1) H.R. 276 – A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa, as amended
(Sponsored by Del. Amata Coleman Radewagen / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
2) H.R. 58 – FRIENDS Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
3) H.R. 666 – Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Peter King / Homeland Security Committee)
4) H.R. 697 – Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson / Homeland Security Committee)
5) H.R. 642 – Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Louis Barletta / Homeland Security Committee)
6) H.R. 526 – Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. John Katko / Homeland Security Committee)
7) H.R. 665 – Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. William Keating / Homeland Security Committee)
8) H.R. 366 – DHS SAVE Act (Sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry / Homeland Security Committee)
9) H.R. 347 – DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman / Homeland Security Committee)
10) H.R. 549 – Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act (Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Donovan / Homeland Security Committee)
11) H.R. 687 – First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act (Sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne / Homeland Security Committee)
12) H.R. 584 – Cyber Preparedness Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Donovan / Homeland Security Committee)
13) H.R. 690 – Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act (Sponsored by Rep. Cedric Richmond / Homeland Security Committee)
14) H.R. 655 – Securing the Cities Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Donovan / Homeland Security Committee)
15) H.R. 437 – Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act (Sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis / Homeland Security Committee)
16) H.R. 612 – United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. James Langevin / Homeland Security Committee)
17) H.R. 505 – Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally / Homeland Security Committee)
18) H.R. 677 – CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally / Homeland Security Committee)
19) H.R. 678 – Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally / Homeland Security Committee)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
H. J. Res. ___ – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson / Natural Resources Committee)
H. J. Res. ___ – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to “Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers” (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Bill Huizenga / Financial Services Committee)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND
On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
H. J. Res. ___ – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson / Judiciary Committee)
H. J. Res. ___ – Disapproving the final rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx / Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
H. J. Res. ___ – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation” (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop / Natural Resources Committee)
Committee activity for the week of January 30 can be found here.
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Source: The Leader’s Weekly Schedule – Week of 1/30/17
Though cast as measures meant to make the country safe, the Trump administration’s moves during its first week in office are more likely to weaken the counterterrorism defenses the United States has erected over the past 16 years, several current and former U.S. officials said.
Through inflammatory rhetoric and hastily drawn executive orders, the administration has alienated allies, including Iraq, provided propaganda fodder to terrorist networks that frequently portray U.S. involvement in the Middle East as a religious crusade, and endangered critical cooperation from often-hidden U.S. partners — whether the leader of a mosque in an American suburb or the head of a Middle East intelligence service.
Source: Officials worry that U.S counterterrorism defenses will be weakened by Trump actions – The Washington Post
Trump’s temporary halt to the U.S. refugee program – the most consequential policy he’s unveiled in his presidency’s opening days – wreaked havoc at airports and sparked protests across the country.
The order left Trump’s own government agencies scrambling, his Republican Party divided and allies around the world uneasy. A federal judge issued an emergency order temporarily blocking part of the measure, setting up a legal battle ahead.
Trump could have avoided at least some of these consequences.
He could have consulted significantly with the agencies tasked with implementing the order. He could have delivered a speech explaining his action and its intent in detail to the American people. His team could have prepared a contingency plan for the newly banned travelers already en route to U.S. as Trump signed the order.
Source: News from The Associated Press
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President Donald Trump’s assault on science seems to be nurturing an emergence of science activism on an unprecedented scale.
What we’re seeing is that a lot of Americans care about the science done by government agencies — and they recognize that censoring government researchers is out of step with American values. Standing for principles based on facts is American, and dissent is American, and the newborn scientific resistance movement wants the president to know it.
The sprouting social media feeds claim to represent high-profile agencies like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Park Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Weather Service.
Some of them are using official government logos in their profiles and claim to be run by off-duty officials from those agencies, which, if true, would truly mark a civil revolt in the cybersphere, all in the name of government science for the public good.
Source: Fighting Trump’s Climate Censorship Using Social Media
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