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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                 May 25, 2024 Be sure to plan on joining us this Monday, May 27th, when we welcome Laurel Brooks as our guest speaker on our weekly CHPP conference call. Laurel Brooks, the National Director of Engagement for MyFaithVotes. You will be richly blessed to learn how you can take action to energize the vote in November for the next President of the United States. Welcome back, Laurel!   Our call begins at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The conference number is: 717-908-1834 The access code is: 717-908-1834 All are invited to join Laurel in this very special time of training to serve in the next Presidential election. Praise the Lord!  > > >  Please note: we will not publish the Daily Brief on Monday, May 27th, in honor of Memorial Day. However, we WILL host our weekly call that evening. (See above!)   Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here DONATE TODAY We Welcome Your Gifts! The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, May 25th, 2024 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) Today's Top Story  House Speaker Mike Johnson's Office Reeling After Key Staffers Depart Suddenly   As the GOP struggles to maintain its slim majority ahead of the pivotal November elections, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office is reeling from the sudden departure of its top staff members. Raj Shah, Johnson’s well-connected communications director and a former White House deputy press secretary under Donald Trump, is the latest high-profile departure. Shah’s impending exit comes just a day after the resignations of three top policy staff members who had worked for the previous speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-California). McCarthy was ousted in an internal party coup last October, but Johnson retained Brittan Specht, Jason Yaworske and Preston Hill, all respected policy experts. It was reported that they all committed to working for Johnson for six months, providing valuable experience and continuity during the transition of power within the Republican caucus. All three will depart at the end of May.  Yaworske, a key advisor on appropriations and budget issues, and Hill, who oversaw artificial intelligence and education policy, left to join the lobbying firm Michael Best Strategies. The mass departures from Johnson’s nine-member team follow the resignation of the office’s head of digital, Anang Mittal, who quit after performance-related issues and “unprofessional outbursts” from superiors. The loss of Shah, in particular, is seen as a significant blow to Johnson’s efforts to maintain a strong connection with Trump loyalists within the Republican Party. With his White House experience, Shah was viewed as a crucial link to the former president’s supporters, who have been critical of Johnson’s leadership. Johnson moved quickly to fill some vacancies and appointed Meredith Schellin as the new digital director. Specht, who served as McCarthy’s chief policy director, has been replaced by Dan Ziegler in Johnson’s administration. (MSN.com) Read more here.  - Lord God, even though these staffers in the Speaker's office signed on with a commitment of six months serving Mike Johnson when he assumed that role . . . nevertheless, it is still a shock that this is happening now, all at once. We ask for Your Hand to rest upon Speaker Johnson, and to steady his hand, as he now copes with these sudden staff changes. May he find others to fill these positions who are equally qualified to do so, as he continues to lead our nation as the Speaker of the House. In Your Name, Abba, amen and amen. - "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (I Timothy 2:1-4)    Breaking News from John Robb  Dear Praying Saints, Wow, it is so wonderful to see how the Lord is using the united prayers of agreement as He promised to do (Matt. 18:19) to change even impossible situations! Just got word that according to Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, it looks like the US government is not going to reach an agreement on the WHO pandemic treaty. Being questioned about it by Rep. Chris Smith during a Congressional hearing yesterday, Secretary Blinken stated, "I don't see that coming to a conclusion... There's just not consensus on it." You can see the exchange here:  Let’s praise God and continue to agree in prayer that this treaty (or agreement) the WHO still hopes to foist upon the nations will be dead on arrival during the World Health Assembly as it starts Monday in Geneva. Pray for the prayer team that will be on site as well as the large demonstration that will happen as well. Here is a video about that demonstration planned for June 1st. May it be powerful and show the WHO and other globalist elites that it is curtains for their intention to get all nations under tyrannical control.  Pray too for a huge multiplication of nations to rise up and push back against this attempt to rob them of their sovereignty and that just as Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of their sister globalist World Economic Forum, had to abruptly resign this week, so the Ethiopian communist and would-be world dictator, Tedros Ghebreyesus, will also be forced to step aside. The WHO is up to no good with its global power grab and needs to either be thoroughly reformed or be driven out of business. Let’s agree with our prayers for that to happen!  To read more from John Robb's alert, please go here.  Prayerfully Observing Memorial Day "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." - (John 15:13) Reflection Britannica Dictionary defines MEMORIAL as something that honors a person who has died or serves as a reminder of an event in which many people died and comes from the same root word as ‘memory’ or ‘remember’. This coming Monday, on Memorial Day, we remember those who laid down their lives in service to us and to their country. Since 1775, the United States of America has fought in 11 wars, and in those 11 wars, 1,304,705 Americans laid down their lives fighting for our rights and freedoms, and the rights and freedoms of others. Every one of those men and women had family members and friends who grieved and mourned for them. Fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters whose lives were forever impacted by their loved one’s ultimate sacrifice.  Jesus taught us, and then demonstrated to us, the ultimate meaning of love when he laid His life for you and me. Paul taught in his letter to the Romans “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” In the same way, the greatest act of love that a human being can show is this … that they willingly lay down their life for their friends.  Between now and this coming Monday, let’s pray for the families in our communities and spheres of influence who have lost loved ones in military service. Let’s reach out to them in love, to let them know that we not only remember what their loved one did, but to show appreciation for, and give honor to their sacrifice. Lets Pray Together Father God, we thank you for all of those who have served and sacrificed for our nation. We thank you, that because of their sacrifice, we have the freedoms that we enjoy today. Ultimately Lord Jesus, we thank you for the example that you set for us, and the true freedom that we all find in You. May we as your people always remember and never forget, how You demonstrated Your own love toward us – ‘in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.’ It is in Jesus name that we pray! Amen  Rejoicing in hope, Dion Elmore, Vice President NDP Task Force Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests: M 5/20 (PDF) • T 5/21 (PDF) • W 5/22 (PDF) • Th 5/23 (PDF) • F 5/24 (PDF) Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 86 (D, R), Action: 9, Voted: 2, Passed: 8 — News M 5/20/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary T 5/21/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary Senate declined to pass the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) • Cruz: They object to this bill because it would do what they say they want to do. Senate declined to discharge from the Judiciary Committee and consider the Stopping Border Surges Act (S. 685) Senate declined to discharge from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and consider the Demanding Citizenship in D.C. Elections Act (S. 4225) W 5/22/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary Senate declined to pass the Israel Security Assistance Support Act — Objection (H.R. 8369) Senate declined to pass the Border Safety and Security Act (S. 696) Senate declined to pass the Immigration Parole Reform Act (S. 505) Senate declined to discharge from the Judiciary Committee and consider the Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act (H.R. 2494) Senate declined to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (S. 4292) • Sen. Padilla: “A study of the 2016 election, for example, found that noncitizen votes accounted for--let me get this right--0.0001 percent. Doing the math, that is about 30 incidents of suspected--not even proven, suspected--noncitizens voting out of 23.5 million votes cast.” • Sen. Lee: “a recent study found noncitizens have ample openings to illegally vote. Somewhere between 10 percent and 27 percent of noncitizens are registered to vote, and somewhere between 5 percent and 13 percent of noncitizens vote in Federal elections, including Presidential elections.” Senate declined to proceed to a bill to prohibit transportation of any alien using certain methods of identification (S. 4387) Senate declined to consider a bill to establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts (S. 4392) Th 5/23/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary Senate declined to pass Sarah's Law to require ICE to detain otherwise deportable illegal immigrants charged with killing or seriously injuring another person (S. 160) Senate declined to pass Laken Riley Act (S. 3933) Senate declined to discharge from the Judiciary Committee and consider the End Child Trafficking Now Act, to restore familial DNA testing at the border, to criminalize child recycling, to require DHS to deport illegal aliens who refuse a DNA test (S. 1843) Senate declined to pass the RECA Extension Act of 2024 (S. 4175) Senate declined to pass a bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to revise the definition of “affected area” and extend the period in which compensation may be provided (S. 4403) Senate fails to advance border security provisions abandoned during Ukraine aid fight (S. 4361) • Progressive detractors tank Schumer's narrative in voting against border bill F 5/24/2024 — Record PDF • Summary House — Legislation: New: 137 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 16, Voted: 6, Passed: 15 — News T 5/21/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes U.S. House passes Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863) House Passes Bill to Create Independent Oversight of Federal Prison System (H.R. 3019) W 5/22/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes House passes major crypto legislation (H.R. 4763) • Congress tries to curb chaos of cryptocurrency • Industry calls it a Watershed Moment Th 5/23/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes House