In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
First Vote of the Week... Monday 6:30 p.m.
Last Vote Predicted... Friday p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
On Monday, 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 (13 Bills):
- H.Res. 1258 - Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as Mental Health Month (Rep. Napolitano - Energy and Commerce)
- H.Res. 1382 - Expressing sympathy to the families of those killed by North Korea in the sinking of the Republic of Korea Ship Cheonan, and solidarity with the Republic of Korea in the aftermath of this tragic incident (Rep. Faleomavaega - Foreign Affairs)
- H.Res. 584 - Recognizing the importance of manufactured and modular housing in the United States (Rep. Donnelly - Financial Services)
- H.Con.Res. 137 - Expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (Rep. Nadler - Financial Services)
- H.R. 5330 - Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Extension Act (Rep. Johnson (GA) - Judiciary)
- H.R. 1017 - Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act (Rep. Filner - Veterans' Affairs)
- H.Con.Res. 278 - Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation supports and salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 20th Anniversary that is being held on Father's Day, 2010, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia (Rep. Halvorson - Veterans' Affairs)
- H.R. 3885 - Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act (Rep. Brown (SC) - Veterans' Affairs)
- H.R. 5145 - Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act (Rep. McNerney - Veterans' Affairs)
- H.Res. 1353 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Student Financial Aid Awareness Month to raise awareness of student financial aid (Rep. Bishop (NY) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1169 - Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins College (Rep. Grayson - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1161 - Honoring the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University, the first Catholic university in the world to offer co-education as part of its regular undergraduate program (Rep. Moore (WI) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1372 - Honoring the University of Georgia Graduate School on the occasion of its centennial (Rep. Broun - Education and Labor)
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. 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 (5 Bills):
- H.R. 2711 - FBI Families of Fallen Heroes Act (Rep. Rogers (MI) - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1172 - Recognizing the life and achievements of Will Keith Kellogg (Rep. Schauer - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1189 - Commending Lance Mackey on winning a record 4th straight Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (Rep. Young (AK) - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1316 - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (Rep. Honda - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1385 - Recognizing and honoring the courage and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans (Rep. Skelton - Armed Services)
Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment 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)
H.R. 5136 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Rep. Skelton – Armed Services) (Subject to a Rule)
Further Action on The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Rep. Gordon – Science and Technology) (Subject to a Rule)
Possible Consideration of H.R. 5175 - Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (Rep. Van Hollen – House Administration) (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
There will be a period of morning business until 3:00pm with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
At 3:00pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of H.R.4899, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.
At approximately 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a series of 2 roll call votes. Those votes will be in relation to the Brownback and Hutchison motions to instruct conferees with respect to Wall Street Reform.
Eighteen suspensions on the House schedule this week, plus another go at the America COMPETES Act, which was on the schedule the week before last but got pulled over a motion to recommit, then on the suspension schedule last week, where it failed, and is now back again under regular order.
Not appearing on the House schedule as yet: action on a FY11 budget or the emergency supplemental. Now, the supplemental is on the Senate radar, and technically speaking, they're considering a bill that's already passed the House, so if the Senate moves, the House can opt to accept their version and finish up before the break. And that's probably exactly what's expected to happen. Only it will mostly go unremarked upon that the House version of the bill was sent over as a disaster relief bill, and came back as a war supplemental, which we all assured ourselves wasn't going to be done anymore, but obviously is. Because here it comes.
You'll also note that the Senate will be taking up motions to instruct conferees on the Wall Street reform bill. So we're not quite done with that one in the Senate, either. But remember, motions to instruct conferees are technically non-binding.
Oh, one other thing. The House considers the FY11 Defense authorization bill, too. That'd be the vehicle Congress would use to repeal the military's infamous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Does the bill do that? No, it doesn't. Can that change? Yes it can.
To do it, proponents of repeal would have to offer an amendment on the floor. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) is seeking to do exactly that. But it's not a done deal yet, since the Rules Committee has yet to set the ground rules for debate of the bill, and reports are that the leadership may only want to move forward if they can be assured they have the votes to pass it.
So, you know, there's that.
And then, of course, there's the Senate. And conference.
The full committee schedule -- including seven different hearings on the Gulf oil spill -- appears below the fold.
