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| 1.30.18

Defense Spending & Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks - This Week in Congress

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President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening, but that’s far from all that’s happening in our nation’s legislature this week.

The House will vote Monday on a bill to require that adults working for national amateur sports associations be mandatory reporters of sexual assault, in addition to bills providing housing for survivors of sex trafficking and reforming the process for banks to create living wills. Tuesday will feature a vote on a bill to fund the Dept. of Defense for the rest of FY2018 with $659.2 billion. The House will be out the rest of the week while Republicans go on their annual policy retreat (Democrats will hold their retreat next week).

The Senate will take a procedural vote on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in cases of rape or incest or to save the mother’s life. If it’s successful, the Senate will then start debate on the bill with a passage vote likely to occur later in the week. If it fails, the Senate will then take up the nomination of David Stras to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. The Senate’s 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)

  • S. 534: Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, as amended Passed 406-3.

  • H.R. 3942: Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 4292: Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 1457: To establish requirements for use of a driver’s license or personal identification card by certain financial institutions for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service, and for other purposes, as amended Passed 397-8.

  • H.R. 1426: Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 2255: To clarify that nonprofit organizations may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 4792: Small Business Access to Capital After a Natural Disaster Passed by voice vote.

Tuesday after 12pm

  • H.R. 695: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 Passed 250-166.

  • H.R. 4292: Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 Passed 414-0.

Rest of the Week

  • The House will not be in session.

Senate

Monday after 5:30pm

  • Cloture vote on S. 2311: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Failed 51-46.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of David Stras to be Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Invoked 57-41.

Tuesday at 2:15pm

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of David Stras to be Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Confirmed 56-42.

Rest of the Week

  • To be announced.

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— Eric Revell