Current Hill Activities

View Floor Schedule, Wednesday, April 14, 2010

 

The Senate

The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. and will observe a moment of silence in solitary with the people of Poland. Following the moment of silence the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business. Following morning business the Senate resume consideration of H.R.4851, to provide temporary extension of unemployment programs.


The House

The House meets at 10:00 a.m. fro Legislative Business. The first vote is between
1:00-2:00 p.m. The last vote is predicted between 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Suspensions (15 Bills)
H.R. 3506 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (Rep. Paulsen - Financial Services)
Senate Amendments to H.R. 4573 - Debt Relief for Earthquake Recovery in Haiti Act of 2010 (Rep. Waters - Financial Services)
H.Res. 197 - To commend the American Sail Training Association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill (Rep. Kennedy - Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.R. 4275 - To designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building" (Rep. Lewis (GA) - Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.Res. 1062 - Recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest (Rep. Wu - Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.Con.Res. 222 - Recognizing the leadership and historical contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the Hispanic community and his remarkable efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States of America (Rep. Ortiz - Judiciary)
S.J.Res. 25 - Granting the consent and approval of Congress to amendments made by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact (Sen. Cardin - Judiciary)
H.R. 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (Rep. Engel - Energy and Commerce)
H.R. 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (Rep. Waxman - Energy and Commerce)
H.Con.Res. 243 - Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (Rep. Hirono - House Administration)
H.R. 4994 - Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010 (Rep. Lewis (GA) - Ways and Means)
H.Res. 1237 - Honoring the life of Wilma Pearl Mankiller and expressing condolences of the House of Representatives on her passing (Rep. Boren - Natural Resources)
H.Res. 1236 - Honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending condolences to their families and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (Rep. Rahall – Education and Labor)
H.Res. __ - Congratulating the Duke University men’s basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship (Rep. Price (NC) - Education and Labor)
H.Res. __ - Expressing sympathy for the people of Poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country’s President, First Lady and 94 others on April 10, 2010 (Reps. Dahlkemper/Kanjorski/Lipinski – Foreign Affairs)

* Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.
* Motions to go to Conference should they become available.
* Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.


View Congressional Activities, Wednesday, April 14, 2010





Wednesday, April 14, 2010
9:30 AM
House Financial Services Committee
2128 Rayburn
"Housing Finance-What Should the new System Be Able to Do?: Part II-Government and Stakeholder Perspectives"  

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
10:00 AM
House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
2167 Rayburn
Financing Highway and Transit Projects  

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
10:00 AM
Joint Economic Committee
Economic Outlook
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System  

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
2:00 PM
House Financial Services - Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
2128 Rayburn
"The Recently Announced Revisions to the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)"  

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
2:00 PM 
Federal Reserve System
Economic Indicators
Beige Book  

There are no Senate Committee events remarkable to the financial/securities industries.



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Thursday, April 15, 2010

10:00 AM 

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit

2128 Rayburn

"Perspectives and Proposals on the Community Reinvestment Act

 

Friday, April 16, 2010

9:30 AM

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations

106 Senate Dirksen

Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: The Role of Bank Regulators

 

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

10:00 AM

Financial Institutions Fees

Senate Finance Committee

215 Senate Dirksen

The President’s Proposed Fee on Financial Institutions Regarding TARP