In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:

FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010

House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business
First Vote Predicted... 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Last Vote Predicted... 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

"One Minutes" (15 per side)

Suspensions (9 Bills):

1. H.Res. 1096 - Encouraging individuals across the United States to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count beginning April 1, 2010, and expressing support for designation of March 2010 as Census Awareness Month (Rep. Reyes - Oversight and Government Reform)
2. H.Res. 1079 - Congratulating the National Football League Champion New Orleans Saints for winning Super Bowl XLIV and for bringing New Orleans its first Lombardi Trophy in franchise history (Rep. Cao - Oversight and Government Reform)
3. H.Res. 1082 - Supporting the goals and ideals of the fourth annual America Saves Week (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson - Financial Services)
4. H.R. 2554 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2009 (Rep. Scott (GA) - Financial Services)
5. H.Con.Res. 239 - Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (Rep. Davis (CA) - House Administration)
6. H.Con.Res. 236 - Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust (Rep. Klein - House Administration)
7. S. 2968 - Making certain technical and conforming amendments to the Lanham Act (Sen. Leahy - Judiciary)
8. H.Res. 1127 - Expressing concern regarding the suicide plane attack on Internal Revenue Service employees in Austin, Texas (Rep. Doggett - Ways and Means)
9. H.Res. 1117 - Commending and congratulating the California State University system on the occasion of its 50th anniversary (Rep. Lofgren - Education and Labor)

H.R. 4247 - Keeping All Students Safe Act (Rep. George Miller – Education and Labor) (Subject to a Rule)

Postponed Suspension Votes (4 Bills):

1. H.Res. 747 - Congratulating the United States Military Academy at West Point on being named by Forbes magazine as America's Best College for 2009 (Rep. Hall (NY) - Armed Services)
2. H.Res. 699 - Expressing the appreciation of Congress for the service and sacrifice of the members of the 139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard (Rep. Graves - Armed Services)
3. H.Res. 1111 - Designating March 2, 2010, as "Read Across America Day" (Rep. Markey (CO) - Education and Labor)
4. H.Res. 362 - Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (Rep. Watson - Education and Labor)

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

In the Senate, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:

Convenes: 9:30am

Resume consideration of HR4213, Tax Extenders.

Currently we have 3 amendments pending to the bill, the Sessions amendment #3337 (spending caps) [link] , the Thune amendment (business taxes) [link], and the Landrieu amendment (Go Zone) [link]. Senators Murray and Sanders will offer the next 2 Democratic amendments and Senator Bunning will offer the next 2 Republican amendments.

Roll call votes are expected to occur throughout the day on Wednesday.

Plenty more encouraging, congratulating and supporting slated for the House today, plus keeping students safe, which I think is something we can all get behind, but will probably be filibustered by Jim Bunning.

The Senate takes up the House's recently passed tax extender bill, to which Bunning has been granted the right to offer two amendments as part of his bonus package for having filibustered unemployment benefits and COBRA. Being crazy is good business!

In other news, today is Day 62 of the new zero estate tax rate! I really would have guessed that by now I'd have seen more jobs created protecting people from the big Obama gun grab, but I guess not. Anyway, the good news is that when it comes time to cash in on grandma at the end of the tax year, you won't be left out of the party for lack of guns, that's for sure!

Today's committee schedule appears below.