In the committees:
House
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Education and Labor | Mon. 5/24 | 9:00 am | Field Hearing in Beckley, WV: The Upper Big Branch Mine Tragedy: Testimony of Family Members | No |
Judiciary | Mon. 5/24 | 11:00 am | Field Hearing in New York, NY: Key Issues Related to the Identification and Prevention of Head Injuries in Football | No |
Rules | Mon. 5/24 | 5:00 pm | House amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4213 - the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 | No |
Financial Services | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | The Administration’s Proposal to Preserve and Transform Public and Assisted Housing: The Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative | Yes |
Foreign Affairs | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health: The Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions and U.S. Policy | Yes |
Natural Resources | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife: Hearing on H.R. 5284, "Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010" | ??? |
Natural Resources | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands: Building On America's Best Idea: The Next Century Of The National Park System | ??? |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management: Eliminating Waste and Managing Space in Federal Courthouses | Yes |
Judiciary | Tues. 5/25 | 11:00 am | Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: Hearing on H.R. 4677, the "Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010" | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Tues. 5/25 | 1:00 pm | Intelligence Community Management Subcommittee: Global Climate Change | No |
Judiciary | Tues. 5/25 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy: Hearing on H.R. 5281, the "Removal Clarification Act of 2010" | Yes |
Judiciary | Tues. 5/25 | 2:30 pm | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security: Hearing on H.R. 3040, the "Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009" | Yes |
Rules | Tues. 5/25 | 5:00 pm | H.R. 5136 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | No |
Financial Services | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Anti-Money Laundering: Blocking Terrorist Financing and Its Impact on Lawful Charities | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security: United States v. Stevens: The Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Crush Video Statute | Yes |
Natural Resources | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Strategy And Implications Of The Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion | Yes |
Science and Technology | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Review of the Proposed National Aeronautics and Space Administration Human Spaceflight Plan | Yes |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Recovery Act: Progress Report for Infrastructure Investments | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Roundtable on Veterans Employment | Yes |
Homeland Security | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment Subcommittee: Internet Terror Recruitment and Tradecraft: How Can We Address an Evolving Tool While Protecting Free Speech | Yes |
Joint Economic | Wed. 5/26 | 10:30 am | Avoiding a Lost Generation: How to Minimize the Impact of the Great Recession on Young Workers | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Wed. 5/26 | 1:00 pm | Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence Subcommittee: Hot Spots on Korea | No |
Financial Services | Wed. 5/26 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises: FHFA Oversight: Current State of the Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Wed. 5/26 | 2:00 pm | Domestic Policy Subcommittee: Assessing EPA's Efforts To Measure And Reduce Mercury Pollution From Dentist Offices | Yes |
Appropriations | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: BP- Transocean Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster | Yes |
Education and Labor | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness Subcommittee: Examining GAO’s Findings on Efforts to Improve Oversight of Low-Income and Minority Serving Institutions | Yes |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Developments In Synthetic Genomics And Implications For Health And Energy | Yes |
Foreign Affairs AND Homeland Security | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism Joint Hearing: U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: Next Steps for the Merida Initiative | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Liability Issues Surrounding the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster | Yes |
Natural Resources | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Outer Continental Shelf Oil And Gas Strategy And Implications Of The Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion | Yes |
Oversight and Government Reform | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Tylenol Recall Hearing | Yes |
Science and Technology | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Technology & Innovation: Interoperability in Public Safety Communications Equipment | Yes |
Veterans' Affairs | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Health: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4062, H.R. 4505, Draft Legislation on Outreach, and Pending Legislation | Yes |
Ways and Means | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on Oversight: Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau’s Report on Tobacco Smuggling in the United States | Yes |
Energy and Commerce | Thurs. 5/27 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Energy and Environment: Combating The BP Oil Spill | Yes |
Senate
Committee | Date | Time | Purpose | View Online? |
Armed Services | Tues. 5/25 | 9:00 am | Subcommittee on Airland: Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Foreign Relations | Tues. 5/25 | 9:30 am | The Role of Strategic Arms Control in a Post-Cold War World (The New START Treaty; Treaty Doc. 111-5) | Yes |
