Senate Legislative Activity

The Senate stands adjourned until today at 3:00pm.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Jay Clayton, of New York, to be Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  At 5:30pm, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Clayton nomination.

House Legislative Activity

Today, the House will meet at 12:00pm for morning hour and 2:00pm for legislative business.  Votes will be postponed until 6:30pm.

The following legislation will be considered under suspension of the rules:

  1. H.R. 910 – Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. French Hill / Financial Services Committee)
  2. H.R. 1312 – Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bruce Poliquin / Financial Services Committee)
  3. H.R. 1366 – U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez / Financial Services Committee)
  4. H.R. 657 – Follow the Rules Act (Sponsored by Rep. Sean Duffy / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
  5. H.R. 1242 – 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
  6. H.R. 1644 – Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce / Foreign Affairs Committee)

On Tuesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 3, the House will meet at 10:00am for morning hour and 12:00pm for legislative business.

On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00am for legislative business.  Last votes expected no later than 3:00pm.

On Friday, the House is not in session.

  1. H.R. 1180 – Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017, as amended (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby / Education and the Workforce Committee)
  2. Consideration of Legislation Making Further Appropriations for FY 2017

Additional legislative items are possible

The following legislation will be considered under suspension of the rules:

  1. H.R. 1665 – Disaster Declaration Improvement Act (Sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
  2. H.R. 1679 – FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
  3. H.R. 1678 – To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Lois Frankel / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)

Sources:  www.democrats.senate.gov; http://www.majorityleader.gov/