THE DAILY WHIP: FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016

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House Meets At:	First Vote Predicted:	Last Vote Predicted:
9:00 a.m.: Legislative Business Five “One Minutes”	11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	12:00 – 12:30 p.m.

**Members are advised that a procedural vote is possible this morning. Following the possible procedural vote, Members are encouraged to stay on the Floor.

Motion to Go to Conference on S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and Democratic Motion to Instruct Conferees

Conference Report to Accompany S. 524 - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Sen. Whitehouse– Energy and Commerce/Judiciary) (One hour of debate). This Conference Report, authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of addiction to heroin and prescription opioids, and makes various other changes to Federal law to combat opioid addiction and abuse. The conference report also allows a change in who counts as an eligible treatment provider for medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Lastly, it authorizes Congress at a future time the option to appropriate funding on opioid use disorders.

Bill Text for S. 524:
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The Daily Quote
“It wasn’t a sit-in, but House Democrats on Thursday resumed their floor protest to demand votes on bills to combat gun violence. Republican leaders, meanwhile, struggled to find enough GOP support for legislation they have promoted as a response to last month’s mass shooting in Orlando. Starting slightly before 1 p.m., Democrats lined up by the dozens on the floor for about 90 minutes, requesting to bring up a bill to expand background checks... Democrats are pushing Republicans to hold votes on measures that would prevent suspected terrorists from obtaining firearms and expand mandatory background checks for gun sales… Republican leaders are having trouble finding enough votes for their own gun and counterterrorism measure due to opposition from the House Freedom Caucus, a group of roughly 40 conservative lawmakers.” - Washington Post, 7/7/2016

The Daily Quote

“It wasn’t a sit-in, but House Democrats on Thursday resumed their floor protest to demand votes on bills to combat gun violence. Republican leaders, meanwhile, struggled to find enough GOP support for legislation they have promoted as a response to last month’s mass shooting in Orlando. Starting slightly before 1 p.m., Democrats lined up by the dozens on the floor for about 90 minutes, requesting to bring up a bill to expand background checks... Democrats are pushing Republicans to hold votes on measures that would prevent suspected terrorists from obtaining firearms and expand mandatory background checks for gun sales… Republican leaders are having trouble finding enough votes for their own gun and counterterrorism measure due to opposition from the House Freedom Caucus, a group of roughly 40 conservative lawmakers.”

- Washington Post, 7/7/2016