WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

June 10-14, 2013

Floor Action:

Family Support- On June 10, the Senate approved, 66-27, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954), commonly known as the Farm Bill, as amended.

Defense- On June 14, the House approved, 315-108, the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960).

Mark-Ups:

Defense- On June 13, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved, 23-3, its version of the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act (as-yet-unnumbered).

Abortion- On June 12, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 20-12, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), as amended.

Appropriations- On June 13, the House Appropriations Committee passed, by voice vote, the FY2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).

On June 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2014 Defense appropriations bill (as-yet-unnumbered).

Hearings:

Military/Violence Against Women- On June 12, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on President Obama’s FY2014 Defense Budget Request. The House Budget Committee held a similar hearing the same day.

On June 11, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing on pending benefits legislation, including the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (S. 294).

Child Protection- On June 11, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing, “Sex Trafficking and Exploitation in America: Child Welfare’s Role in Prevention and Intervention.”

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