On the House Floor This Week - 11/28/16

This week the House of Representatives will be in session Tuesday through Friday. 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.

To contact my office about the legislation we’re considering this week, please contact my office at 202-225-2721 or by clicking here.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2016

On Tuesday, 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 (16 bills)

1. H.R. 5458 – Veterans TRICARE Choice Act (Rep. Stewart – Ways and Means)
2. H.R. 6135 – To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse" (Rep. Blackburn – Transportation and Infrastructure)
3. House Amendment S. 546 – RESPONSE Act of 2016 (Sen. Heitkamp – Transportation and Infrastructure)
4. House Amendment to S. 2577 – Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sen. Cornyn – Judiciary)
5. H.R. 5422 – To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes (Rep. Poe – Judiciary)
6. H.R. 5877 – United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016, as amended (Rep. Ratcliffe – Homeland Security)
7. H.R. 5843 – United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016, as amended (Rep. Langevin – Homeland Security)
8. H.R. 4757 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries, as amended (Rep. Miller (FL) – Veterans’ Affairs)
9. H.R. 5399 – Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016 (Rep. Roe – Veterans’ Affairs)
10. H.R. 5047 – Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 (Rep. Hice – Veterans’ Affairs)
11. H.R. 5166 – WINGMAN Act, as amended (Rep. Yoho – Veterans’ Affairs)
12. H.R. 3286 – HIRE Vets Act, as amended (Rep. Cook – Veterans’ Affairs)
13. H.R. 5600 – No Hero Left Untreated Act, as amended (Rep. Knight – Veteran’s Affairs)
14. H.R. 6323 – To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center" (Rep. Lowenthal – Veterans’ Affairs)
15. H.Con.Res. 165 – Expressing the sense of Congress and reaffirming longstanding United States policy in support of a direct bilaterally negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and opposition to United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing a solution to the conflict (Rep. Royce – Foreign Affairs)
16. H.Con.Res. 40 – Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families (Rep. Rangel – Foreign Affairs)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 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.

Suspensions (13 bills)

1. H.R. 5948 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building" (Rep. Davis (CA) – Oversight and Government Reform)
2. H.R. 6138 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building (Rep. Brownley – Oversight and Government Reform)
3. H.R. 6282 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building" (Rep. Serrano – Oversight and Government Reform)
4. H.R. 6304 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the "Adolfo 'Harpo' Celaya Post Office" (Rep. Gosar – Oversight and Government Reform)
5. H.R. 6303 – To designate facilities of the United States Postal Service, to establish new ZIP Codes, and for other purposes (Rep. Chaffetz – Oversight and Government Reform)
6. H.R. 6009 –  Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2016 (Rep. Russell – Oversight and Government Reform)
7. H.R. 5384 – Federal Register Printer Savings Act of 2016 (Rep. Russell – Oversight and Government Reform)
8. H.R. 6186 – Follow the Rules Act (Rep. Duffy – Oversight and Government Reform)
9. H.R. 6302 – Overtime Pay for Secret Service Agents Act of 2016 (Rep. Chaffetz – Oversight and Government Reform)
10. S. 2234 – Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sen. Blunt – Financial Services)
11. H.R. 2992 – Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act (Rep. Brooks (IN) – Financial Services)
12. S. 1555 – Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 (Sen. Hirono – Financial Services)
13. H.R.     – Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Rep. Nunes – Intelligence)

H.R.6392 – Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 (Rep. Luetkemeyer – Financial Services) (Subject to a Rule)

Consideration of Legislation Related to 21st Century Cures

Possible Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017