Fiscal 2017 Defense Authorization – Passage - Vote Passed (85-13, 2 Not Voting) The
bill authorizes $602.2 billion for discretionary defense spending in
fiscal 2017, including $59 billion for operations overseas. It allows
the Defense Department to plan and design a stateside facility to one
day house the detainees currently held at the Guantanamo Bay detention
facility. However, it keeps existing prohibitions on Guantanamo’s
closure, including blocking any funds authorized in the bill to be used
for actually constructing a stateside replacement. The bill requires
women to register for the draft, starting Jan. 1, 2018, and creates a
commission to examine whether the Selective Service is still needed. Sen. Christopher Murphy voted YES Sen. Richard Blumenthal voted YES Fiscal 2017 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations – Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Bill - Vote Agreed to (94-3, 3 Not Voting) The
legislation would fund the Commerce and Justice departments and NASA.
It also would include language that would prevent the administration
from spending money to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United
States or find places to house them here. Sen. Christopher Murphy voted YES Sen. Richard Blumenthal voted YES
Recent House Votes
IRS and Free Speech – Passage - Vote Passed (240-182, 12 Not Voting) The
bill prohibits the Treasury Department from requiring that the identity
of most contributors to 501(c) tax-exempt organizations be included in
annual returns, regardless of the size of the contribution — a
restriction that would apply to donors to 501(c)(3) charitable
organizations and 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO Fiscal 2017 Defense Appropriations – Passage - Vote Passed (282-138, 14 Not Voting) The
measure provides $575.7 billion in discretionary defense spending,
including $517.1 billion subject to spending caps for fiscal 2017 and
$58.6 billion in uncapped Overseas Contingency Operations funding. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO
Upcoming Votes
Fiscal 2017 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
- HR2578 The
bill would fund the Commerce and Justice departments and NASA. It also
would include language that would prevent the administration from
spending money to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States
or find places to house them here. Veto Override on Fiduciary Rule
- HJRES88 The
House will vote on overriding the president's veto of legislation that
would disapprove of the Labor Department's fiduciary rule. The
resolution disapproves the rule issued by the Labor Department on April
8, 2016, commonly known as the fiduciary rule on retirement investment
advice, that subjects broker-dealers who oversee retirement investments
to the fiduciary standard under which they must provide investment
advice that is in the best interest of the investor "without regard to
the financial or other interests" of the financial institution, adviser
or other party. A two-thirds vote of both chambers is needed to override
a veto. Fiscal 2017 Financial Services Appropriations
- HR5485 The
bill would provide a total of $21.7 billion in discretionary funding
subject to budget caps. The bill would appropriate $11 billion for the
IRS, $1.6 billion for the Securities and Exchange Commission and $7.4
billion for the operation of the federal court system, including
salaries of judges, magistrates, support personnel and other expenses of
the federal judiciary. The bill would appropriate $692 million for the
Executive Office of the President and provide a total of $725 million
for federal payments to the District of Columbia. Health Savings Accounts
- HR1270 The
legislation would modify several rules related to health savings
accounts (HSAs) including by nearly doubling the maximum contribution
limit and allowing certain couples to divide up their combined catch-up
contributions among either of their HSAs. It also would repeal a rule
under the 2010 health care law that made over-the-counter medications
ineligible for coverage under HSAs and other health-related accounts. Judicial Deference in Rule-Making
- HR4768 The
measure effectively would overturn two Supreme Court decisions that
require courts to give substantial deference to an agency’s
interpretation of the law it is implementing and to its own
interpretation of regulations.
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