THE DAILY WHIP: THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018
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Daily Leader
| HOUSE MEETS AT: | FIRST VOTE PREDICTED: | LAST VOTE PREDICTED: |
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| 9:00 a.m.: Legislative Business Five “One Minutes” | 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. |
| Complete Consideration of H.R. 5515 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Rep. Thornberry – Armed Services). The bill would provide for the authorization of funding for the Department of Defense and other related agencies, programs, and operations for Fiscal Year 2019. It authorizes approximately $639.1 billion for base budget requirements and an additional $69 billion designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). The funding level in the bill is consistent with the Budget Control Act Cap deal reached in February. The bill supports a 2.6 percent pay increase for military personnel. It maintains the current restriction on domestic transfers of Guantanamo detainees and prevents the use of funds for construction or modification of U.S. facilities to house Guantánamo detainees. The bill provides for $6.3 billion for the European Deterrence Initiative and extends the authorization for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. The bill includes a provision banning government agencies from using or procuring technology made by ZTE, a large electronics maker in China. It also renews the authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria through 2020 and authorizes $850 million for such assistance in Iraq in FY 2019. The Rule provides for no further general debate and makes in order 168 amendments, and allows for amendments to be offered en bloc. A full list of amendments can be found HERE. As of tonight, the House has completed debate through En Bloc #3. Bill Text for H.R. 5515: PDF Version Background for H.R. 5515: House Report (HTML Version) House Report (PDF Version) | ||
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| “ObamaCare premiums are expected to rise an average of 15 percent next year, an increase largely due to the GOP’s repeal of the law's individual mandate, according to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis released Wednesday… CBO also projected that there will be 3 million more uninsured people between 2018 and 2019...” - The Hill, 5/23/2018 |