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, APRIL 12, 2010
On Monday, the House will not be in session.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (6 Bills):
- H.Res. 1222 - Supporting the goals and ideals of National Library Week (Rep. Ehlers - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1041 - Congratulating and commending the University of Idaho's football team for winning the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho (Rep. Minnick - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1042 - Commending the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2010 Fiesta Bowl (Rep. Minnick - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. __ - Congratulating the Duke University men’s basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship (Rep. Price (NC) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1198 - Congratulating Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania for 140 years of excellence in higher education (Rep. Thompson (PA) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1206 - Remembering the victims of the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and supporting the goals and ideals of the National Week of Hope (Rep. Fallin - Oversight and Government Reform)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010 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 (14 Bills):
- H.Res. __ - Honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending condolences to their families and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (Rep. Rahall - Natural Resources)
- H.Res. __ - Honoring the life of Wilma Pearl Mankiller and expressing condolences of the House of Representatives on her passing (Rep. Boren - Natural Resources)
- H.R. 4954 - Providing recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings (Rep. Issa - Judiciary)
- H.Con.Res. 222 - Recognizing the leadership and historical contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the Hispanic community and his remarkable efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States of America (Rep. Ortiz - Judiciary)
- S.J.Res. 25 - Granting the consent and approval of Congress to amendments made by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact (Sen. Cardin - Judiciary)
- H.R. 3506 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (Rep. Paulsen - Financial Services)
- H.R. 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (Rep. Engel - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (Rep. Waxman - Energy and Commerce)
- H.Res. 197 - To commend the American Sail Training Association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill (Rep. Kennedy - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.R. 4275 - To designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building" (Rep. Lewis (GA) - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Res. 1062 - Recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest (Rep. Wu - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Con.Res. 243 - Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (Rep. Hirono - House Administration)
- H.Res. 1185 - Congratulating Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin on his tenth year of service as Chaplain of the House of Representatives (Rep. Lipinski - House Administration)
- H.R. __ - Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 (Rep. Lewis (GA) - Ways and Means)
H.R. 4715 - Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 (Rep. Bishop (NY) – Transportation and Infrastructure) (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 3:00pm with the time equally divided.
3:00pm resume the motion to proceed to HR4851, the Continuing Extention Act of 2010.
Votes:
5:30pm cloture vote on the motion to proceed to HR4851.
Unemployment insurance benefits! COBRA! Nuclear arms reduction! Energy! Immigration! Financial Reform! Supreme Court nomination!
Or...20 suspensions and the Clean Estuaries Act. Depends on how you look at things. But even with a calendar full of mostly busy work, the House will be in full swing in the committees, particularly in appropriations, where budget season is reaching its peak. Somewhere in the middle of all this still looming before the Senate, we've got to pass a budget (and probably get Kent Conrad comfortable with reconciliation instructions all over again).
The Supreme Court vacancy likely knocks at least one of the major legislative agenda items off the table, even if there doesn't end up being much of a fight. Some think the GOP may be looking to back off to avoid looking too predictably wacky and divisive heading into elections they think could be pivotal or even restore Republican control of Congress. I'd just add that Republicans also backed off from weeks and even months worth of threats against the reconciliation bill, too, and I think that might be related to their thinking on the Supreme Court. Senate Democrats were preparing to meet Republican obstructionism with some parliamentary force that could have had a long-term and significant impact on the minority's ability to delay in the future, and honestly, the substance of the reconciliation bill just wasn't worth the risk. There's considerably more at stake in a Supreme Court nomination, of course, but with Dems already thinking ahead to possible changes in filibuster rules next year, Republicans would probably be wise not to provoke any dress rehearsals.
Which perhaps might spur some more strategic thinking at the White House about just how much risk they should be willing to take themselves in making this nomination. The Conventional Wisdom is surely to take the middle path, get a quick confirmation with a minimum of controversy, and move on. But if there's any appreciation for a Republican Party that's a little bit back on its heels in terms of its preparedness to wage yet another all-out procedural fight in the Senate, maybe the White House wants to consider taking a bit of an aggressive lead, maybe even steal a base or two.
Full committee schedule appears below, thanks again to Jeremy Koulish of Carrots & Sticks, and with whom I'll be working in the near future to produce some other tricks from up our sleeves. (Stay tuned!)
In the committees:
House
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Appropriations | Tues. 4/13 | 9:30 am | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: The Transformative Impact of Art; The National Endowment for the Arts FY2011 Budget Request | Yes |
Appropriations | Tues. 4/13 | 10:30 am | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: American Advocates for the Arts | Yes |
Financial Services | Tues. 4/13 | 12:00 pm | Second Liens and Other Barriers to Principal Reduction as an Effective Foreclosure Mitigation Program | Yes |
Armed Services | Tues. 4/13 | 5:00 pm | Military Personnel Subcommittee: Defense Department Medical Centers of Excellence | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 9:00 am | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Testimony from outside witnesses and members of Congress | No |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 9:30 am | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Maintaining National Cultural and Scientific Centers: FY2011 Budget Request for the Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center, Woodrow Wilson Center, Presidio Trust | No |
Financial Services | Wed. 4/14 | 9:30 am | Housing Finance-What Should the new System Be Able to Do?: Part II-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives | Yes |
Select Energy Independence and Global Warming | Wed. 4/14 | 9:30 am | The Role of Coal in a New Energy Age | Yes |
Agriculture | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee: Access to healthy foods for beneficiaries of federal nutrition programs and innovative methods to improve availability | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Homeland Security Subcommittee: Update on Southwest Border; The Challenges that DHS Continues to Face | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee: FY2011 Budget Overview: Social Security Administration | No |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Quality of Life - Senior Enlisted | No |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee: Millennium Challenge Corporation | No |
Education and Labor | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | How Data Can Be Used to Inform Educational Outcomes | Yes |
Homeland Security | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Federal Protective Service: Would Federalization of Guards Improve Security at Critical Facilities? | Yes |
Joint Economic | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | The Economic Outlook | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee: Report by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of Exigent Letters and Other Informal Requests for Telephone Records | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Domestic Policy Subcommittee: ONDCP's (Office of National Drug Control Policy) FY2011 National Drug Control Budget: Are We Still Funding a War on Drugs? | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Government Management, Organization and Procurement Subcommittee: Oversight of Federal Financial Management | Yes |
Science and Technology | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Research and Science Education Subcommittee: Committee Print - National Science Foundation programs | Yes |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Highways and Transit Subcommittee: Using Innovative Financing to Deliver Highway and Transit Projects | Yes |
Ways and Means | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Energy tax incentives and the green job economy | Yes |
Energy and Commerce | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Health: Smokeless Tobacco: Impact On The Health Of Our Nation’s Youth And Use In Major League Baseball | Yes |
Armed Services | Wed. 4/14 | 10:30 am | U.S. nuclear weapons policy and force structure | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 1:30 pm | Defense Subcommittee: National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Readiness | No |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 1:30 pm | State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee: Security Assistance | No |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 2:00 pm | Energy and Water Development Subcommittee: Bureau of Reclamation FY2011 Budget | No |
Armed Services | Wed. 4/14 | 2:00 pm | Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee: FY2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Chemical Biological Defense Program and Counterproliferation Initiatives | Yes |
Financial Services | Wed. 4/14 | 2:00 pm | Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee: The Recently Announced Revisions to the Home Affordable Modification Program | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Wed. 4/14 | 2:00 pm | International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight Subcommittee: Combating Anti-Semitism: Protecting Human Rights | Yes |
Rules | Wed. 4/14 | 3:00 pm | H. R. 4715 – Clean Estuaries Act of 2010 | No |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee: FY2011 Budget Request for the U.S. Supreme Court | No |
Armed Services | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Independent Panel's assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review | Yes |
Education and Labor | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee: Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success | Yes |
Financial Services | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee: Perspectives and Proposals on the Community Reinvestment Act | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Africa and Global Health Subcommittee: Combating Climate Change in Africa | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Full committee and Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee joint hearing: Continuing to Deliver: An Examination of the Postal Service's Current Financial Crisis and its Future Viability | Yes |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Water Resources and the Environment Subcommittee: Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2010 Part II | Yes |
Ways and Means | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Social Security Subcommittee: Social Security Administration's ability to meet its growing workloads and serve the public through its field offices, teleservice centers, and on the Internet. and how those challenges are being managed | Yes |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet: The National Broadband Plan: Competitive Availability Of Navigation Device | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 11:00 am | Homeland Security Subcommittee: DHS Cyber Security Programs - What progress has been made and what still needs to be improved? | No |
Judiciary | Thurs. 4/15 | 11:00 am | Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee: State Taxation: The Impact of Congressional Legislation on State and Local Government Revenues | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 1:00 pm | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Member requests to the Subcommittee | No |
Veterans Affairs | Thurs. 4/15 | 1:00 pm | Economic Opportunity Subcommittee: Status of Veterans Employment | Yes |
