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CQ News Morning Headlines - May 13, 2016

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HOUSE APPROPRIATORS TO LAUNCH FLOOR WORK, ABSENT REGULAR ORDER	
House Republican leaders are planning to bring the first fiscal 2017 spending bill to the chamber floor next week, Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers said Thursday, a maneuver that would officially sidestep the regular order of adopting a budget resolution before moving to appropriations work.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886871?srcpage=cqnamt

MASSIVE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL LUMBERS TO THE STARTING LINE	
The Senate quickly kicked off its second round of appropriations action with a dual Transportation-HUD and Military Construction-VA package Thursday afternoon, after concluding work on the Energy-Water appropriations measure.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886728?srcpage=cqnamt

SENATE PASSES ENERGY-WATER SPENDING BILL IN REGULAR ORDER	
The Senate has overwhelmingly passed, 90-8, its first Energy-Water appropriations bill under regular order since 2009, breaking a three-week logjam and allowing the chamber to consider a combined spending bill for Transportation-HUD and Military Construction-VA.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886606?srcpage=cqnamt

SENATE PANEL APPROVES NDAA THAT WOULD NOT TAP WAR ACCOUNTS	
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain said his panel's version of the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill does not tap war accounts to make up for shortfalls in the Pentagon's base budget, but the Arizona Republican plans to seek additional defense funding when the measure goes to the floor.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886663?srcpage=cqnamt

MEMBERS VOW FLOOR FIGHTS OVER HELICOPTERS	
Members in both chambers are preparing amendments to defense bills that would force the Air Force to start replacing aging helicopters that can no longer protect U.S. nuclear missiles from a possible terrorist attack.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886863?srcpage=cqnamt

EXCLUSIVE: FOOD STAMP CUTS BLENDED INTO HOUSE GOP BUDGET PLAN	
House GOP leaders have added more than $23 billion in food stamp cuts to what is now a $170 billion spending cut package assembled to help get the votes to pass a fiscal 2017 budget resolution, CQ has learned.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886772?srcpage=cqnamt

JUDGE SIDES WITH HOUSE IN OBAMACARE SPENDING LAWSUIT	
A federal judge on Thursday sided with the House in an appropriations dispute over funding for the 2010 health care overhaul law, ruling that the Obama administration is unconstitutionally spending $175 billion over 10 years without congressional approval.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886617?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE PASSES BILL ON OPIOID GRANTS	
The House on Thursday passed the last three bills in a package to combat prescription opioid and heroin abuse. The action set the stage for the House to substitute the text in a Senate bill with its package of 18 bills and begin conference negotiations soon.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886670?srcpage=cqnamt

RULE BARRING SOME STORES FROM ACCEPTING FOOD STAMPS OPPOSED	
The Agriculture Department faces a bipartisan backlash over a proposed rule that would make some convenience stores ineligible to accept food stamps -- unless they expand their food offerings with healthier items.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886746?srcpage=cqnamt

LAWMAKERS STILL WRANGLING OVER DETAILS OF PUERTO RICO BILL	
Work on a revised bill to rescue Puerto Rico from its debt crisis continued into Thursday evening as Democrats and Republicans negotiate over issues related to restructuring and pensions.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886865?srcpage=cqnamt

TRADING IN KIDNEYS, ANTIQUITIES MAY BE HELPING FINANCE GLOBAL TERROR	
Militant groups are turning to trading in kidneys and antiquities, as well as petty crime to finance terrorism around the world, experts told lawmakers Thursday.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886752?srcpage=cqnamt

LABOR'S OVERTIME RULE AWAITED BY BILLS THAT WOULD BLOCK IT	
Lawmakers, businesses and advocacy groups are preparing for the next round of a fight over a Labor Department rule that would extend eligibility for overtime pay to an estimated 5 million Americans. The final rule has been anticipated for months and is expected to be released as soon as next week.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886875?srcpage=cqnamt

RYAN SAYS UNITY TALKS WITH TRUMP HEAD IN 'POSITIVE DIRECTION'	
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that his discussions with Donald Trump are "going in a positive direction," but stopped short of endorsing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886667?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE BILL TO DELAY EPA OZONE RULES ADVANCED	
A bill that would delay the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent ozone pollution standards advanced out of a House subcommittee Thursday.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886486?srcpage=cqnamt

HENSARLING PLANS BILL TO REPLACE MUCH OF DODD-FRANK	
House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling said Thursday his committee will soon take up legislation to replace the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul with a simpler, but in some ways stricter regulatory regime.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886715?srcpage=cqnamt

USDA GIVES FARMERS MORE MONEY TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE	
The Agriculture Department will add $72.3 million to voluntary conservation efforts by farmers and ranchers that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon storage in soil, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4886548?srcpage=cqnamt

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