In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business
First Vote Predicted... 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Last Vote Predicted... 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
"One Minutes" (5 per side)
Complete Consideration of H.R. 5116 - America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Rep. Gordon – Science and Technology)
Amendments – Recorded Vote Pending (1):
- Boccieri/Schauer/Davis (TN)/Donnelly Amendment
Amendments – Pending Consideration (19):
- Cardoza Amendment
- Marshall Amendment
- Michaud Amendment #29
- Michaud Amendment #30
- Michaud Amendment #31
- Ruppersberger Amendment #32
- Ruppersberger Amendment #33
- Chu Amendment
- Ellsworth Amendment
- Halvorson Amendment
- Heinrich Amendment #40
- Heinrich Amendment #41
- Kratovil/Connolly Amendment
- McNerney Amendment
- Quigley/Flake Amendment
- Salazar Amendment
- Schock Amendment
- Space Amendment
- Titus Amendment
Postponed Suspension Votes (2 Bills):
- H.Res. 1337 - Expressing the sympathy and condolences of the House of Representatives to those people affected by the flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi in May, 2010 (Rep. Cooper - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Res. 1338 - Recognizing the significant accomplishments of AmeriCorps and encouraging all citizens to join in a national effort to raise awareness about the importance of national and community service (Rep. Matsui - Education and Labor)
Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.
Motions to go to Conference should they become available.
Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.
In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
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For some reason, there's no Senate schedule posted for today. But we can be pretty sure they're returning to the Wall Street reform bill. Because what the hell else are they going to do?
Well, they could always move a few nominations, as they did yesterday during a break in the action on the current bill. And I suppose they could try to pass a budget or an emergency supplemental appropriations bill for the war (and God knows what else), but they'll likely wait for next week for that. But with just one more voting day left this week, and the Memorial Day recess coming up after next week, one possible reason for not having a schedule up is that they may be nearing a deal on a unanimous consent agreement to finish up voting on the Wall Street reform bill on an expedited basis. Or, you know, somebody could have forgotten.
The House continues its work on the acronym of the week. Want to know what it's all about, and what those amendments are? Check out the Daily Whipline (as distinct from the Weekly Whip Pack I sent you to the other day). Scroll all the way down and you'll get the bulleted talking points on the bill (usually the same as the Whip Pack), plus descriptions of the amendments and even the voting recommendations of the chairman of the committee of jurisdiction.
Another relatively light day in the committees. They can practically smell that recess!
On a personal note, sorry to those of you early birds who have been noticing that the commentary on the day's activities hasn't always been in place when Today in Congress goes up. The four year old has decided to alter his sleep schedule and now wakes up with the nine year old, and climbs on my lap, chatters incessantly, and demands mini muffins, etc. during what used to be pre-post prep time.
But hey, that's life!
UPDATE: TPM's Brian Beutler has a pretty good idea of what's behind the delays:
With their assent, the [derivatives spin-off] plan was authored by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), who designed it to guard her left flank against a somewhat formidable primary challenge, and has been boasting of it on populist grounds for weeks. And that according to Republican and Democratic Senate sources, has led Democrats to quietly agree to postpone any changes they decide to make to her proposal until after this Tuesday's election has passed, to avoid embarrassing her in front of voters.
Slick! Procedure is everything. I keep telling you that.
In the committees:
House
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Agriculture | Thurs. 5/13 | 9:00 am | U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill - with agriculture economists and academics | ??? |
Armed Services | Thurs. 5/13 | 9:00 am | Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee: Markup of H.R. 5136, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes | ??? |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 5/13 | 9:30 am | Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment: Hearing On H.R. __, The Assistance, Quality, And Affordability Act Of 2010 | ??? |
Appropriations | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Defense: Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea | No |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet: The National Broadband Plan: Promoting Broadband Adoption | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | The United States Department of Justice | Yes |
Natural Resources | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources: Up In The Air: The BLM's Disappearing Helium Program | Yes |
Ways and Means | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures: Hearing on Infrastructure Banks | Yes |
Armed Services | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:30 am | Readiness Subcommittee: Markup of H.R. 5136, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes | Yes |
Armed Services | Thurs. 5/13 | 12:30 pm | Seapower and Expeditionary Forces: Markup of H.R. 5136, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes | ??? |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 5/13 | 1:00 pm | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection: Hearing On H.R. 4501, The "Guarantee Of A Legitimate Deal Act" and H.R. 2480, The "Truth In Fur Labeling Act" | ??? |
Armed Services | Thurs. 5/13 | 2:00 pm | Air and Land Forces Subcommittee: Markup of H.R. 5136, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes | Yes |
Senate
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Appropriations | Thurs. 5/13 | 9:30 am | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: Review and oversight of the Federal Housing Administration and its role in the housing market | No |
Indian Affairs | Thurs. 5/13 | 9:30 am | Does Indian School Safety Get a Passing Grade? | Yes |
Finance | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | Hearing to consider the Nomination of The Honorable Alan D. Bersin as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at DHS | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/13 | 10:00 am | Markup of the Nominations of Goodwin Liu, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Ray Lohier, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; Leonard Stark, to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware; Kerry J. Forestal, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Indiana; John Foster, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia; Gary M. Gaskins, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia; Dallas Stephen Neville, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Wisconsin | Yes |
Armed Services | Thurs. 5/13 | 2:30 pm | Closed briefing on operations in Afghanistan | No |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/13 | 2:30 pm | Judicial Confirmation Hearing for Scott M. Matheson, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; John J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island; James K. Bredar, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland; Ellen Lipton Hollander, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland; Susan Richard Nelson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Thurs. 5/13 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |