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This Week on the Hill: May 4-8

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TUESDAY AND REMAINDER OF THE WEEK

House

Convenes 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday. No votes expected Friday.

Under suspension of the rules:

HR 774 , HR 1397 , HR 1271 — Facility namings

H Res 299 — Honoring public servants

H Res 382 — Charter Schools Week

H Res 338 — Community College Month

H Res 348 — NCAA men’s basketball

H Res 353 — Global Youth Service Days

S 386 — Fraud enforcement

Subject to a rule:

HR 1728 — Mortgage lending overhaul

 

Senate

MONDAY

Convenes 2:30 p.m.

S 896 — Housing bill

TUESDAY AND REMAINDER OF THE WEEK

S 414 — Credit card regulation

 

Markups

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs votes on Homeland Security nominations. 5:30 p.m. Monday, S-216 Capitol

 

Senate Finance votes on nomination of Alan Krueger to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy. Time TBA Tuesday, 215 Dirksen

 

House Education and Labor marks up legislation regarding grants to modernize school facilities ( HR 2187 ). 10 a.m. Wednesday, 2175 Rayburn

 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources marks up draft legislation on electricity transmission facility siting, energy finance and nuclear energy. 10 a.m. Wednesday, 366 Dirksen

 

Senate Judiciary marks up legislation regarding state secrets ( S 417 ), consumer credit ( S 257 ), classified information ( S 448 ) and assistance to victims of domestic violence ( S 327 ); also votes on nominations. 10 a.m. Thursday, 226 Dirksen

 

Hearing Highlights

House Ways and Means hearing on health care overhaul with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius . 10 a.m. Wednesday, 1100 Longworth

 

Senate Judiciary oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security and immigration issues with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano . 10 a.m. Wednesday, 106 Dirksen

 

 

This Week on the Hill

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April 27-May 1
The newest member of the House, Scott Murphy, D-NY, is expected to be sworn in early in the week.
This Week in the House
Under suspension of the rules:
H Con Res 99 — Early educator wages
H Res 335 — National Volunteer Week
H Res 344 — NCAA women’s basketball
HR 1747 — Great Lakes icebreaker
H Res 340, H Res 341 — Victims of shootings
H Res 342 — Vietnamese Refugees Day
H Res 76 — Natural disasters
H Res 109 — Crime Victims’ Rights Week
H Con Res 104 — Sexual assault prevention
Subject to a rule:
HR 1913 — Hate crimes
HR 627 — Credit card regulations
S Con Res 13 — Fiscal 2010 budget resolution conference report (tentative)
This Week in the Senate
Roll call votes expected.
Weekly policy lunches: 12:30-2:15 p.m.
S 386 —Financial fraud
Nomination — Kathleen Sebelius for HHS secretary
S Con Res 13 — Fiscal 2010 budget resolution conference report
Committee Markups and Hearings Scheduled for Tuesday
House Financial Services marks up legislation to overhaul consumer mortgage practices (HR 1728)
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs votes on pending nominations for Housing and Urban Development, the Export-Import Bank and the Treasury.  
House Judiciary marks up legislation on financial fraud (HR 1748), false claims (HR 1788), cigarette trafficking (HR 1676), war profiteering (HR 1667) and witness security and protection (HR 1741). 
House Rules considers rules for floor debate for legislation to provide federal assistance to American Indian tribes (HR 1913) and credit card regulations (HR 627).
Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing on draft legislation to boost funding for clean energy and energy efficiency technologies.
Committee Markups and Hearing Scheduled for Wednesday
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions votes on nominations.
House Science and Technology marks up a draft bill on networking and IT research and development; bills on international science and technology cooperation (HR 1736); and math and science education (HR 1709)
House Natural Resources marks up bills on state secrets (S 417), consumer credit (S 257), the free flow of information (S 488) and assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence (S 327).
Schedule Listing is from the Congressional Quarterly.

National Science Board Recommends Comprehensive Federal Strategy to Transform U.S. Energy Economy

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National Science Foundation Press Release, April 14, 2009

The National Science Board (NSB) today released a draft report, “Building a Sustainable Energy Future,” for public review and comment.  The report calls on the nation to lead the fundamental transformation of the current energy economy from one that is dependent on fossil fuel to one that thrives on sustainable and clean energy. The NSB collaborated with colleagues and stakeholders throughout the federal, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors to address the challenges and opportunities for sustainable energy in the 21st century. The NSB recommends that the U.S. government develop and lead a nationally coordinated research, development demonstration, deployment, and education strategy to advance a sustainable energy economy that is significantly less carbon-intensive.

Complete press release

Complete draft report

President Obama Nominates Under Secretary of Education

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On April 1st, President Obama nominated Martha Kanter to serve as Under Secretary of Education -the nation’s top post-secondary education post. If confirmed, Dr. Kanter would be the first community college official to serve at or above the number 3 slot in the Department of Education.

Excerpt from Biography 

Martha J. Kanter is chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, one of the most prominent community college districts in the nation, serving more than 44,000 students with a total budget of approximately $400 million. She came to California in 1977 after serving as an alternative high school teacher at Lexington High School, the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns and later at The Searing School in New York City. In California, she established the first program for students with learning disabilities at San Jose City College. She then served as a director, dean and subsequently as vice chancellor for policy and research for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office in Sacramento. She then returned to San Jose City College as vice president of instruction and student services. In 1993 she was named president of De Anza College, where she served until becoming chancellor in 2003.

The full biography is available here.