In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader:
FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
House meets at 10:00 a.m. for Legislative Business
Ten "One Minutes" Per Side
Last Vote Predicted: evening
H.Res. 1491 - Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (Rep. Slaughter – Rules)
H.Res. 1490 – Same Day Consideration Rule – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (Rep. Slaughter – Rules)
H.R. _ - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 (Rep. Rangel – Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule)
Suspensions (17 Bills):
1) H.R. 928 – Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Rep. Cooper – Oversight and Government Reform)
2) S. 1046 – Senior Professional Performance Act of 2008 (Sen. Voinovich – Judiciary)
3) H.R. 6045 - Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 (Rep. Visclosky – Judiciary)
4) H.Con.Res. 214 - Posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (Rep. Peter King – Judiciary)
5) H.R. 4120 - Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007(Rep. Boyda/Carney – Judiciary)
6) H.R. 1777 - Need -Based Educational Aid Act of 2008 (Rep. Delahunt – Judiciary)
7) H.R. 1157 - Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008 (Rep. Lowey – Energy and Commerce
8) H.R. 6568 - Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 (Rep Brady (TX) – Energy and Commerce)
9) H.R. 3232 - Travel Promotion Act of 2007 (Rep. Delahunt – Energy and Commerce)
10) H.R. 3402 - Calling Card Consumer Protection Act (Rep. Engel – Energy and Commerce)
11) S. 1382 - ALS Registry Act (Sen. Reid – Energy and Commerce)
12) S. 1810 - The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act (Sen. Brownback – Energy and Commerce)
13) S. 2932 - The Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 (Sen. Murray – Energy and Commerce)
14) H.Res. 1333 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month (Rep. Arcuri – Energy and Commerce)
15) H.R. 1343 - The Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 (Rep. Gene Green (TX) - Energy and Commerce)
16) H.R. __ - A bill related to Iran sanctions and divestment (Foreign Affairs)
17) H. R. __ - United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act (Rep. Berman - Foreign Affairs)
Postponed Suspension Votes (13 Bills):
1) H.Con.Res. 255 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the U.S. commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated (Rep. Ferguson – Foreign Affairs)
2) H.Res. 1461 - Recognizing the Tenth Anniversary of the terrorist bombings of the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the memorializing of the citizens and families of the United States, Kenya and Tanzania whose lives were lost or who were injured as a result of these attacks (Rep. Scott (GA) – Foreign Affairs)
3) H.R. 758 - The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 (Rep. DeLauro – Energy and Commerce)
4) H.R. 6469 - The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008 (Rep. DeGette – Energy and Commerce)
5) H.R. 6901 - Meth Free Families and Communities Act (Rep. Hooley – Energy and Commerce)
6) H.Con.Res. 393 - Supporting the Goals and Ideals of National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month (Rep. Pickering – Energy and Commerce)
7) H.Res. 988 - Designating the month of March 2008 as "MRSA Awareness Month" (Rep. Matheson – Energy and Commerce)
8) H.R. 1014 - Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act (Rep. Capps – Energy and Commerce)
9) H.R. 4544 - Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (Rep. Boren – Financial Services)
10) H.R. 6950 - Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 (Rep. Stark – Financial Services)
11) H.R. 3018 - Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2007 (Rep. Biggert – Financial Services)
12) H.Res. 1421 - Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were injured (Rep. Walter Jones – Armed Services)
13) H.R. 6847 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the "First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building (Rep. Deal – Oversight and Government Reform)
- 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
Morning Business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.
It is the Majority Leader's intention to turn to the consideration of the Consolidated Appropriations bill when it is received from the House of Representatives.
So the CR has passed the House and is now in the hands of the Senate. The House moves on to the super-duper important legislation Hollywood Johnny Mac blew off Letterman for some tax extenders and renewable energy credits.
And thirty suspensions.
That's what McCain threw his ridiculous Hail Mary for. And meanwhile, even his running mate knows it's a waste of time. After all, her favorite preacher will tell you the world's economy is controlled by Jews. So, duh!
Tomorrow's still the day slated for adjournment. Which means the bailout package still has to make it through both houses. And then they have to cross their fingers that Bush doesn't go bonkers and veto. Theoretically he could, as he threatened to do with the "Protect America Act" in August of 2007, move to call Congress back into an emergency session to continue work on the bailout, should he choose to veto it. Same goes for the CR, in fact.
Of course, the Congress could just opt to adjourn without declaring it a sine die adjournment, reserving the option to come back into session if necessary. Probably the better option, actually, since Bush could take sine die adjournment as an opportunity to make recess appointments, not to mention act all "presidential" if he wants an additional session. If they're not adjourned sine die, no emergency session would be necessary, and they could reconvene without special presidential direction.
Oh, and it also would be worth considering staying technically in session in case the DC Court of Appeals ever comes back with a decision on the Miers and Bolten contempt charges. Because it might be nice to, you know, settle the question of whether or not the 111th Congress will have subpoena power.
Karl Rove and Michael Mukasey, it seems, get away with their contempt scot free as predicted. Well, so do Miers and Bolten, really.
But there will totally be oversight of the $700 billion! Boy howdy!
