List of bills in the 117th United States Congress Wikipedia

Table Of Content

• Majority Whip
• Eyes on potential motion to vacate vote
• H.R. 7032: Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act
• Bills and Resolutions in Congress
• Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
• Speaker Johnson will need Democratic support for two-step funding bill

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press after the chamber passed a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on April 20. The state is also taking action to address the interrelated problems of climate change and housing affordability with programs to transform neighborhoods into transit-oriented, affordable communities with a focus on limiting California’s greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s bill package, combined with four housing bills signed earlier this month, create a robust 31-bill housing package that touches on all four key areas – all complemented by budget investments Governor Newsom included as part of his California Comeback Plan. It also contained a measure to help pave the way to selling off frozen Russian sovereign assets to help fund the Ukrainian war effort, and a new round of sanctions on Iran. The Senate is expected to pass the legislation as early as Tuesday and send it to President Biden’s desk, capping its tortured journey through Congress. After months of delay at the hands of a bloc of ultraconservative Republicans, the package drew overwhelming bipartisan support, reflecting broad consensus.

Majority Whip

The investments to counter China and ensure a strong deterrence in the region come to about $8 billion. The House and Senate bills are about the same, with a quarter of the funds used to replenish weapons and ammunition systems that had been provided to Taiwan. The conservative House Freedom Caucus officially announced its opposition to Johnson's CR plan this morning. Johnson ignored a question as he was walking out about whether he was committed to passing a supplemental aid bill for Israel and Ukraine before the next CR passes in early 2024.

Eyes on potential motion to vacate vote

Bills from the 117th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 117th United States Congress. Joint resolutions may originate either in the House of Representatives or in the Senate. Both are subject to the same procedure, except for a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution.

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H.R. 7032: Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act

Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman. The House has pushed a $95-billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage. The lawmakers had demanded that Schumer allow votes on amendments to the legislation that would seek to address what they see as civil liberty loopholes in the bill.

House passes foreign aid bills to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

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California lawmakers approved legislation on Monday to expand a housing law that has led to the construction of thousands of new homes, despite initial opposition from labor unions and environmental groups. Each portion of the package — which was broken down into separate bills — received bipartisan support. A majority of Republican members — 112 — voted against aid to Ukraine, with one member voting "present." Thirty-seven Democrats voted against aid to Israel. The legislation includes $60 billion for Kyiv; $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Gaza; and $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region.

“If the government wants to spy on my private communications or the private communications of any American, they should be required to get approval from a judge, just as our Founding Fathers intended in writing the Constitution,” Durbin said. State Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) struck a late deal to ease some of the opposition with amendments that would delay implementation until April 1 and relax some of the penalties on landlords, though the bill still includes new oversight of eviction processes. Senate Bill 423 helps build on a “track record of success,” said Ray Pearl, executive director of the California Housing Consortium, one of the measure’s sponsors. “And they’re not obligated to follow a lot of rules at the local level, like any other developers,” said Jason Rhine, a lobbyist for Cal Cities.

Areas that could see new multifamily housing projects under SB 423 include wealthier coastal locations such as Carmel-by-the-Sea, Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, western San Francisco and San Diego. Other roadblocks included opposition from environmental groups, which raised issues with parts of the bill that would allow construction in certain coastal and wildfire zones. Wiener addressed those concerns earlier this year with amendments that strengthened labor regulations on certain projects, easing some opposition. He had help from the California Conference of Carpenters, which made an unusual break from other statewide labor unions to sponsor SB 423. Both chambers return next week so we'll see you again next Friday to cover whatever they will have gotten up to.

Johnson said he was “pleased with the outcome” after his two-step continuing resolution passed the House. "At this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history’s call, passing urgently-needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure," he said. WASHINGTON — The House on Saturday passed a $95 billion package that includes two long-awaited bills with $60.8 billion of aid for Ukraine and $26 billion in aid for Israel and relief for Gaza.

Senate and House of Representatives take thousands of votes, some to pass bills, resolutions, nominations, and treaties, and others on procedural matters such as on cloture and other motions. This page shows the outcome of all recorded votes on the Senate floor and House floor. Every city and county in California is obligated by law to plan and zone for their fair share of housing – a process currently underway. All told, local governments will need to plan for the creation of more than 2.5 million units statewide – more than doubling their obligation under the previous Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle. The California Comeback Plan included a $10.3 billion budget investment for affordable housing that will enable the creation of more than 40,000 new affordable homes for low-income Californians.

Some Republicans have been critical of including aid for Gaza, but Johnson risked losing critical Democratic support for the package if it was not included. Many in the Palestinian territory, home to 2.3 million people, face starvation, lack of clean water and disease outbreaks. House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. After trashing the idea of a two-step strategy to fund the government, House Democrats signaled Monday that they are open to backing Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan, significantly lowering the threat of a painful shutdown at the end of the week. House Dem leadership endorsed Johnson's two-step CR in a statement before the vote, saying it’s “devoid of harmful cuts and free of extreme right-wing policy riders."

Minutes before the vote on assistance for Kyiv, Democrats began to wave small Ukrainian flags on the House floor, as hard-right Republicans jeered. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy, had an odd run-in with the former speaker in the halls this morning. "I hope the speaker does not yield to the demands of the hard right as we try to keep the government open," Schumer continued. "Instead, I hope the speaker continues to recognize he will need Democratic votes in order to avoid a shutdown." Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., said he'll support the CR today and wondered aloud about criticism of the bill focused on the fact that Democrats plan to support it. Senate Republicans are trying to use the fact that there is no pending business before the Senate — because they’re waiting for the House to pass this CR so they can start considering it — to try to force consideration of the House-passed Israel aid bill.