This week the House of Representatives will be in session this week. The legislative schedule and agenda, including which bills are brought to the floor for a vote, is set by the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and the Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (4 bills)
H.R. 609 – To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the “Abie Abraham VA Clinic” (Rep. Kelly (PA) – Veterans’ Affairs)
H.R. 512 – WINGMAN Act, as amended (Rep. Yoho – Veterans’ Affairs)
H.R. 244 – HIRE Vets Act, as amended (Rep. Cook – Veterans’ Affairs)
H.R. 974 – BRAVE Act (Rep. Rice – Veterans’ Affairs)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
H.R. 428 – Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act (Rep. Thornberry – Natural Resources) (Subject to a Rule)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business, with last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
H.J.Res. 42 – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants (Rep. Brady (TX) - Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule)
H.J.Res. 66 – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (Rep. Walberg – Education and the Workforce) (Subject to a Rule)
H.J.Res. 67 – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (Rep. Rooney – Education and the Workforce) (Subject to a Rule)
H.J.Res. 69 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska” (Rep. Young (AK) – Natural Resources) (Subject to a Rule)
H.J.Res. 43 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients (Rep. Black – Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule)