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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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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
The Senate is not in session today.
Committee Hearings
There are no committee hearings scheduled today.
House Floor Schedule
The House is not in session today.
Committee Hearings
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Budget talks: The Harry and Mitch show
Delicate negotiations to avoid a budget disaster this fall stumbled out of the gate
as two long-time adversaries – Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid – are once again butting
heads.
Reid and House Minority Nancy Pelosi thought they had an agreement with Republicans
that a private conversation between GOP leaders and President Barack Obama about
the budget would not be publicly disclosed – an effort to protect the early talks
from political attacks.
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The Week That Will Define the Direction of the House GOP
The House GOP will elect a new leadÂerÂship Thursday after unÂderÂgoÂing a fierce
deÂbate over the fuÂture of their conÂferÂence, exÂposÂing both deep frusÂtraÂtion
at the status quo and the seams between warÂring facÂtions such as fiscÂal conÂserÂvatÂives
and milÂitÂary hawks.
The race to sucÂceed House MaÂjorÂity LeadÂer KevÂin McÂCarthy-exÂpectÂing that
the late speakÂerÂship camÂpaign of House OverÂsight and GovÂernÂment ReÂform ComÂmitÂtee
ChairÂman Jason ChafÂfetz isn’t sucÂcessÂful-pits two memÂbers who were both chief
of the largest caucus on CapÂitÂol Hill, the ReÂpubÂlicÂan Study ComÂmitÂtee. That
group is exÂpecÂted to host their former leadÂers, MaÂjorÂity Whip Steve ScalÂise
and Budget ChairÂman Tom Price, the day beÂfore elecÂtions.
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Obama, Republicans on collision course over defense bill
Republicans are heading for a veto showdown with President Obama over an annual
defense bill.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has teed up the Senate to turn to the $612-billion
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) next week, despite a looming veto threat
from the White House.
It’s a familiar scenario for lawmakers. Obama has threatened to veto every defense
bill for the past six years, but has never done so. Despite their track record,
the administration is stressing that with the bill combining a host of policy fights,
from lifting budget caps to closing Guantanamo, the president will hold firm this
year.
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Until tomorrow,
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