated. In Your Name, amen. - "Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)   Protecting the sunshine with our clocks In 2007, Rep. Bill Sali of Idaho gave a speech on the House floor in which he suggested an “Obesity Reduction and Health Promotion Act” proposing “that the force of gravity by the force of Congress be reduced by 10 percent.”   He didn't introduce the bill, but he was making a point about the futility of defying natural law even as some in Congress sometime seem to think, as he put it, “The force of Congress can be brought to bear and justified to suspend those natural laws which would otherwise control important matters.”   Congress has never managed to change the law of gravity, but it is trying to change when the sun rises and sets.   This week, the Senate passed S. 623 which is actually called the “Sunshine Protection Act.” It's a bill to stop the changing of the clocks and make Daylight Saving Time permanent.   By changing our clocks, we're just taking an hour of daylight away from a.m. and giving it to p.m.  We pretend 11 a.m. is noon. There's still about the same amount of daylight the day before DST begins or ends as there is the day after. The sun isn't setting any later than it otherwise would.   Everyone is just doing everything earlier while pretending it's an hour later. S. 623 is short, and the bulk of the bill text is dedicated to basically crossing out numbers on the clock and writing in different ones.   If there's only 9 hours of daylight (or less) at some times in some places, and we're pretending 11 a.m. is noon, then sunrise is at 8:30 a.m. Anyone arriving to school by 7:30 a.m. is arriving in the dark before dawn. It's an unnecessary risk to make students walk to school in the dark. The U.S. has already gone to permanent Daylight Saving Time before, and it did not go well. In the mid-1970s, after several morning traffic accidents involving schoolchildren, including eight in Florida, Governor Reubin Askew asked for the year-round DST law to be repealed. If the House takes up the bill, they would do well to amend the bill to repeal Daylight Saving Time and bring time changes to an end that way instead. Tim McGhee Pray for Congress, CHPP Legislative Analyst Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers — Committee Reports Related Headlines: Zelensky Speaks to Congress, Asks for Fighter Jets, No-Fly Zone — Full Text Zelenskyy Invokes Pearl Harbor, 9/11 In Plea To US Lawmakers • Zelensky challenges conscience of Congress, lights new fire under Congress — with limits • Congress gives standing ovation to Zelensky • Members of Congress Praise Ukrainian President’s Speech • ‘Throw On My Uniform’: Congress Reacts To Zelenskyy’s Emotional Speech • Five takeaways from Zelensky's virtual address to Congress 'Protect our sky': Zelensky calls for no-fly zone • Pelosi rejects Senate — Daily Leader Remarks • Actions begun, passed, declined Senate approves making Daylight Saving Time permanent — S. 623 • Push to make daylight savings time permanent has longtime backers • What's really happening when we change our clocks • On year-round DST, Congress is springing into error • What would change Shalanda Young confirmed as OMB director — 61-36 Senate votes to nix mask mandate for public transportation — 57-40 • White House threatens veto Senate passes resolution supporting Putin war crime probe — S.Res. 546 House — Bills • Actions passed House votes to bolster efforts to educate public about Japanese American internment camps — H.R. 6434 After Zelenskyy speech, House passes bill to revoke normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus — H.R. 7108 Passes CROWN Act, banning race-based hair discrimination — H.R. 2116 Congress Last Week Foreign Policy Zelenskyy: Russia-Ukraine peace talks 'more realistic,' but indiscriminate killing of civilians continues • Lawmakers fear Ukraine could spiral into US-Russian war • Support in both parties grows for providing air power to Ukraine • Graham says he would back no fly zone in Ukraine if Russia uses chemical weapons, introduces resolution urging Biden to help facilitate planes for Ukraine • Senate Armed Services Committee Member Requests American Airpower in Ukraine • Congress looks for Putin pressure points • GOP pushes to add Russian oil ban into Russia trade bill • Senator says US moral leadership on the line with Russia-Ukraine war • Mark Kelly says White House should characterize Putin as a war criminal • Cassidy says transfer of Polish jets to Ukraine 'within the rules of the game' • McCarthy calls out Cawthorn over Zelensky: 'Madison is wrong' • Kaine say he thinks Russia wants to use Britney Griner 'as a negotiating chip' Lawmakers back Biden on potential economic penalties for China Bipartisan group of senators visits Poland, Germany to meet with NATO partners over Ukraine Homeland Security Bipartisan group of Senators press Mayorkas on US readiness for Russian cyberthreat HBCU leaders urge Congress to up protection against bomb threats Trade Republican senators introduce bill to ban Russian uranium imports Tax Policy Democrats divided over proposal to suspend federal gas tax Top Senate Democrats mull bill to nix credits for companies paying Russian taxes Federal Spending Congress cuts humanitarian spending despite billions for Ukraine Pelosi says White House should request $45B in new COVID aid • There is no need for more COVID money • Stand-alone COVID-19 relief bill faces difficult path forward in Congress Monetary Policy Tired of Rising Inflation? There’s One Old Law That Deserves Some Blame Divisions hamper Democrats' inflation strategy Executive House Democrats press HHS Secretary Becerra on access to abortion medication • Carter leads House Republican rebuke of HHS’ abortion agenda • Lankford, Rubio and Colleagues Want to Nullify Biden Administration Rule, Stop Federal Grants to Abortion Providers Progressive Caucus presses Biden for executive action on student loans, immigration Dem, GOP lawmakers press State to renew focus on Haiti Manchin announces opposition to Biden Fed pick Raskin, imperiling her nomination • Raskin asks Biden to withdraw her nomination for Fed vice chairman Supreme Court GOP raises red flag on Supreme Court nominee's Guantanamo work Hawley says sentences in 10 child porn cases raise red flags on Supreme Court pick White House pushes back on 'disingenuous attacks' against Jackson Justice Biden signs reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act • VAWA reauthorization included legal liability for anyone sharing nude photos of others without permission GOP senators seek probe of 'egregious' conditions at NJ nursing home Commerce Policy House Democrats call on Biden to renew climate push Congressman Refutes White House Claim That Energy Policies Are Not Responsible for Record-High Oil Prices Ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores cries foul over NFL’s forced arbitration practice, backs bill to ban it Warren leads bill to ban mergers worth more than $5 billion Lankford Continues Push for Charitable Giving Deduction to Encourage Giving & Support Nonprofits Health Care Policy Scalise calls for Fauci to testify at 3/30 hearing • Fauci