Week of December 19th, 2022

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST

On Wednesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Members are advised that the vote series on Wednesday is expected to be longer and later than usual. 

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

1) S. 2333 – Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell / Judiciary Committee)

2) S. 5168 – Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla / Judiciary Committee)

3) S. 4926 – Respect for Child Survivors Act (Sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn / Judiciary Committee)

4) S. 450 – Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr / Financial Services Committee)

5) S. 4411 – A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the “Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building” (Sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz / Oversight and Reform Committee)

6) S. 2834 – Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act (Sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin / Ways and Means Committee)

7) Senate Amendment to H.R. 1917 – Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act (Sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) 

8) S. 3168 – A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly / Natural Resources Committee)

9) S. 3308 – Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly / Natural Resources Committee)

10) S. 3773 – A bill to authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (Sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell / Natural Resources Committee)

11) S. 4104 – Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema / Natural Resources Committee)

12) S. 5066 – Don Young Recognition Act (Sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski / Natural Resources Committee)

13) S. 5087 – A bill to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski / Natural Resources Committee)

14) S. 989 – Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz / Education and Labor Committee)

15) S. 1402 – Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz / Education and Labor Committee)

16) S. 5329 – Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer / Education and Labor Committee)

17) S. 5016 – To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the “Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System (Sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)

18) Senate Amendment to H.R. 7939 – Student Veteran Emergency Relief Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)

Additional Legislative Items Are Possible

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK

On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.

Members are advised that the House will stay in session until the consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2617 is completed. 

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

1) S. 4439 – Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act (Sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla / Natural Resources Committee)

2) S. 3519 – Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act (Sponsored by Sen. John Boozman / Natural Resources Committee)

3) S. 5328 – To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance (Sponsored by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto / Agriculture Committee)

4) S. 4240 – Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act (Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley / Judiciary Committee)

5) S. 3949 – Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley / Judiciary)

6) S. 3946 – Abolish Human Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Sen. John Cornyn / Judiciary Committee)

7) S. 1294 – Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2021 (Sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen / Foreign Affairs Committee)

8) S. 4978 – State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 (Sen. John Barrasso / Energy and Commerce Committee)

9) S. 4120 – Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act (Sen. Jack Reed / Energy and Commerce Committee)

10) S. 1541 – Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act (Sen. Tammy Duckworth / Energy and Commerce Committee)

11) S. 3405 – Low Power Protection Act (Sen. Roy Blunt / Energy and Commerce Committee)

12) S. 4949 – National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 (Sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)

Senate Amendment to H.R. 2617 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro / Appropriations Committee)

H.R.       – Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal / Ways and Means Committee)

Additional Legislative Items Are Possible 

Committee activity for the week of December 19 can be found here.