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 […]
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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 […]
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8TH On Tuesday, 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: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6395 – William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today applauded the finalization by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to clarify the equal participation of religious organizations as federal contractors. After six years of questions as to the scope of the religious exemption for entities that seek to contract with the federal government, today’s […]
WEEK OF DECEMBER 7TH MONDAY, DECEMBER 7TH On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes as early as 2:00 p.m. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.Res. 1100 – A resolution reaffirming the importance of the strategic partnership between the United States and Mongolia, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus […]
LOUISVILLE, KY– U.S. Senators McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), David Perdue (R-GA), John Thune (R-SD) ,John Barasso (R-WY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AZ), Mike Braun (R-IN), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo […]
Senate Republicans Are Focused On Targeted Proposals For COVID Relief … SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “The House of Representatives is spending this week on pressing issues like marijuana. You know, serious and important legislation befitting this national crisis. But here in the Senate, I put forward a serious and highly targeted relief proposal including […]
Washington, D.C. — This morning, the full House Republican Conference ratified the following recommendations from the House Republican Steering Committee for committee ranking members in the 117th Congress. Agriculture Rep. GT Thompson (PA-15) Ranking Member Thompson previously served as vice chairman of the Agriculture Committee and most recently as ranking member of three of its subcommittees. […]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 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: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. One Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 7903 – To amend the Small Business Act to establish the Community Advantage Loan […]