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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                                September 14, 2024 Be sure to plan to join us on Monday, September 16th, for our weekly national call. Our guest speaker will be announced that morning. Conference number: 717-908-1834 Access Code: 596968# Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT WELCOME!   Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here DONATE TODAY We Welcome Your Gifts! The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, September 14, 2024 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) "We the People" "Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ" Today's Top Story  Texas City Shuts Down Hotel Occupied by Venezuelan Gang After 693 Police Calls Texas authorities say they are shutting down a crime-ridden hotel housing Tren de Aragua gang members and investigating the gang’s criminal involvement in other cities. El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez filed a lawsuit on Aug. 27 to close the Gateway Hotel on Stanton St. in downtown El Paso, Texas, for multiple code violations, noting 693 police and service calls to the location over the past two years. The lawsuit names as defendants the Gateway Hotel; Gigante Enterprises LLC, which owns the business; and hotel owner Howard Yun. Tren de Aragua gang members have occupied the Gateway Hotel since at least June, according to court documents obtained by The Epoch Times. Elhiu Dominguez, special projects coordinator with El Paso County, told The Epoch Times that a judge granted an order to close the hotel by Sept. 12. The temporary injunction signed by District Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza will shut down the hotel pending a Dec. 9 hearing on a permanent injunction. Residents will have until 10 a.m. on Sept. 12 to vacate the hotel. Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with an estimated 5,000 members, is feared in Latin America and has been connected to murder, drugs, and human trafficking. Their members are believed to be taking advantage of the border crisis chaos, illegally slipping across the U.S. southern border. “Watch out for this gang. It is the most powerful in Venezuela, known for murder, drug trafficking, sex crimes, extortion, & other violent acts,” Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, in April as a warning about the gang. (Read more)  - Father God, we thank You that this hotel, which has been used as a "nesting place" for these gangs, is now being closed. We praise You for this victory! We ask, too, dear Lord, that You would strengthen all who live at the border in these dangerous times. Help them to find the strength in You that is needed, in order to continue to "turn back the enemy at the gate." May more hotels also be closed, and soon!  Help us, O Lord, we pray, amen and amen. - "Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.” (Isaiah 35:3,4)   Top Story #2 The 10 Kamala Harris Lies Moderators Let Slide at the ABC News Debate Presidential debates have often been compared to professional wrestling matches, but the ABC News debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris more closely resembled a handicap match, with Trump taking on three opponents at once: Harris and both moderators. As “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir and ABC News Live “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis regularly fact-checked Trump in real time, they allowed Harris to get by with numerous evasions and false statements on such issues as late-term abortions, post-birth executions, government pregnancy monitors, the economy, and haggard canards about “very fine people” at Charlottesville. Here are a few of Kamala Harris’s misstatements that the ABC News moderators let her get away with. (Ben Johnson; The Washington Stand) Go here to read the entire article!   - Lord God, we thank You for the excellent research done by Ben Johnson in preparing to write this article. We thank You that each of the ten points is based upon TRUTH, rather than the lies that were spoken. We ask that You would help us know how to store this article for use in the coming days. Thank You, O Lord, for hearing our prayer, amen and amen! - "Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain." (2 Peter 2:3 NCV)  Top Story #3 The Difference between a Christian Conscience and a Secular Conscience  The Trump conundrum is now well understood. Though his positions and decisions as president were surprisingly good in some ways, his self-centeredness, history of crudeness, and penchant for insults have led many to say their Christian conscience won’t allow them to vote for him. A growing number claim their Christian conscience is so offended by Trump they feel compelled to vote for Kamala Harris to ensure Trump doesn’t take office. “Evangelicals for Harris,” a group that recently hosted a Zoom call attended by 200,000, declares on their X bio they are “voting for someone who better reflects Christian values.” To her credit, Harris doesn’t have an insulting nickname for everyone she perceives as a political obstacle, but she is the most radically pro-abortion presidential candidate our country has ever seen.  Unfortunately, abortion is just the beginning of her joyful war on the Imago Dei. Harris has aggressively opposed state legislation protecting minors from chemical and surgical mutilation. She staged a photo op in the White House with a bearded man in a dress as if men in dresses and six-inch heels have always been discussing important ideas in the White House. She is also the first vice president to appear on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” to show her solidarity with drag queens. Not only was she an early proponent of same-sex marriage, she refused to defend California’s natural marriage law as AG even when it was her sworn duty to do so. Though Harris talks about the importance of following the law, she doesn’t follow laws she doesn’t like either. (The Washington Stand) Read more here.  - Father God, it is now clear that You are using our national election to show all of us a snapshot of our spiritual condition. Holy One, we have lost our way, and we must quickly find our path back to You. We ask that You would soften our hearts, and that we will become "willing to be willing" to walk the way of true repentance. It is only by this move of true cleansing that we will be able to approach Your Throne of Grace with "clean hands and a pure heart."  Lord God, we know that you are yearning to bring us back to you! Help us, Holy One, to find the "bleach" that will remove the stain on our hearts, and the "Iron" that will remove our wrinkles, that we might flow now as ONE pure Bride in these last days. And Lord, let this move of the Spirit begin with me, amen and amen.  - "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." (Ephesians 5:27)  Top Story #4 WARRING AGAINST WITCHCRAFT: CUTTING THE DEMONIC CORDS  Some Christians consider witchcraft a spiritual metaphor for evil, but it has a real satanic power, and the Lord warns clearly and definitively against the craft and those who practice the craft (Lev. 19:26b, Lev. 20:27, Deut. 18:10, 1 Sam. 28, among a few passages). Strategies to overcome witchcraft prayers include repenting of malice and manipulation in our prayers and hearts and warring in Jesus’ Name directly against spirits of Jezebel, Athaliah and Delilah, among general witchcraft prayers.   Facing Your Fears The thought of doing battle in the spiritual realm can be intimidating and the idea of contending directly with witchcraft spirits can be terrifying. My introduction to warfare came early in my salvation. During those honeymoon days, I went to a weeknight worship service at Times Square Church (founded by the late Rev. David Wilkerson), just blocks away from my office at Rockefeller Center in New York City. At this service, a woman sitting behind me punched my arm hard and when I turned around, she hissed at me, “I’m going to get you after this!”  I whipped around to look at the front, shaking in my office heels and praying frantically for protection. During that service, the preacher encouraged us all to greet other congregants; I felt a strong press to turn to the woman behind me. I resisted as long as I could. When I finally obeyed the Holy Spirit, I found my threatening neighbor was gone. The Lord had protected. I continued in my on-the-job training, having many strange experiences along the way as the Lord opened the spiritual realm up to me. Some moments were heavenly encouragements, but most were decidedly not. I confess most of these experiences were so frightening that I didn’t want to continue in the warfare call and even wondered about this whole Christian life. Many times I literally felt the oppression of enemy spirits. But the Lord continued to show me how those evil spirits were quelled and dispelled by the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. One time, I felt so pinned down in my bed by the evil one that I couldn’t speak.  I just thought, “Jesus, save me.” And the oppression lifted with His Name. I believe these times of training were designed to show me how little power (zero, actually) I have against the enemy of our souls, but also how absolute Jesus’ power is in that same battle. Once that was settled, I was ready for the real battle. These experiences were teaching me how to rely on Jesus and the Spirit and how to forfeit my own power in this same fray. Being as I came to Christ as an adult, I especially needed this training because I was very comfortable relying on my own understanding, wisdom, and skills. > > > Source: IFAPray. To read the entire article (highly recommended)  go here.  - Lord, make us aware of the unseen forces that act against Your People and Purposes in the world. Equip us to engage in your authority to defeat witchcraft spirits in order that Your Will is done and Your Kingdom comes on earth as in heaven. (Prayer offered by IFA) Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests: M 9/9 (PDF) • T 9/10 (PDF) • W 9/11 (PDF) • Th 9/12 (PDF) Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 76 (D, R), Passed: 13 — News M 9/9/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary T 9/10/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary W 9/11/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary Senate declined to confirm four U.S. attorneys Th 9/12/2024, Log — Record PDF • Summary House — Legislation: New: 120 (R, D), Scheduled, Passed: 36 — News M 9/9/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes Bills to Blacklist Chinese Biotech, Counter CCP Influence Among Spate of China Measures Passed By House (H.R. 8333, H.R. 1157) After BIOSECURE Act passes in House, targeted Chinese companies say they're 'deeply' concerned (H.R. 8333) T 9/10/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes US bill targets Hong Kong trade offices, drawing ire from city's government (H.R. 1103) House passes legislation to combat China's influence on higher education in America (H.R. 1516) W 9/11/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes House Passes Bill to Stop White House from Unilaterally Imposing W.H.O. Pandemic Treaty (H.R. 1425) House advances bill increasing oversight of some foreign land purchases (H.R. 9456) Th 9/12/2024, Log — Record PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes 7 House Dems Join Republicans To Reverse Biden-Harris Admin's Chinese EV Boost (H.R. 7980) Majority Leader Recap: Week of September 9, 2024 Congress Last Week National Security — Committees: Senate, House Speaker Johnson Commemorates Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Military — Committees: Senate, House Tuberville blocks Army nominee who delined to share information about Austin hospitalization Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House Congressional Black Caucus Speaker Defends Hamas: 'Not My Job to Tell People How to Liberate Themselves' Constitution Trump, Republicans try to stir up support for noncitizen voting bill (H.R. 8281, S. 4292) Homeland Security — Committees: House, Senate Potential China threats to U.S. Port Infrastructure Security: House Homeland Security Committee House GOP says crimes committed by illegal immigrants evidence of open border, Dems disagree Lankford on migration numbers: I was told that the numbers were sky-high because of climate change—that was really what I was told by DHS. In fact, the White House, in 2021, put out a report on climate change and migration, saying that we have dramatically increased numbers because of climate change, not because of lack of border enforcement. My response to them now is: Well, if the numbers are going down at the border, apparently the climate is getting better worldwide because the numbers are coming down. It is not an issue of climate migration; it is an issue of enforcement at our southern border. Budget — Committees: House, Senate CBO: Monthly Budget Review: August 2024 Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2024 bills, table Speaker Johnson: Senate Democrats Have Failed in Their Duty to Responsibly Fund the Government Speaker Johnson: We Can Responsibly Fund the Government and Secure American Elections Republicans use spending clash to highlight immigration issue Defense spending bills see another surge in unrequested items GOP Blasts Schumer’s CR Threat: ‘Citizens Voting in U.S. Elections? Why Is That Even Controversial?’ Johnson faces major leadership test as GOP wars over government spending Monetary Policy — Committees: House, Senate Schumer: 2 years after the Inflation Reduction Act and the Chips and Science Act, inflation has slowed to a 3-year low. McConnell: the Inflation Reduction Act could eliminate nine times the amount of funding for cancer research that the Cancer Moonshot created. Executive — Committees: House, Senate House GOP releases Afghanistan withdraw report harshly critical of Biden-Harris administration • report blames Biden for messy Afghanistan withdrawal • Speaker Johnson Statement Secret Service says Trump security failure wasn’t result of budget White House More Involved in Housing NYC Migrants Than Previously Known: Congressional Investigation WH: President Biden Announces Key Nominees WH: Nominations Sent to the Senate WH: Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Foreign Interference in or Undermining Public Confidence in United States Elections WH: Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks WH: Letter to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate on the Social Security Totalization Agreement With Romania Judiciary — Committees: Senate, House McConnell: Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Richman observed judges “have discretion to refuse to hire law clerks who graduated from a university that does not foster what the judges believe to be important aspects of higher education, such as viewpoint diversity and tolerance and differing viewpoints.” Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14) With Eco-Terrorism on the Rise, Senate Republicans Propose Stiffer Penalties for Pipeline Sabotage Congress — Committees: House, Senate Congress honors 13 servicemembers killed as US pulled out of Afghanistan • Speaker Johnson Presents Congressional Gold Medal to Families of Servicemembers Killed at Abbey Gate Terrorist Attack Lawmakers hail ‘prudent’ decision to up security on Jan. 6, 2025 Capitol Police watchdog reports emerge into public view, but slowly George Helmy sworn in as New Jersey senator to replace Menendez (Administration of Oath of Office) • Schumer: Helmy is “the first-ever member of the Coptic Orthodox Church to serve in the Senate.” Joe Wilson seeks medical attention after reported collapse • in 'good spirits,' improve in hospital after collapsing at recent DC event Pending Activity Committee Activity — Meetings: 54 • Reports: 4 • Legislative action this week: Senate: Meetings: 13 • Legislation: Action: 19, Hearing: 19, Markup: 0, Reported: 17 House: Meetings: 40 • Legislation: Action: 43, Hearing: 6, Markup: 37, Reported: 24 All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees) GOP-led House panel holds hearing on border crisis (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) House releases report highlighting reported billions in pandemic-relief fraud, focus on unemployment State officials paint differing pictures of election challenges in fiery House hearing (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) House hearing witnesses raise alarm over noncitizen voting (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov) Committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News) Floor Outlook Fall Legislative Preview: Congress returns for busy fall session Senate Schumer tees up second vote on IVF (S. 4445) — Same as in June House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation CBO: Legislation considered under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives during the week of September 16, 2024 Senate Floor Schedule 3 p.m., Monday, September 16, 2024 Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Kevin Gafford Ritz, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 5:30 p.m. Majority Leader Schumer: next week, Mr. President, the Senate will vote once again to take up the very same bill we voted on earlier this summer, establishing a nationwide right to IVF. Thursday, 9/12, Senate began consideration of the nomination of Mary Kathleen Costello, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. House Floor Schedule MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH On Monday, the House will meet at 4:00 p.m. in pro forma session. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH On Tuesday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.   Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.   Legislation Pursuant to a Rule: H.R. 5339 – Protecting Americans’ Investments from Woke Policies Act (Sponsored by Rep. Allen / Education and the Workforce Committee)   H.R. 5179 – Anti-BDS Labeling Act (Sponsored by Rep. Tenney / Ways and Means Committee)   H.R. 7909 – Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act (Sponsored by Rep. Mace / Judiciary Committee)   H.R. 3724 – End Woke Higher Education Act (Sponsored by Rep. Owens / Education and the Workforce Committee)   H.R. 4790 – Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act (Sponsored by Rep. Huizenga / Financial Services Committee)   H.J. Res. 136 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles". (Sponsored by Rep. James / Energy and Commerce Committee)   H.R. 5717 – No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act (Sponsored by Rep. LaLota / Judiciary Committee)   An item related to government funding may be considered. Complete list of Bills for the Week of September 16, 2024 Committee Meeting Schedules Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 21 Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Thursday, September 19, 2024 House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 30 Monday — September 16, 2024 Tuesday — September 17, 2024 Wednesday — September 18, 2024 Thursday — September 19, 2024 Friday — September 20, 2024 Joint Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 1 Wednesday, September 18, 2024 About Capitol Hill Prayer Partners To learn more about our ministry, and to sign up to begin receiving our daily alerts, please go here.   Subscribe to Our Alerts! Capitol Hill Prayer Partners welcomes all who wish to pray for our leaders to join us in prayer for our nation. You may sign up to receive our alerts by sending an email to us at: chpp1994@gmail.com requesting that your name be added to our list of subscribers or CLICK HERE to subscribe. 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