In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
First Vote of the Week... Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Last Vote Predicted... Friday p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
On Monday, the House will meet in Pro Forma session at 2:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and
2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (14 Bills)
1) H.Res. 413 - Supporting the goals and ideals of "IEEE Engineering the Future" Day on May 13, 2009 (Rep. Stearns – Science and Technology)
2) H.Res. 387 – Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week (Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart – Science and Technology)
3) H.R. 2020 - Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009 (Rep. Gordon – Science and Technology)
4) H.Res. 192 - Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2009 (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson – Energy and Commerce)
5) H.Res. 204 - Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year of working to improve the public's oral health and promoting dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access to oral health care services for all Americans, and emphasizing the benefits of prevention of disease through support of community prevention initiatives and promotion of good oral hygiene (Rep. Simpson – Energy and Commerce)
6) H.R. 23 - Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 (Rep. Filner – Veterans’ Affairs)
7) H.R. 1178 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes (Rep. Dent – Transportation and Infrastructure)
8) H.Res. 405 - Commending the heroic efforts of the people fighting the floods in North Dakota (Rep. Pomeroy – Transportation and Infrastructure)
9) H.Con.Res. 84 – Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month (Rep. Wamp – Oversight and Government Reform)
10) H.Res. 370 – Expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as "National Healthy Schools Day" (Rep. Tonko – Oversight and Government Reform)
11) H.Res. 388 – Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day (Rep. Fortenberry – Oversight and Government Reform)
12) H.R. 2162 – To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, Idaho, as the "Herbert A Littleton Postal Station" (Rep. Minnick – Oversight and Government Reform)
13) H.Res. 378 - Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain (Rep. Poe – Foreign Affairs)
14) H.Res. 171 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the importance of sustained United States engagement in partnership with the European Union (EU) (Rep. Berman – Foreign Affairs)
Dispose of H.Res. __ - Raising a question of privileges of the House (Rep. Flake – Privileged Resolution)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (4 Bills)
1) H.R. 1209 – Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 (Rep. Carney – Financial Services)
2) H.R. 347 - To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II (Rep. Schiff – Financial Services)
3) H.Res. 377 - Recognizing Armed Forces Day and the exemplary service of the members of the United States Armed Forces (Rep. Calvert – Armed Services)
4) H.R. 2101 - Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009 (Rep. Skelton – Armed Services)
H.R. 2187 - 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (Rep. Chandler - Education and Labor) (Subject to a Rule)
H.R. __ - Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill (Rep. Obey – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)
* 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:
Convenes: 2:00pm
Morning Business until 3 pm with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
3pm Proceed to consideration of H.R.627, the Credit Card Holder's Bill of Rights.
Votes:
There will be no roll call votes Monday, May 11.
Committee events of note:
- 5/12, 9:45 a.m. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, hearing on the President’s Proposed EPA Budget for FY 2010, with EPA Admin. Lisa Jackson
- 5/12, 10:00 a.m. House Appropriations Labor, Health and Education Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
- 5/12, 10:00 a.m. Senate Homeland Security Committee, Nomination of Cass Sunstein, Admin., Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
- 5/12, 10:15 a.m., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Strategy Toward Pakistan, with Richard Holbrooke, Special Rep. for Afghanistan and Pakistan
- 5/12, 2:00 p.m., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Energy Security: Historical Perspectives and Modern Challenges, with Former Pres. Jimmy Carter
- 5/12, 1:00 p.m. House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
- 5/13, 9:45 a.m., Senate Appropriations Labor, HHS Subcommittee, Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Labor, with Labor Sec. Hilda Solis
- 5/13, 10:00 a.m. House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
- 5/13, 10:00 a.m., Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Examination of the FY 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget, with EPA Admin. Lisa Jackson
- 5/13, 10:00 a.m. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, "What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration", with testimony from Philip Zelikow
- 5/13, 1:30 p.m. House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen. Eric Shinseki
- 5/13, 2:00 p.m. House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
- 5/13, 2:00 p.m., Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, Fiscal Year 2010 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security, with Sec. Janet Napolitano
- 5/14, 10:00 a.m. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture —Public Hearing. RE: To review food safety standards for horticulture and organic agriculture
- 5/14, 10:00 a.m.. in 2141 House Judiciary Committee Hearing on: the Department of Justice with Attorney General Eric Holder
- 5/14,2:00 p.m., Senate Appropriations Committee markup of FY 2009 Supplemental for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Pandemic Flu
- 5/14, 2:30 p.m., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, The Middle East: The Road to Peace, with Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Envoy on the Middle East
Eighteen suspensions, yet another Jeff "Not Floyd" Flake (R-AZ-06) question of the privileges of the House, and oh yeah, another $100 billion for the war.
Wait, what?
Good time for a "game-changer" of a health care plan to be introduced, eh?
While C-SPAN shows us the 18 suspension bills, Members will have one eye on the war supplemental, and another on this health care thing. And if they had a third eye, it would be on the recess coming up at the end of next week.
And don't forget the crunch of hammering out the detailed end of the budget process, which you'll see evidenced in the committee schedule, below the fold.
