April 19, 2010
ON THE FLOOR The House is not in session on Monday. On Tuesday the House votes on a number of minor bills and resolutions. Later in the week the House is expected to appoint conferees for an Iran sanctions bill and vote on a bill to provide full House voting right for the District of… Read More
April 13, 2010
MONDAY The House was not in session. The Senate met to consider HR 4851 — Short-term extensions of various programs TUESDAY The House convenes at 2:00 pm to consider some minor bills under suspension of the rules. Senate Foreign Relations marks up legislation on Peace Corps expansion (S 1382), Torture Victims Relief (S 2839), Water… Read More
March 23, 2010
On the Senate Floor The Senate is expected to vote Monday on amendments to the FAA reauthorization bill (HR 1586). Later in the week, the Senate is likely to take up the budget reconciliation (HR 4872) package for a health care overhaul that the House passed on Sunday, March 21, and a bill extending expiring… Read More
March 15, 2010
The House may take up the Senate-passed health care overhaul (HR 3590) bill this week as part of a two-step strategy to complete the legislation. The House schedule also includes: a number of lands and government operations bills, including HR 1769, Washington rivers protection; bills to simplify language in government documents; to put Congressional Budget… Read More
March 9, 2010
Action on the Floor This week the Senate continues consideration of a bill to extend expired tax provisions, unemployment insurance, flood insurance, and COBRA health care subsidies. On Tuesday the House will consider a number of minor commemorative resolutions. Later in the week, they will consider measures to encourage debt relief for Haiti, to expedite… Read More
March 2, 2010
The Senate resumes consideration Monday of a bill that would extend several expiring tax provisions and may also extend unemployment and COBRA health care benefits, as well as Medicaid funding. A relatively light week is planned in the House, with the main floor action being on a bill intended to reduce the use of physical… Read More
February 23, 2010
Last week Congress was in recess for Presidents’ Day District Work Period. Business was also impeded the week before due to the blizzard that hit Washington DC. This week brings Congress back to face jobs creation and health care legislation. MONDAY The Senate laid the way for a vote of the jobs creation bill, which… Read More
February 1, 2010
The major focus on Capitol Hill is President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2011, which he is scheduled to release today. Committees in both the House and the Senate have scheduled hearings on the budget this week. Tuesday: Senate Armed Services; Senate Budget; and Senate Finance Wednesday: House Armed Services; House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee; House Education… Read More
January 25, 2010
The Senate votes Monday on a judicial nomination and is expected to continue debate on a measure to increase the federal debt limit, with votes on amendments beginning Tuesday. The House returns Tuesday to consider a number of commemorative resolutions along with a draft bill to provide emergency aid to U.S. survivors of the eqrthquake… Read More
January 19, 2010
The House returns today, January 19, to consider a number of minor bills and resolutions. On Wednesday and the rest of the week the House schedule includes a bill to provide tax benefits for contributions to earthquake relief in Haiti, a number of American Indian water resources bills, a bill on domestic nuclear detection and… Read More
