Energy and Education: Whats the Connection?
Committee on Natural Resources
Source: House.gov
Saturday, August 25, 2018
House Committee Schedule
Energy and Education: Whats the Connection?
Committee on Natural Resources
Source: House.gov
Senate Committee Schedule
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Hearings to examine harmful algal blooms, focusing on the impact on our nation's waters.
Judiciary
Subcommittee on Constitution
Hearings to examine threats to religious liberty around the world.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider
• S. 1965, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and traditional mammoth ivory products,
• S. 2773, to improve the management of driftnet fishing,
• S. 3367, to amend certain transportation-related reporting requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting burdens, and promote transparency,
• H.R. 4323, to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and scientific research,
and the nominations of
Senate Floor Schedule
Congressional Outlook
House Committee Pledges to Roll Back More Medicare Regulations
Senate Panel Declines to Initiate Federal Role in Elections
Senate panel narrowly approves Trump's consumer financial protection chief pick
Twitter CEO to testify before House panel on September 5
Floor Outlook
Senate inches forward on opioid package after Trump tweet
Russia Sanctions Getting on Senate September Calendar is ‘Pretty Slim,’ McConnell Says
McConnell pushes Russia sanctions bill past September
Senate Could Be Tied up For Weeks Voting on Trump Nominees
Senate GOP Leaders Double Down on Working Through Labor Day
McConnell: Senate stays until 12 Trump judges approved
Congress Last Week
Floor Activity Headlines
Senate votes for $10 million to help identify troop remains from North Korea
Senate rejects Paul's effort to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding
$675 billion Pentagon spending bill approved by the Senate
Senate passes massive spending bill for defense and domestic programs
Albert Mohler: Power of Planned Parenthood on display as amendment to defund abortion provider fails
Pro-Life Provisions: DOD/LHHS Appropriations Bill
Supreme Court Nominee Update
Friday, August 24, 2018
Pro-Life Provisions: DOD/LHHS Appropriations Bill
During consideration of H.R. 6157, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) offered an amendment that would prohibit large abortion providers — such as Planned Parenthood — from receiving any funding under the LHHS bill. (The Paul amendment is similar in substance to the language that was included in the House Appropriations Committee-approved LHHS bill, H.R. 6470.)
The Paul Amendment failed 45-48.
- Voting in favor — 45 Republicans voted in favor of the Paul amendment
- Voting against — All present Democratic Senators and 2 Republicans (Collins-ME, Murkowski-AK)
- Not voting — 7 Senators (Corker-TN, Cruz-TX, Fischer-NE, Hirono-HI, McCain-AZ, Murray-WA, Schatz-HI).
60 affirmative votes were required for the Paul amendment to pass.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Senate Committee Schedule
Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Alan Ray Shaffer, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment,
Veronica Daigle, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and
Casey Wardynski, of Alabama, and Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, all of the Department of Defense.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine Russia sanctions, focusing on current effectiveness and potential for next steps.
Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the energy efficiency of blockchain and similar technologies and the cybersecurity possibilities of such technologies for energy industry applications.
Senate Floor Schedule
Congressional Outlook
U.S. senators pledge to fight Trump push to cut foreign aid
GOP Absences Push Back Judicial Nominees
Floor Outlook
Senate hopes to end years of spending gridlock
The Senate next week embarks on an unusual strategy that could result in the passage of most of the 2019 federal government spending in one bill, and before fiscal year-end deadline.
Supreme Court Nominee Update
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will ramp up his behind-the-scenes preparation over the next three weeks for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee…
Kavanaugh, who is more used to asking questions from the dais as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for the past 12 years, has been going through mock hearings that last several hours with questions from people assigned to the role of different senators, a White House official said.
Next week, that will include full mock hearings to condition Kavanaugh for several all-day sessions of questioning from committee members, the official said.
Americans increasingly want Brett Kavanaugh confirmed
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Senate Committee Schedule
Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on National Parks
Hearings to examine national parks legislation.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
Congress Last Week
Foreign Policy
Trump ally Sen. Rand Paul invites Russians to U.S. Capitol
Immigration
Legal Fight Over DACA Amps Up Pressure on Reluctant Congress
Federal Spending
Speeding Through Spending Bills
Record Debt Pile by 2029 if Tax Cuts, Budget Deal Extended, CBO Says
Congress
Congress Isn’t Perfect but the Politicians Aren’t Always to Blame
What the Recess Rollback Means for Capitol Hill (and Taxpayers)
House Republicans Considering Leadership Bids — So Far
Saturday, August 4, 2018
House Committee Meeting Schedule
Continued Oversight of the California High-Speed Rail Project
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
(Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)
Source: House.gov
Congressional Outlook
Senate Grills Officials on Handling of Immigrant Family Separations
Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler is no Scott Pruitt - and four other things to know as he faces the Senate
Facebook, Twitter, Google executives to testify in Senate September 5
Senate panel delays vote on Trump consumer watchdog pick
Senate announces Maria Butina interview transcript will be released to Justice Department
Senators Back Agent Orange Benefits. The VA Is Not Convinced
Floor Outlook
McConnell Hopeful Farm Bill Conference Report Ready for Vote After Labor Day
House Conservatives Could Tank a Quick Fall Spending Push
Senate’s Out for Truncated August Recess
Congress Last Week
Floor Activity Headlines
Senate Honors Trailblazing Women in Computer Science
Senate passes 11th-hour flood insurance extension
Senate Passes Spending Package, Rejects Trump‘s Proposed Cuts
Congress sends $717 billion defense policy bill to Trump’s desk
GOP attempt to block funding for DC's individual mandate fails in Senate
Supreme Court Nominee Update
Brett Kavanaugh Meets With Joe Manchin, First Democrat to Sit Down With Him
Supreme Court: What's next after Justice Anthony Kennedy leaves the court?
Brett Kavanaugh early September Judiciary Committee hearing in the works
National Archives Can’t Deliver Reams of Kavanaugh Docs Fast Enough for GOP
White House Slams Schumer, Feinstein For ‘Disingenuously’ Demanding Kavanaugh Docs
SCOTUS nominee's wife is fair game, apparently
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