Good morning Getting Our Act Together (Goat) Collaborators, In Agriculture news, yesterday, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) cited several legislative items that he considers important for passage this summer, including replenishing the federal Highway Trust Fund and passing an emergency bill to help with the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied minors arriving at the Mexican border. He made no mention of resuming consideration of the annual appropriations bills that fund the government. When asked if progress was being made regarding the appropriations bills, the ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee, Senator Richard C. Shelby (R-AL) responded, Not any. I think theres a lot of blame to go around everywhere. In the U.S. House, it is being reported that the House Republicans will use July to continue moving spending bills through the committee process and on the floor, though it remains unclear if theyll succeed in advancing all 12 appropriations bills before the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. *** In Immigration news, today, members of Congress are scheduled to tour a Texas immigration detention center. This tour comes before President Obama plans to ask Congress for $2 billion in emergency funding to help stem the immigration influx along the Texas-Mexican border and not humanitarian relief. The White House explained that based on what we know about these cases, it is unlikely that most of these kids will qualify for humanitarian relief. And what that means is, it means that they will not have a legal basis for remanning in this country and will be returned. On Thursday, July 10, 2014, the full U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations will convene for the hearing Review of the Presidents Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters. The hearing will take place in Room SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2:30pm. Witnesses The Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Counselor of the Department, U.S. Department of State *** In Voting Rights news, the U.S. Department of Justice, NAACP, and League of Women Voters have joined the legal fight to . They have filed a preliminary injunction against portions of North Carolinas voter ID law in a U.S. District Court in Winston Salem, NC, including the provisions that require voters to show photo ID at the polls, eliminates same day voting registration and pre-registration for students as young as 16, and cuts the early-voting period from 17 to 10 days. (Preliminary injunction: A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party to prevent the other party from pursuing a particular course of action. That is it for the news today. Here are the floor schedules for the Senate and the House: Senate Floor Schedule for Tuesday, July 8, 2014 The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, July 8, under the provisions of S.Res.496, as a further mark of respect for the late Senator Alan Dixon, from the State of Illinois. Following any leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business for 1 hour. The Majority will control the first 30 minutes and the Republicans will control the final 30 minutes. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.2363, the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act, post-cloture. Time during the adjournment, recess, and morning business will count post-cloture. The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. (Cloture is the the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome a filibuster. Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate may limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours, but only by vote of three-fifths of the full Senate, normally 60 votes.) COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY List of hearings and committee meetings. Tune in to the Senate here. House Floor Schedule for Tuesday, July 8, 2014 On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 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. 1528 - Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act (Sponsored by Rep. Kurt Schrader / Energy and Commerce Committee) 2) H.R. 4653 - To reauthorize the United States Commissions on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf / Foreign Affairs Committee) 3) H.Res. 588 - Concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Collin Peterson / Foreign Affairs Committee) 4) H.R. 3488 - The Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014 (Sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan / Homeland Security Committee) 5) H.R. 4007 - The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan / Homeland Security Committee) 6) H.R. 4263 - The Social Media Working Group Act of 2014 (Sponsored by Rep. Susan Brooks / Homeland Security Committee) 7) H.R. 4289 - The Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act(Sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne / Homeland Security Committee) 8) H.R. 4812 - The Honor Flight Act (Sponsored by Rep. Cedric Richmond / Homeland Security Committee) COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY List of hearings and committee meetings. Tune in to the House here. Have a great day! -- Gary Redding, Summer Legal Intern Rural Coalition 1029 Vermont Avenue, NW Suite 601 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 628-7160 Email: [email protected] ruralco.org Twitter: https://twitter/NLFRTA Website: nlfrta.org/ ww
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:22:42 +0000
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