In the Committees:
House
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Natural Resources | Mon., 5/11 | 9:00 a.m. | Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources: Oversight Field Hearing: "Solar Energy Development On Federal Lands: The Road To Consensus" | ? |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Energy and Water Subcommittee: Army Corps of Engineers | No |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Labor, Health, Education Subcommittee: Secretary of Labor | Yes |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 1:00 p.m. | Homeland Security Subcommittee: Homeland Security Secretary | Yes |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 1:30 p.m. | Interior and Environment Subcommittee: Forest Service | No |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 2:00 p.m. | Financial Services Subcommittee: General Services Administration | No |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 2:00 p.m. | Labor, Health, Education Subcommittee: Member Requests | No |
Energy & Commerce | Tue., 5/12 | 2:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Health: H.R. 1346, The Medical Device Safety Act Of 2009 | Yes |
Energy & Commerce | Tue., 5/12 | 2:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection: H.R. 2309, The Consumer Credit And Debt Protection Act And H.R. 2190, The Mercury Pollution Reduction Act | Yes |
Education & Labor | Tue., 5/12 | 3:00 p.m. | America’s Competitiveness through High School Reform | Yes |
Rules | Tue., 5/12 | 5:00 p.m. | H.R. 2187– 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act | No |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 9:30 a.m. | State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee: State Department | No |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Interior and Environment Subcommittee: Secretary of the Interior | Yes |
Armed Services | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense | Yes |
Financial Services | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade: Implications of the G-20 Leaders Summit for Low Income Countries and the Global Economy | Yes |
Homeland Security | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | The President’s FY 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security | Yes |
Small Business | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | The Role of Small Business Suppliers and Manufacturers in the Domestic Auto Industry | No |
Transportation & Infrastructure | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Aviation: The Economic Viability of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Program | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Innovative Technologies and Treatments Helping Veterans | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed., 5/13 | 10:15 a.m. | Meeting to: Approve subcommittee vacancies; and Full Committee Markup of: H.R. 848, H.R. __, H.R. 1741; and H.R. 2247 | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 1:30 p.m. | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee: Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Wed., 5/13 | 1:30 p.m. | Building Capacity to Protect U.S. National Security: The Fiscal Year 2010 International Affairs Budget | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 2:00 p.m. | Agriculture Subcommittee: Secretary of Agriculture | No |
Armed Services | Wed., 5/13 | 2:00 p.m. | Strategic Forces Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of Energy national security programs | Yes |
Financial Services | Wed., 5/13 | 2:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity: The Role of NeighborWorks and Housing Counseling Intermediaries in Preventing Foreclosures | Yes |
Natural Resources | Wed., 5/13 | 2:00 p.m. | Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife: H.R. 1916, H.R. 2062, And H.R. 2188 | Yes |
Transportation & Infrastructure | Wed., 5/13 | 2:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: FY 2010 Budget Requests of the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, and Federal Maritime Commission | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed., 5/13 | 3:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security: National Research Council's Publication "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" | Yes |
Appropriations | Thu., 5/14 | 9:15 a.m. | Financial Services Subcommittee: District of Columbia | No |
Agriculture | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture: Public Hearing. RE: To review food safety standards for horticulture and organic agriculture | Yes |
Appropriations | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Interior and Environment Subcommittee: National Park Service | No |
Armed Services | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy | Yes |
Education & Labor | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Improving Child Nutrition Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity | Yes |
Financial Services | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises: How Should the Federal Government Oversee Insurance? | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight: UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Role in Combating Piracy | Yes |
Judiciary | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Hearing on: the Department of Justice with Attorney General Eric Holder | Yes |
Natural Resources | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands: H.R. 129, H.R. 762, H.R. 865, H.R. 1442, H.R. 1471, And H.R. 1641 | Yes |
Natural Resources | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee On Water And Power: H.R. 2008 | Yes |
Small Business | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and Small Business | No |
Veterans' Affairs | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs: Examining Appellate Processes and Their Impact on Veterans | Yes |
Ways & Means | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Trade: Investment Protections in U.S. Trade and Investment Agreements | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Thu., 5/14 | 10:30 a.m. | Subcommittee on Europe: The United States and Turkey: A Model Partnership | Yes |
Transportation & Infrastructure | Thu., 5/14 | 11:00 a.m. | An Independent FEMA | Yes |
Appropriations | Thu., 5/14 | 1:30 p.m. | Interior and Environment Subcommittee: Fish and Wildlife Service | No |
Veterans' Affairs | Thu., 5/14 | 1:30 p.m. | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: Federal Contract Compliance | Yes |
Science & Technology | Thu., 5/14 | 2:00 p.m. | An Overview of the Federal R&D Budget for FY 2010 | Yes |
Transportation & Infrastructure | Thu., 5/14 | 2:00 p.m. | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials: Reauthorization of the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Safety Program | Yes |
Armed Services | Thu., 5/14 | 2:30 p.m. | Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army | Yes |
Armed Services | Fri., 5/15 | 9:00 a.m. | Military Personnel Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Defense Health Program Overview | Yes |