Republicans: Central Bank digital currency would lead to government 'control,' Congress should ban it • US House Passes Central Bank Digital Currency Anti-Surveillance State Act – Regulation Bitcoin News (H.R. 5403) House passes bill repealing D.C. noncitizens voting law in bipartisan vote (H.R. 192) F 5/24/2024 — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity Majority Leader Recap: Week of May 20, 2024 Congress Last Week Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House Speaker Johnson Statement on ICC Requesting Arrest Warrants for Israeli Officials • McConnell on ICC and Israel • Schumer on ICC and Israel Johnson ready to formally invite Netanyahu to address Congress, waiting on Schumer to sign on, gives Schumer deadline • Johnson says Netanyahu to address joint session of Congress ‘soon’ House Republicans call for release of five Americans detained in Turks and Caicos Second Amendment Republicans look to reverse rule overreaching beyond gun law (P.L. 117-159, 4/19 Rule) • Schumer wants to make it harder for judges to stop unconstitutional laws like this (5/20) • Schumer pits Judiciary operations against Second Amendment (5/21) Budget — Committees: House, Senate CBO: The Long-Term Budget Outlook Under Alternative Scenarios for the Economy and the Budget WH: Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Amendments Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table House Legislative Branch spending bill would boost Capitol Police, GAO Executive — Committees: House, Senate WH: President Biden Names Fiftieth Round of Judicial Nominees WH: Message to Congress on Intent to Designate Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally WH: Nominations Sent to the Senate Supreme Court House Democrats increase pressure on Alito to recuse himself in Jan 6 Supreme Court cases Jeffries Says Congress Must Get High Court ‘Under Control’ Senate Judiciary Democrats request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over Alito flag controversy Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20) McConnell: Unelected bureaucrats are also trying to rewrite title IX of the Civil Rights Act. The Biden administration apparently wants to take a law that was designed to promote equal opportunities for women in education and make it do the exact opposite. There's Nothing Pro-Life About Ted Cruz And Katie Britt's IVF Bill (S. 4368) Agriculture Policy — Committees: Senate, House Thompson’s animal welfare, whole milk priorities in farm bill Vilsack says House proposal threatens farm bill coalition Schumer: House farm bill will not have a future in the Senate Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate CBO: Testimony on Hospital and Physician Consolidation and Its Impact on the Federal Budget Science/Technology Policy — Committee: House, Senate Senate AI ‘road map’ potentially a dangerous detour, critics say Congress — Committees: House, Senate Rick Scott enters race to replace McConnell as Senate Republican leader Fong elected to fill McCarthy’s seat in California Pennsylvania Democrat suffers minor stroke, will return to Congress in six weeks Top communications staffer Raj Shah leaving House Speaker Johnson's office along with others Congress appoints Army veteran Thomas Austin as new Architect of the Capitol Pending Activity Committee Activity — Meetings: 75 • Reports: 2 • Legislative action this week: Senate: Meetings: 33 • Legislation: Action: 18, Hearing: 2, Markup: 16, Reported: 9 House: Meetings: 42 • Legislation: Action: 12, Hearing: 6, Markup: 8, Reported: 14 All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees) House Administration Committee passes bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote (H.R. 8281 — Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) • Speaker Johnson Commends Taxpayer Watchdogs Rip GOP Farm Bill's Billion-Dollar Subsidy Package (H.R. 8467 — Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) Here's what's in the mammoth $883.7B Defense bill (H.R. 8070 — Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) Committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News) Floor Outlook Senate Schumer on the Senate agenda: abortion to be “front and center when we return after the Memorial Day State work period” starting with the Right to Contraception Act (S. 4381) and “more action to come after that.” House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation Scalise lays out ambitious summer appropriations timetable: pass all of the fiscal 2025 appropriations bills on the floor by the start of the August recess Senate Floor Schedule Senate meets in pro forma sessions during a State Work Period next week. Tuesday, May 28, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 31, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, 5/23, Senate began consideration of four nominations: Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Tanya Monique Jones Bosier, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judith E. Pipe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador. House Floor Schedule The House meets in Pro Forma session during a district work period next week. Committee Meeting Schedules Senate Committee Meeting Schedules Wednesday, May 29, 2024 House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 1 Wednesday — May 29, 2024 — Grand Forks, ND 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. 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 or CLICK HERE to subscribe. Copyright © *|2022|* *|Capitol Hill Prayer Partners|*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 Email: chpp1994@gmail.com Website: https://www.capitolhillprayer.org/ Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.