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The Week Ahead...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
5:30 PM
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The House and
Senate return from the July 4th recess with a lengthy
legislative to-do list, including the
must-pass annual appropriations bills that will fund
federal departments and programs for the fiscal year starting
Oct. 1, 2009.
The House currently
is on track to meeting Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave
Obey's (D-WI) goal of completing work on all twelve FY 2010
appropriations measures prior to the month-long August recess,
which begins Aug. 3. for that chamber, although Obey's
objective may slip if Democratic leaders decide to move a
healthcare overhaul bill or other high-priority legislation to
the floor this month.
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"When we return in
July, we will continue our work on health care reform, and it
is my hope that we will bring legislation to the House floor
before August," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said
in a June 26 release. "I also expect that the House will
consider 'pay-as-you-go' legislation, which will help restore
fiscal responsibility so that we can invest sustainably in
some of our most important priorities."
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The Senate's slower
pace on moving the annual spending bills will likely leave the
body trailing the House's accomplishments by month's end,
although the Senate will have an extra workweek before leaving
Washington on Aug. 7. The Senate has yet to pass an FY 2010
appropriations bill, but could complete work on two by the end
of this week.
Following a
narrow
victory on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R.
2454) and
easy
passage of the FY 2010 defense authorization bill (H.R.
2647) prior to the July 4th recess, the House this week is
scheduled to take up the Enhancing Small Business Research and
Innovation Act of 2009 (H.R.
2965), the FY 2010 Intelligence authorization legislation
(H.R.
2701), the FY 2010 Agriculture and State & Foreign
Operations appropriations bills (H.R.
2997 and
H.R. 3081), and possibly the Military Construction &
Veterans Affairs spending measure (H.R.
3082).
When the
Senate reconvenes on Monday afternoon, the chamber will resume
consideration of the
Legislative Branch appropriations bill. Following final
passage of the measure, the Senate is expected to begin debate
on the Homeland Security appropriations legislation (S.
1298).
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House appropriators
will continue their work on annual spending legislation this
week, with full committee markups scheduled for Tuesday on the
Energy & Water and Financial Services draft measures, and the
Labor-HHS-Education bill slated for subcommittee markup on
Friday.
Meanwhile, Senate
appropriators will ramp up their work on annual spending
legislation, with subcommittee markups scheduled for the
Military Construction & VA, Energy & Water, and Financial
Services bills.
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Capitol Hill Reports, Inc. (2009). No claim to original government
works.
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