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CQ News Morning Headlines - May 16, 2016

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SIX THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT APPROPRIATIONS THIS WEEK	
This week brings the biggest onslaught of action so far this year on appropriations in both chambers. There will be floor action, committee markups and consideration of emergency funding to combat the Zika virus. Here are six things to watch for as the spending work reaches a fever pitch:
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887895?srcpage=cqnamt

APPROPRIATORS ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE MARKUPS AND FLOOR ACTION	
A flurry of announcements Friday by House and Senate appropriators laid out what promises to be an eventful five days at the committee and the floor level.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887848?srcpage=cqnamt

THIS WEEK IN BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS	
A very busy week looms in both the House and Senate when it comes to work on appropriations bills as well as an emergency supplemental bill to combat the Zika virus:
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887887?srcpage=cqnamt

ZIKA AID FIGHT ARRIVES ON HOUSE AND SENATE FLOORS THIS WEEK	
Both the House and Senate dive into work this week on a supplemental appropriation to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus that is known to cause serious birth defects. At least four proposals are teed up for floor votes in the two chambers.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887891?srcpage=cqnamt

ANTI-ZIKA SPENDING BILL TO BE UNVEILED BY HOUSE REPUBLICANS	
House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers will unveil a standalone Zika aid package on Monday that would appropriate funding in fiscal 2016, but less than a $1.1 billion bipartisan compromise package reached in the Senate.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887655?srcpage=cqnamt

SIMPSON PREDICTS IRAN AMENDMENT IN HOUSE ENERGY-WATER BILL	
A version of the amendment related to the Iran nuclear deal that delayed the Senate's march to passage of its fiscal 2017 Energy-Water appropriations bill is likely to return as the House considers its version of the spending bill, according to House Energy-Water Chairman Mike Simpson.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887689?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE WRAPS UP WEEK OF OPIOID BILLS, CONFERENCE AHEAD	
The House on Friday finished its work on a package of bills to combat opioid abuse and agreed to start conference negotiations with the Senate.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887787?srcpage=cqnamt

SENATORS SEEK TO EXPAND BENEFITS FOR CHARITABLE DONATIONS	
Sens. John Thune and Ron Wyden are pushing new incentives that would expand charitable donations from retirement funds and protect such incentives from elimination as part of a potential tax overhaul.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887886?srcpage=cqnamt

PUERTO RICO RESCUE BILL DELAYED AGAIN AS CLOCK TICKS DOWN	
An effort to rescue Puerto Rico from its debt crisis has hit yet another roadblock in Congress, as two House sources said an anticipated revision to a bill was once again delayed Friday amid concerns from Democrats, Republicans and Obama administration officials.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887879?srcpage=cqnamt

LEW WARNS 'TIME IS VERY SHORT' FOR PUERTO RICO SOLUTION	
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned that the Puerto Rico crisis could rise "to a whole new level" if there is a default on $2 billion in payments due July 1, which would include failure to make payment on general obligation debt backed by the full faith and credit of the island's government.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887587?srcpage=cqnamt

SENATE DEFENSE BILL ADDS TO DEBATE OVER DRAFTING WOMEN	
Women would be subject to a military draft under a measure approved Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee, setting the stage for more debate in Congress over the role of women in the military.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887763?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAY EPA IS VIOLATING POWER PLAN STAY	
Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee say the Environmental Protection Agency is ignoring the Supreme Court's order blocking implementation of rules that require reduced greenhouse gas emissions by power plants.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887766?srcpage=cqnamt

U.S. LEADERS EXPECT MORE CHINESE MUSCLE-FLEXING	
America's top intelligence official predicted this week that China would soon seek to control international air travel over the South China Sea, and congressional hawks said the United States needs to forcefully resist such a move.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887771?srcpage=cqnamt

OBAMA TRANSGENDER BATHROOM POLICY ADVISORY DERIDED BY GOP	
The Obama administration told public schools on Friday to allow transgender students to use the bathroom consistent with their gender identity, sparking Republican lawmakers to protest what they called federal overreach into an issue best decided by states and school districts.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887601?srcpage=cqnamt

APPEALS COURT: SENATE'S CIA TORTURE REPORT NOT PUBLIC RECORD	
A federal appeals court on Friday found that the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture of terrorism suspects is not a public record and therefore not subject to Freedom of Information Act requests.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4887662?srcpage=cqnamt

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