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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                           May 29, 2021 The Daily Brief will not be published on Monday, May 31st -- Memorial Day. We WILL, however, host our regular Monday National Prayer Call with our guest speaker, Rev. Bill Cook of the Black Robe Regiment. Come join our call as we honor today's patriots working across the nation to restore our liberties. Praise God for each one of them!   Conference Number: 712-770-4160 Access Code: 616137# Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT  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, May 29, 2021 "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" Senate Republicans Block Legislation to Create Jan. 6 Commission Senate Republicans on Friday blocked advancing a House-passed bill that would form a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Senators voted 54-35 on the measure, falling short of the 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster. Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Bill Cassidy (La.), and Rob Portman (Ohio) joined all Democrats in voting on the measure. Other than Portman, the six GOP senators all voted to convict former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial. Republican Sens. Pat Toomey (Pa.) and Richard Burr (N.C.), who voted to convict Trump during the trial, did not cast votes in favor of the Jan. 6 commission.  The vote came just a day after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), on the Senate floor, urged his caucus not to support the legislation and suggested it was merely a partisan effort from Democrats. McConnell, in his speech, highlighted that there are a number of investigations into the Jan. 6 incident that is already underway, including one by the Department of Justice that has resulted in more than 400 arrests. Legislative committees are also holding hearings and are providing recommendations to prevent a future Capitol breach. (Epoch Times)  Read more.   - Lord God, we thank You that these Republican senators have drawn a line in the sand against forming this new -- and another -- Commission to examine the events that took place on January 6th on Capitol Hill. Enough is enough, dear Lord! We now bind all forms of retaliation against each one, and we pray for their safety in Jesus' name, amen and amen, - "This far and no further, and here shall your proud waves be stopped!" (Job 38:11)  Schumer to Force Senate Vote on Sweeping Election Reform Bill The Senate will vote on a bill that would dramatically change how elections are run next month, the body’s top Democrat said Friday. S. 1, also known as the For the People Act, will be voted on during the last full week in June, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Democratic colleagues in a memorandum. The act would federalize components of the election system, eliminating nearly all qualifications such as photo identification. It would also require states to implement a system of automatic voter registration and to allow same-day registration on any day voting is allowed. Critics have promised to bring a flood of lawsuits if it’s passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Joe Biden. “In my state in Oklahoma, we have great voting engagement. We want to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. S1 takes away a state’s ability to hold people accountable for cheating,” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) told colleagues on the Senate floor this month. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has described the bill as “a massive federal takeover of elections.” The Senate is currently divided in half, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats or nominal independents who regularly vote with Democrats. Passing a bill requires 60 votes. (Epoch Times) Read more. - Father God, in a recent interview, Senator Ted Cruz has said that, if this bill passes in its present form, we will see the loss of our democracy. Lord God, we ask that You will strengthen the hands of the intercessors who are now not only holding the defeat of S.1 in prayer, but also taking action and calling our legislators to lobby for its defeat. Lord God, let us not become weary in well-doing for, in due time, we will see a victory, if we faint not. In Your Name we ask this prayer, amen and amen. - "Ask, and ye shall receive . . ."  (Matthew 7:7) Vet motorcycle rally granted new staging ground after Pentagon denial American Veterans (AMVETS), the group behind the annual Rolling to Remember motorcycle rally, announced a new venue on Wednesday to stage their May 30 event this year after the Department of Defense denied them a permit to use the Pentagon parking lot. Rather than using the Pentagon parking lot, as the group has done for years, the Rolling to Remember will stage at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium about five miles away. The group sought to stage the rally at RFK Stadium after the Pentagon parking lot fell through. Until the group received approval to stage at RFK Stadium it also planned to stage on the National Mall in the streets of Washington D.C. “The 2021 Rolling to Remember Demonstration Ride will pre-stage in Parking Lot 8 at RFK Stadium on May 30 before riding to and around the National Mall,” AMVETS said in an emailed statement. “AMVETS, which is organizing the massive pro-veterans Memorial Day Weekend demonstration, had previously announced the expected 50,000 to 100,000 motorcycles would stage in the streets of downtown Washington. That changed today when Mayor Muriel Bowser on May 10 granted RFK Stadium permission to rent the parking lot to AMVETS for this 1st Amendment event.” Rolling to Remember, which was previously known as Rolling Thunder, has held the motorycle rally for more than 30 years. The event is organized around Memorial Day and aims to raise awareness of the more than 80,000 U.S. service members being held as prisoners of war (POWs) or who remain missing in action (MIA). The event also aims to raise awareness about the mental health crisis that continues to affect veterans and leads to more than 20 veteran suicides a day on average. (American Military News) Read more. - Father God, we thank You for these brave men and women, all veterans who have served our nation in days past to preserve our freedom. We thank You for their tenacity in continuing to petition the authorities until they were granted permission to honor the fallen, as they have always done, on this Memorial Day. We ask for journeying mercies over this weekend as all are now making their way here to Washington, D.C. from across our land. Thank You, O Lord, for each one. We stand with them in unity to keep the torch of freedom alive and aflame in our nation on this Memorial Day. Amen and amen. - ". . . proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants." (Leviticus 25:10)    Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests: M 5/24 • T 5/25 • W 5/26 • Th 5/27 • F 5/28 — Prayers Related Headlines: Senate confirms Justice Department official, Army Secretary, top scientist Senate Armed Services chair throws support behind changing roles of military commanders in sexual assault prosecutions • Democratic feud erupts over scope of military sexual assault bill • spills onto Senate floor • Democratic Chairman Blocks Bipartisan Military Sexual Assault Reform — Debate: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday — Iowa Republican Joni Ernst, a sexual assault survivor, calls for military justice reform Senate passes bill requiring declassification of information on COVID-19 origins — S. 1867 Senate Unanimously Passes Amendment Banning Funding of Virus Gain-of-Function Research In China — S.Amdt. 2003 Senate fails to prohibit funds for research involving aborted fetal tissue or embryo destruction — S.Amdt. 1891 — Text, Debate, Vote Senate Votes Down Amendment That Would Have Banned Certain Human-Animal Hybrid Experiments, An Affront To Human Life — S.Amdt. 1771 — Text, Debate, Vote Senate Adopts Amendment That Slashes Tariffs on Hundreds of Chinese Imports to US — S.Amdt. 1562 Senate Advances China Competition Bill After Multi-Hour Deliberations Secure GOP Support — S. 1260 Introduced: S.Res. 246, Expressing the sense of the Senate that Critical Race Theory serves as a prejudicial ideological tool, rather than an educational tool, and should not be taught in K-12 classrooms as a way to teach students to judge individuals based on sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin Introduced: S.Res. 250, Condemning the rise in anti-Semitism incidents globally since terrorists in the Gaza Strip triggered several days of violence against Israel on May 10, 2021 Schumer and Collins appear to have heated exchange before Jan. 6 vote • Republicans Block January 6 Commission • Senate reaches deal to get out of town after Jan. 6 commission vote Senate agrees to resolution urging probe into COVID-19 origins — S.Res. 256 Congress Last Week National Security House Republicans demand action against 'left-wing extremism' in military Foreign Policy House Republicans Warn Biden Against Aid Cuts to Israel • House Dems Reject Measure To Boost Israeli Security Aid Senate Republicans Move to Mandate Congressional Approval for New Iran Deal • House Republicans Probe Biden Admin for Ignoring Syria Sanctions To Appease Iran Ranking Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee: ‘WHO Must Ignore the CCP’s Attempts to Sideline Taiwan’ Meeks introduces legislation to boost American diplomacy to counter China House Republicans demand congressional probe into COVID-19 origin • With Trump Out of White House, Media Suddenly Finds ‘Lab Leak Theory’ Plausible • Key House Democrat Supports Committee Probe of CCP Virus Origins • GOP lawmaker proposes select committee to investigate COVID-19 origins Constitution Senate Unveils Post Office Reform Bill — S. 1720 The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost Another Bill in Congress to Give Partisan Bureaucrats Control Over State Election Laws — H.R. 4 Second Amendment USCCA Commends Effort in Congress to Advance National Concealed Carry Reciprocity — H.R. 38 Gun Rights Activist Tells Congress Education Can Reduce Shootings, Not More Laws 21 States Send Letter Opposing Biden’s ‘Radical’ ATF Nominee To Senate Leaders • ATF nominee tells lawmakers he supports AR-15 ban Senate Majority Leader Schumer: “Senate will move forward on gun safety legislation” Homeland Security At Border, This Congresswoman Met a Girl Who Was Gang-Raped by Drug Runners House Republicans Demand Answers on Border Crisis Immigration Why Are We Stuck on Amnesty? How the Reagan Revolution Solidified Divisions on Immigration Budget Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Calls for adding $1.3 Trillion to the National Debt every year for a decade Joe Biden’s Budget Kills Hyde Amendment, Forces Taxpayers to Fund Killing Babies in Abortions Tax Policy Biden Tax Hikes Are Hitting Resistance, With ‘No Room for Error’ Federal Spending White House sends positive signal on GOP infrastructure proposal • McConnell: Republicans 'open to spending more' on infrastructure • Senate GOP makes $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer to Biden • Senate Republicans warn Biden against using reconciliation for infrastructure Sanders slams Schumer plan to boost semiconductor industry Congressional Campaign to Remove Confederate Names Targets Hundreds of Military Sites Congressman ‘Forgot’ to Cast Proxy Vote That Could Have Stopped Democrat-Backed $1.9B Capitol Security Spending Bill Pork-barrel earmarks begin to poison Washington Monetary Policy Toomey hits Fed over 'obsession with race' • requests info from Fed bank leaders about 'woke' initiatives • Senate Republicans Expand Investigation Into ‘Woke Mission Creep’ Of Federal Reserve Executive Minority Employees Slam House Democrats Plan To Boost Diversity at State Department Biden Asks for More Time on Decision to Release Trump Taxes Jewish House Democrats Urge Biden to Appoint Anti-Semitism Ambassador Justice Congress misses Biden's deadline on police reform New Members of Congress Sign Petition to Force Nancy Pelosi to Allow Vote on Anti-Infanticide Bill 700 Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Their Advocates Urge Congress to Investigate Pornhub Commerce Policy Rubio calls on Wall Street to stop 'enabling communist China' — S.Amdt. 1984 Sweeping Bill to Counter China Introduced in US House — H.R. 3524 Josh Hawley Objects To Jeff Bezos’s $10 Billion Senate Bailout, MGM Purchase Democrats Push Bill That Would Change the Face of College Sports Forever — S. 1929 Health Care Policy Democrats announce plan to begin crafting public option insurance bill House Freedom Caucus asks CDC Director if Pelosi consulted them about Mask Mandate Top Senate Republican says 'structural reforms' needed at CDC for next health threat Congress Finally gone: National Guard leaves Capitol after four-month deployment • mission cost $521M • lawmakers feud over protection needs, costs Schiff: If Senate Blocks Jan. 6 Commission Bill, Dems Will Get Answers ‘One Way or the Other’ • Democrats Dismiss Complaint Against Zoe Lofgren Without Investigation After GOP’s Claims She Broke House Rules insinuating Congressional Republicans were involved in the Capitol riot Dems Claim New Threats Are Coming, Beg for More Personal Security Funding Abortion Activist Almost Runs Over Pro-Life Congresswoman Praying Outside Abortion Center Lawmakers rack up fines under a wave of safety rules imposed by House Democrats • Sixth House member issued $5,000 security screening fine • Republican Rep. Appeals $500 Pelosi Fine For Not Wearing A Mask On House Floor • Fifth House Republican snagged by metal detector fine House Democrat says she sleeps with gun nearby after clashing with El Salvador's president McConnell, Schumer blast Greene remarks on Holocaust • House Republican offers flowchart for Marjorie Taylor Greene • House Democrat drafting resolution to censure Greene over Holocaust comments PSA for US Congresspeople: Please do not enter your phone’s passcode on TV Senators remember Senator John Warner: Schumer, McConnell, Virginia Senators and Chairman Reed — S.Res. 258 Pending Activity Committee Activity Congress takes aim again at pharmaceutical giant over patent-stacking for brand-name drugs Hearing on Voter ID Laws Senate Committee Releases Bipartisan $304 Billion Surface Transportation Bill U.S. Bank CEOs Testify Before Senate Banking Committee Sen. Warren, Jamie Dimon spar over overdraft fees at Senate hearing • Bank CEOs Blistered by Senate’s Brown to Do More for Public Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Testifies on the 2022 Budget Lawmakers request investigation into Postal Service's social media covert operations program Senate antitrust committee announces round of hearings SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman Testifies on the President's 2022 Budget Request Senate Committee Advanced Biden Intelligence Nominee Who Worked For Huawei Biden’s Tax Hike Push Will Depend on This ‘Insider’s Insider’: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal Floor Outlook Democrats start putting GOP on notice as patience runs thin Senate meltdown reveals deepening partisan divide Schumer warns he could bring Jan. 6 commission bill back to the floor Schumer to force vote on sweeping election overhaul next month Schumer says Senate will move on infrastructure in July Senate Floor Schedule Senate meets in pro forma sessions next week. Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. Senate next convenes Monday, June 7, 2021, at 3 p.m. Senate began consideration of nominations: • Julien Xavier Neals, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey • Regina M. Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado Senate began consideration of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act. Senate resumes consideration of S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act, later to be known as U.S. Innovation and Competition Act on Tuesday, June 8. Senate Committees No Senate Committees are scheduled to meet next week. House Floor Schedule The House meets in Pro Forma session next week.   3 p.m., Tuesday, June 1 Program for Tuesday: House will meet in Pro Forma session at 3 p.m. A Pro Forma session is also scheduled for Friday, June 4, 2021. House Committees No House Committees are scheduled to meet next week. 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. 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.  WELCOME! Copyright © *|2020|* *|Capitol Hill Prayer Partners|*, All rights reserved. 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