What's Congress Voting On? Week of November 13, 2017

Taxes will be the talk of the town in Washington D.C. this week, as House Republicans plan to bring their tax reform bill — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — to the floor for a vote.

The House convenes Monday when it will consider bills to limit the allowance paid to former presidents and require new or updated federal websites to be mobile friendly, plus a resolution denouncing the conflict in Yemen. On Tuesday the House’s efforts will be focused on the conference report for fiscal year 2018’s defense spending authorization, a flood insurance reform bill. The remainder of the week will be focused on the tax reform package and a bill to establish a more transparent and efficient data system for federal agencies to use when evaluating their policies.

The Senate convenes Monday when it will vote on the confirmation of Derek Kan as the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. It will then move on to the nomination of Steven Bradbury to be General Counsel of the Dept. of Transportation. Several other nominations are expected to be considered throughout the week, including two district court judges, the comptroller of the currency, and the assistant secretary of labor for mine safety. Other legislative or judicial agenda items could 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.Res. 599: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to United States policy towards Yemen, and for other purposes Passed 366-0, 1 Present

• H.R. 3739: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

• H.R. 2331: Connected Government Act, as amended Vote postponed.

• H.R. 3973: Market Data Protection Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.

• H.R. 3071: Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017, as amended Passed 396-0.

Tuesday after 12pm

• Conference report for H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Passed 356-70.

• H.R. 2874: 21st Century Flood Reform Act Passed 237-189.

Wednesday after 12pm

• H.R. 4174: Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.

• H.R. 2331: Connected Government Act, as amended Passed 423-0.

• H.R. 3369: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the "Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office" Passed by voice vote.

• H.R. 3821: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the "Zachary Addington Post Office" Passed 420-0.

• H.R. 2672: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Carter Street in Fairview, Illinois, as the "Sgt. Douglas J. Riney Post Office" Passed 423-0.

• H.R. 2873: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building" Passed by voice vote.

• H.R. 1207: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the "Tilden Veterans Post Office" Passed by voice vote.

• H.R. 3893: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the "Robert H. Jenkins Post Office" Passed by voice vote.

Thursday between 9am and 3pm

• H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Passed 227-205.

• H.R. 3109: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1114 North 2nd Street in Chillicothe, Illinois, as the "Sr. Chief Ryan Owens Post Office Building" Passed by voice vote.

Friday

• To be announced.

Senate

Monday after 5:30pm

• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Derek Kan to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Confirmed 90-7.

• Cloture vote on the nomination of Steven Bradbury to be General Counsel of the Dept. of Transportation Invoked 50-47.

Tuesday after 10am

• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Steven Bradbury to be General Counsel of the Dept. of Transportation Confirmed 50-47.

• Cloture vote on the nomination of David Zatezalo to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Invoked 52-45.

Wednesday after 9:30am

• Confirmation vote on the nomination of David Zatezalo to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Confirmed 52-46.

• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Mark Esper to be Secretary of the Army Confirmed 89-6.

• Cloture vote on the nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years Invoked 54-44.

Thursday

• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years Confirmed 54-43.

• Cloture vote on the nomination of Donald Coggins to be U.S. District Court Judge for South Carolina Invoked 96-1.

• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Donald Coggins to be U.S. District Court Judge for South Carolina Confirmed 96-0.

• Cloture vote on the nomination of Dabney Friedrich to be U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Columbia Invoked 93-4.

• Conference report for H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Passed by voice vote.

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— Eric Revell