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Last week, the House adopted a Motion to Go to Conference on H.R. 6147, the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019, by voice vote. 
 
The House also passed H.R. 4606, the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act, by a vote of 260 to 146. The bill expedites the approval process for applications to import and export small quantities of natural gas.

On Friday, the House passed H.R. 6691, the Community Safety and Security Act of 2018, by a vote of 247 to 152. The bill specifies the circumstances under which a criminal offense should be deemed a “crime of violence."



Floor Schedule

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
On Monday, no votes are expected in the House.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
On Tuesday, no votes are expected in the House.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

H.R. 6198 - Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Dan Donovan / Homeland Security Committee)

2) H.R. 6720 - Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2018 (Sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan / Agriculture Committee)

3) H.R. 5059 - State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Keith Rothfus / Financial Services Committee)

4) H.R. 6411 - FinCEN Improvement Act of 2018 (Sponsored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter / Financial Services Committee)

5) H.R. 6561 - Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Jackie Walorski / Ways and Means Committee)

6) H.R. 6662 - Empowering Seniors’ Enrollment Decision Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen / Ways and Means Committee)

7) H.R. 6690 - Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Peter Roskam / Ways and Means Committee)

8) H.R. 3635 - Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Lynn Jenkins / Ways and Means Committee)

9) H.R. 3764 - Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Greg Gianforte / Natural Resources Committee)

10) H.R. 5923 - Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman / Natural Resources Committee)

11) H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. John Curtis / Natural Resources Committee)

12) H.R. 2591 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott / Natural Resources Committee)

13) H.R. 2606 - Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole / Natural Resources Committee)

14) H.R. 6287 - 9/11 Memorial Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Tom MacArthur / Natural Resources Committee)

15) H.R. 3186 - Every Kid Outdoors Act (Sponsored by Rep. Niki Tsongas / Natural Resources Committee)

16) H.R. 5532 - Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act (Sponsored by Rep. James Clyburn / Natural Resources Committee)

17) S. 2857 - National Nordic Museum Act (Sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell / Natural Resources Committee)

18) H.R. 5317 - To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler / Natural Resources Committee)

19) H.R. 6197 - RAWR Act (Sponsored by Rep. Dan Donovan / Foreign Affairs Committee)

20) H.Res. 401 - Urging China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, India, and all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against the trade, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Alcee Hastings / Foreign Affairs Committee)

21) H.R. 1911 - Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith / Foreign Affairs Committee)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.

On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

1) H.R. 6227 - National Quantum Initiative Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)

2) S. 97 - Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)

3) Concurring in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 589 - Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)

4) H.R. 4913 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 816 East Salisbury Parkway in Salisbury, Maryland, as the "Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building" (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Harris / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

5) H.R. 5349 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building" (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

6) H.R. 5737 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the "Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office" (Sponsored by Rep. Cheri Bustos / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

7) H.R. 5868 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the "Bill Harris Post Office" (Sponsored by Rep. Bob Gibbs / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

8) H.R. 5935 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1355 North Meridian Road in Harristown, Illinois, as the "Logan S. Palmer Post Office" (Sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

9) H.R. 6020 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the "Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building" (Sponsored by Rep. Mike Bishop / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

10) H.R. 6116 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, shall be known and designated as "Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office" (Sponsored by Rep. John Moolenaar / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

11) H.R. 606 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building" (Sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

12) H.R. 5784 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building" (Sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act of 2017, Rules Committee Print (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Jackie Walorski / Ways and Means Committee)

Possible Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895 - Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Mike Simpson / Appropriations Committee)

Additional Legislative Items are Possible

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