This Week in Congress: Preventing Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections and Censuring Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for Misleading Conduct

Lawmakers return on Monday to kick off a work week that will be cut short when Congress pays its respects to the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), who will lie in state in state at the Capitol rotunda on Thursday.

The House’s agenda features Monday votes on four bipartisan bills that aim to promote small business programs. At a time to be determined early in the week, the House will also take up a resolution that would censure Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) for misrepresenting the call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president, and lying to the public about when he came into contact with the Ukraine whistleblower. The rest of the House’s week will be focused primarily on bills to prevent foreign interference in U.S. elections and crack down on the use of anonymous shell companies, although it may vote on a resolution expressing opposition to hosting the G7 summit at Trump’s Doral, Florida resort that was tentatively added to the schedule before Trump reversed his decision to host it there.

The Senate convenes Monday for a procedural vote on allowing the Republic of North Macedonia to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. If it succeeds, a vote to ratify North Macedonia’s NATO membership would follow later in the week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) also set up potential procedural votes on the nomination of an ambassador to the United Nations & other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, and fiscal year 2020 spending bills.

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. 4405: Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019 Passed by voice vote.
• H.R. 4407: SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019 Passed 389-8.
• H.R. 4406: Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019, as amended Passed 375-25.
• H.R. 4387: To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes Passed by voice vote.
• Motion to table H.Res. 630: Condemning and Censuring Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for Misleading the American Public Tabled 218-185.

Tuesday after 12pm

• H.R. 2513: Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 Passed 249-173.
• H.R. 724: PACT Act Passed by voice vote.
• H.R. 598: Georgia Support Act, as amended Passed by voice vote.
• S. 693: National POW/MIA Flag Act Passed by voice vote.
• H.R. 835: Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019, as amended Passed by voice vote.
• H.R. 2426: CASE Act of 2019, as amended Passed 410-6.
• H.Res. 552: Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan Adopted to by voice vote.
• H.Con.Res. 32: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999 Agreed to by voice vote.

Wednesday after 12pm

• H.R. 4617: Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act Passed 227-181.
• H.R. 777: Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019 Passed 402-1.

Thursday & Friday

• No votes are expected.

SENATE

Monday after 5:30pm

• Cloture motion on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to the North Atlantic Treaty Invoked 84-2.

Tuesday after 12pm

• Ratification vote on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to the North Atlantic Treaty Ratified 91-2.
• Cloture motion on the nomination of Andrew Bremberg to be Ambassador to the Office of the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva Invoked 50-43.
• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Andrew Bremberg to be Ambassador to the Office of the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva Confirmed 50-44.
• Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3055: CJS; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Interior, Environment; Military Construction; Veterans Affairs; Transportation, and HUD Appropriations, FY2020 Invoked 92-2.

Wednesday after 2:45pm

• S.J.Res. 50: Repealing Treasury's State and Local Tax Rule Not agreed to 43-52.
• Debate on H.R. 3055: CJS; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Interior, Environment; Military Construction; Veterans Affairs; Transportation, and HUD Appropriations, FY2020

Thursday after 12pm

• Cloture motion on the nomination of Justin Walker to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky Invoked 50-39.
• Confirmation vote on the nomination of Justin Walker to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky Confirmed 50-41.

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— Eric Revell