Appropriations | Fri., 5/15 | 9:30 a.m. | Interior and Environment Subcommittee: Indian Health Service | No |
Armed Services | Fri., 5/15 | 10:00 a.m. | Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of the Navy shipbuilding acquisition programs | Yes |
Senate
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Mon., 5/11 | 1:00 p.m. | Field Hearing: Making the Census Count in Urban America | ? |
Environment & Public Works | Tue., 5/12 | 9:45 a.m. | President’s Proposed EPA Budget for FY 2010 | ? |
Armed Services | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Nominatons: Andrew C. Weber, Asst. to the Sec. of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs; Paul N. Stockton, Asst. Sec. of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs; Thomas R. Lamont, Asst. Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Charles A. Blanchard, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of the Air Force | Yes |
Commerce, Science & Transportation | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Hearings to examine pending nominations | Yes |
Finance | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Roundtable Discussion on "Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform" | Yes |
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Nomination: Cass R. Sunstein, Admin., Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget | Yes |
Judiciary | Tue., 5/12 | 10:00 a.m. | Helping State and Local Law Enforcement | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Tue., 5/12 | 10:15 a.m. | Nominations: Harold H. Koh, Legal Adviser of the Dept. of State; Susan Burk, Special Rep. of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Tue., 5/12 | 10:15 a.m. | U.S. Strategy Toward Pakistan | Yes |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 10:30 a.m. | Defense Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 Army Budget Overview | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Tue., 5/12 | 2:00 p.m. | Energy Security: Historical Perspectives and Modern Challenges | Yes |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Markup: Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs | No |
Appropriations | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | State, Foreign Operations Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for the Army and Air Force | Yes |
Energy & Natural Resources | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | S. 967, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, and S. 283, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account | Yes |
Environment & Public Works | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Nominations: Peter Silver, Asst. Admin. for Water, EPA; Stephen Owens, Asst. Admin. for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA; Jo-Ellen Darcy, Asst. Sec. of the Army (Civil Works), Dept. of the Army | ? |
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | S. ____, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes |
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Nomination: Robert M. Groves, Dir. of the Census, Department of Commerce | Yes |
Judiciary | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Nominations: Gerard E. Lynch, United States Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit; Mary L. Smith, Asst. AG, Tax Division, Dept. of Justice | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Tue., 5/12 | 2:30 p.m. | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Tue., 5/12 | 4:00 p.m. | Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2010
| Yes |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 9:45 a.m. | Labor-HHS Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Labor | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Examination of the FY 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget | Yes |
Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Economic Policy: Manufacturing and the Credit Crisis | ? |
Commerce, Science & Transportation | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion: Tourism in Troubled Times | Yes |
Commerce, Science & Transportation | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security: Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Perspectives of Aviation Stakeholders | Yes |
Energy & Natural Resources | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Full Committee Business Meeting: to consider pending nominations and pending energy legislation | Yes |
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Preserving School Choice for All | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts: What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration | Yes |
Rules & Administration | Wed., 5/13 | 10:00 a.m. | Problems for Military and Overseas Voters: Why Many Soldiors and Their Families Can't Vote | ? |
Appropriations | Wed., 5/13 | 2:00 p.m. | Homeland Security Subcommittee: Fiscal Year 2010 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security | Yes |
Small Business & Entrepreneurship | Wed., 5/13 | 2:15 p.m. | Small Business Financing: Progress Report on Recovery Act Implementation and Alternative Sources of Financing | ? |
Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs | Wed., 5/13 | 2:30 p.m. | Nomination: Peter M. Rogoff, Federal Transit Administrator, U.S. Federal Transit Administration | ? |
Foreign Relations | Wed., 5/13 | 2:30 p.m. | Confronting Rape and Other Forms of Violence Against Women in Conflict Zones, Spotlight: DRC and Sudan | Yes |
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs | Wed., 5/13 | 3:00 p.m. | Nominations: Forence Y. Pan and Marisa J. Demeo to be
Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia | Yes |
Armed Services | Thu., 5/14 | 9:30 a.m. | Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Thu., 5/14 | 9:30 a.m. | Mark up: Pending legislation | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Thu., 5/14 | 9:45 a.m. | Nominations: Jeffrey D. Feltman, Asst. Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs | Yes |
Environment & Public Works | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Full Committee Business Meeting | ? |
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions | Thu., 5/14 | 10:00 a.m. | Delivery Reform: The Roles of Primary and Specialty Care in Innovative New Delivery Models | Yes |
Indian Affairs | Thu., 5/14 | 12:00 p.m. | Business meeting to consider pending committee issues | ? |
Appropriations | Thu., 5/14 | 2:00 p.m. | Full Committee Markup of FY 2009 Supplemental for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Pandemic Flu | No |
Energy & Natural Resources | Thu., 5/14 | 2:30 a.m. | S. 1013, the Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009 | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Thu., 5/14 | 2:30 p.m. | The Middle East: The Road to Peace | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Thu., 5/14 | 2:30 p.m. | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |