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| 12.21.17

GOP Tax Cuts & Avoiding a Gov't Shutdown - This Week in Congress

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Congress faces a busy week ahead, with votes expected on a short-term funding bill to prevent a shutdown at midnight Friday that keeps the government open into mid-January and the final version of GOP tax reform legislation.

The House convenes Monday when it will consider bills to establish a family caregiving strategy, expand the U.S.-Israeli space partnership, and call for the use of public-private partnerships to bring computer science education to more K-12 classrooms. The precise vote schedule for the rest of the week is yet to be announced, but the conference report of the GOP tax bill and short-term government funding bill will be considered. Votes will also be held on bills to make designations of systemically-important financial institutions not based solely on a bank’s size, and to require proxy advisory firms to register with the SEC. Additional bills might be added to the schedule.

The Senate will vote Monday to confirm the general counsel for the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and an assistant secretary of defense. Its schedule for the rest of the week is yet to be announced, but votes on the GOP tax bill conference report and short-term government funding are expected.

Important stuff about this week's bill activity in the House and Senate

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. 3759: RAISE Family Caregivers Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.Con.Res. 95: Expressing support for the use of public-private partnerships to bring computer science education to more K-12 classrooms, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 3979: Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act, as amended Passed 371-14.

  • H.R. 4375: STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act, as amended Passed 376-9.

  • H.R. 4254: Women in Aerospace Education Act, as amended Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 4323: Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, as amended Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 1159: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act, as amended Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 4661: United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

Tuesday after 10am

  • Conference report to H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Passed 227-203.

  • H.R. 3312: Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 Passed 288-130.

  • S. 1393: Jobs for Our Heroes Act Vote postponed.

  • S. 1536: Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act Passed 418-1.

  • S. 1532: No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 4254: Women in Aerospace Education Act, as amended Passed 409-17.

  • H.R. 4323: Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, as amended Passed 420-1.

Wednesday after 10am

  • Conference report to H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Passed 224-201.

  • H.R. 4015: Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017

  • H.R. 1159: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act, as amended Passed 411-0.

  • S. 1532: No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act Vote postponed.

  • S. 1393: Jobs for Our Heroes Act Vote postponed.

Thursday after 10am

  • H.R. 1370: Further Continuing Resolution, as amended Passed 231-188.

  • H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes Passed 251-169.

  • S. 1532: No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act Passed 393-0.

  • S. 1393: Jobs for Our Heroes Act Passed 418-0.

Senate

Monday after 5:30pm

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of J.Paul Compton, Jr. to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Confirmed 62-34.

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Owen West to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense Confirmed 74-23.

Tuesday after 12:10pm

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Jennifer Newstead to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State Confirmed 88-11.

  • Motion to proceed to Fonference report to H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Adopted 51-48.

  • Fonference report to H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Passed 51-48.

Wednesday

  • Morning business.

Thursday

  • H.R. 1370: Further Continuing Resolution, as amended Passed 51-48.

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— Eric Revell