THE DAILY WHIP: MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016

**Following one minute speeches, the House is expected to begin consideration of the bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

**Members are advised that following last votes, the House is expected to consider the remaining bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules.  The House is also expected to consider general and amendment debate of H.R. 4768 after last votes. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed.

Suspensions (23 bills)

1. H.R. 5322– U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2016 (Rep. Velazquez – Financial Services)
2. H.R. 5469 – To require the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to support the capacity of the International Monetary Fund to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism (Rep. Pearce – Financial Services)
3. H.R. 5594 – National Strategy for Combating Terrorist, Underground, and Other Illicit Financing Act (Rep. Fitzpatrick – Financial Services)
4. H.R. 5606 – Anti-terrorism Information Sharing is Strength Act, as amended (Rep. Pittenger – Financial Services)
5. H.R. 5607 – Enhancing Treasury’s Anti-Terror Tools Act, as amended (Rep. Pittenger – Financial Services)
6. H.R. 5602 – To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders, and for other purposes (Rep. Lynch – Financial Services)
7. H.R. 4785 – DHS SAVE Act (Rep. Perry – Homeland Security)
8. H.R. 5385 – Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Correction Act of 2016 (Rep. Watson Coleman – Homeland Security)
9. H.R. 5056 – Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2016 (Rep. Keating – Homeland Security)
10. H.R. 4404 – Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2016, as amended (Rep. McSally – Homeland Security)
11. H.R. 5252 – To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at 1400 Lower Island Road in Tornillo, Texas, as the "Marcelino Serna Port of Entry" (Rep. Hurd – Ways and Means)
12. H.R. 5588 – Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act of 2016 (Rep. Abraham – Veterans’ Affairs)
13. H.Con.Res. 138 – Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library (Rep. Goodlatte – Education and the Workforce)
14. H.R. 5530 – HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act (Rep. Adams – Education and the Workforce)
15. H.R. 3178 – Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, as amended (Rep. Foxx – Education and the Workforce)
16. H.R. 3179 – Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act (Rep. Guthrie – Education the Workforce)
17. H.R. 5528 – Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act (Rep. Heck (NV) – Education and the Workforce)
18. H.R. 5529 – Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act (Rep. Heck (NV) – Education and the Workforce)
19. H.Res.__  – Providing for Concurrence in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 636 with House Amendments (Rep. Shuster – Transportation and Infrastructure)
20. H.R. 5639 – National Institute of Standards and Technology Improvement Act of 2016 (Rep. Moolenaar – Science, Space, and Technology)
21. H.R. 5636 – National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act (Rep. Loudermilk – Science, Space, and Technology)
22. H.R. 5640 – Electricity Storage Innovation Act, as amended (Rep. Smith (TX) – Science, Space, and Technology)
23. H.R. 5638 – Solar Fuels Innovation Act, as amended (Rep. Knight – Science, Space, and Technology)

H.R. 4768 – Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 (Rep. Ratcliffe – Judiciary) (One hour of debate).  The bill would overturn Supreme Court precedent that would require courts to give substantial deference to an Agency’s interpretation of the law and regulations.  H.R. 4768 would essentially abolish decades of precedent which would severely impair the ability of agencies to safeguard public health and safety, and would delay judicial review of regulatory actions.  Without any constraints on judicial review, the bill would incentivize judicial activism by allowing a reviewing court to substitute its policy preferences for those of the agency, which Congress has specifically entrusted with rulemaking authority.

The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, an alliance of more than 150 consumer, labor, research, faith based, and other public interest groups strongly oppose the legislation, as it would weaken the regulatory system.  The full letter can be found here.

In the Statement of Administration Policy, the President's senior advisors stated that they would recommend he veto this bill.

The Rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order 5 amendments, debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided between the offeror and an opponent.  The amendments are:

Conyers Amendment. Exempts from the bill rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency pertaining to regulation of lead or copper in drinking water.
Jackson-Lee Amendment. Excludes cases where rules are issued by the Department of Homeland Security and pertain to matters of national security.
Meeks Amendment. Exempts from the bill rules issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Johnson (GA) Amendment. Exempts from the bill rules issued pursuant to an express grant of authority from Congress.
Cicilline Amendment. Preserves judicial deference to agency expertise during the review of consumer safety rules issued by the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

**Members are advised that votes on amendments, motion to recommit, and final passage will be postponed until tomorrow.  

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Tuesday, July 12: The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.  The House is expected to begin consideration of H.R. 5538 – Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Rep. Calvert – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule).  The House is also expected to consider bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules.