The Week of September 26-30, 2011, On Capitol Hill!
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown last week, when the House voted pro forma on a Continuing Resolution (CR) that expires on Tuesday October 4th. Among the sticking points was the off set on disaster relief funding. Then mid-week, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it did not need the disaster relief funds after [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: January 31- February 4, 2011
The House is not in session this week, however the Senate plans to take up an authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration and possibly a measure authorizing small- business programs. Markups Senate Judiciary marks up bills on patent law changes ( S 23 ) and votes on judicial nominations. 10 a.m. Thursday, 226 Dirksen Hearing [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: January 24 – 28, 2011
The Senate and House meet in a joint session Tuesday night to hear President Obama’s State of the Union speech. The House will consider a resolution to reduce fiscal 2011 appropriations at least to fiscal 2008 levels and the Senate is set to continue debate on an overhaul of its rules, including those on filibusters, [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: Monday January 10-14, 2011
The legislative schedule for this week has been put on hold due to the Jan. 8 shooting of Arizona Democrat Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others. With an already expected short work week due to the House Republicans Annual Issues Retreat scheduled for Thursday and Friday, the House will hold off on a vote to repeal [...]
This Week on Capitol Hill: September 13-17, 2010
The Senate returns from August recess today, Monday September 13 and the House will return tomorrow, September 14th. Starting off the week, the House will consider a bill that would authorize the Agriculture secretary to enable consumer loans to implement energy- efficiency measures. The Senate considers a judicial nomination before resuming consideration of small-business legislation [...]