Civic Register
| 8.25.21
House to Take Up Democrats $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, Election Reform Bill Amid Infrastructure Showdown
How do you feel about this week’s congressional schedule?
What’s happening in Congress?
- The House will take a break from its summer recess this week to take up Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution to use reconciliation for a “human infrastructure” package along with election reform legislation.
HOUSE SCHEDULE
- Monday will feature a procedural vote on a rule to structure debate around Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution to use reconciliation, an election reform bill, and a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
- Democratic leadership intends to delay the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill until after the budget resolution passes the House and Democrats negotiate a reconciliation bill that passes the Senate, although several moderates have said they will vote to block the budget resolution unless the bipartisan infrastructure bill receives a vote first.
- The timing of votes on the House’s schedule this week may change and lawmakers may remain in session longer than expected depending on the outcome of the votes on the budget resolution and the bipartisan infrastructure bill (if it’s considered).
- The House may also consider up to 12 previously debated suspension bills, potentially passing them in a single en bloc vote. The slate of suspension bills includes bills to waive permit application fees for veterans’ events at federal war memorials; compensate victims of “Havana syndrome” stemming from suspected acoustic attacks; and standardize federal agencies’ budget justifications.
SENATE SCHEDULE
- The Senate is expected to remain on recess until Monday, September 13th, at which point it will return to consider nominees to the executive and judicial branches.
- Assuming the House passes the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, negotiations will begin in earnest on Democrats’ reconciliation bill, which could reach the floor as early as mid-September.
Check below throughout the week to see the vote results and updates to the schedule.
Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.
HOUSE
Monday after 6:30pm (under suspension of the rules)
- S. 272: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021 Passed 423-1.
- S. 325: To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes Passed 418-7.
Tuesday after 12pm
- H.R. 4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 Deemed passed 220-210 as part of H.Res. 601.
- S.Con.Res. 14: Democratic Budget Resolution to Use Reconciliation for a $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Passed 219-212.
Postponed
- H.R. 1029: Free Veterans from Fees Act
- S. 1828: HAVANA Act of 2021
- S. 848: Consider Teachers Act of 2021
- H.R. 1154: Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 3533: To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes, as amended
- H.R. 3599: Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021, as amended
- H.R. 1204: District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Salary Home Rule Act, as amended
- H.R. 978: Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021, as amended
- H.R. 2617: Performance Enhancement Reform Act, as amended
- S. 2382: To authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for other purposes
Rest of the Week
- TBA
Possible Consideration
- H.R. 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
SENATE
- No votes are scheduled.
Tell your reps how to vote on this week's bills and share your thoughts below!
— Eric Revell
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Excellent!
This is the $3.7 trillion dollar socialist give away bill.
3.5 trillion dollars….free college, free 2 year pre-k (day care), more money for increase food stamps, tax increases for corporations, the wealthy …who is wealthy.. money for the new green deal. The only thing this means is a quicker move towards socialism. And most of the bill hasn’t been written yet!
This week will be more of the same. A very large group of Democrats will be trying to move the country forward. All of the Republicans will attempt to push it backwards. And a handful of so called moderate Democrats will just delay things to see their names in the news. So predictable and kind of sad, but I always hope for the best: that we somehow inch forward someway, somehow.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again until Lorne Michaels hears me. Put Carina and PattiZ on Weekend Update together and let them have at it. Such a pairing is sure to be ratings gold for SNL!!!
It’s going to be great that the corporations taxes are going to be raised so they pay their fair share. Wait no, the corporations will raise prices and with the tax increase on goods and services, we get to pay more! This is not a good bill, it’s only a way to pay off donors to the democrats and make Americans more dependent on the government. As long as Americans are not willing to educate themselves about economics and how lower taxes actually increase tax income, we will see those who believe the lies that the demoncrats tell. Just like only the democrats can help the poor, they are only looking out for themselves.
C
It is time to accomplish something. Get it all done today! Pass them all. Reassure our people that there is movement and our government people (that are paid huge salaries) are not just coming back from vacation to do nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are so in debt! Our children, grandchildren and generations to come will be burdened with this debt. Our leadership seems to have no knowledge of math to balance a budget. This keeps me awake at night wondering when the nation we are in debt to takes over our land. We sold out our country due to the old leadership in our government, those over 65 should have retired years ago. In the business world no one works in their 80’s and 90’s. Power hungry people that only death takes them out of their position unless their district wises up and votes them out. You have no clue what’s going on with the people of your districts because it’s all about your needs. Yes, I am frustrated. Our country has NO vision and without a vision the people perish.
Too much of the $3.5 trillion is being wasted or spent on unnecessary projects whose only goal is to pad the pockets of your political friends. Anyone voting to spend this much money needs to be put out of office.
I can’t post a second comment to the transparency issue so I’m putting it here: A response to Melissa's opinion on the issue of "Transparent Accounting": "Yep. If you ask your parents got money, you have to explain why. How is this any different?" LOL! I like your response. But…. I dont know about you (😇) but when I (😈) was a teen and I asked my *parents* for money for movie tickets, soda and popcorn, sometimes, not always, it went into the beer pool or booze pool. Sometimes we partied in a park, sometimes at one of our friend's home. Again, we need checks and balances, not a centralized, unified system of forms, we need to strongly support our system of Inspector Generals, and we need to put people of integrity & wisdom in charge of things.
Joe Biden - Let me say this loud and clear: If you are one of the millions of Americans who have said that you will get the shot when it had full FDA approval — that has now happened. The moment you have been waiting for is here — and the time to get vaccinated is today. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine
@Leslie: I guess you don't feel that the safety of the Americans in Afghannistan count when it comes to the prioritization of US needs. SAD!!!
Fingers crossed they can get it passed.
Biden for president, oh that’s right, he is president by both popular and electoral vote, not just by the electoral college 😃👍😂😁 The only way republicans win is by electoral college, not the popular vote. You ever wonder why?
TERM LIMITS!
The Election should not EVER be driven by the Federal Govt. THIS IS GOVERNMENT OVER REACH and will likely continue to be fraudulent. I do not trust ANY GOVT OFFICIAL! They are not listening to the people. The Infrastructure is ALL PET PROJECTS! I am sick of Pelosi and her entourage USING TAX PAYERS MONEY to line their pockets and feed funds to the wealthy. From what I understand, America has a decent ranking amongst other countries regarding infrastructure. I do agree with making sure ALL AMERICANS have decent drinking water. Right now we have more DIRE NEEDS like saving AMERICANS IN AFGHANISTAN! We should be calling for Biden-Harris resignation! These actors threw more money away on POOR JUDGEMENTS. First we take in millions of SA immigrants who have Covid and God knows what other diseases, then they shut down the country and economy, then they continue to pay people to stay home, now we are relying on other military personnel from other countries to save our own citizens Ina foreign country! Enough is enough! We can not keep spending without a plan to pay back. Ohhh that’s right, they are going to give the upper elite a tax break (SALT)! So who will be paying? THE MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS! What is wrong with these legislators? Are you ALL CORRUPT?
We have a crisis on the US borders we have a crisis in Afghanistan why are we so hard working to get this 3.5 trillion swamp money pass. Why is it that Amnesty for millions of illegals is Tucktaway in this Bill I recommend did the House and the Senate read page 4 page and televize itOn live television to the American people and we see what a joke does Bill is.
Too much Liberal pork. Deficit is high. Inflation is high.
Way to much will be going into personal accounts of our #Corrupt Politicians, I’m Conservative, however very anti-Corruption! Whether it’s #Rhino, Republicans, or #Dirty Democrats, it has to #STOP! How they keep getting away with it, it’s astonishing, but when the Corruption even effects our @USJusticeDEPT, just consider @HunterBiden, investigating #Taxes, for how many yrs now, this Corruption is #Destroying , everything we ever #Stood for! It’s a shame anymore, I will never allow my #Children, to look up to these #DirtyPeople, and they know who they are, and so does everyone else! America is being #Destroyed, because we’re #Destroying her! We must figure out away to hold the #Thieve’ #Accountable, until #We do, it’s only going to get #Worse!#MAGA,#ImpeachJoeBidenChinaCCPCrimes,#CE!