Armed Services | Thurs. 4/15 | 1:30 pm | Strategic Forces Subcommittee: Report on the ballistic missile defense review and the FY2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for missile defense programs | ??? |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:00 pm | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Voices from Our Native American Communities | No |
Armed Services | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:00 pm | Military Personnel Subcommittee: Supporting the reserve components as an operational reserve and key reserve personnel legislative initiatives | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 4:30 pm | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Strengthening Native American Communities: Indian Health Service FY2011 Budget Request | No |
Financial Services | Fri. 4/16 | 10:00 am | Hearing on H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act and H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act-Governmental Perspectives | Yes |
Senate
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Armed Services | Tues. 4/13 | 9:30 am | Airland Subcommittee: Air Force Department and Navy Department tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for FY2011 and the Future Years Defense Program | Yes |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Tues. 4/13 | 9:30 am | Investigations Subcommittee: Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of High Risk Home Loans | Yes |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Tues. 4/13 | 2:00 pm | ESEA Reauthorization: School Turnarounds | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Tues. 4/13 | 2:15 pm | Markup of Pending Calendar Business | Yes |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Tues. 4/13 | 2:30 pm | Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee: Removing the Shroud of Secrecy: Making Government More Transparent and Accountable Part II | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Tues. 4/13 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 9:30 am | Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee: FY2010 budget request for the Education Department and the education jobs crisis | No |
Armed Services | Wed. 4/14 | 9:30 am | Seapower Subcommittee: Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for FY2011 and the Future Years Defense Program | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed. 4/14 | 9:30 am | Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice | Yes |
Environment and Public Works | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Opportunities to Improve Transportation Safety | Yes |
Finance | Wed. 4/14 | 10:00 am | Using Unemployment Insurance to Help Americans Get Back to Work: Creating Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 10:30 am | Defense Subcommittee: Closed Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2011 National and Military Intelligence Budget Request | No |
Armed Services | Wed. 4/14 | 10:30 am | U.S. policy towards the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 4/14 | 2:30 pm | Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee: A review of the President's FY2011 funding request and budget justification for the Consumer Product Safety Commission | No |
Armed Services | Wed. 4/14 | 2:30 pm | Strategic Forces Subcommittee: Strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration in review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2011 | ??? |
Armed Services | Wed. 4/14 | 2:30 pm | Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee: Current readiness of U.S. forces | ??? |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Wed. 4/14 | 2:30 pm | Reviewing the National Broadband Plan | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Wed. 4/14 | 2:30 pm | European Affairs Subcommittee: Unfinished Business in Southeast Europe: Opportunities and Challenges in the Western Balkans | Yes |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Wed. 4/14 | 2:30 pm | Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee: Deployed Federal Civilians: Advancing Security and Opportunity in Afghanistan | Yes |
Armed Services | Thurs. 4/15 | 9:30 am | Nomination hearing for Navy Vice Adm. James Winnefeld Jr., to be admiral and commander of the United States Northern Command and comander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command; and Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander to be general and director of the National Security Agency, chief of the Central Security Service and commander of the United States Cyber Command | Yes |
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | Thurs. 4/15 | 9:30 am | Legislative Proposals in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY2011 Budget Request | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee: FY2011 budget for the Federal Bureau of Investigation | No |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee: S. 817, The Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act | Yes |
Finance | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Filing Season Update: Current IRS Issues | Yes |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | ESEA Reauthorization: Teachers and Leaders | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Markup of the nominations of Sharon Coleman to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Gary Feinerman to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; William Martinez to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado; S.1624, the "Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009"; S.3111, the "Faster FOIA Act of 2010"; S.3031, the "Drug Free Communities Enhancement Act of 2010"; and S.1346, the "Crimes Against Humanity Act." | Yes |
Small Business and Entreneurship | Thurs. 4/15 | 10:00 am | Assessing Access: Obstacles and Opportunities for Minority Small Business Owners in Today’s Capital Markets | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Thurs. 4/15 | 11:00 am | East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee: U.S. - Japan Relations | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:00 pm | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee: President's Fiscal Year 2011 funding request for the Department of Veterans Affairs | No |
Armed Services | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:00 pm | Airland Subcommittee: Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2011 and the Future Years Defense Plan | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:30 pm | Legislative Branch Subcommittee: FY2011 Budget Requests for the Government Accountability Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Congressional Budget Office | No |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:30 pm | Contracting Oversight Subcommittee: Contracts for Afghan National Police Training | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Thurs. 4/15 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Fri. 4/16 | 9:30 am | Investigations Subcommittee: Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Bank Regulators | Yes |
Judiciary | Fri. 4/16 | 10:00 am | Nominations hearing for Goodwin Liu, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; and Kimberly Mueller to be district Judge for the Eastern District of California | Yes |