House Floor – Week of OCTOBER 10, 2011

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House Floor – Week of OCTOBER 10, 2011

  • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH
    1) H.R. 2433 – Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011, as amended (Sponsored Rep. Jeff Miller / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
    2) H.R. 2074 – Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
    3) H.R. 2302 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Sponsored by Rep. Marlin Stutzman / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
    4) H.R. 2349 – Veterans’ Benefits Training Improvement Act of 2011 (Sponsored by Rep. Jon Runyan / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
    5) H.R. 1263- To amend the Service members Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (Sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
    6) H.R. 1025 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law (Sponsored by Rep. Timothy Walz / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)
    7) Continue Consideration of H.R. 2250 – EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 (Modified Open Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Morgan Griffith / Energy and Commerce Committee)
    The rule provides for no further general debate and makes in order only those amendments that have been preprinted in the Congressional Record.
    8) Begin Consideration of H.R. 3078 – United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor / Ways and Means Committee)
    9) Begin Consideration of H.R. 3079 – United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor / Ways and Means Committee)
    10) Begin Consideration of H.R. 3080 – United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor / Ways and Means Committee)
    11) Begin Consideration of the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2832 – To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp / Ways and Means Committee)
  • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
    1) Complete Consideration of H.R. 3078- United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor / Ways and Means Committee)
    2) Complete Consideration of H.R. 3079- United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate)(Sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor / Ways and Means Committee)
    3) Complete Consideration of H.R. 3080 – United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor / Ways and Means Committee)
    4) Complete Consideration of the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2832 – To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp / Ways and Means Committee)
  • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH
    1) On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. By approximately 2:30 p.m., the House will recess and then reconvene at approximately 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving, in a joint meeting with the Senate, the Honorable Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea.
    2) H.R. 358 – Protect Life Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts / Energy and Commerce Committee / Ways and Means Committee)
  • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH
    1) H.R. 2273 – Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. David McKinley / Energy and Commerce Committee)
  • COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK
    Judiciary Committee Markup on “H.R. 10, the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011” (Thursday, October 13th, 10:15 a.m.)
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