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 17, 2010
On Monday, the House is not in session.
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (18 Bills):
- H.R. 2288 - Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act (Rep. Salazar - Natural Resources)
- H.Con.Res. 211 - Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the East Bay Regional Park District in California (Rep. George Miller - Natural Resources)
- H.R. 4491 - Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act (Rep. Speier - Natural Resources)
- H.R. 4493 - To provide for the enhancement of visitor services, fish and wildlife research, and marine and coastal resource management on Guam related to the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (Rep. Bordallo - Natural Resources)
- H.R. 3511 - Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act (Rep. Sablan - Natural Resources)
- H.Res. 1327 - Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Floyd Dominy (Rep. Smith (NE) - Natural Resources)
- H.R. 1514 - Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act (Rep. Scott (VA) - Judiciary)
- H.Res. 1325 - Recognizing National Missing Children's Day (Rep. Rooney - Judiciary)
- H.Res. __ - Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (Reps. Conyers/Clarke - Judiciary)
- S. 1782 - Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010 (Sen. Whitehouse - Judiciary)
- H.R. __ - Patent and Trademark Office Fee Modernization Act of 2010 (Rep. Conyers - Judiciary)
- H.Res. __ - Honoring the historic and community significance of the Chatham County Courthouse and expressing condolences to Chatham County and the town of Pittsboro for the fire damage sustained by the courthouse on March 25, 2010 (Rep. Etheridge - Judiciary)
- H.R. 4614 - Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010 (Rep. Teague - Judiciary)
- H.R. 5099 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Main Street in Sharon, Massachusetts, as the "Michael C. Rothberg Post Office" (Rep. Frank - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1256 - Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament (Rep. Broun - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 403 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States (Rep. Klein - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1297 - Supporting the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week (Rep. Markey (CO) - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 792 - Honoring Robert Kelly Slater for his outstanding and unprecedented achievements in the world of surfing and for being an ambassador of the sport and excellent role model (Rep. Posey - Oversight and Government Reform)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Thursday, 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 His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
Suspensions (9 Bills):
- H.R. 2136 - Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act (Rep. Fudge - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1292 - Congratulating the Emporia State University Lady Hornets women's basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship (Rep. Moran (KS) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1336 - Congratulating the University of Texas men's swimming and diving team for winning the NCAA Division I national championship (Rep. Smith (TX) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 996 - Expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (Rep. Fudge - Energy and Commerce)
- H.Res. 713 - Recognizing the significant contributions of United States automobile dealerships, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in the interest of equity, automobile dealers whose franchises have been terminated through no fault of their own be given an opportunity of first consideration once the auto market rebounds and stabilizes (Rep. Al Green - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 2546 - Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act (Rep. Boccieri - Financial Services)
- H.R. 1177 - 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act (Rep. Moore (KS) - Financial Services)
- H.R. 5128 - To designate the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the "Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building" (Rep. Heinrich - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Res. 1339 - Expressing support for designation of May as National Foster Care Month and acknowledging the responsibility that Congress has to promote safety, well-being, improved outcomes, and permanency for the Nation's collective children. (Rep. McDermott - Ways and Means)
Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments with a House Amendment to H.R. 4213 - The American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act (Rep. Levin – Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule)
Further Action on The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Rep. Gordon – Science and Technology) (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:
Monday:
Convenes: 2:00pm
The Senate will resume consideration of S.3217, Wall Street Reform.
Votes:
A series of votes is expected to begin at 5:30pm on Monday, May 17.
In a nutshell, the House will busy itself with another heaping plateful of suspensions, then take care of some more substantive business at the end of the week. First on the block, the end of the ping-ponging for the tax extenders bill, which was passed by the House back in December of last year, amended and passed by the Senate in March of this year, and now looks to be ready for House acceptance of the latest Senate amendments, which would seal the deal and pass the bill. One of the advantages of this otherwise awkward and silly-looking procedure is that there's no opportunity for Republicans to offer a motion to recommit that would, say, ban federal funding for aborting the guns of gay oil workers in the Gulf or something, which we know from bitter experience that House Democrats have been unable to resist.
Speaking of which, the House may also take further action on a bill they were a hair's breadth from passing last week (last week's Bad Acronym of the Week, in fact), the America COMPETES Act. The bill got pulled from the floor at the last minute when -- surprise! -- Republicans tempted Democrats again with yet another motion to recommit that they couldn't resist. We'll have to wait and see how they're dealing with that, exactly. But I have a suggestion: Remind Democrats that the majority party does not vote for motions to recommit. Period. I understand the political pressures, but there's no reason in the world for the majority to allow the minority to amend legislation with language they can keep secret until it hits the floor, and which can only be debated for a total of ten minutes. That's not good legislative practice, ever. So don't do it. Problem solved.
