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This Week on Capitol Hill, May 3-7

FLOOR ACTION
Senate
The Senate will reconvene at 2 p.m., and resume consideration of the financial regulatory overhaul legislation (S 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010). There will be no roll call votes.  It is expected that the Senate will spend most of the week debating amendments.

House
The House is not in session on Monday.  The schedule for the week is mostly commemorative resolutions.  It also includes a bill to provide trade benefits for earthquake recovery in Haiti and to provide benefits for home energy efficiency retrofits.

HEARINGS AND MARKUKPS
TUESDAY – MAY 4
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Full Committee Hearing
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization
2 p.m., 430 Dirksen Bldg.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 5
Fiscal 2011 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearings
• Defense  10:30 a.m. , SCV-217 Capitol Bldg.
• Labor, HHS, Education 9:30 a.m., 124 Dirksen

Fiscal 2011 House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
Defense 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol Bldg.

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Full Committee Hearing
Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
9:30 a.m., 418 Russell Bldg.

THURSDAY – MAY 6
 Fiscal 2011 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearings
• Commerce, Justice and Science 10 a.m.
• Transportation and HUD 9:30 a.m.
 
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Full Committee Hearing
“America Wins When America Competes: Building a High-Tech Workforce”
10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Full Committee Markup
May 6, 9:30 a.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.
Pending legislation includes S 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Hearing
     HR 4700, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010
     HR 2249, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009
     HR 4803, Patients’ Right to Know Act.
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg