THE WEEKLY WHIP: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014

Legislative Program – 51600 | Floor Information – 57400 | Whip Information – 53130

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business.  No votes are expected in the House.

H.R. 5781 – California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 (Rep. Valadao – Natural Resources)  

Suspensions (12 bills)

1. H.R. 5385 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office" (Rep. Wagner – Oversight and Government Reform)
2. H.R. 5794 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office" (Rep. Wagner – Oversight and Government Reform)
3. H.R. 4030 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the "Father Richard Marquess–Barry Post Office Building" (Rep. Wilson (FL) – Oversight and Government Reform)
4. H.R. 5562 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, California, as the "Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building" (Rep. Capps – Oversight and Government Reform)
5. H.R. 5687 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Market Street in Long Beach, California, as the "Juanita Millender–McDonald Post Office" (Rep. Hahn – Oversight and Government Reform)
6. H.R. 579 – To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse" (Rep. Thompson (MS) – Transportation and Infrastructure)
7. H.R. 1378 – To designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse," as amended (Rep. Peters (CA) – Transportation and Infrastructure)
8. H.R. 4926 – To designate the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway" and the "James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway" in the State of Minnesota, as amended (Rep. Nolan – Transportation and Infrastructure)
9. H.R. 5146 – To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse" (Rep. Doyle – Transportation and Infrastructure)
10. S. 1434 –  To designate the Junction City Community–Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the "Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community–Based Outpatient Clinic" (Sen. Moran – Veterans’ Affairs)
11. S. 229 – Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act (Sen. Toomey – Veterans’ Affairs)
12. S. 2921 – To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic" (Sen. Durbin – Veterans’ Affairs)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.  On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business, with last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m. On Friday, the House will not be in session. First votes of the week may occur as early as 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.   

Suspensions (13 bills)

1. H.R. 5086 – To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes, as amended  (Rep. Fortenberry – Natural Resources)
2. H.R 5699 – John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act, as amended (Rep. George Miller – Natural Resources)
3. H.R 5701 – Western Oregon Indian Tribal Lands Act (Rep. DeFazio – Natural Resources)
4. S. 1000 – Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014 (Sen. Warner – Natural Resources)
5. H.R. 5705 – Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014 (Rep. Latta – Energy and Commerce)
6. H.R. 5185 – EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2014, as amended (Rep. Wasserman–Schultz – Energy and Commerce)
7. H.R. 5764 – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 (Rep. Joyce – Transportation and Infrastructure)
8. S. 2759 – To release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport (Sen. McCaskill – Transportation and Infrastructure)
9. H.R. 5059 – Clay Hunt SAV Act, as amended (Rep. Walz – Veterans’ Affairs)
10. H.R. 5656 – Global Food Security Act of 2014, as amended (Rep. Smith (NJ) – Foreign Affairs)
11. H.R. 2901 – Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act, as amended (Rep. Blumenauer – Foreign Affairs)
12. S. 1683 – Naval Vessel Transfer Act (Sen. Menendez – Foreign Affairs)
13. S. 1691 – Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 (Sen. Tester – Oversight and Government Reform)

Consideration of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015