Freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Friday predicted that House Republican leaders would not allow a vote to be held on whether the U.S. military should be allowed to continue operations in Libya.

In an editorial in the The Detroit News, Amash noted that he has introduced a bill requiring the Obama administration to get congressional approval, but gave his bill little chance of passing.

"[I]t's unlikely that congressional leadership will permit a vote on it," he wrote. "The status quo provides cover for Congress, by allowing the people's representatives to complain about the president's actions without committing to a position for or against the war."

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who could lose his Ohio seat because of redistricting, will attending a fundraiser in Washington state.

President Obama’s energy policy smacks of unparalleled hypocrisy, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) told the conservative website Newsmax in an interview published Thursday. 

“It’s surreal to think about the president of the United States says, 'You can’t drill in America,' but goes down to Brazil and tells them, 'Have at it,' " said Kingston, a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations. "Such hypocrisy. Unparalleled.”

An aide close to Democratic leadership said Friday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) remains committed to bringing the House-passed budget proposal to the floor next week but the timing has yet to be determined.

Reid may wait until Thursday, however, which is the same day the Senate is set to begin a weeklong recess.

House members next week will spend a considerable amount of time on foreign affairs and national security issues, although high gas prices will also be a focus.

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing to assess threats to the U.S. after the death of Osama bin Laden. On the same day, the House Foreign Affairs Committee meets to discuss whether Congress needs to approve further military action in Libya.

Some members say continued military activities after the 60-day mark would require congressional approval.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday will scrutinize the U.S.’s role in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as intelligence services continue to weigh the effects of the killing of Osama bin Laden on al Qaeda and the Taliban.

The Senate Finance Committee will examine two free trade agreements next week — one with Panama and one with South Korea.

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) on Thursday introduced new legislation aimed at freeing small companies from excessive federal regulation, a move many are likely to see as a response to growing pressure from the right on the centrist Republican as she approaches reelection in 2012.

Tea Party activists in Maine are looking to unseat Snowe, who remains popular across Maine but has had relatively high disapproval ratings among Republicans in recent polls. The name of Snowe's bill alone is likely to please more conservative Republicans: the Freedom from Restrictive Excessive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates (Freedom) Act.

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would sanction Russian officials involved in the 2009 death of a Russian lawyer who alleged that the government was involved in a tax fraud scheme.

The bill is a reaction to the death of Sergei Magnitsky, whose case has come to be seen as a symbol of corruption in the Russian legal system. Magnitsky was a Russian lawyer hired by an American law firm and who worked for Hermitage Capital.