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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. 612To 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

White House Lays Out Shutdown Ultimatum
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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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One Day in, Climactic Month Slips Into Pope-Inspired Procrastination

How easy it is to procrastinate during the first month of a new semester, knowing
none of the difficult assignments are really due before the end of the term – and
especially when there are so many tempting distractions on campus.

So it is again this fall, at the Capitol as much as in college. Which is why Congress,
back in town only one day, is already looking ahead to a shortened September that’s
long on theatrics but almost bereft of nose-to-the-grindstone legislative work.
Wednesday’s main attraction, a media circus in the guise of a rally now featuring
Sarah Palin, along with Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, is emblematic of
the dynamic ahead.
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28 Republicans pledge to oppose any bill funding Planned Parenthood

Twenty-eight House Republicans now say they will oppose any legislation to fund
the government that also continues to fund Planned Parenthood, according to an
updated tally released on Tuesday by conservative group Heritage Action for America.
That’s the maximum number of Republicans that GOP leaders can lose in a vote without
help from Democrats.

Ten more people have signed onto the letter, spearheaded by Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.),
since it was initially sent to leadership in July.
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Senate Intel chair: Cyber bill not likely until October

The Senate’s stalled cybersecurity bill will likely have to wait until at least
October, Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) told The Hill on Tuesday.
“All up in the air,” Burr said.

“When we get off of Iran, we’ll have a better feel for how much time we’ve got to
do something,” he added, referencing the contentious debate over the Iran nuclear
deal that will chew up floor time.
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Until tomorrow,
Lobbyit.com
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