Senate Legislative Activity

The Senate will convene at 2:00 pm today, March 13.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Seema Verma, nominated to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, post-cloture; all time on the nomination will expire at 5:30pm and the Senate will vote on confirmation.

House Legislative Activity

There are no votes are expected in the House today, March 13.

On Tuesday, March 14, the House will meet at 12:00pm for morning hour and 2:00pm for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30pm.

The following legislation will be considered under suspension of the rules:

• H.R. 132 – Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole / Natural Resources Committee)

• H.R. 648 – To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir (Sponsored by Rep. Liz Cheney / Natural Resources Committee)

• H.R. 267 – Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. John Lewis / Natural Resources Committee)

On Wednesday, March 15, the House will meet at 10:00am for morning hour and 12:00pm for legislative business.

• H.R. 1181 – Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe / Veterans Affairs Committee)

The following legislation will be considered under suspension of the rules:

• H.R. 1238 – Securing our Agriculture and Food Act (Sponsored by Rep. David Young / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1294 – Reducing DHS Acquisition Cost Growth Act (Sponsored by Rep. John Rutherford / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1297 – Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Technical Corrections Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1302 – Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1309 – TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. John Katko / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1353 – Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1249 – DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1252 – DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins / Homeland Security Committee)

• H.R. 1365 – Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. J. Luis Correa / Homeland Security Committee)

On Thursday, March 16, the House will meet at 10:00am for morning hour and 12:00pm for legislative business.

• H.R. 1259 – VA Accountability First Act of 2017, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe / Veterans Affairs Committee)

On Friday, March 17, the House will meet at 9:00am for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00pm.

• H.R. 1367 – To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup / Veterans Affairs Committee)

Sources:  www.democrats.senate.gov; http://www.majorityleader.gov/