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Congressional Climate Bill Tracking

S. 1177 – Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
H.R. 2646 – Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015
S. 1146 – Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act
H.R. 612 – To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
H.R. 467 – STEM Opportunities Act of 2015
H.R. 2775 – Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2015
S. 191 – Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2015
S. 108 – Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015
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Video of the Day

Federal Reserve to Decide on Interest Rate Hike
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Today’s Hill Action

Senate Floor Schedule

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Committee Hearings
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House Floor Schedule

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Committee Hearings

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White House open to short-term funding bill to prevent shutdown

The White House on Wednesday indicated it is open to accepting a short-term funding
bill that keeps in place spending caps in order to avert a government shutdown.
Press secretary Josh Earnest said a stopgap measure would not conflict with President
Obama’s pledge to veto any budget resolution that locks in limits on defense and
domestic spending, known as sequestration.

“I think we would perceive an internal contradiction between the word ‘short term’
and ‘lock in,’ Earnest told reporters.
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Ahead of Planned Parenthood Battle, House to Vote on Abortion Bills

The end of the fiscal year is just two weeks away, but neither chamber has released
an appropriations bill to fund the government past Sept. 30. Republican leaders,
however, hope to remove a key barrier to getting agreement among their ranks.

Despite the desire of Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to avoid government shutdown drama, they have yet to settle
on a strategy for preventing one while satisfying hardline conservatives who say
they will not vote for any spending bill that provides money for Planned Parenthood.Although
the House will vote on two abortion bills this week, a nod to conservatives who
insist Congress has to take action after the release of a series of undercover videos
showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing the harvesting of fetal tissue,
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is putting a new option on the table.
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The GOP debate: 5 things to watch

LOS ANGELES – It’s only the second of 12 scheduled GOP debates. But Wednesday’s
primetime showdown at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley is poised to play a decisive
role in culling the crowded Republican field.

In interviews conducted over the last week, more than a dozen top officials, donors
and aides to the GOP presidential candidates laid out their expectations for the
primetime debate, and provided insights into their preparations and strategic thinking.
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