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Gerald Ford Statue Unveiled in Capitol
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Legislative Activity
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
| Time (EDT) | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am | Hearing: Budget Hearing - National Endowment for the Arts Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| 9:30 am | Hearing: Peace Corps at 50 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: On the Border and in the Line of Fire: U.S. Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and Drug Cartel Violence Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee |
| 10:00 am | Markup: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: Removing Inefficiencies in the Nation's Job Training Programs Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: Budget Hearing - Government Printing Office / Congressional Budget Office / Member and Public Witnesses Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: Monetary Policy and the Debt Ceiling: Examining the Relationship Between the Federal Reserve and Government Debt Committee on Financial Services: Domestic Monetary Policy & Technology |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: The USA PATRIOT Act: Dispelling the Myths Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security |
| 10:00 am | Hearing: American Energy Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on Public Lands and Waters Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee |
| 10:30 am | Hearing: EPA Mining Policies: Assault on Appalachian Jobs -- Part II Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment |
| 10:30 am | Markup: H.R. 1745, Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act of 2011 Committee on Ways and Means: |
| 11:00 am | Hearing: Budget Hearing - National Endowment for the Humanities Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| 1:30 pm | Hearing: GPO - Issues and Challenges: How will GPO Transition to the Future Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Oversight |
| 1:30 pm | Hearing: H.R. ___ the "Secure Visas Act" Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| 1:30 pm | Hearing: USAID: Following The Money Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: The Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operation |
| 2:00 pm | Hearing: Transparency As An Alternative To The Federal Government's Regulation Of Risk Retention Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on TARP and Financial Services |
| 2:00 pm | Hearing: Legislative Proposals to Address the Negative Consequences of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions Committee on Financial Services: Capital Markets & Govt Sponsored Enterprises |
| 2:30 pm | Hearing: ***POSTPONED*** Piercing Burma's Veil of Secrecy: The Truth Behind the Sham Election and the Difficult Road Ahead Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific |
| 2:30 pm | Hearing: ***POSTPONED*** UN Climate Talks and Power Politics: It's Not about the Temperature. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Oversight and Investigations |
Legislative Day of May 10, 2011
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:39 P.M. - | The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on May 11, 2011. |
| 9:39 P.M. - | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 9:39 P.M. - | Mr. Schweikert moved that the House do now adjourn. |
| 7:52 P.M. - | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
| View the full Floor Proceedings from the Clerk of the House | |
Most Recent Votes
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | 05-10 | H R 1229 | Failed | On Agreeing to the Amendment (Markey of Massachusetts Part A Amendment No. 3) |
| 300 | 05-10 | H R 1229 | Failed | On Agreeing to the Amendment (Markey of Massachusetts Part A Amendment No. 3) |
| 299 | 05-10 | H R 1229 | Failed | On Agreeing to the Amendment (Markey of Massachusetts Part A Amendment No. 3) |
| 298 | 05-05 | H R 1230 | Passed | Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act |
| 297 | 05-05 | H R 1230 | Failed | Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act |
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Life at the House
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Biographical profiles of former African-American members of Congress, links to information about current black members, essays on institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of African Americans in Congress, and images of each individual member, supplemented by other historical photos.