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Hoyer: House eyeing vote on stopgap funding bill next week
Hoyer’s timeline makes sense given a truncated congressional schedule the following week in the run-up to the shutdown deadline.
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Hoyer’s timeline makes sense given a truncated congressional schedule the following week in the run-up to the shutdown deadline.
Those cadets arrived at West Point on a staggered schedule, like that of the Naval Academy.
In the meantime, my work schedule and the lives of my employees are disrupted. This stems from a selfish act by Mr. Gohmert, who is just one member of Congress,” Grijalva said.
“If you look right now at the schedule for the balance of the June work period is DOD, great outdoors, a couple circuit judges. … I don’t know how you can wedge that in there,” Thune said.
The Senate’s schedule for the week was set before the weekend of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
However, in a “Dear Colleague” letter the Maryland Democrat sent about the updated schedule, he left open the possibility of further changes, depending on whether the House is able to complete work
The House Appropriations Committee has not released its markup schedule yet, though key committee members said this week they expected the committee would complete its work by the end of July.
Hoyer announced Thursday that a bill to reauthorize and overhaul surveillance authorities was being pulled from the floor schedule.
While the virus has muddled Congress’ schedule, rules issued after May 19 could be subject to the CRA in the next Congress, according to George Washington University’s Regulatory Studies Center.
Less than two hours later, Hoyer sent a schedule update making the Friday votes official after Democrats released text of the bill, which they’re calling the HEROES Act.
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to cause havoc for the congressional schedule, with many senators still reporting to the Capitol despite risks to themselves and others.
With a return now set for next week, both chambers are expected to hold regular weekly legislative sessions through May 22 before leaving for a weeklong Memorial Day recess, according to the schedule
While parties have proposed some specific dates, organizers are waiting for Major League Baseball to reset its schedule before finalizing an exact date and making it public.
The House Appropriations Committee had planned to begin marking up its 12 annual funding bills on April 21, according to a tentative schedule previously obtained by CQ Roll Call, but that seems highly
Hoyer said there is work the chamber would be doing that it will need to make up and thus future schedule changes may be needed.
Still on schedule are primaries in West Virginia, Idaho, Oregon, Nebraska and Georgia. Oregon uses only mail-in ballots and has no in-person voting, so it is the least likely to be disrupted.
Some additional arguing between the parties took place before Schumer was able to get the recognition he was seeking to ask McConnell about the voting schedule for the afternoon.
The Senate is scheduled to convene today to consider expiring FISA powers as well as an economic stimulus package related to COVID-19.
Hoyer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi provided the schedule update on a Monday afternoon conference call with the Democratic Caucus, according to a source on the call who was not authorized to speak publicly.
“We do not believe that that schedule interferes with the ability to deliver a strong and confident State of the Union next week.”