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May 13, 2019

The Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #25, Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.

THE HOUSE

Friday

• SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
  • Perlmutter (D-CO) - Amendment No. 1 - Increases funding by $5 million for NOAA's weather forecasting, modeling, and cloud computing programs, including the Earth Prediction Innovation Center
    • - ADOPTED 247 - 165, ROLL CALL 197
  • Radewagen (R-AS) - Amendment No. 2 - Amends the dollar amount of nutritional assistance for American Samoa from $5,000,000 to $18,000,000
  • Sablan (D-MP) - Amendment No. 3 - Increases funding for waste water treatment plants impacted by Typhoon Yutu by $8,800,000 based on EPA cost estimates for repair and resiliency updated on March 20, 2019.
    • - ADOPTED 268 - 143, ROLL CALL 198
  • Dunn (R-FL) - Amendment No. 4 - Increases the amount of MilCon funding for the Air Force by $300,000,000 and the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy by $385,000,000 to expedite the rebuild of installations affected by 2018 hurricanes
  • Cunningham (D-SC), Young (R-AK), Turner (R-OH), Fortenberry (R-NE), Dunn (R-FL), Murphy (D-FL), Lawson (D-FL), Clyburn (D-SC), Bishop, Rob (R-UT) - Amendment No. 5 - Increases Air Force Operations and Maintenance by $270 million
  • Huffman (D-CA), Rouda (D-CA), Torres, Norma (D-CA) - Amendment No. 6 - Prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce regulations requiring within two years construction of agency relief projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration
    • - ADOPTED 241 - 168, ROLL CALL 199
  • Schrier (D-WA), Brindisi (D-NY), Newhouse (R-WA), Harder (D-CA), McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) - Amendment No. 7 - Limits the matching requirement for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative
  • Fletcher (D-TX), Graves, Garret (R-LA), Rouzer (R-NC), Jackson Lee (D-TX) - Amendment No. 8 - Shortens the time requirement of the publication of rules of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund in Public Law 115-123
    • - ADOPTED 393 - 20, ROLL CALL 200
  • Axne (D-IA), Fortenberry (R-NE) - Amendment No. 9 - Increases the Emergency Watershed Program by $310 million
  • Axne (D-IA) - Amendment No. 10 - Increases the Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program by $500 million
  • Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R. 2157
    • - REJECTED 189 - 215, ROLL CALL 201
  • Passage of H.R. 2157 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
    • - PASSED 257 - 150, ROLL CALL 202
  • Approval of the Journal

Today

• The House is not in Session.

THE SENATE

Friday

• The Senate was not in Session.

Today

• The Senate stands adjourned until 3:00pm on Monday, May 13, 2019.
• Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #25, Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
• At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Truncale nomination.
• As a reminder, Senator McConnell has filed cloture on the following nominations:
  1. Executive Calendar #25, Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (2 hours)
  2. Executive Calendar #202, Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (30 hours)
  3. Executive Calendar #24, Wendy Vitter, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2 hours)
  4. Executive Calendar #221, Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (2 hours)
• On Monday we expect McConnell to file cloture on Executive Calendar #230, Jeffrey A. Rosen, to be Deputy Attorney General. The vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Rosen nomination will take place upon disposition of the Bulatao nomination.
• The official photograph of the 116th Congress will be taken at 2:15pm on Tuesday, May 14th. Senators are asked to be on the floor at that time.
• Monday at 5:30pm - 1 roll call vote
  1. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #25, Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas

Cybersecurity

H.R.2683 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To increase consumer protection with respect to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy

H.R.2665 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a smart energy and water efficiency program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall...

H.R.2664 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To improve energy performance in Federal buildings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. 'Buddy' [R-GA-1] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of...

Financial Services

H.R.2684 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To require the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury to conduct a study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance costs and payout amounts based on the predominant racial makeup of such communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: House - Financial Services
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Health

H.R.2668 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend section 330B of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize special programs for Type I diabetes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.2666 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Tax

H.R.2679 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from section 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs.
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (3)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 05/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.