In the Senate, the Wall Street reform bill marches on, and in so doing defies the odds and actually appears to get better as it's amended. That'll make for an interesting conference! They've already been at it for, what, two weeks now? So Harry Reid is reportedly ready to file for cloture on the bill, which would end both debate and the amendment process. That's likely to ruffle some feathers, and will give some Republicans cover to vote against cloture as a procedural objection. But ultimately, it's expected that the public pressure to curtail Wall Street's wildest and most dangerous speculative practices will just be too much for some to resist.
If only Senate Democrats could position themselves this way more often!
The week's full committee schedule appears below, thanks again to the work of Jeremy Koulish of Carrots & Sticks!
In the committees:
House
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Agriculture | Mon. 5/17 | 9:00 am (CDT) | Field Hearing in Lubbock, TX: U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill | No |
Natural Resources | Mon. 5/17 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee On Water And Power Oversight: Field Hearing in Greeley, CO: Managing Water for the Future: How Federal, State, and Local Entities are Supporting Agriculture | No |
Financial Services | Mon. 5/17 | 1:00 pm (CDT) | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Field Hearing in Chicago, IL: Commercial Real Estate: A Chicago Perspective on Current Market Challenges and Possible Responses | No |
Agriculture | Tues. 5/18 | 8:00 am (CDT) | Field Hearing in Sioux Falls, SD: U.S. agriculture policy in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill | No |
Financial Services | Tues. 5/18 | 1:00 pm | Initiatives to Promote Small Business Lending, Jobs and Economic Growth | Yes |
Education and Labor | Tues. 5/18 | 1:30 pm | Examining GAO's Review of Selected Head Start Grantees | Yes |
Natural Resources | Tues. 5/18 | 3:00 pm | Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife: The Implementation Of Public Law 110-229 To The Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands And Guam | Yes |
Ways and Means | Wed. 5/19 | 9:30 am | Hearing on Tax Proposals Related to Legislation to Legalize Internet Gambling | Yes |
Armed Services | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Full Committee 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 |
Education and Labor | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Research and Best Practices on Successful School Turnaround | Yes |
Homeland Security | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Viewpoints on Homeland Security: A Discussion with the 9/11 Commissioners | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee: Defense Acquisitions: One Year After Reform | Yes |
Science and Technology | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Charting the Course for American Nuclear Technology: Evaluating the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Research and Development Roadmap | Yes |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures, and Natural Resource Impacts | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Assessing Information Security at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Wed. 5/19 | 1:00 pm | THACI Subcommittee: Financial Intelligence | No |
Judiciary | Wed. 5/19 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties: Racial Profiling and the Use of Suspect Classifications in Law Enforcement Policy | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Wed. 5/19 | 2:00 pm | Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Transforming Federal Hiring | Yes |
Rules | Wed. 5/19 | 2:00 pm | H. Res. __ – Granting the authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for purposes of its investigation into underground coal mining safety | No |
Education and Labor | Thurs. 5/20 | 9:00 am | The Impact of Concussions on High School Athletes | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Thurs. 5/20 | 9:00 am | Running out of Time: Telecommunications Transition Delays Wasting Millions of Federal Dollars | Yes |
Science and Technology | Thurs. 5/20 | 9:00 am | Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight: Preventing Harm – Protecting Health: Reforming CDC’s Environmental Public Health Practices | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 9:30 am | Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight: Afghanistan Reconstruction Oversight | Yes |
Select Energy Independence and Global Warming | Thurs. 5/20 | 9:30 am | Climate Science in the Political Arena | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Defense Subcommittee: Testimony from Public Witnesses | No |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Update On Toyota And NHTSA’s Response To The Problem Of Sudden Unintended Acceleration | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security: Rape Kit Backlogs: Failing the Test of Providing Justice to Sexual Assault Survivors | Yes |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials: Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Joint Hearing: Healing the Wounds: Evaluating Military Sexual Trauma Issues | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:30 am | THACI Subcommittee: Briefing on Hot Spots | No |
Veterans' Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 1:00 pm | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: Loan Guaranty Program | Yes |
Ways and Means | Thurs. 5/20 | 1:00 pm | Subcommittee on Trade: Hearing on Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement in a Secure Environment | Yes |
Financial Services | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade and the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Joint Hearing: The Role of the International Monetary Fund and Federal Reserve in Stabilizing Europe | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment: Oversight on the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): Medical Treatment of the Marshallese People, U.S. Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Forced Resettlement, Use of Kwajalein Atoll for Missile Programs... | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: The Administrative Conference of the United States | Yes |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management: Too Much For Too Little: Finding the Cost-Risk Balance | Yes |
