THE DAILY WHIP: MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016

Daily Leader

For Immediate Release:

2016-05-16T00:00:00

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House Meets At:	First Vote Predicted:	Last Vote Predicted:
12:00 p.m.: Morning Hour 2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business Unlimited “One Minutes”	6:30 p.m.	7:00 p.m.

**Following one minute speeches, the House is expected to recess until approximately 4:00 p.m. At that time, the House will reconvene and consider the bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Suspensions (9 bills)

S. 1492 – To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska (Sen. Sullivan – Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.R. 3832 – Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2016, as amended (Rep. Renacci – Ways and Means)
H.Con.Res. 88 – Reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States–Taiwan relations, as amended (Rep. Chabot – Foreign Affairs)
S. 2143 – To provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes (Sen. Cornyn – Foreign Affairs)
H.R. 1150 – Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, as amended (Rep. Smith (NJ) – Foreign Affairs)
H.R. 1887 – To amend certain appropriation Acts to repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes, as amended (Rep. Zeldin – Homeland Security)
H.R. 4743 – National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016, as amended (Rep. Castro – Homeland Security)
H.R. 4780 – Department of Homeland Security Strategy for International Programs Act, as amended (Rep. Thompson (MS) – Homeland Security)
H.R. 4407 – Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2016, as amended (Rep. Katko – Homeland Security)

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Tuesday, May 17: The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. The House is expected to begin consideration of H.R. 4909 – National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2017 (Rep. Thornberry – Armed Services) (Subject to a Rule). The House is also expected to consider H.R. 897 – Zika Vector Control Act, as amended (Rep. Gibbs – Agriculture) – under suspension of the Rules.

The Daily Quote
“The latest budget blueprint pushed by House Republican leaders may be falling flat. The new plan, which pairs a higher level of discretionary spending than conservatives want with cuts to entitlement programs, wasn't an easy sell among the GOP rank-and-file last week. ‘This new proposal, I think, is struggling a bit because it's very confusing,’ said Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., a senior House appropriator… Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who want to cut discretionary spending, expressed concern last week that the legislation may be pointless… While House leaders had talked about bringing a budget bill to the floor as early as this week, they may not have the votes yet to proceed.” - CQ, 5/16/2016

The Daily Quote

“The latest budget blueprint pushed by House Republican leaders may be falling flat. The new plan, which pairs a higher level of discretionary spending than conservatives want with cuts to entitlement programs, wasn't an easy sell among the GOP rank-and-file last week. ‘This new proposal, I think, is struggling a bit because it's very confusing,’ said Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., a senior House appropriator… Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who want to cut discretionary spending, expressed concern last week that the legislation may be pointless… While House leaders had talked about bringing a budget bill to the floor as early as this week, they may not have the votes yet to proceed.”

- CQ, 5/16/2016