THE DAILY WHIP: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017
HOUSE MEETS AT: | FIRST VOTE PREDICTED: | LAST VOTE PREDICTED: |
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12:00 p.m.: Morning Hour 2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business Unlimited “One Minutes” | 6:30 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. |
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**Following one minute speeches, the House is expected to recess until approximately 4:30 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 (5 bills) - H.R. 1066 – VA Management Alignment Act of 2017 (Rep. Kilmer – Veterans’ Affairs)
- H.R. 3122 – Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017 (Rep. Cartwright – Veterans’ Affairs)
- H.R. 3562 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes (Rep. Arrington – Veterans’ Affairs)
- H.R. 3656 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable (Rep. Banks – Veterans’ Affairs)
- H.R. 3657 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones and markers for the graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (Rep. Poliquin – Veterans’ Affairs)
TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Tuesday, November 7: The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. The House is expected to consider H.R. 3441 – Save Local Business Act (Rep. Byrne – Education and the Workforce) (Subject to a Rule). The House is also expected to begin consideration of H.R. 3043 – Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 (Rep. McMorris Rodgers – Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule). Lastly, the House is expected to consider bills listed for consideration under suspension of the Rules. |
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THE DAILY QUOTE |
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“GOP senators, including Sens. Bob Corker (Tenn.), John McCain (Ariz.) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.), are also signaling that they are concerned about the impact any tax deal would have on the deficit. ‘We can't cut, cut, cut today & assume Congress will grow a backbone later. We've got to take our $20T debt seriously,’ Flake tweeted…”
- The Hill, 11/6/2017 |