Weekly Leader

THE WEEKLY LEADER: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019

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FIRST VOTE PREDICTED:
Monday 6:30 p.m.
LAST VOTE PREDICTED:
Thursday 3:00 p.m.
Legislative Program – 51600 | Floor Information – 57400 | Whip Information – 63210

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.

**Members are advised that the new Clerk of the House Cheryl Johnson will be sworn-in during the vote series.

Suspensions (7 bills)
  1. H.R. 583 – PIRATE Act (Rep. Tonko – Energy and Commerce)
  2. H.R. 501 – Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019 (Rep. Engel – Energy and Commerce)
  3. H.R. 525 – Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2019 (Rep. Walden – Energy and Commerce)
  4. H.R. 539 – Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 (Rep. Lipinski – Science, Space, and Technology)
  5. H.R. 425 – Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act (Rep. Dunn – Science, Space, and Technology)
  6. H.R. 276 – Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act (Rep. Titus – Education and Labor)
  7. H.R. 1235 – MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act (Rep. Cummings – Oversight and Reform)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.

H.J.Res. 46 – Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 (Rep. Castro – Transportation and Infrastructure) (Subject to a Rule)

Suspension (1 bill)
  1. S. 47 – Natural Resources Management Act (Sen. Murkowski – Natural Resources)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business with last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.

H.R. 8 – Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (Rep. Thompson (CA) – Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 1112 – To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (Rep. Clyburn – Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)
ADDITIONAL FLOOR INFORMATION
The Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on the following day:
  • Monday, February 25, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. to report one Rule for H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 and a separate Rule for H.J.Res. 46.  Amendments to H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 were due to the Rules Committee on Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Announcements can be found on the Rules committee website at: http://rules.house.gov/