Judiciary | Fri. 5/21 | 9:30 am | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security: United States v. Stevens: The Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Crush Video Statute | Yes |
Financial Services | Fri. 5/21 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises: Accounting and Auditing Standards: Pending Proposals and Emerging Issues | Yes |
Senate
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Mon. 5/17 | 2:30 pm | Gulf Coast Catastrophe: Assessing the Nation's Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill | Yes |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Mon. 5/17 | 5:00 pm | Business Meeting (continued from April 28th) | ??? |
Appropriations | Tues. 5/18 | 10:00 am | Defense Subcommittee: The FY 2011 Pacific Command and European Command Programs and Budget | No |
Foreign Relations | Tues. 5/18 | 10:00 am | The New START Treaty | Yes |
Judiciary | Tues. 5/18 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law: Drug Enforcement and the Rule of Law: Mexico and Colombia | Yes |
Energy and Natural Resources | Tues. 5/18 | 11:00 am | Issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including the accident involving the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico | ??? |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Tues. 5/18 | 2:30 pm | Response Efforts to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill | Yes |
Environment and Public Works | Tues. 5/18 | 2:30 pm | Federal Response to the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico | Yes |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Tues. 5/18 | 2:30 pm | ESEA Reauthorization: Supporting Student Health, Physical Education, and Well-Being | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Tues. 5/18 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |
Energy and Natural Resources | Wed. 5/19 | 9:30 am | Hearing on the proposed Constitution of the U.S. Virgin Islands; S. 2941; H.R. 3940; and H.R. 2499 | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Wed. 5/19 | 9:30 am | Hearing on Pending Legislation | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs: After the Earthquake: Empowering Haiti to Rebuild Better | Yes |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Children and Families: The State of the American Child | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Renewing America's Commitment to the Refugee Convention: The Refugee Protection Act of 2010 | Yes |
Rules and Administration | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Examining the Filibuster: The Filibuster Today and Its Consequences | No |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Wed. 5/19 | 10:00 am | Confirmation of Marie Annette Collins Johns to be the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Yes |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Wed. 5/19 | 2:30 pm | Hearing on S. 3302, The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 | Yes |
Energy and Natural Resources | Wed. 5/19 | 2:30 pm | National Parks Subcommittee: Hearing on S. 349, S. 1596, S. 1651, S. 1750, S. 1801, S. 1802 and H.R. 685, S. 2953 and H.R. 3388, S. 2976, S. 3159 and H.R. 4395, S. 3168, and S. 3303 | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Wed. 5/19 | 2:30 pm | The History and Lessons of START | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 5/19 | 3:30 pm | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee: FY 2011 budget request for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) | No |
Energy and Natural Resources | Thurs. 5/20 | 9:30 am | Hearing on S. 2921, to provide for the conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area, to require the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain offices to serve as Renewable Energy Coordination Offices for coordination of Federal permits for renewable energy projects and transmission lines to integrate renewable energy development, and for other purposes | Yes |
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment: Examining the Causes and Lessons of the May 6th Market Plunge | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:00 am | Markup of the Nomination of John A. Gibney, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; and S.193, A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships; H.R. 4506, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010; and H.R. 1933, A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Act | Yes |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 10:30 am | Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Counternarcotics Contracts in Latin America | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:00 pm | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee: Investing in Mine Safety: Preventing Another Disaster | No |
Appropriations | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:30 pm | Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee: FY 2011 funding request and budget justification for the Federal Trade Commission | No |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:30 pm | Nomination Hearing for Dr. Carl Wieman to be Associate Director for Science of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | Yes |
Finance | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:30 pm | Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure: Clean Technology Manufacturing Competitiveness: The Role of Tax Incentives | Yes |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:30 pm | Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Balancing Act: Efforts to Right-Size the Federal Employee-to-Contractor Mix | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Thurs. 5/20 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |