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Legislative Snapshot - September 21, 2024
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United We Stand                            September 21, 2024

BREAKING NEWS

Israel said it killed several senior Hezbollah commanders in a strike on Beirut on Friday. The attack flattened a high-rise tower, with dozens reported dead and injured.

Among the dead, Israel said, was a Hezbollah leader accused by the U.S. of playing a role in bombings that killed more than 200 Marines in 1983. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm Israel's claim. (New York Times) [Please note: Link
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"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"
Biden-Harris regime accused of trying to hide number of terrorists crossing the border

The Harris campaign is busy trying to ensure that people don’t notice just how vacuous the Candidate of Joy really is. At the same time and for the same reason, Biden-Harris regime apparatchiks are doing all they can to keep Americans from realizing just how much damage this administration has done to the country over the last three and a half years. That initiative includes covering up the effects of erasing what was once known as our Southern border. Now, however, a whistleblower has come forward with some stinging accusations regarding just how self-serving and irresponsible — and worse — the regime has been.

Northern Virginia’s ABC 7 News reported Thursday that “a former Border Patrol chief agent on Wednesday accused the Biden-Harris administration of trying to hide an increase in the number of people with ties to terrorism at California’s border with Mexico.”

Surely the regime wouldn’t be that craven, would it? Of course, it would. This is, after all, the regime that continues to demonize Donald Trump in the most lurid terms even after two attempts on his life, all while having the chutzpah to wag a schoolmarmish finger at him and his followers over divisive and incendiary rhetoric. This is the regime that has weaponized the agency that was once justly known as the Justice Department against Trump, has classified pro-life Catholics and angry parents at school board meetings as terrorists, and has gone to war against the freedom of speech. Would it lie about how many terrorists are crossing the border it has opened? You bet the guns it wants to confiscate from you that it would.

Aaron Heitke, who served as chief patrol agent for the San Diego sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, told a House hearing that there has been an increase in the number of “significant interest aliens” (SIAs) arrested in that area since Old Joe began pretending to be president. “Significant interest aliens” were, he said, “people with ties to terrorism.” Heitke noted, according to ABC, that “the number of arrests of such individuals in the San Diego sector has increased from 10-15 before 2021 to more than 100 in 2022.” (Center for Security Policy) Read more here.

- Lord, we pray for transparency and truth to once again shine like a city on a hill. When the righteous rule, the people rejoice. The regime continues to hide in the shadows of darkness and deception during these turbulent times. May Your almighty spirit expose the wickedness of those who seek to destroy the foundations of true freedom that can only come through obedience to Your word. Amen!

“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them.” (John 12:40)
PROCLAMATION OF NATIONAL REPENTANCE
A Proclamation by Rev. Barbara L. Potts
Kingdom Rising Ministries 

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its entirety, please go here.
Whereas: This nation has been a stiff-necked and rebellious people who have run after other gods, lusting after pleasures, money, fame and power. 

Whereas: Sexual irresponsibility and perversion have polluted our nation, and the blood of the innocents cries out to You. 

Whereas: We have embraced a “culture of death” where violence has permeated our entertainment, our homes and our schools. 
Whereas: Our sins have destroyed lives, dishonored You and defiled our land. Whereas: Many in the Church have profaned the holy Name of God by participating in and condoning the above sinful behavior. And 

Whereas: IT IS WRITTEN: IF MY PEOPLE, who are called by MY NAME, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, THEN I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 

 Most Gracious God, Creator of heaven and earth, Almighty in Power, Awesome in Grace and Mercy, the only True and Living God, we, Your people, humble ourselves before You this day and acknowledge that we have sinned greatly and deserve Your righteous wrath. 

We beseech You, our LORD, to remember the Blood of Jesus that was shed for us and, in wrath, to remember mercy. 

We implore You to pour out a Spirit of conviction and repentance upon your slumbering, backslid den Church so that all of God’s people may truly humble themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways. 


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Russia Holds Firm on Family at Summit of the Future/Outcome Uncertain

NEW YORK, September 20 (C-Fam) Diplomats from Russia said they would “draw the line” at the family in a debate about the impending UN Summit of the Future.

In a surprising development, delegates from Russia insists on “the family” as important to social and economic development in the agreements expected to be adopted at the Summit of the Future next week.

While the Russian Federation is known to have staked out pro-family positions in the past, especially at the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, it is rare and perhaps unprecedented to see such insistence in a high-level negotiation at the UN General Assembly.

Western countries, for their part, don’t want any references to “the family” in the singular. They argue that the notion of the family in the singular is a Western construct that excludes other types of families, including LGBT families. They insist that if there is any reference to families at all in UN policy it should be in the plural “families.”

The Russian delegate responded to these Western arguments during an open meeting last week. She said the Russian delegation was not “comfortable with how gender was being opposed to family issues.” She argued that the family in the singular was an “umbrella term” and that countries could define the family as they preferred in national laws.

The Russian delegate challenged colleagues from other countries to be flexible. She even said that the Russian Federation could have taken an even harder line and used language from existing treaties that refer to the family as the “natural and fundamental group unit of society” and expressly defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Several delegations from Africa and Asia, including China, supported the Russian position.

It is a surprising turn of events. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union spread the notion that the family was a capitalist social construct that hindered the ability of the government to reach common social goals and perpetuated traditional norms. Russia now insists the family is the bedrock of society. Conversely, Western delegations that once promoted the family as the seat of the right to privacy and a bulwark against government overreach now see the family as an obstacle to government efficiency and women’s rights. (Center for Family and Human Rights - (CFAM) Read more here. 

- Father God, we find it interesting that while, in past years, the U.S. and its allies viewed the family as the bedrock of our society, there has now been a reversal in our position; while China, Russia and other Marxist nations have also changed sides.

Lord God, we come before Your Thone of Grace on bended knee, beseeching you to cause the leaders of ALL the nations on the earth to view the family as You do in Your Holy Word. May all nations align with Your will as we draw ever closer to the End of Days. Thank You, Lord, for hearing our prayer, amen and amen!

- "After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:

“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”
 (Revelation 7:10) 

UN Prayer Watch Newsletter
for Israel, America and the Nations
September 2024

UN General Debate from September 24-October 1, 2024

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Once again, the leaders of the 193 member States of the United Nations will come to New York City with their delegations. It is the only time and place where the nations of the world come together on an annual basis. Many meetings will also take place behind closed doors in the secretariat of the UN. 

The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations". 

By witnessing what just happened two days ago with the resolution against Israel and the call to leave all Palestinian areas, we know what to expect during the speeches of the world leaders which will be streamed live by UN Web TV.

With the looming war between Israel and Hezbollah in the North, it is open whether Prime Minister Netanyahu will be able to come in person. “We are preparing the ground for the visit of the prime minister,” said Danon. “I believe he will arrive – we don’t know what will happen tomorrow in Israel – but the plans are that he will come and speak in front of the General Assembly during the General Debate.” Danon said the upcoming UNGA meeting will be “dominated by the Palestinian issue.”

The “UN Summit for the Future” will be one of the high-level events which takes place September 22-23, 2024, ahead of the General Debate. 

Please pray and declare God’s standards over the nations. Speak the truth of the word of God into all meetings, consultations and resolutions during this time when the nations of the world gather in New York City. Bind the spirit of antisemitism over the speeches and pray for special protection over the Israeli delegation and the city of New York by closing the Eastern gate to the US against all terror attacks and destroy the plans of darkness.

Website where you can find the speakers of each day.

Find here the General Assembly High-level Week 2024 program. 

Watch the UN General Debate live.  

Note: you can read all the other articles cited above on their website by going here. (This includes the three items noted at the end of this article.) 
Warm greetings from New York.

Claudia Kiesinger and Elisabeth Polifka
UN Prayer Watch


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On September 18, 2024, it was not surprising that the United Nations’ vote in the General Assembly called on Israel to leave the Palestinian areas and East Jerusalem within 12 months. Surprising though, was the silence of the 43 nations that abstained to vote. There is no “abstention” in such a critical time just weeks before the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel.  

In Psalm 2:1-4 ESV we read: “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.”

And Psalm 2:10 ESV: “Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.”  The Lord gives the nations a choice and also tells them the outcome of their choice. For He watches over His people which are the apple of His eye! 

Please pray for the nations to be convicted of what they just did – especially those who abstained from voting.
Touching the apple of God’s eye and His city Jerusalem will not be forgotten. 

Read in This Newsletter:

UN General Debate from September 24-October 1, 2024
UN General Assembly Adopts a Resolution that Calls on Israel to Leave Palestinian Areas Within 12 months
Swiss Parliament Votes to Stop UNRWA Funding
Public Vigil for October 7
Items to Keep in Prayer  
After a case went before the Supreme Court last term, abortion in emergency rooms has come to the forefront in the struggle to protect life.

Democrats now want to insist on it and have introduced resolutions saying as much (H.Res. 1448, S.Res. 828). They're even piggybacking on the save-the-life-of-the-mother exceptions as justification. As a former abortionist testified more than a decade ago, abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother. Abortion is not “emergency stabilizing care” as Sen. Murray claimed.

Two days before, Senator Murray spoke passionately and repeatedly about how IVF helps people create families. She chided Republicans for claiming to be pro-family while supposedly opposing a bill to help families: “Don't you dare talk about protecting their chance to grow their family when you are not willing to stand clear and strong against fetal personhood laws.” She insists on an IVF bill denying personhood because IVF can create a person.

Just before she spoke on the Senate floor about her emergency room resolution, one of her fellow Democrats, Sen. Murphy, who interestingly is not one of the 40 Senate Democrats supporting that resolution, spoke, and while on another complicated topic entirely, spoke about, “When we are at our most vulnerable—whether that be because of something joyous, like a pregnancy, or something more worrying, like a difficult diagnosis…”

Sometimes these people are not far from the truth, even if at other times their words or actions may seem like they are.

Ask God to turn the hearts of these people toward Him and toward the truth that sometimes comes out of their own mouths.

“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.” (Acts 26:28-29)
Tim McGhee
CHPP Legislative Analyst, Pray for Congress
Daily Digests: M 9/16 (PDF)T 9/17 (PDF)W 9/18 (PDF)Th 9/19 (PDF)F 9/20 (PDF)

Senate Votes — Legislation: New: 99 (D, R), Action: 17, Voted: 1, Passed: 15News

M 9/16/2024, LogRecord PDFSummary
T 9/17/2024, LogRecord PDFSummary
W 9/18/2024, LogRecord PDFSummary
Th 9/19/2024, LogRecord PDFSummary
  • Senate declined to pass the PRO Vets Act (S. 5074)
  • Senate advances $3B VA supplemental bill one day before deadline (H.R. 9468) • Sen. Paul: What we were talking about were burn pits. And burn pits you can convince me—and they have—that inhaling things from burn pits might damage your lungs, and you might have respiratory diseases or lung cancers. But saying hypertension is related to this allows Pandora's box, and now we have millions of people flooding through the doors to get benefits, and they are out of money. … The PACT Act created a presumption of service connection for hypertension. The CDC estimates 116 million Americans have hypertension: 50 percent of men, 44 percent of women. Over 60 percent of all people have hypertension. If you include hypertension as a trigger for benefits, it broadens the category of recipients so much that it has contributed to the depletion of the funds.

House — Legislation: New: 197 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 48, Passed: 46News

M 9/16/2024Record PDF, Extensions PDFActivity

T 9/17/2024, LogRecord PDF, Extensions PDFActivity, Votes
W 9/18/2024, LogRecord PDF, Extensions PDFActivity, Votes
Th 9/19/2024, LogRecord PDF, Extensions PDFActivity, Votes
F 9/20/2024, LogRecord PDF, Extensions PDFActivity, Votes
Majority Leader Recap: Week of September 16, 2024

Speaker: House Fights the Woke Agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration
National Security — Committees: Senate, House

Federal Loopholes Allow China To Buy Land Near Sensitive Ports, Labs, and Coast Guard Facilities, Prompting Congressional Concern

Thune on the world getting more dangerous: This summer alone, • Russian and Chinese bombers for the first time sortied together 200 miles off the coast of Alaska—an alarming display of the growing ties between those two nations. • Taiwan reported 305 airspace violations by Chinese aircraft in the month of June—the second highest monthly total on record. • The Chinese continue to swarm and even collide with ships from the Philippines. • Just 2 weeks ago, Japan for the first time reported an incursion of a Chinese aircraft into its airspace.

House Judiciary Committee chair requests 'unclassified' FBI briefing on Iran hack of Trump campaign


Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House

On 9/11, House Passed Bill to Protect U.S. SovereigntyNo WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act (H.R. 1425)


Constitution

Speaker Johnson: Congress Has an Obligation to the American People to Secure American Elections


Tax Policy — Committees: House, Senate, Joint

Chief Senate GOP tax writer floats alternative cost estimate for 2025 package


Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table

Schumer praises Secret Service after 2nd Trump assassination attempt, floats more funding

Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeatJohnson grapples with shutdown showdownSpeaker Johnson: American Taxpayers Will Not Bail Out Sanctuary Cities

Democrats push leadership to extend ACA subsidies3 Reasons ACA Spending Has Exploded Under Democrats

An alternative funding timeline, from one year to two years


Executive — Committees: House, Senate

GOP-led panel on Trump assassination attempt seeks Secret Service briefing on new Florida incidentBipartisan calls in House for enhanced Secret Service detail after 2nd Trump assassination attemptSecond scare sparks more security concernsSpeaker Johnson: House Will Expand the Scope of Bipartisan Task Force on Trump Assassination Attempt (H.Res. 1470) • Oversight Chairman James Comer blasts Secret Service over lack of drone use: 'Not up to the job’Ron Johnson: Trump needs his own 'head of security' to oversee Secret Service detailSecret Service calling for more support from Congress in aftermath of Trump assassination attempt

House, DOJ lawyers detail cost of subpoena litigation

Grassley, Johnson probe FBI and DOJ on possible media leaks related to Trump investigations


Judiciary — Committees: Senate, House

McConnell on Judicial Ethics: Two of my colleagues and I recently wrote to the head of the Standing Committee on Federal Rules to express our opposition to the proposed amendment to the rules governing appellate courts. The amendment is the result of persistent bullying of the Senate Democrats, and it would force parties seeking to be heard as friends of the court to disclose their donors in certain instances. The forced disclosure of donors is a longstanding offense against the First Amendment.


Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)

Hawley in 'one on one' talks with Johnson over radiation exposure bill (S. 3853)

Speaker Johnson Presents Congressional Gold Medals to the Hidden Figures


Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20)

‘Inaccurate and Damaging’: Democrats Introduce Resolution on Requiring ‘Emergency Abortions’ (H.Res. 1448, S.Res. 828)


Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate

What’s the difference between the IVF bills Senate Democrats and Republicans keep fighting about?


Congress — Committees: House, Senate

Sen. Lee: 94 percent of all legislative matters passed by the Senate are passed by unanimous consent

Proxy voting for new parents among changes pitched to House Rules panel

Andy Harris replaces Bob Good as chairman of House Freedom Caucus

WH: Remarks by President Biden at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 47th Annual Awards Gala

AOC's House office vandalized after condemning pager attack in the Middle East

Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: 'It doesn't feel safe right now to be in politics'

New Jersey Democrat wins special election to fill the late Donald Payne's House seat

Sen. Helmy's first floor speech • plans to be in the Senate 73 days

Former members join the chorus calling to end congressional stock trading

Prosecutors drop weapons charge against Victoria Spartz

Joe Wilson out of the hospital, back to work
Committee ActivityMeetings: 58Reports: 4 • Legislative action this week: All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) House (Subcommittees)

Anti-Israel Activist Says Calls for 'Intifada' are 'Not Hate Speech' During Senate Anti-Semitism Hearing (Meeting, Congress.gov)

Senate tax committee 9/24 hearing: How Trump Criminalized the shedding of innocent blood (Congress.gov)

Electric bus program concerns highlighted by oversight subcommitteeCongressional Investigation: $5 Billion Electric School Bus Plan 'A Failure'

‘Eye-opening, to say the least’: Lack of House continuity plan vexes Modernization panel (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov)

Terrorism and the southern border (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) • Experts testified before Congress

Oversight Chairman Comer announces new hearing on Chinese 'political warfare', 9/24 (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov)

Congressional Trump assassination attempt task force schedules first hearing for next week, 9/26 (Docs, Congress.gov)

Committee news this week: SenateHouse (Google News)


Floor Outlook

Senate

Schumer to advances legislative vehicle to temporarily fund the government (H.R. 1555, cloture motion)

House of RepresentativesRules Committee: Legislation

House eyes vote early next week on bipartisan CR

On Afghanistan, House committee finds answers but not accountability: A recent report draws a clearer picture but provides few answers for what’s next • “I will be introducing a resolution of condemnation, and it should be on the floor next week,” McCaul said.

CBO: Legislation considered under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives during the week of September 23, 2024
3 p.m., Monday, September 23, 2024

Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Rose E. Jenkins, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.


Thursday, 9/19, Senate began consideration of:
  • Michael Sfraga to be Ambassador at large for Arctic Affairs
  • The motion to proceed to H.R. 1555, the legislative vehicle for an FY 2025 government funding continuing resolution

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD
On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business.

Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:

H.R. 8790 Fix Our Forests Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Westerman / Natural Resources Committees )

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. On Thursday and 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 Pursuant to a Rule:

H.R. 3334 STOP CCP Act ( Sponsored by Rep. McClain / Foreign Affairs Committee )

H.R. 8205 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act ( Sponsored by Rep. Fitzgerald / Judiciary Committee )

H. Res. 1469 Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decision making and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan. ( Sponsored by Rep. McCaul / Foreign Affairs Committee)


An item related to government funding is expected to be considered.


Complete list of Bills for the Week of September 23, 2024

Senate Committee Meeting SchedulesCongress.gov: 23
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Thursday, September 26, 2024

House Committee Meeting SchedulesCongress.gov: 33
MondaySeptember 23, 2024

TuesdaySeptember 24, 2024

WednesdaySeptember 25, 2024

ThursdaySeptember 26, 2024

Joint Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 1
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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