Energy and Natural Resources | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | The liability and financial responsibility issues related to offshore oil production, including the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico, including S. 3346, a bill to increase the civil and criminal penalties on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act | ??? |
Finance | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | Reducing Overpayments and Increasing Quality in the Unemployment System | Yes |
Rules and Administration | Tues. 5/25 | 10:00 am | Hearing on the Nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be the Public Printer | Yes |
Armed Services | Tues. 5/25 | 10:30 am | Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support: Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Armed Services | Tues. 5/25 | 2:00 pm | Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities: Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Tues. 5/25 | 2:00 pm | ESEA Reauthorization: Early Childhood Education | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Tues. 5/25 | 2:15 pm | Markup of: 1. S 3317, Haiti Empowerment, Assistance, and Rebuilding Act of 2010; 2. S 3193, International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010; 3. S 3104, a bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; 4. S Res 469, a resolution recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Thailand; 5. S Res 532, a resolution recognizing Expo 2010 Shanghai China and the USA Pavilion at the Expo and the Nominations of: 1. Michael P. Meehan to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2010; 2. Dana M. Perino to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2012; 3. Michael James Warren to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011 | No |
Select Intelligence | Tues. 5/25 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |
Armed Services | Tues. 5/25 | 3:30 pm | Subcommittee on Strategic Forces: Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Armed Services | Tues. 5/25 | 5:00 pm | Subcommittee on Personnel: Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Agriculture | Wed. 5/26 | 9:30 am | Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Elizabeth Hagen, Catherine E. Woteki, Sara Louise Faivre-Davis, Lowell Lee Junkins, and Myles J. Watts, for Respective Positions with the USDA and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation | Yes |
Appropriations | Wed. 5/26 | 9:30 am | Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee: Examination of the firefighting policy with U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of Interior | No |
Armed Services | Wed. 5/26 | 9:30 am | Subcommittee on Seapower: Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Finance | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Hearing to consider the Nominations of Joshua Gotbaum, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and Richard Sorian, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services | Yes |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Markup of S. 2781, Rosa’s Law and the Nominations of David K. Mineta, of California, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Adam Gamoran, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, National Board for Education Sciences; Deborah Loewenberg Ball, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, National Board for Education Sciences; Margaret R. McLeod, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, National Board for Education Sciences; Bridget Terry Long, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, National Board for Education Sciences | Yes |
Indian Affairs | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Hearing on the Nomination of Tracie L. Stevens to serve as Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission | Yes |
Judiciary | Wed. 5/26 | 10:00 am | Subcommittee on the Constitution: The Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto Proposals | Yes |
Special Aging | Wed. 5/26 | 2:00 pm | Dietary supplements | Yes |
Armed Services | Wed. 5/26 | 2:30 pm | Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Wed. 5/26 | 2:30 pm | Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee: Innovation and Inclusion: The Americans with Disabilities Act at 20 | Yes |
Foreign Relations | Wed. 5/26 | 2:30 pm | Subcommittee on African Affairs: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities for Peace in Sudan | Yes |
Armed Services | Thurs. 5/27 | 9:30 am | Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2011 | No |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | The Financial State of the Airline Industry and the Implications of Consolidation | Yes |
Environment and Public Works | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Water Resources Development Act of 2010: Legislative Issues | Yes |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Building a Secure Future for Multiemployer Pension Plans | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/27 | 10:00 am | Markup of S.193, to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships; H.R.4506, the "Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010"; H.R.1933, the "A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Act"; and H.R. 908, the "Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2009"; and vote on the nominations of Robert Chatigny, to be U.S. circuit judge for the Second Circuit; John Gibney, to be U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; Stephanie Finley, to be U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana; Scott Parker, to be U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina; Darryl McPherson, to be U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Illinois; Gervin Miyamoto, to be U.S. marshal for the District of Hawaii; and Daniel Becker, James Hannah, Gayle Nachtigal, John Nalbandian, Marsha Rabiteau, and Hernan Vera, each to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute | Yes |
Judiciary | Thurs. 5/27 | 2:15 pm | Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights: The United/Continental Airlines Merger: How Will Consumers Fare? | Yes |
Select Intelligence | Thurs. 5/27 | 2:30 pm | Closed Hearing: Intelligence Matters | No |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Thurs. 5/27 | TBA | The impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on small businesses | Yes |