washingtondccapitalThe following is a roundup of political activity going on in Washington and across the nation. It’s courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available.

In the House:

  • The House will convene at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes are expected at 5:00 p.m.
  • One Minutes (15 per side)
  • H.R. 3246 – Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Peters / Science and Technology Committee)
  • The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:
  1. Gordon Amendment (20 minutes)
  2. Broun Amendment #6 (10 minutes)
  3. Broun Amendment #7 (10 minutes)
  4. Polis Amendment (10 minutes)
  5. Posey / Kosmas Amendment (10 minutes)
  6. Kennedy Amendment (10 minutes)
  7. Holt Amendment (10 minutes)
  8. Marshall Amendment (10 minutes)
  9. Cohen Amendment (10 minutes)

10.  Donnelly et al Amendment (10 minutes)

11.  Sestak Amendment (10 minutes)

12.  Massa Amendment (10 minutes)

  • Begin Consideration of H.R. 3221 – Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. George Miller / Education and Labor Committee)
  • The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:
    1. George Miller Manager’s Amendment (20 minutes)
    2. Hoekstra Amendment (10 minutes)
    3. Cardoza Amendment (10 minutes)
    4. McMorris Rodgers Amendment (10 minutes)
    5. Pingree Amendment (10 minutes)
    6. Pingree / Ross Amendment (10 minutes)
    7. Foxx Amendment (10 minutes)
    8. Reyes Amendment (10 minutes)
    9. Etheridge et al Amendment (10 minutes)
    10. Driehaus Amendment (10 minutes)
    11. Cuellar Amendment (10 minutes)
    12. Murphy (CT) Amendment (10 minutes)
    13. Childers Amendment (10 minutes)
    14. Adler Amendment (10 minutes)
    15. Himes et al Amendment (10 minutes)
    16. Kilroy Amendment (10 minutes)
    17. Minnick Amendment (10 minutes)
    18. Perriello Amendment (10 minutes)
    19. Schauer Amendment (10 minutes)
    20. Teague Amendment #37 (10 minutes)
    21. Teague Amendment #41 (10 minutes)
    22. Souder Amendment (10 minutes)
    23. Flake Amendment (10 minutes)
    24. Kline / Guthrie Amendment (10 minutes)
  • Postponed Suspension Vote (1 Bill):
    1. H.Res. 260 – Supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality in the United States (Sponsored by Rep. Cohen / Energy and Commerce Committee)
  • Special Orders
  • House Officially rebukes Rep. Joe Wilson, 240-179  -  The House of Representatives officially rebuked Republican Joe Wilson on Tuesday for shouting “You lie!” in the middle of President Obama’s health care address to a joint session of Congress. (USA Today)

In the Senate:

 

  • The Senate convenes at 9:30am.
  • Morning Business until 11am.
  • Resume consideration of H.R.3288, THUD Appropriations. At 11:00am, Senator Coburn will then be recognized to speak for up to 30 minutes to be followed by up to 10 minutes for Senator Murray or her designee. Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed below, with no second degree amendments in order prior to a vote. There will be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote. Each vote after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration. Senators should expect a series of up to 5 roll call votes to begin at approximately 11:40am. It is expected that 2 of the Coburn amendments will agreed upon by unanimous consent.
    1. Coburn #2374 (HUD reporting)
    2. Coburn #2377 (Disclosure of reports)
    3. Coburn #2371 (10% requirement)
    4. Coburn #2370 (Road kill and beautification)
    5. Coburn #2372 (Transportation Museums)
    6. Wicker #2366, as modified (Guns on Amtrak)
    7. Vitter #2376 (Community Service)
  • No Republican support for Senate health plan  -  Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pushes on with hope but no guarantee of bipartisan support down the line. (LA Times)

Other News:

  • Bernanke: Recession ‘Likely Over;’ Fed Chief Doesn’t Expect Many New Jobs to Appear Soon; Retail Sales Climb 2.7%  -  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the recession was “very likely over,” as consumers showed some of the first tangible signs of spending again. (WSJ)
  • Fight Looming on Tax Break to Buy Houses  -  When Congress passed an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers last winter, it was intended as a dose of shock therapy during a crisis. Now the question is becoming whether the housing market can function without it. (NY Times)
  • Mandated Health Insurance Squeezes Those in the Middle  -  President Barack Obama and his congressional allies have made insuring nearly all Americans a major goal of overhauling the nation’s health-care system. One of their toughest challenges will be trying to cover people like Ron Norton of Worcester, Mass. (WSJ)
  • Partisan Heat Shows No Sign of Cooling; On Capitol Hill, There’s Anger…And Then There’s Anger About Anger  -  The raw emotions of American politics found full-throated voice Tuesday in and around the Capitol. At any given moment, someone was expressing outrage — or counter-outrage. (Wash Post)
  • Obama supports extending Patriot Act provisions  -  The Obama administration supports extending three key provisions of the Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of the year, the Justice Department told Congress in a letter made public Tuesday. (Seattle Times)

 

Federal Grant of the Day:         

  • Crustal Deformation Monitoring (Earthquake Activity) US Geologic Survey – US Department of the Interior- USGS will support the replacement of outdated GPS and strainmeter equipment and facilities used to monitor and report on crustal deformation due to earthquake activity in the U.S. These upgrades will further the integration of geodetic and seismic networks and the development of real-time and near-real-time geodetic earthquake products. Systems to be upgraded will include existing urban and regional geodetic networks. Support for objectives to be completed by the resulting assistance awards will utilize funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Among those eligible include colleges, universities, profit-making, and nonprofit organizations, and state and local governments.  The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is October 20, 2009.  See application download for more information on the program.

Today in History:

  • September 16, 1940- It was on this date that Rep. Samuel T. Rayburn, D-Texas, the longest-serving Speaker of the House in United States history, was first elected to the post.

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