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THE WEEKLY WHIP: FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015

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First Vote Of The Week: Last Vote Predicted:

Monday 6:30 p.m.

 Thursday 3:00 p.m.

Legislative Program – 51600 | Floor Information – 57400 | Whip Information – 53130

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MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning House debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. 

Suspensions (8 bills)

  1. H.R. 474 – Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Rep. Wenstrup – Veterans’ Affairs)
  2. H.R. 1038 – Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act (Rep. Costello – Veterans’ Affairs)
  3. H.R. 1313 – Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act (Rep. McNerney – Veterans’ Affairs)
  4. H.R. 1382 – Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act, as amended (Rep. Rice (NY) – Veterans’ Affairs)
  5. H.R. 91 – Veteran's I.D. Card Act (Rep. Buchanan – Veterans’ Affairs)
  6. H.R. 1816 – Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015, as amended (Rep. Heck (NV) – Financial Services)
  7. H.R. 1987 – Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, as amended (Rep. Hunter – Transportation and Infrastructure)
  8. S.178 – Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sen. Cornyn – Judiciary)

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. 

Suspensions (6 bills)

  1. H.R. 874 – American Super Computing Leadership Act (Rep. Hultgren – Science, Space, and Technology)
  2. H.R. 1162 – Science Prize Competitions Act, as amended (Rep. Beyer – Science, Space, and Technology)
  3. H.R. 1119 – Research and Development Efficiency Act (Rep. Comstock – Science, Space, and Technology)
  4. H.R. 1156 – International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2015, as amended (Rep. Lipinski – Science, Space, and Technology)
  5. H.R. 1561 – Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015, as amended  (Rep. Lucas – Science, Space, and Technology)
  6. H.R. 1158 – Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015, as amended (Rep. Hultgren – Science, Space, and Technology)

H.R. 2353 – Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (Rep. Shuster – Transportation and Infrastructure) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 2250 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016 (Rep. Graves – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.  

H.R. 880 – American Research and Competitiveness Act (Rep. Brady (TX) – Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 1806 – America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (Rep. Smith (TX) – Science, Space, and Technology) (Subject to a Rule)

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
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.  On Friday, no votes are expected in the House.

H.R. 2262 – SPACE Act of 2015 (Rep. McCarthy (CA) – Science, Space, and Technology) (Subject to a Rule)