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July 28, 2009

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House Meets At... Votes Predicted At...
10:30 p.m. For Morning Hour
12:00 p.m. For Legislative Business 
Unlimited "One-Minutes" Per Side		 Last Vote: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Any anticipated Member absences for votes this week should be reported to the Office of the Majority Whip at 226-3210

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. 3325 – To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize for 1 year the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (Rep. Tanner – Ways and Means)


  2. H.R. 1803 - Veterans Business Center Act of 2009 (Rep. Nye - Small Business)


  3. H.R. 1807 - Educating Entrepreneurs through Today's Technology Act (Rep. Thompson (PA) - Small Business)


  4. S. 1513 - A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (Sen. Landrieu - Small Business)


  5. H.R. 1665 - Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Rep. Cummings - Transportation and Infrastructure)


  6. H.Res. 508 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the general aviation industry should be recognized for its contributions to the United States (Rep. Fortenberry - Transportation and Infrastructure)


  7. H.R. 2093 - Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009 (Rep. Pallone - Transportation and Infrastructure)


  8. H.R. 1752 - To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration (Rep. Brady (PA) - House Administration)


  9. H.R. 2510 - Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act (Rep. Davis (CA) - House Administration)


  10. H.R. 2728 - William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act (Rep. Lofgren - House Administration)


  11. H.Res. 535 - Commending the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions for calling upon all nations to live in peace and mutual understanding (Rep. Faleomavaega - Foreign Affairs)


  12. H.Res. 550 - Recognizing the "Day of the African Child" on June 16, 2009, devoted to the theme of child survival and to emphasize the importance of reducing maternal, newborn, and child deaths in Africa (Rep. Payne - Foreign Affairs)


  13. H.Res. 496 - Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (Rep. Poe - Foreign Affairs)


  14. H.Res. 675 - Condemning the July 17, 2009, terrorist bombings in Indonesia and expressing condolences to the people of Indonesia and the various other countries suffering casualties in the attacks (Rep. Price (NC) - Foreign Affairs)


  15. H.Con.Res. 159 - Recognizing the fifth anniversary of the declaration by the United States Congress of genocide in Darfur, Sudan (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen - Foreign Affairs)
  • Postponed Suspension Votes:
  1. H.R. 1293 - Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 (Rep. Buyer - Veterans' Affairs)


  2. H.R. 556 - Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act (Rep. Farr - Natural Resources)


  3. H.R. 509 - Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Rep. Brown (SC) - Natural Resources)


  4. H.Res. 616 - Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College World Series (Rep. Cassidy - Education and Labor)


  5. H.R. 1035 - Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 (Rep. Grijalva - Education and Labor)


  6. H.J.Res. 44 - Recognizing the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army (Rep. Skelton - Armed Services)


  7. H.Res. 373 - Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month" (Rep. Bachmann - Oversight and Government Reform)


  8. H.R. 3072 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building" (Rep. Clay - Oversight and Government Reform)


  9. H.Res. 483 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day (Rep. Kline - Oversight and Government Reform)

Quote of the Day

"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them."

- Esther Lederer