Review - HR 2882 Passed in Senate – 2nd FY 2024 Minibus

Yesterday, after the House passed H Res 1102, the Senate took up the new House amendment to HR 2882, Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023. After considering, and rejecting seven amendments and two motions, the Senate voted 74 to 24 to pass the bill. It subsequently passed H Con Res 100 to change the title of the bill, with the short title becoming the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The bill was signed by the President Saturday morning.

 

For more details about the consideration in the Senate, including listing of the amendments and motions, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-2882-passed-in-senate - subscription required.

House Passes H Res 1102 – FY 2024 2nd Minibus

Today the House took up H Res 1102, House Passes H Res 1102 – FY 2024 2^nd Minibus. The resolution was considered under the suspension of the rules process. After 44 minutes of debate the House voted 286 to 134 to pass the resolution.

While an official copy of the language of the resolution is not currently available, the resolution should contain the same wording as was published by the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday night. Passage of the resolution has the effect of substituting that language for the Senate version of HR 2882 and sending that bill back to the Senate for consideration.

The Senate began the process of the consideration of the House amendment to HR 2282 this afternoon, voting 78 to 18 on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the updated language.

Bills Introduced – 3-21-24

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session, there were 82 bills introduced. Three of those bills may receive additional attention in this blog:

HR 7781 To require a report on the economic and national security risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the commission of financial crimes, including fraud and the dissemination of misinformation, and for other purposes. Nunn, Zachary [Rep.-R-IA-3]

S 4024 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority. Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI] 

S 4045 A bill to require a study on public health impacts as a consequence of the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

All three of these bills appear to address issues that are tangentially similar to topics that I routinely cover in this blog. While I am normally able to point to specific issues that I would be looking for in such bills, all three of these bills address issues that may be more complex than I would be able to put into a routine ‘looking for’ statement. I suspect that S 4045 will be the most likely bill to receive further consideration here.

The Missing Bill

I had expected to see the House resolution that I discussed yesterday that forms the basis for the consideration of the 2^nd FY 2024 spending minibus. I have no idea why it was not introduced, but it is still on the list of legislation scheduled for consideration in the House today. It will almost certainly be one of the first things considered today so that there will be some time available for the Senate to take up the HR 2882, the bill that would be amended to be the spending bill. With any kind of luck, Sen Schumer (D,NY) has come to some sort of agreement about a list of amendments that will get floor votes before the final vote on the amended HR 2882. If that final vote does not happen by midnight, a technical shutdown will occur, but the effects would be somewhat limited because it is the weekend. If the Senate must adjourn, before the final vote on the bill (or the bill fails in a final vote), the partial government shutdown becomes more than technical.