Look Ahead to the Week of September 23: Bipartisan Funding Agreement Reached with One Week Remaining

Both the House and Senate are in session this week to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government beyond September 30 before leaving town to campaign ahead of the November elections.

After a six-month stopgap measure proposed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was defeated on the floor last week, bipartisan congressional leaders voiced support for a new stopgap funding proposal that will extend current funding levels until December 20. The package includes additional resources for the Secret Service after the second assassination attempt of the Republican presidential nominee, former President Trump. However, the legislation does not include a provision that would require individuals to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, which was one of the partisan complications during previous negotiations. The House is expected to vote on the bill Wednesday, with the Senate then scheduled to take it up once it moves to the upper chamber.

Administration

On Monday, President Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates. On Tuesday, Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. He will also meet with Vietnamese President Tô Lâm while still in New York City on Wednesday. On Thursday, Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House to discuss continued support for the war against Russia.

House Votes

On Monday, the House will meet to consider multiple bills under suspension.

• Bills expected under suspension of the rules.
  • S. 1549 – Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act (Sen. Peters – Oversight and Accountability). The legislation would require federal agencies to provide certain records to the Congressional Budget Office that it needs to conduct cost estimates.
  • S. 2685 – Reuse Excess Property Act (Sen. Peters – Oversight and Accountability). The bill would require federal agencies to report data to the General Services Administration on excess personal property and their guidance on the use of the property.
  • H.R. 6829 – HEARTS Act of 2024, as amended (Rep. Pallone – Energy and Commerce). The bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and provide education materials and resources on cardiomyopathy, automated external defibrillators, and CPR to educators, caregivers, and state and local health departments.
  • H.R. 3884 – Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023 (Rep. Burgess – Energy and Commerce). The bill would reauthorize through fiscal year 2028 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s activities supporting sickle cell disease research, prevention, and treatment.
  • H.R. 6125 – Online Dating Safety Act of 2023, as amended (Rep. Valadao – Energy and Commerce). The bill would require online dating service providers to notify members when they receive messages from banned users attempting to defraud others.
  • H.R. 2706 – Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act, as amended (Rep. Cammack – Energy and Commerce). The legislation would prohibit health care providers from denying or restricting an individual’s access to an organ transplant solely on the basis of their disability.
  • S. 133 – NAPA Reauthorization Act (Sen. Collins – Energy and Commerce). The legislation would reauthorize HHS’s National Alzheimer’s Project for 10 years, through Dec. 31, 2035.
  • S. 134 – Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act (Sen. Collins – Energy and Commerce). The legislation would require the National Institutes of Health to submit to the president and Congress an annual budget estimate and personnel needs for the National Alzheimer’s Project.
  • H.R. 7189 – Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended (Rep. Bilirakis – Energy and Commerce). The legislation would reauthorize through fiscal year 2029 congenital heart disease research, tracking, and awareness programs at HHS.
  • H.R. 5526 – Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act, as amended (Rep. Harshbarger – Energy and Commerce). The legislation would permit Medicare beneficiaries to receive prescribed medications from a pharmacy affiliated with their doctor by mail or have them picked up by a family member or caregiver through 2029.
  • H.R. 3433 – Give Kids a Chance Act of 2023 (Rep. McCaul – Energy and Commerce). The bill would permit the Food and Drug Administration to allow for trials of new drugs that are used in combination with approved active ingredients to treat childhood cancer.
  • H.R. 8108 – To amend title XIX of the SSA to add a Medicaid state plan requirement with respect to determination of residency of certain individuals serving in the U.S. armed forces (Rep. Kiggans – Energy and Commerce). The bill would require state Medicaid plans—beginning in 2028—to allow active-duty service members and their dependents to retain eligibility when they temporarily relocate to another state.
  • H.R. 6231 – Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act (Rep. Ivey – Homeland Security). The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to brief Congress on its review of policy issuance documents—or department-level directives related to procedures and guidance for its employees.
  • H.R. 7832 – Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act (Rep. Correa – Homeland Security). The legislation would require DHS and Customs and Border Protection to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy emerging or advanced technologies—including artificial intelligence, machine-learning, fiber-optic sensing technology, and optical and cognitive radar—to address capability gaps in border security operations.
