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Immediate Action Items: None at this time.
 
 

DAILY FLOOR SCHEDULE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009:

On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Unlimited One Minutes per side. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

 

Suspensions (5 Bills)

1)          S. 303 - Reauthorizing and improving the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Sen. Voinovich - Oversight and Government Reform)

2)          H.Res. 779 - Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month (Rep. Biggert - Oversight and Government Reform)

3)          H.Res. 942 - Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup (Rep. Matheson - Oversight and Government Reform)

4)          H.Con.Res. 160 - Honoring the American Kennel Club on its 125th anniversary (Rep. Price (NC) - Oversight and Government Reform)

5)          H.R. 4284 - Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2009 (Rep. Rangel - Ways and Means)

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009:

On Tuesday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for Morning Hour and 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.

 

Suspensions (10 Bills)

1)          H.R. 1517 - To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent appointment in the competitive service (Rep. Engel - Homeland Security)

2)          H.R. 3978 - First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act (Rep. Rogers (AL) - Homeland Security)

3)          H.Res. 894 - Honoring the 50th anniversary of the recording of the album "Kind of Blue" and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure (Rep. Conyers - Judiciary)

4)          S. 1472 - Establishing a section within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to enforce human rights laws, to make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (Sen. Durbin - Judiciary)

5)          H.Res. 150 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that A. Philip Randolph should be recognized for his lifelong leadership and work to end discrimination and secure equal employment and labor opportunities for all Americans (Rep. Rangel - Judiciary)

6)          H.R. 1110 - PHONE Act of 2009 (Rep. Scott (VA) - Judiciary)

7)          H.R. 1147 - Local Community Radio Act of 2009 (Rep. Doyle - Energy and Commerce)

8)          H.R. 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce)

9)          H.R. 3714 - Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (Rep. Schiff - Foreign Affairs)

10)      H.R. 2194 - Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 (Rep. Berman - Foreign Affairs)

 

Further Action on H.R. 3326 – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (Rep. Murtha – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)

 

* Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.

* Motions to go to Conference should they become available.      

* Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.

 

Adam Wolf

Floor Assistant

 
 
 
International Treaties & Obligations
 
 

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

The best interest of the child principle would give the government the ability to override every decision by every parent if a government worker disagreed with the parents decision. The treaty creates “the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion” and outlaws the “arbitrary interference with his or her privacy.”

 

Article VI of the US Constitution: “All treaties made...shall be the supreme law of the land.”

 

www.parentalrights.org

U.S. Congress
 
Bill # : S. 34 and H.R.226

Title (Sponsor): Broadcast Freedom Act (Pence-IN-R)

Common Name: "Anti-Fairness Doctrine"
Synopsis: Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the FCC, notwithstanding any other provision of any Act from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly known as the Fairness Doctrine.  Media Research Center.

Status: Referred to Committee
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : S. 510 and H.R. 875
Title (Sponsor) : Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (Durbin-IL-D)
Common Name: N/A
Synopsis: Creates standards, inspections, fees, civil penalties, traceability, whistleblower protections, recalls. Moves authority from FDA to Health & Human Services. Renames FDA Federal Drug & Device Administration. Assumes Interstate Commerce Clause to allow for Federal authority in virtually all food production, storage, transportation and sale.

Status: Referred to Committee
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : H.R. 1207

Title (Sponsor): Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 (Paul-TX-R)

Common Name: N/A
Synopsis: Repeals special audit protections that the Federal Reserve is currently given. Sponsor Ron Paul and 190 others. Possible committee hearings. Calls for full Government Accountability Office audit of the central bank to be completed before the end of 2010. More information here.

Status: Referred to Committee
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : S. 560 and H.R.1409

Title (Sponsor): Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (Kennedy-MA-D)

Common Name: "Card Check"
Synopsis: Affects employee voting privacy and union organizing.

Status: Referred to Committee
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : H.R. 1444

Title (Sponsor): Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act (McDermott-VA-D)

Common Name:
Synopsis: Creates a commission to study, among other things, mandatory national service and a need for a public service academy. In Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Status: Referred to Committee
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : H.R. 1868

Title (Sponsor): Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009 (Deal-GA-R)

Common Name: N/A
Synopsis: Eliminates birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants in the US

Status: Referred to Committee
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : H.R. 1913

Title (Sponsor): Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (Conyers-MI-D)

Common Name: N/A
Synopsis: Does not seem to exempt Christian Ministers and others from being prosecuted for their beliefs and statements, especially biblical condemnations of homosexuality. Called by some the “Pedophilia Protection Act” Violators subject to criminal fines and up to 10 years in prison. House of Representatives passed as standalone bill. Senate has apparently decided to pass as an amendment to another bill to avoid a possible filibuster.
Status: Passed House
Next Action/Scheduled Date: Nothing scheduled as of 6/10/2009
 
Bill # : S. 2191 and H.R. 2454
Title (Sponsor) : American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-CA-D)
Common Name: "Cap and Trade"
Synopsis: “Cap & Trade” promoting global warming reduction plan and clean energy

Status:  Rassed by 2 votes in House (Vote in Senate is Next)
Next Action/Scheduled Date:  Nothing scheduled as of 9/10/2009
 
Bill #: S. 1679 and H.R. 3200
Title (Sponsor) :  America's Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy - MA - D)
Common Name: "Nationalized Health Care"
Synopsis: Enacts compulsory Nationalized Health Care, slashes Medicare benefits ($380 billion estimated) and eliminates choice, especially for the young and healthy.  Private health insurance policies and companies are eliminated by 2013.  Provides health care coverage to illegal aliens.  Protections against "attack lawyers" (tests and procedures useful only to protect against lawsuits) are disallowed.  Government agencies will decide who gets what treatments, not the patients and their doctors.  
Status: Five different versions of the bill.  H.R. 3200 just pushed out of House Energy and Commerce Committee   
Next Action/ Scheduled Date:  Legislators will take this bill up on the floor of the House in September, after their August recess.
Details:  http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill-h111-3200    
 
Bill # H.R. 3962 and H.R. 3961
Title (Sponsor):
Common Name:  "Nationalized Health Care"
Synopsis:
Status:  Introduced by Speaker Pelosi, target date for approval is November 11
Details:
 
Bill # H.R. 3590 as replaced by Substitute Amendment # 2786 as modified by HR 3275 (Manager's amendment) 
Title (Sponsor) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Reid - NV - D)
Common Name:  "Nationalized Health Care"
Synopsis:  The merged version of the Reid and Baucus versions, as amended to buy votes needed to obtain cloture
Status:  Cloture Vote succeeded on 12/21 at 1 am 60-40 on straight party-line vote
Details:
Download H.R. 3276 and read it here.
 
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