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This Week on Capitol Hill, June 15-19

Monday, June 15

·         Senate reconvenes at 1:45pm.  No roll call votes.

·         House reconvenes at 2:00 pm to take up measures under suspension of the rules.

 

Tuesday, June 16

In the Senate:

Senate will be in session.

·         Appropriations Subcommittees hearings for Fiscal Year 2010 on Defense; Energy and Water; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; and Transportation-HUD.

·         Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs  hearing on “Sustainable Development and Economic Growth.”

·         Committee on Energy & Natural Resources full committee markup on Comprehensive Energy Policy.

·         Committee on Finance full committee hearing on “Taxes and Climate Change.”

·         Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions full committee markup of Health Care Overhaul.

·         Committee on Judiciary subcommittee hearing on “Cell Phone Text Messaging Rates.”

 

In the House:

House will reconvene at 12:00 pm to consider the conference report on the fiscal 2009 supplemental appropriations bill and several other matters under suspension of the rules.

·         Appropriations Subcommittee markup on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.

·         Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Transportation and HUD.

·         Committee on Education and Labor full committee hearing on “Future of Learning.”

·         Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing on “Fish Conservation Legislation.”

·         Committee on Science & Technology Subcommittee markup on Energy and Environment legislation

·         Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing on Water Resources Agencies.

 

Wednesday, June 17

House reconvenes at 10:00 am to consider HR 2847 which would provide fiscal 2010 funding for the departments of Commerce and Justice Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources continues its full committee markup on Comprehensive Energy Policy.

 

Thursday, June 18

In the House:

House will reconvene at 10:00 am to consider a bill that would provide fiscal 2010 funding for the Homeland Security Department.

·         Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing on “Regional Ocean Governance.”

·         Committee on Science & Technology Subcommittee hearing on FY10 budget for NASA.

 

Friday, June 19

In the House:

House may be in session.

·         Appropriations full committee markup on Agriculture.

·         Budget Committee full committee hearing on “Economic Case for Health Overhaul.”