In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Democratic Whip:
TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK
On Wednesday, The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business and recess immediately. At approximately 11:00 a.m., the House will convene in a Joint Meeting with the Senate for the purpose of receiving an address from The Honorable Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
First/Last votes are expected between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
“One Minutes” (15 per side) will occur after the Joint Meeting.
H.Res. 151 – Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 836 , The Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act (Rep. Sessions – Rules)
H.Res. 150 – Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 830 , The FHA Refinance Program Termination Act (Rep. Bishop (UT) – Rules)
In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
Convenes: 9:30am
Morning business until 10:40am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each equally divided and controlled with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.
At 10:40am, the Senate will recess until 12:00pm for a Joint Meeting of Congress with the Honorable Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
At 12pm, the Senate will proceed to H.R.1, the House-passed funding bill with 3 hours of debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time, at approximately 3pm, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 roll call votes:
- Passage of H.R.1 (60-vote threshold)
- Adoption of the Inouye amendment #149, the Democratic alternative to H.R.1 (60-vote threshold)
Not much going on in the House. Just paving the way for things to go on tomorrow. Specifically, two bills that are already under veto threat.
In the Senate, it's just one bill. But that one's under veto threat, too.
And what a deal they've worked out for themselves. A double "painless filibuster," that is, two versions of the continuing appropriations bill that will each—by unanimous consent—require 60 votes to pass. That's what'll be standing in for what would otherwise be a Democratic threat to filibuster the Republican version of the bill, and the Republican threat to filibuster the Democratic version. But instead of actually doing any of that work, or wasting any of that time, everyone's just going to agree to require 60 votes up front. Which means that in all likelihood, neither one will pass, and we'll have nine days left until the latest CR runs out and we're looking at another shutdown threat.
But... that's what we're doing.
The committee schedule appears below the fold. Including links to video for most hearings, viewable through the Main Street Insider Committee Dashboard.