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THE DAILY WHIP: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015

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Daily Leader
For Immediate Release:
2015-11-16T00:00:00
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Mariel Saez or Latoya Veal  202-225-3130

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House Meets At:First Vote Predicted:Last Vote Predicted:

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 3:00 p.m. At that time, the House will reconvene and consider the sixteen bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. Any recorded votes requested will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Suspensions (16 bills)

  1.  H.R. 308– Keep the Promise Act (Rep. Franks – Natural Resources)
  2.  H.R. 1694– Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015 (Rep. Fitzpatrick  – Transportation and Infrastructure)
  3.  H.R. 3114– To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes (Rep. Napolitano – Transportation and Infrastructure)
  4.  H.R. 1073– Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, as amended (Rep. Franks – Homeland Security)   
  5.  H.R. 3144– Partners for Aviation Security Act, as amended (Rep. Payne – Homeland Security)
  6.  H.R. 1338– Dignified Interment of Our Veterans' Act of 2015 (Rep. Shuster – Veterans' Affairs)
  7.  H.R. 1384– Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (Rep. Walz – Veterans' Affairs)
  8.  S. 599– Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act, as amended (Sen. Cardin – Energy and Commerce)
  9.  S. 799– Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015 (Sen. McConnell – Energy and Commerce)
  10.  H.R. 2583– Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015, as amended (Rep. Walden – Energy and Commerce)
  11.  Senate Amendment to H.R. 2262– SPACE Act of 2015 (Rep. McCarthy – Science, Space, and Technology)
  12.  H.R. 1317– To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes (Rep. Moore – Financial Services)
  13.  H.R. 3032– Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting Modernization Act (Rep. Sinema – Financial Services)
  14.  S. 2036– Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 (Sen. Vitter – Financial Services)
  15.  H.R. 1478– Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 (Rep. Posey – Financial Services) 
  16. Senate Amendment to H.R. 208– RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 (Rep. Velázquez – Small Business)

Possible Consideration of a Short-Term Extension to the Highway Trust Fund

TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Tuesday, November 17: The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.  The House is expected to consider H.R. 511 – Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (Rep. Rokita – Education and the Workforce).  The House may also consider a Motion to Go to Conference on ESEA Reauthorization Legislation. 

The Daily Quote

“[Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)] said it ‘saddens’ him he was never able to complete a comprehensive reform of the nation’s immigration laws ‘because the country needs it.’”

   -    Politico, 11/16/2015