Civic Register
| 6.5.19

This Week in Congress: The $19B Disaster Aid Bill and (Maybe) Granting ‘Dreamers’ & TPS Recipients Legal Status

How do you feel about this week's congressional agenda?

Congress returns from its Memorial Day recess for a shortened week that will see a long-awaited, $19.1 billion disaster relief passage sent to President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature.

The House will bring up the disater aid package on Monday under the fast-track suspension of the rules process, which requires a two-thirds majority for passage, along with legislation to extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program beyond June and two other bills. The rest of the week will feature votes on a resolution expressing the House’s solidarity with pro-democracy protesters who were exiled from China after the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989, and a bill to improve preparedness for pandemics. The House may also bring up a bill to provide permanent legal resident status and a path to citizenship to "Dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

The Senate will also start its week Monday, with procedural votes on a budget proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the nomination of Andrew Saul to be reappointed as Social Security Commissioner in advance of a potential confirmation vote. The rest of the week will be focused on nominations, including the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a district court judge, and two federal claims court judges.

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 (under suspension of the rules)

  • H.R. 2157: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 Passed 354-58.
  • H.R. 2940: To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through September 30, 2019 Passed 357-55.
  • H.R. 1261: National Landslide Preparedness Act Passed by voice vote.
  • H.R. 559: Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.

Tuesday after 12pm

  • H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act Passed 237-187.
  • H.Res. 393: Remembering the victims of the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989 and calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in China and around the World, as amended Agreed to 423-0.
  • S. 1379: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 Passed by voice vote.

Wednesday between 9am and 10:30am

  • H.R. 1237: COAST Research Act of 2019 Passed by voice vote.
  • H.R. 1716: Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2019 Passed by voice vote.
  • H.R. 1921: Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2019 Passed 395-22.
  • H.R. 988: NEAR Act of 2019, as amended Passed by voice vote.

Thursday & Friday

  • No votes are expected.

SENATE

Monday after 5:30pm

  • Cloture motion on S. 1332: Budget proposal offered by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Not invoked 22-69.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be reappointed as Commissioner of Social Security Invoked 74-17.

Tuesday after 5:45pm

  • Adoption of S.Res. 212: A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage Adopted 93-0.
  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be reappointed as Commissioner of Social Security Confirmed 77-16.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of David Schenker to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs) Invoked 83-10.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Heath Tarbert to be a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2024 Invoked 83-10.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Heath Tarbert to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Invoked 82-9.

Wednesday after 11am

  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of David Schenker to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs) Confirmed 83-11.
  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Heath Tarbert to be a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2024 Confirmed 85-9.
  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Heath Tarbert to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Confirmed 84-9.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Susan Combs to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior Invoked 56-37.
  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Susan Combs to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior Confirmed 57-36.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Ryan Holte to be a judge on the Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years Invoked 60-33.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Rossie Alston to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia Invoked 74-19.
  • Cloture motion on the nomination of Richard Hertling to be a judge on the Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years Invoked 66-23.
  • Confirmation vote on the nomination of Rita Baranwal to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy) Vote postponed.

Thursday & Friday

  • No votes are expected.

Tell your reps how to vote on this week's bills and share your thoughts below!

— Eric Revell