Capitol Hill Update: July 29, 2019

Schedule:

The Senate is in session this week. The House is in recess.

Senate:

The Senate returns today at 3:00 pm to consider the veto messages on three disapproval resolutions for arms sales, S.J.Res.36 (Saudi Arabia), S.J.Res.37 (United Arab Emirates), and S.J.Res.38 (Saudi Arabia). Around 5:30 pm, the Senate vote to veto override attempts of the three disapproval resolutions and on the cloture motion of Michael Liburdi to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. There are 18 other nominees on the calendar, who are listed below. We doubt that the Senate will get through them all unless there’s a consent agreement.

• Peter D. Welte to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
• James Wesley Hendrix to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• Sean D. Jordan to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• Mark T. Pittman to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• Jeffrey Vincent Brown to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• Brantley Starr to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• Stephanie L. Haines to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• Ada E. Brown to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• Steven D. Grimberg to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• Jason K. Pulliam to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• Martha Maria Pacold to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Steven C. Seeger to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• William Shaw Stickman to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
• Karin J. Immergut to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
• John Milton Younge to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Mary S. McElroy to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• Stephanie A. Gallagher to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• Mary M. Rowland to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

We haven’t heard of an exact time for the votes on the Generational Theft Act of 2019, H.R. 3877, but that will happen at some point this week. Although we’ve heard rumors of proposed amendments, we’re not sure how Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will handle those given that the House is now in recess.

House:

The House is in recess until Monday, September 9.