Braces for House GOP Investigations Technology Policy Introduced: Fair Repair Act House GOP struggles to nail down priorities on Big Tech agenda Education Policy Lankford Calls on Senate to Support School Choice, Stand Up for Parents Congress The People’s House — Without the People • Officials weigh phased reopening of Capitol starting in late March Members of the 'People's Convoy' given Capitol tour by GOP senator House eyes advantages of proxy voting beyond pandemic • 'Think about resigning': Chip Roy slams proxy voting, calling it 'unconstitutional' Alaska's Don Young, most senior member of House, dies at 88 • Leader McCarthy Honors the Life and Legacy of Rep. Don Young • Biden remembers Don Young as 'tough' and 'larger than life' Capito to make Senate GOP leadership bid Testing positive: Democrats after retreat, Lofgren, Rep. Dean, Sen. Shaheen, NJ Democrat, Maine Democrat Pending Activity Committee Activity Rand Paul introduces amendment to eliminate Fauci's job • Rejected House Oversight Committee opens investigation into New Mexico 2020 election audit House panel presses DOJ, Treasury to review drugmakers' opioid settlement tax breaks Hearing on lawmakers' stock trading ban postponed after chair gets COVID Floor Outlook House of Representatives House leaders want to take up daylight saving time bill — later Senate Floor Schedule 3 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2022 Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m. Nominations still pending: March 16, 2022 57-42, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California. 52-46, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Victoria Marie Calvert to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. 52-45, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Julie Rebecca Rubin to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland. 52-44, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Hector Gonzalez to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. 50-45, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of John H. Chun to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington. 49-46, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Sarah Elizabeth Geraghty to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. 49-46, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Georgette Castner to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey. 53-44, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Cristina D. Silva to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada. 52-45, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Anne Rachel Traum to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada. 61-36, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Andrew M. Luger to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. March 17, 2022 51-44, Senate agreed to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Alison J. Nathan to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. Senate Committees Monday, March 21, 2022 Judiciary Hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Judiciary Hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Armed Services Hearings to examine the nominations of William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Erik Kristopher Raven, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, both of the Department of Defense, Musetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and Marvin L. Adams, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Hearings to examine rural quality of life, focusing on opportunities and challenges for the rural care economy. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider • S. 1541, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities, • S. 3014, to establish the Next Generation Telecommunications Council, • S. 3262, to improve the efficient movement of freight at ports in the United States, • S. 3278, to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, • S. 3296, to require the TSA to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be better understood by more people accessing such airports, • S. 3405, to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, • S. 3434, to commission a study relating to the manufacturing programs of the Department of Commerce, • S. 3580, to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, • S. 3662, to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, • S. 3664, to assist in the conservation of the North Atlantic right whale by supporting and providing financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales, • S. 3785, to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, • S. 3817, to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and routine lists in the Coast Guard. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Hearings to examine child care and preschool, focusing on cutting costs for working families. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine building a resilient economy, focusing on shoring up supply. Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Judiciary Hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Hearings to examine developing next generation technology for innovation. Environment and Public Works Hearings to examine promoting American energy security by facilitating investments and innovation in climate solutions. Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Hearings to examine strengthening Federal mental health and substance use disorder programs, focusing on opportunities, challenges, and emerging issues. Aging Hearings to examine the importance of home-based services, focusing onan economy that cares. Indian Affairs Hearings to examine • S. 1397, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, • S. 3168, to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, • S. 3308, to authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, • S. 3443, to extend Federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, • S. 3773, to authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, and • S. 3789, to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Hearings to examine strategic competition and security cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. Veterans' Affairs Hearings to examine improving the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. Thursday, March 24, 2022 Judiciary Hearings to examine the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Armed Services Hearings to examine the posture of United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217. House Floor Schedule The House meets in Pro Forma sessions next week — District Work Period. Wednesday through Friday is, Lord willing, the Republican Issues Conference. House Committees Monday — March 21, 2022 A Review of Coast Guard Efforts to Improve Small Passenger Vessel Safety Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) Source: House.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 712-770-5350 Access Code: 150411# 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: 712-770-5350 Access Code: 150411# 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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