H.Res. 538 – Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3823 – Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act (Rep. Brady (TX) – Ways and Means) (One hour of debate). The Rules Committee has recommended a closed Rule that provides for forty minutes of general debate equally divided between the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services. The Rule allows one motion to recommit and waives all points of order against the resolution.
The Rule allows for Suspension Authority through September 28, 2017. Members are urged to VOTE NO. H.R. 3823 – Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act (Rep. Brady (TX) – Ways and Means) (One hour of debate). This bill is largely similar to the bill that failed under suspension of the Rules on Monday of this week. That vote can be found here. This version of H.R. 3823 differs from the earlier version in that it fixes an omission that would have excluded residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from receiving the limited disaster tax relief provided in the bill. The new version of the bill still includes extraneous provisions inserted by the Majority while omitting Democratic priorities. Notably, the Majority has still not provided a path forward to protect the DREAMers from deportation. Due to President Trump’s elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the future of over 800,000 young Americans hangs in the balance. While Congress wastes time adding Republican priorities to must pass legislation, thousands of young people are waiting and worrying about the prospect of being separated from their families and removed from the only country they have ever known. **Members are advised that the House is only expected to debate H.R. 3823 today. The vote on passage will occur on Thursday. Suspensions (2 bills) - S. 327 – Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Sen. Heller – Financial Services)
- H.R. 3229 – To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes (Rep. Jeffries – Judiciary)
Postponed Suspension (1 bill) - H.Res. 111 – Recognizing that for 50 years the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, as amended (Rep. Castro – Foreign Affairs)
TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK The GOP Leadership has announced the following schedule for Thursday, September 28: The House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. The House is expected to complete consideration of H.R. 2792 – Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017 (Rep. Noem – Ways and Means). The House is also expected to complete consideration of H.R. 3823 – Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act (Rep. Brady (TX) – Ways and Means).
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