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| 2.27.18

Fighting Online Sex Trafficking & Reviewing Financial Regs — This Week in Congress

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Congress is expected to work a shortened week because Billy Graham will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda from February 28th through March 1st. The renowned preacher passed away at age 99 last week. This recognition is a level below "lying in state" but is nonetheless rare: the only others to “lie in honor” are civil rights leader Rosa Parks and two Capitol Police officers — Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson — who died in the line of duty protecting the Capitol.

The House will consider a number of relatively uncontroversial bills under the fast-track "suspension of the rules" process, including a bill to provide grants for military trauma care providers to work in civilian trauma centers when they aren’t deployed. Tuesday will bring votes on a bill to lift barriers preventing the federal government, states, and victims from pursuing justice against sex traffickers. Additionally, votes on bills related to banking regulations are expected Tuesday.

The Senate will convene Monday for a procedural vote on the nomination of Elizabeth Branch to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit before taking a potential confirmation vote later in the week. The Senate’s schedule for the rest of the week is yet to be announced.

Neither chamber of Congress has scheduled votes on legislation to address the status of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries prior to DACA’s expiration on March 5th, although we’ll keep you post if that changes.

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. 880: MISSION ZERO Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 1222: Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017, as amended Passed 394-7.

  • H.R. 2410: Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 Passed by voice vote.

  • S. 772: AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 767: SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018, as amended Passed by voice vote.

  • H.R. 2422: Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 Passed 387-13.

  • H.Res. 443: Recognizing the importance and effectiveness of trauma-informed care, as amended Passed by voice vote.

Tuesday between 9am and 3pm

  • H.R. 1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 Passed 388-25.

  • H.R. 4296: To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency Passed 245-169.

  • H.R. 4607: Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act Vote postponed.

  • H.R. 5078: TRID Improvement Act of 2018, as amended Passed by voice vote.

Senate

Monday after 5:30pm

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Elizabeth Branch to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Invoked 72-22.

Tuesday

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Elizabeth Branch to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Confirmed 73-23.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Russell Vought to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Invoked 49-48.

Wednesday

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Russell Vought to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Confirmed 50-49 with the Vice President voting in the affirmative.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina Invoked 69-29.

Thursday

  • Voting on the confirmation of A. Marvin Quattlebaum to be U.S, District Judge for the District of South Carolina Confirmed 69-28.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Karen Scholer to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern DIstrict of Texas Invoked 96-1.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Tripp Self to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle DIstrict of Georgia Invoked 85-12.

  • Cloture vote on the nomination of Terry Doughty to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Invoked 94-2.

You can tell your reps how to vote on this week's bills using the "Take Action" button.

— Eric Revell