MONDAY, DECEMBER 21ST On Monday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: no earlier than 10:00 a.m. Last votes expected: TBD. Consideration of Legislation Providing Further Appropriations for FY21 and Covid-19 Relief
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OBJECTS TO PROPOSAL THAT WOULD FURTHER EXPOSE AMERICANS TO CHINESE ESPIONAGE, PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO COUNTER THE CCP’S CENSORSHIP, PROPAGANDA, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week took to the Senate Floor to object to Senate Democrats’ shameless exploitation of the […]
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH On Friday, 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. – 2:00 p.m. Last votes expected: TBD. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) S. 3418 – STORM Act (Sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) […]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH On Thursday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) S. 3989 – United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020, as amended (Sponsored by Sen. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 relief: “The Democratic Leader and I worked into the evening alongside the Speaker of the House and the House Republican Leader. We made major headway toward hammering out a targeted pandemic relief package that would […]
WEEK OF DECEMBER 14TH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH On Wednesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes expected at approximately 3:00 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) Senate Amendment to H.R. 7105 – Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvements […]
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following joint statement with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on the need for Republicans and Democrats to come together to fund the government and pass COVID relief without delay: “Congress has two critical items to tackle this week: funding the government and delivering crucial COVID relief […]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) S. 906 – Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (Sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein / Natural Resources Committee) 2) H.R. 970 – Robert E. Lee […]
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH On Wednesday, 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: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 8900 – Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act (Sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey […]
HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY’S SUPREME COURT AMICUS BRIEF AS NEW EVIDENCE OF A DANGEROUS INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS WASHINGTON, D.C. – After another instance of local government overreach during the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on The Constitution, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and 36 other Republican senators […]