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| 11.9.17

What’s Congress Voting On? Week of November 6, 2017

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Congress will start its four-day work week on Monday, with both chambers taking Friday off in observance of Veterans Day.

The House will begin its week with a slate of five bills related to veterans affairs on Monday, including a bill to require a report on the status of management reorganization at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA). Tuesday will feature a mix of financial services and veterans affairs bills, including a bill reforming the definition of a "joint employer" for regulatory purposes and a bill helping veterans access organ transplants through the VA. Wednesday and Thursday will focus on a bill granting small businesses an exemption for offering stock, an overhaul of hydropower regulations, and potentially a flood insurance reform bill.

The Senate convenes Monday and will consider nominations to several positions in the Trump administration, including assistant attorney general, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, and under secretary of transportation. Its schedule for the rest of the week 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. 1066: VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 Passed 399-0.

  • H.R. 3122: Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 3562: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes Passed 400-0.

  • H.R. 3656: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 3657: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries Passed by voice vote.

Tuesday after 12pm

  • H.R. 3441: Save Local Business Act Passed 242-181.

  • H.R. 1133: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 3911: Risk-Based Credit Examination Act Passed by 389-32.

  • H.R. 2148: Clarifying Real Estate Loans, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 1900: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 2123: VETS Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 2601: VICTOR Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 3634: SERVE Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017, as amended Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 3949: VALOR Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 4173: Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017, as amended Vote postponed.

Wednesday after 12pm

  • H.R. 3043: Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Passed 257-166.

  • H.R. 4173: Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017, as amended Passed 420-0.

  • H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017, as amended Passed 422-0.

Thursday between 9am and 3pm

  • H.R. 2201: Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act Passed 232-188.

Friday

  • No votes are expected.

Senate

Monday

  • Votes postponed.

Tuesday after 12pm

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of John Gibson to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense Confirmed 91-7.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Steven Engel to be Assistant Attorney General Invoked 51-47.

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Steven Engel to be Assistant Attorney General Confirmed 51-47.

  • Coture vote on the nomination of Peter Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Invoked 51-47.

Wednesday after 10am

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Peter Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Confirmed 49-46.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of William Wehrum to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Invoked 49-46.

Thursday after 9:30am

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of William Wehrum to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Confirmed 49-47.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Derek Kan to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Invoked 87-9.

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— Eric Revell