  • S. 794 – CTPAT Pilot Program Act (Sen. Cornyn – Homeland Security). The legislation would direct DHS to implement a five-year pilot program to assess whether allowing certain third-party logistics providers in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program would enhance port security and prevent supply chain breaches.
  • S. 4698 – DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended (Sen. Peters – Homeland Security). The bill would reauthorize DHS’s joint task forces through fiscal year 2026.
  • H.R. 9459 – PATHS Act (Rep. Guest – Homeland Security). The bill would reauthorize through fiscal year 2027 DHS’s use of “other transaction authority” or over-the-air wireless technology related to research and development projects.
  • H.R. 3208 – DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program Act (Rep. Jackson Lee – Homeland Security). The bill would create an on-the-job cybersecurity training program for DHS employees.
  • S. 3764 – United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Sen. Rubio – Foreign Affairs). The bill would reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.
  • S. 679 – GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023 (Sen. Scott – Judiciary). The legislation would require federal agencies to report to the Government Accountability Office on any actions they take that make a rule ineffective, including by revoking or amending a rule.
  • S. 670 – IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act (Sen. Peters – Judiciary). The legislation would codify and expand a DHS program that provides services for trafficking victims, including by requiring the department to hire more victim assistance specialists.
  • H.R. 8958 – To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes, as amended (Rep. Lucas – Science, Space, and Technology). The legislation would authorize $25.2 billion for fiscal year 2025 for NASA, including $7.6 billion for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate and $4.5 billion for the Space Operations Mission Directorate.
  • H.R. 8674 – Milestones for Advanced Nuclear Fuels Act, as amended (Rep. Brandon Williams – Science, Space, and Technology). The bill would direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to award milestone-based projects for the development and demonstration of advanced nuclear fuel.
  • H.R. 6219 – ASCEND Act, as amended (Rep. Kean – Science, Space, and Technology). The legislation would require NASA to establish a program to acquire cost-effective commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery.
  • H.R. 7630 – ANCHOR Act, as amended (Rep. Mike Garcia – Science, Space, and Technology). The bill would require the National Science Foundation (NSF) to submit a plan to Congress to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet.
  • H.R. 7073 – Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act, as amended (Rep. Weber – Science, Space, and Technology). The legislation would authorize the DOE to establish an annual demonstration initiative for next-generation pipeline systems.
  • H.R. 7685 – IMPACT Act, as amended (Rep. Max Miller – Science, Space, Technology). The bill would direct the DOE to establish a research and development program for advanced production of cement, concrete, and asphalt with low emissions.
  • S. 2228 – Building Chips in America Act of 2023 (Sen. Kelly – Science, Space, Technology). The bill would clarify that financial assistance for semiconductor fabrication under the CHIPS and Science Act wouldn’t be considered a major federal action subject to additional environmental review.
  • H.R. 1735 – Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act, as amended (Rep. Houlahan – Science, Space, and Technology). The bill would authorize the NSF to receive $10 million annually through fiscal year 2029 to provide grants to support mathematical modeling education.
  • H.R. 9488 – SHIELD Act, as amended (Rep. Steil – House Administration). The legislation would prohibit political committees from accepting online credit- or debit-card contributions unless the donor discloses their billing address and card verification value.
  • H.R. 7764 – Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act, as amended (Rep. Wasserman Schultz – House Administration). The legislation would establish an eight-member commission to assess the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to the Smithsonian Institution.
  • H.R. 6242 – VOTES Act of 2023 (Rep. Frost – House Administration). The legislation would expand the definition of an “absent uniformed service voter” to include service members on active-service or inactive-duty training.

     

  Tuesday – Friday, the House is scheduled to meet for legislative business and to consider additional bills under suspension.

   

• Bills expected under a rule.
  • H.R. 8790 – Fix Our Forests Act (Rep. Westerman – Natural Resources). The measure would grant federal agencies expanded authorities to take preventive action against wildfires that would be exempt from environmental review and shielded from legal challenges.
  • H.R. 3334 – Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People Within the Chinese Communist Part (STOP CCP) Act (Rep. McClain – Foreign Affairs). The measure would require the president to impose sanctions against China’s top political leaders if they develop policies that violate Hong Kong’s autonomy or increase aggression toward Taiwan.
  • H.R. 8205 – Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act (Rep. Fitzgerald – Judiciary). The measure would impose federal insurance fraud laws on the business of cash bail and bail bonds.
  • H.Res. 1469 – Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decision-making and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan (Rep. McCaul – Foreign Affairs). The resolution would condemn President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other key administration officials over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

