What’s Congress Voting On? Week of October 23, 2017
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Congress has a busy week ahead, with the House set to finalize the budget for fiscal year 2018 and the Senate poised to send a disaster relief bill to President Donald Trump’s desk.
The House will start its week Monday with bills to strengthen the ability of Congress to enforce subpoenas issued by committees and provide border agents with devices to detect fentanyl and other narcotics on the agenda. Tuesday will bring votes on bills to stop the Justice Dept. from requiring corporate settlements be paid to unrelated activist groups and impede North Korea’s access to financial markets. On Wednesday and Thursday, the House is expected to consider the Senate-passed budget resolution, and a bill to promote transparency in regulatory decrees, along with legislation sanctioning Iran for its ballistic missile program and Hezbollah for terror activities.
The Senate will vote to start debate on a $36.5 billion disaster relief package that’s already been passed by the House. It’s not clear how soon a final passage vote will come, and the rest of the Senate’s agenda is yet to be announced.
Check here throughout the week to see the vote results and updates to the schedule.
Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.
House
Monday after 6:30pm (all suspensions)
H.R. 2142: INTERDICT Act, as amended Vote postponed.
H.R. 4010: Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.
H.R. 3328: Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.
H.R. 3551: C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017, as amended Passed 402-1.
S. 504: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 Passed 401-2.
H.R. 4038: DHS Accountability Enhancement Act Passed by voice vote.
Tuesday after 12pm
H.R. 732: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 Passed 238-182.
H.R. 2142: INTERDICT Act, as amended Passed 412-3.
H.R. 3898: Impeding North Korea's Access to Finance Act of 2017, as amended Passed 415-2.
H.R. 3101: Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.
H.R. 3972: Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.
Wednesday after 12pm
H.R. 469: Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Passed 234-187.
H.R. 1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act, as amended Vote postponed.
H.R. 3342: Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.
H.R. 3329: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.
H.Res. 359: Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members, as amended Passed by voice vote.
Thursday between 9am and 3pm
H.Con.Res. 71: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Passed 216-212.
H.R. 1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act, as amended Passed 423-2.
Friday
- No votes are expected.
Senate
Monday after 5:30pm
- H.R. 2266: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 Cloture invoked 79-16.
Tuesday
H.R. 2266: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 Passed 82-17.
H.J.Res. 111: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements". Passed 51-50 (VP Pence cast tiebreaking vote).
Wednesday
- Cloture vote on the nomination of Scott Palk to be U.S. District Judge for the western district of Oklahoma. Invoked 79-18.
Thursday
Confirmation vote on the nomination of Scott Palk to be U.S. District Judge for the western district of Oklahoma Confirmed 79-16.
Cloture vote on the nomination of Trevor McFadden to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Invoked 82-15.
Friday
- No votes expected.
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— Eric Revell
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