In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
First Vote of the Week... Monday 6:00 p.m.
Last Vote Predicted... Friday p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 26, 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 6:00 p.m.
Suspensions (9 Bills)
- H.Res. 1504 - Recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Rep. Hoyer - Education and Labor)
- H.R. 3101 - Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (Rep. Markey (MA) - Energy and Commerce)
- H.Res. 1058 - Honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary (Rep. Lewis (GA) - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1543 - Honoring the educational significance of Dr. Jane Goodall's work on this the 50th anniversary of the beginning of her work in Tanzania, Africa (Rep. Polis - Education and Labor)
- H.Res. 1456 - Congratulating the University of Dayton men's basketball team for winning the 2010 National Invitation Tournament basketball championship (Rep. Turner - Education and Labor)
- H.Con.Res. 275 - Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on the second Sunday of September as Arts in Education Week. (Rep. Speier - Education and Labor)
- H.R. 1320 - Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments (Rep. Clay - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Con.Res. 226 - Supporting the observance of "Spirit of '45 Day" (Rep. Filner - Oversight and Government Reform)
- H.Res. 1525 - Honoring the 50th anniversary of the publication of "To Kill a Mockingbird", a classic American novel authored by Nelle Harper Lee of Monroeville, Alabama (Rep. Bonner - Oversight and Government Reform)
TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 10:00 a.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 (25 Bills)
- H.R. 5730 - Surface Transportation Earmark Rescission, Savings, and Accountability Act (Rep. Markey (CO) - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Con.Res. 258 - Congratulating the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy and its staff for 100 years of operation of the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut (Rep. Courtney - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Res. 1401 - Expressing gratitude for the contributions that the air traffic controllers of the United States make to keep the traveling public safe and the airspace of the United States running efficiently (Rep. McCarthy (NY) - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Res. 1366 - Recognizing and honoring the freight rail industry (Rep. Hare - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.R. 5825 - To review, update, and revise the factors to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster and to evaluate the need for assistance to individuals and households (Rep. Hill - Transportation and Infrastructure)
- H.Con.Res. 266 - Expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (Rep. Berkley - Foreign Affairs)
- H.Res. 1538 - Condemning the July 11, 2010, terrorist attacks in Kampala, Uganda (Rep. Davis (CA) - Foreign Affairs)
- H.R. 1623 - International Megan's Law (Rep. Smith (NJ) - Foreign Affairs)
- H.R. 3040 - Senior Financial Empowerment Act (Rep. Baldwin - Judiciary)
- Senate Amendments to H.R. 2765 - Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act (Rep. Cohen - Judiciary)
- H.R. 5281 - Removal Clarification Act of 2010 (Rep. Johnson (GA) - Judiciary)
- H.R. 2780 - Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act (Rep. Rooney - Judiciary)
- H.R. 5827 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 (Rep. Boccieri - Judiciary)
- H.R. 5143 - National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 (Rep. Delahunt - Judiciary)
- H.R. 5810 - Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010 (Rep. Lungren - Judiciary)
- H.R. __ - To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Rep. Velazquez - Small Business)
- H.R. 5681 - To improve certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress (Rep. Brady (PA) - House Administration)
- H.R. 5682 - To improve the operation of certain facilities and programs of the House of Representatives (Rep. Brady (PA) - House Administration)
- H.R. 415 - Fallen Heroes Flag Act (Rep. King (NY) - House Administration)
- H.R. 2480 - Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009 (Rep. Moran (VA) - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 (Rep. Waxman - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 1796 - Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (Rep. Matheson - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 5156 - Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 (Rep. Matsui - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 4692 - National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 (Rep. Lipinski - Energy and Commerce)
- H.R. 847 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (Rep. Maloney - Energy and Commerce)
H.R. 5822 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 (Rep. Edwards (TX) – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)
H.R. __ - Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (Rep. Olver – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)
Further Action on H.R. 4899 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (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:
Monday:
Convenes: 3:00pm
Following the prayer and pledge, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3628, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections (DISCLOSE Act).
There will be no roll call votes during Monday’s session of the Senate.
Votes:
There will be no roll call votes on Monday, July 26.
Tuesday:
Votes:
2:45pm roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the DISCLOSE Act (S.3628).
