THE WEEKLY WHIP: FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018

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FIRST VOTE PREDICTED:
Monday 6:30 p.m.
LAST VOTE PREDICTED:
Thursday 3:00 p.m.
Legislative Program – 51600 | Floor Information – 57400 | Whip Information – 53130
 
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MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018
On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business and recess immediately.  Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Quorum Call at 6:30 p.m. – Establishing a quorum in the House of Representatives for the Second Session of the 115th Congress.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. 

Suspensions (15 bills)
  1. H.R. 4577 – Domestic Explosives Detection Canine Capacity Building Act of 2017, as amended (Rep. Rogers (AL) – Homeland Security)
  2. H.R. 1486 – Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2017, as amended (Rep. Thompson (MS) – Homeland Security)
  3. H.R. 4578 – Counter Terrorist Network Act (Rep. Vela – Homeland Security)
  4. H.R. 4567 – DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017, as amended (Rep. Katko – Homeland Security)
  5. H.R. 4561 – SAFE TECH Act, as amended (Rep. Bilirakis – Homeland Security)
  6. H.R. 4559 – Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017, as amended (Rep. Estes – Homeland Security)
  7. H.R. 3202 – Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act (Rep. Jackson-Lee – Homeland Security)
  8. H.R. 4569 – Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017 (Rep. Gallagher – Homeland Security)
  9. H.R. 4555 – DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017, as amended (Rep. Rutherford – Homeland Security)
  10. H.R. 4564 – Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017 (Rep. Higgins (LA) – Homeland Security)
  11. H.R. 4581 – Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017 (Rep. Fitzpatrick – Homeland Security)
  12. H.R. 4433 – Securing DHS Firearms Act of 2017, as amended (Rep. Correa – Homeland Security)
  13. H.Res. 676 – Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes (Rep. Royce – Foreign Affairs)
  14. H.R. 535 – Taiwan Travel Act (Rep. Chabot – Foreign Affairs)
  15. H.R. 3320 – To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes (Rep. Yoho – Foreign Affairs)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. 

S. 140 – To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund, Rules Committee Print (Sen. Flake – Natural Resources/Education and the Workforce)(Subject to a Rule)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
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, no votes are expected in the House. 

S. 139 – FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, Rules Committee Print (Rep. Nunes – Intelligence/Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)
ADDITIONAL FLOOR INFORMATION
The Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on the following day:
  • Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. to report a Rule S. 140 and S. 139.  We expect a Closed Rule for S. 140.
Announcements can be found on the Rules committee website at: http://democrats.rules.house.gov/