Daily Schedule
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009
House meets at 10:00 a.m.
Ten One Minutes per side.
H.R. 2781 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Rep. Schrader – Natural Resources)
| Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate |
| P.Q. |
Y 241 |
N 176 |
| Rule |
Y 244 |
N 176 |
H.R. 3961 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (Rep. Dingell – Energy and Commerce)
Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate
Rule already adopted |
Motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair whereby the chair ruled out of order the
Gingrey (CA) motion to recommit H.R. 3961 with instructions.
| Motion to Table |
Y 251 |
N 177 |
Cantor (VA) Motion to Recommit H.R. 3961
| MTR |
Y 177 |
N 252 |
| Passage |
Y 243 |
N 183 |
Postponed Suspension Votes (3 Bills):
1. S. 1599 - A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws (Sen. Leahy - Judiciary)
2. H.R. 1834 - Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009 (Rep. Kirkpatrick - Small Business)
3. H.Con.Res. 212 - Expressing the sense of Congress on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the Slovak and Czech Republics (Rep. Mica - Foreign Affairs)
Special Orders: Republicans have the first hour
Amendments to H.R. 3791 - Fire Grants Authorization Act of 2009
1. Rep. Titus (D-NV): The amendment would expand the scope of the Assistance to Firefighter Grants program to allow the acquisition of new equipment that reduces the use of water in fighting fires and training firefighters.
2. Rep. Perlmutter (D-CO): Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a nationwide survey of all fire departments to determine their compliance with national voluntary consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness. The amendment also establishes a task force to make recommendations to Congress on ways to increase compliance with those firefighter safety standards.
3. Rep. Flake (R-AZ): The amendment would prohibit earmarking of funds appropriated under the Act.
4. Rep. Holden (D-PA): The amendment would make river rescue organizations eligible for funding under the definition of a rescue organization. The amendment defines a river rescue organization as one that provides emergency search and rescues services to a person affected by a flood, a water-related accident, or another disaster for which services, including water rescue and patrol, dive rescue and recovery, emergency first response, flood recovery, or fire and rescue services on the water, are required.
5. Rep. Cardoza (D-CA): The amendment would require the Director to consider the unemployment rates of the area affected when awarding grants to fire departments. This consideration would be in addition to considering the overall financial situation of fire departments.
Weekly Schedule
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009:
On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business.
Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (6 Bills):
1. H.R. 3767 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the "W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building" (Rep. Bishop (UT) - Oversight and Government Reform)
2. S. 1825 - A bill to extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees (Sen. Lieberman - Oversight and Government Reform)
3. H.R. 3539 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building" (Rep. Sires - Oversight and Government Reform)
4. H.R. 1506 - To provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances (Rep. Slaughter - Oversight and Government Reform)
5. S. 1314 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office" (Sen. Wyden - Oversight and Government Reform)
6. H.R. 1242 - To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (Rep. Maloney - Financial Services)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK:
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
On Wednesday and Thursday the House will meet at 10:00 a.m.
On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m.
Suspensions (12 Bills):
1. H.R. 3618 - Clean Hull Act of 2009 (Rep. Oberstar - Transportation and Infrastructure)
2. H.Res. 841 - Expressing support for designation of November 29, 2009, as "Drive Safer Sunday" (Rep. Gerlach - Transportation and Infrastructure)
3. H.R. 3360 - Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 (Rep. Matsui - Transportation and Infrastructure)
4. H.Res. 891 - Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives for the service to our Nation of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California on October 29, 2009 (Rep. Loretta Sanchez - Transportation and Infrastructure)
5. H.R. 3305 - To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States Courthouse" (Rep. Sullivan - Transportation and Infrastructure)
6. S. 1599 - A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws (Sen. Leahy - Judiciary)
7. H.Res. 851 - Recognizing and honoring the 40th anniversary of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, headquartered in Sacramento, California (Rep. Matsui - Judiciary)
8. H.R. 1839 - To amend the Small Business Act to improve SCORE (Rep. Buchanan - Small Business)
9. H.R. 3014 - Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act (Rep. Dahlkemper - Small Business)
10. H.R. 1834 - Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009 (Rep. Kirkpatrick - Small Business)
11. H.R. 1842 - Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009 (Rep. Luetkemeyer - Small Business)
12. H.R. 3738 - Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009 (Rep. Nye - Small Business)
H.R. 2781 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Rep. Schrader – Natural Resources)
| _____ Rule, _____ Hour of Debate |
| Rule |
Y |
N |
| Passage |
Y |
N |
H.R. 3791 - Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Rep. Mitchell – Science and Technology)
| _____ Rule, _____ Hour of Debate |
| Rule |
Y |
N |
| Passage |
Y |
N |
H.R. 3961 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (Rep. Dingell – Energy and Commerce/Ways and Means)
| _____ Rule, _____ Hour of Debate |
| Rule |
Y |
N |
| Passage |
Y |
N |
Possible Consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 2847 – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan – Appropriations)
| _____ Rule, _____ Hour of Debate |
| Rule |
Y |
N |
| Passage |
Y |
N |
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