August is coming, and in Washington that means recess. Like, for the whole month. This is serious business. Or not-business, I suppose. And what better way to get ready for a month without any legislative business than to spend the week leading up to it on 34 suspensions? Well, that and a few appropriations bills, which means spending money. There are three "approps" bills on the schedule for this week. Two are regular, annual appropriations bills (of which there are 12) which are normally passed to fund government operations. Military construction, usually among the least controversial each year, is up this week. But I wouldn't have guessed that we'd see Transportation/HUD leading into the recess. That usually sparks a little more fight, though probably not as much as Labor/HHS.
The real fight, if there is one, will be over the supplemental. We've been talking about the supplemental for a while now, but by way of background, it's not (supposed to be) one of the routine 12 annual bills (one each from the 12 appropriations subcommittees) that fund the government. They're for "emergency" spending not covered or otherwise unforeseen by the 12 regular bills. But they've become routine nonetheless -- mainly used for funding the apparently unforeseen multiple wars -- and that alone is something of a sore point for retiring Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-MN-07).
Obey has drawn a line in the sand this year, insisting that including the war funding in the supplemental (a practice that Democrats including President Obama campaigned on the promise of ending) was out of the question unless critical domestic priorities were funded along with the war. The House sent out a supplemental that at first had no war funding, but it was added by the Senate and sent back to the House. That's when Obey said OK, but there's got to be this additional domestic funding.
Well, the Senate just said no to that last week and handed it back to the House. So the question this week is whether the House insists on its position, or buys into the old line about how the whole 60 vote thing makes it so tough in the Senate, and wouldn't it just be better if the House would just STFU and pass what the Senate tells them they're comfortable passing? Stay tuned to see how that one comes out. And yes, that makes the supplemental your filibuster reform story of the day, though it's still developing.
On the Senate schedule this week: the DISCLOSE Act, billed as the legislative response to Citizens United, and a BANANAS favorite.
This week's committee schedule appears below, thanks to the work of Main Street Insider intern William Schoell. And this week, Will has provided his top picks for the hottest committee action. Find it all "below the fold."
Will's Picks for Hot D-on-R Committee Action:
- Tuesday 7/27, 10:00am. House Transportation and Infrastructure. Recovery Act: Progress Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Investments. Infrastructure investment is one of the key aspects of the stimulus. Is funding running out? How many jobs have actually been created? This hearing should address these issues, plus Chairman Oberstar is a class act. Random trivia answer: Oberstar is the first ever committee chair in Congress to have previously been the Staff Director of that committee.
- Tuesday 7/27, 10:00am. Joint Economic. Promoting a Green Economy. MIT economic professor Michael Greenstone serves as a witness. Greenstone will use econ theory to show what policies can/will incentive and promote a "green economy."
- Tuesday 7/27, 2:30pm. Senate Environment and Public Works. Assessing Natural Resources Damages Resulting from Deepwater Horizon Disaster. After two caps, the leaking has seemingly stopped. Now it’s time to reflect on how much damage BP will try to avoid paying.
- Tuesday 7/27, 3:00pm. House Appropriations. Full Committee Markup of Homeland Security and Agriculture FY11 Appropriations bills. Who cares if there is no budget resolution passed? The House is moving full steam ahead with Approps bills.
- Wednesday 7/28, 10:00am. Senate Rules and Administration. Examining the filibuster: Legislative Proposals to Change Senate Procedure. The "moderating" body of the Congress has turned into the "killing" body. The Senate Rules Committee will look at two proposals to fix the filibuster and other obstructionist procedural rules.
- Wednesday 7/28, 2:00pm. House Judiciary. Online Privacy, Social Networking & Crime Victimization. I am on Facebook, am I a Victim?
- Thursday 7/29, 10:00am. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Impact of Federal Policies on Children. If you are a parent this hearing should give you ample evidence to lecture your children at the dinner table to make them interested in government.
- Thursday 7/29, 10:00am. House Financial Services. Alternatives for Promoting Liquidity in the Commercial Real Estate Markets, Supporting Small Businesses and Increasing Job Growth. This hearing should provide an interesting concept on how to create cash flow and sub sequentially credit in local/small banks.
- Thursday 7/29, 2:00pm. House Oversight and Government Reform. Public Access to Federal Funded Research. Over 60% of basic research done by universities comes from federal funding. Basic Research and innovation is the first step to reviving and renewing our economy.