THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches H.R. 5 – Equality Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline / Judiciary Committee) Begin Consideration of H.R. 803 – Protecting […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) reintroduced the Conscience Protection Act of 2021 to protect healthcare providers, including health insurance plans from government discrimination if they decline to participate in abortions. The Conscience Protection Act also provides a private right of action for victims of discrimination. “No one should have to check […]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Last votes expected: 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches Postponed Suspension Votes: 1) H.R. 546 – Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (Sponsored by […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss Democrats’ partisan spending bill filled with progressive priorities that have nothing to do with COVID relief. Whip Scalise challenged Democrats to remove the liberal wish-list items in their $1.9 trillion package and instead focus on providing targeted relief to help struggling […]
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after reports the Biden Administration was halting efforts to enforce United Nations (UN) sanctions against Iran and would re-enter negotiations for the Iran Nuclear Deal: “For reasons that include expiring sunset clauses, flaws with the verification arrangement, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Tim Phillips, President of Americans for Prosperity, co-authored an op-ed for The Washington Post detailing the risk of President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion package of progressive priorities Democrats have rushed to bring to the House Floor. The op-ed outlines how we must focus on providing targeted relief to safely reopen schools, […]
WASHINGON, DC. — Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), Representative Dan Bishop (R-NC), and 73 other Members of Congress today in a letter urging President Joe Biden to withdraw California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). In part, the members wrote, “We […]
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22ND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD On Tuesday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 264 – To designate the facility of the United States […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) today renewed his call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide all data on nursing home deaths related to his must admit order and requested transcribed interviews with top officials involved with the deadly mandate. On February 11, […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is seeking explanations from Ambassador Samantha Power, who is nominated to head the U.S. Agency for International Development, for her previous office’s effort to remove the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA) from the Treasury Department’s sanctions list. ISRA was placed on that list, maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets […]