House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sent out a memo to GOP members this week outlining the House’s upcoming agenda for September. The agenda includes:
Iran
- Legislation responding to the Administration’s disclosure that it timed the January release of hostages with a $400M cash payment to Tehran
- HR 5461, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act, which requires reporting on the financial assets acquired by Iranian leaders
FY17 Appropriations
- Stopgap spending measure/FY2017 continuing resolution (CR)
- “A path forward” for the $1.1B supplemental funding package to address the Zika crisis.
Republican “A Better Way” Agenda
- R. 5063, the Stop Settlement Slush Fund Act (Goodlatte)
- R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act (Walberg)
- A bill to allow Congress to disapprove en bloc unacceptable “Midnight Regulations” issued in an Administration’s lame duck term.
- R. 3438, the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act (Marino)
- R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
Innovation
- R. 5577, the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act (Garrett, Graves)
- R. 5424, the Investment Advisers Modernization Act (Hurt)
- R. 2357, the Accelerating Access to Capital Act (Wagner)
- R. 4850, the Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act (Emmer)
- R. 4852, the Private Placement Improvement Act (Garrett)
Defense
- The FY17 National Defense Authorization Act
Other
- Reauthorization of career and technical education programs
- Legislation “protecting seniors from a harmful Obamacare tax”
House Republicans are scheduled to meet as a conference next Wednesday morning, where they will discuss overall government funding, a CR, and Zika funding.
Majority Leader McCarthy’s Memo to House GOP Conference:
https://www.vantagepointstrat.com/8-31-16-house-republican-september-agenda/
On the Senate side, Senate Democrats outlined their agenda this week, which included funding the government through December at the latest (no six-month CR), confirming Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, addressing the Zika virus, and other issues including student loan debt and campaign finance. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) also said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) indicated that he wanted to move the Water Resources Development Act in September.
The House is scheduled to be in session 17 days in September, while the Senate is scheduled to be in session for 23 days through their target adjournment date of October 7.