House Cloakroom: July 18 – July 22
Major Floor Action:
- HR 2560 – Cut, Cap and Balance Act
- HJ Res 1 – Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
- H.R. 2553 – Airport and Airway Extension Act
- HR 1315 – Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Act
- HR 2551 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
Major Committee Action:
- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade will hold a hearing on the “Impact of Energy Regulations.”
- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health with hold a hearing on “Bioterrorism, Controlled Substances and Public Health Issues.”
- The House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on the “Overhaul of Derivatives Regulation.”
Senate Cloakroom: July 18 – July 22
Analysis: Next week the Senate will vote the nomination of J. Paul Oetken for a district judgeship in the Southern District of New York. The Senate will then continue consideration of the Military Construction/VA Appropriations bill.
Major Floor Action:
- HR 2055 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.02055: – Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill
Major Committee Action:
- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on “Consumer Financial Protection.”
- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the “MIT Report on Future of Natural Gas.”
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the “Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act.”
- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with hold a markup on “Oil and Gas and Outer Continental Shelf Bills.”
Source material can be found at this site.