   

• Bills expected under suspension of the rules.
  • H.R. 5646 – Stop Campus Hazing Act, as amended (Rep. McBath – Education and the Workforce). The legislation would require colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid programs to disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies.
  • S. 2087 – Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 (Sen. Lummis – Education and the Workforce). The legislation would reauthorize through October 2028 an award program that recognizes outstanding young Americans who accomplish goals in the areas of voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration.
  • H.R. 4259 – Think Differently About Education Act of 2023, as amended (Rep. Molinaro – Education and the Workforce). The bill would require school districts to notify the parents of a child with disabilities of their right under federal law to include third-party experts and advocates, such as therapists, when meeting with the school to develop an individualized education program for the student.
  • H.R. 6656 – Stuck on Hold Act, as amended (Rep. Calvert – Veterans’ Affairs). The bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an automatic callback option if the anticipated wait time for the VA customer service line is more than 10 minutes.
  • H.R. 7323 – Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2024, as amended (Rep. Van Orden – Veterans’ Affairs). The legislation would require higher education institutions to charge in-state tuition to reservists and members of the National Guard who are using Montgomery GI Bill benefits to pay for their education or training.
  • H.R. 522 – Deliver for Veterans Act, as amended (Rep. Moylan – Veterans’ Affairs). The bill would require the VA to cover shipping costs when purchasing specially altered vehicles for disabled veterans.
  • S. 656 – Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 (Sen. Fischer – Veterans’ Affairs). The bill would permit the VA to waive requirements blocking veterans from using VA benefits to access some commercial driver training programs.
  • H.R. 7370 – Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act, as amended (Rep. Curtis – Natural Resources). The bill would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to continue processing applications for geothermal drilling projects regardless of pending legal challenges.
  • H.R. 1657 – Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2024, as amended (Rep. Stauber – Natural Resources). The legislation would require the U.S. Forest Service to exchange 18 acres of land in the Chippewa National Forest for roughly 37 acres of nearby privately owned land in Itasca County, Minnesota, if the landowner offers to make the transfer.
  • H.R. 2468 – Mountain View Corridor Completion Act, as amended (Rep. Owens – Natural Resources). The bill would require the Bureau of Land Management to convey 200 acres of federal land located near Camp Williams, Utah, to the state government.
  • H.R. 4094 – Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act (Rep. Curtis – Natural Resources). The legislation would permit the Bureau of Reclamation to repurpose any unused funds initially authorized for water management activities and feasibility studies as part of the Central Utah Project to conduct water conservation efforts within the Great Salt Lake’s drainage basin.
  • H.R. 1726 – Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023, as amended (Rep. Tokuda – Natural Resources). The bill would require the DOI and the Forest Service to partner with the state of Hawaii to help prevent the spread of a fungal disease that causes the death of ecologically and culturally significant Ohi’a plants.
  • H.R. 7422 – Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024, as amended (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez – Natural Resources). The legislation would permit the DOI to collect fees from applicants for, and holders of, geothermal energy leases on federal lands to reimburse the government’s administrative and oversight costs through September 30, 2031.
  • H.R. 2950 – Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023, as amended (Rep. Huffman – Natural Resources). The legislation would codify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coastal Program, which also would authorize $17 million annually for the initiative through fiscal year 2028.
  • H.R. 5490 – Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, as amended (Rep. Kiggans – Natural Resources). The bill would overhaul the boundaries of the Coastal Barrier Resources System, which encompasses coastal areas protected from development.
  • H.R. 5509 – Electronic Permitting Modernization Act, as amended (Rep. Porter – Natural Resources). The bill would require the DOI to create an electronic system and public website to process permitting applications.
  • H.R. 4596 – Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023, as amended (Rep. Boebert – Natural Resources). The legislation would reauthorize through fiscal year 2031 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River basins.
  • H.R. 6474 – To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas (Rep. Steel – Natural Resources). The legislation would exempt drilling a geothermal well on federal lands from federal environmental review requirements in certain cases.
  • S. 612 – Lake Tahoe Reauthorization Act (Sen. Cortez Masto – Natural Resources). The bill would reauthorize through fiscal year 2034 projects to restore and maintain Lake Tahoe.

Senate Votes

On Monday, the Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Rose Jenkins as tax court judge and Michael Sfraga to be ambassador at large for Arctic affairs.