Bills Introduced – 01-17-19

Yesterday with both the House and Senate in session there were 86 bills introduced. Of those, three may receive additional coverage on this blog:

HR 648 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] 

HR 680 To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector. Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]

S 174 A bill to provide for the establishment of a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector. Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

HR 648 is another version of an FY 2019 spending bill that addresses the spending for the shut down agencies in the Federal government (except for DHS). I will only be looking at this bill if there are specific provisions of the bill of interest. The schedule for next week has not yet been published, but I expect that it will be considered on the floor next week. This will be another attempt to get Republican support to re-open the government over Trump’s opposition.

It looks like the other two bills are companion bills, but I cannot be sure until I see the actual bills.