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This week in Congress, September 11-15

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Here is a selection of committee meetings taking place this week.

SENATE ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES
Subcommittee Hearing
Energy Department National Laboratories
Sept. 12, 2:30 p.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE & TRANSPORTATION
Subcommittee Hearing
Fishery Conservation/Management Oversight
Sept. 12, 2:30 p.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

SENATE FINANCE
Full Committee Hearing
Health Care Cost and Coverage
Sept. 12, 10 a.m., 215 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS
Full Committee Hearing
Stabilizing Individual Insurance Market
Sept. 12, 10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Bldg.

HOUSE OVERSIGHT & GOVERNMENT REFORM
Full Committee Hearing
Evidence-Based Policymaking
Sept. 12, 10 a.m., 2157 Rayburn Bldg.

SENATE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Guest Worker Programs/DACA Reforms
Sept. 13, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION & FORESTRY
Full Committee Hearing
Farm Bill/Nutrition Programs
Sept. 14, 9:30 a.m., 216 Hart Bldg.

SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS
Full Committee Hearing
Stabilizing Individual Insurance Market
Sept. 14, 10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Public Health Service Act Workforce Programs
Sept. 14, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

Hurricane-Debt Ceiling-Short-Term Spending Package Expected to be Cleared

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In a surprising development earlier this week, President Trump struck a deal with the Democratic leadership in Congress to link measures that would increase the debt ceiling and keep the government funded on a temporary basis to a hurricane-relief bill.  The move caught Congressional Republicans off guard, who had earlier expressed opposition to tying the debt ceiling and government-funding efforts to a bill to fund the rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Harvey.

After the House cleared a stand-along hurricane bill totaling approximately $8 billion earlier this week, the Senate followed up by nearly doubling the size of the package as well as increasing the debt limit and funding the government through December 8.  The House is expected to take up the Senate-passed package later today.

 

Deal Reached on Short-Term Debt, Spending, and Hurricane Package?

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It appears that President Trump has sided with the Democrats on a legislative package that would deal with the quickly approaching deadlines to pass annual spending bills and increase the debt ceiling.  The Democratic leadership in Congress had proposed to the White House a short-term spending bill and a short-term debt limit increase, both until December 15, which would be packaged together with an initial relief bill to address the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  President Trump has agreed to the proposal.

Read more here, here, and here.

 

DHS Provides Additional Materials, Documents on DACA Termination

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The Department of Homeland Security has released several documents related to this morning’s announcement that DACA is being rescinded.  These include:

Senate Follows House and Leaves Town

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After voting on a number of nominees for Administration positions yesterday, the Senate followed the lead of the House and left town for a shortened August recess.
Although the members of the Senate left Washington yesterday, the chamber will hold pro forma sessions every three days to prevent recess appointments, should dramatic things occur in the context of the Russia investigations during the remainder of the month.