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Rep. Diana DeGette
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The Daily WhipLine

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Floor Schedule and Procedure

• Suspension Bills: Today, the House will consider several bills on the Suspension calendar.  Bills considered on the Suspension calendar are debatable for 40 minutes; may not be amended; and require a two-thirds vote for passage.  If a recorded vote is requested, it will be postponed.



1. H.R. 1694 - Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act (Rep. Holt – Natural Resources)



2. H.R. 388 - Crane Conservation Act of 2009 (Rep. Baldwin – Natural Resources)



3. H.R. 411 - Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 (Rep. Inslee – Natural Resources)



4. H.R. 1219 - Lake Hodges Surface Water Improvement and Reclamation Act of 2009 (Rep. Bilbray – Natural Resources)



5. S. 39 - A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze" (Sen. McCain – Natural Resources)



6. H.Res. 320 - Honoring the Life and achievements of Dr. John Hope Franklin (Rep. Watt – Oversight and Government Reform)



7. H.Res. 254 - Recognizing the designation of March 2009 as Irish American Heritage Month and honoring the significance of Irish Americans in the history and progress of the United States (Rep. McCarthy (NY) - Oversight and Government Reform)  



8. H.Res. 214 - Recognizing the efforts of the countless volunteers who helped the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover from the ice storm of January 2009 (Rep. Guthrie - Oversight and Government Reform)



9. H.R. 1516 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the "Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office" (Rep. Brown-Waite - Oversight and Government Reform)

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