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This Week in Congress
Monday, September 7, 2009
6:30 PM

On the Floor...

The House and Senate return to Washington this week following the monthlong August recess. With the health care reform debate still on the political frontburner, Capitol Hill lawmakers will closely examine President Obama's speech on Wednesday evening that details his objectives. Thus, no movement is expected in either chamber on  legislation overhauling the health care system until after the president delivers his address to Congress.

The House this week is scheduled to consider an array of bills ranging from the Wind Energy Research and Development Act (H.R. 3165) to the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (H.R. 2571).




The wind energy legislation would authorize $1 billion over five years for a Department of Energy research and development program to improve wind energy technologies. The reinsurance bill aims to streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance by authorizing states to establish procedures to allocate among themselves the premium taxes paid to an insured's home state, among other provisions.
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Other bills slated for House votes this week include:

  • Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act (H.R. 445) - Directs the secretary of energy to establish a program that provides up to seven grants to carry out projects to advance research and development and to demonstrate technologies for advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles, including plug-in hybrid technology.

  • Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act (H.R. 2664) - Requires the chairs (or designees) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to testify annually before the House Financial Services Committee on their efforts to reduce the complexity in financial reporting.

  • Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act (H.R. 965) - Would permanently authorize appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.

No votes are expected in the House on Friday.



The Senate gavels in on Tuesday afternoon and will resume consideration of the Travel Promotion Act (S.1023), legislation that would establish a non-profit entity -- called the Corporation for Travel Promotion -- tasked with promoting international tourism in the United States. The corporation would be funded by fees collected from private travel industry firms as well as new fees imposed on the visa waiver program.

In Committee...

Senate defense appropriators have scheduled the long-awaited markup of the fiscal year 2010 Pentagon spending measure. The subcommittee markup is slated for Wednesday at 10:30 AM in 192 Dirksen. Also on Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee will examine global warming legislation with a focus on carbon markets and producer groups. That hearing is scheduled for 10:00 AM in 216 Hart.

Across the Capitol, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hear testimony Wednesday on the American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act (H.R. 2227) at 10:00 AM in 1334 Longworth.

Get this week's Senate committee schedule here. A daily listing of House committee action can be found here.




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