{"id":525197,"date":"2010-04-11T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f95\/house-senate-cloakroom-april-12-16-2010-a-42129\/"},"modified":"2010-04-11T11:27:01","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T15:27:01","slug":"house-and-senate-cloakroom-april-12-16-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/525197","title":{"rendered":"House and Senate Cloakroom: April 12-16, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>On 04.11.10 05:00 AM posted by Dan Holler<\/p>\n<p><b>House Cloakroom: April 12 \u0096 16<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Analysis:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After a two week recess the House eases its way back into work with a light week full of suspension bills. *However, if the Senate is able to finish up its work extending provisions such as &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/Reports\/2008\/11\/Extended-Unemployment-Insurance-No-Economic-Stimulus&quot;&gt;unemployment insurance, COBRA, and the Doc Fix those items could possibly, though not likely, be seen on the floor this week as well. *Additionally, the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stevens could possibly put many of the legislative priorities for Congress and the administration in flux over the next few months and into the summer.<\/p>\n<p><b>Major Floor Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h4715rh.t  xt.pdf&quot;&gt;H.R.      4715- Clean Estuaries Act of 2010<\/li>\n<li>20 different suspensions bills<\/li>\n<li>Possible extension of Unemployment Insurance\/COBRA\/Doc      Fix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Major Committee Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The &lt;ahref=&quot;htttp:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/&quot;&gt;House      Armed Services Committee will hold several hearings this week on      issues ranging from &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/Reports\/2010\/04\/The-Obama-Administrations-Ballistic-Missile-Defense-Program-Treading-Water-in-Shark-Infested-Seas&quot;&gt;Missile      Defense, &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/Factsheets\/The-START-Treaty-Undermining-National-Security&quot;&gt;Nuclear      Weapons policy, and the &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Home\/Research\/Reports\/2010\/01\/Planning-for-the-Future-How-and-Why-to-Salvage-the-Pentagons-Quadrennial-Defense-Review&quot;&gt;QDR.<\/li>\n<li>The &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/&quot;&gt;Ways and      Means Committee will hold a hearing on energy tax incentives.<\/li>\n<li>Climate change will be the topic of discussion this      week in a &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/&quot;&gt;House Foreign Affairs      Committee hearing focusing on \u0093Combating Climate Change in Africa.\u0094<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;spanid=&quot;more-30941&quot;&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;<\/p>\n<p><b>Senate Cloakroom: April 12 \u0096 16<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Analysis:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Senate returns from a two-week recess.* Floor action will be consumed by continued to debate on the extension of &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/Reports\/2008\/11\/Extended-Unemployment-Insurance-No-Economic-Stimulus&quot;&gt;unemployment insurance and other benefits, which expired last week.* Off the floor, serious negotiations will continue on a financial overhaul bill and the Kerry-Lieberman-Graham global warming gambit.<\/p>\n<p><b>Major Floor Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Senate will vote whether to begin debate on H.R.      4851, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010.* Subsequent debate and      votes could last the entire week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Major Committee Action:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/help.senate.gov\/hearings\/hearing\/?id=bad3f6fd-5056-9502-5d47-6e25147c0969&quot;&gt;Health,      Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing regarding      the &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/03\/15\/esea-reauthorization-blueprint-another-federal-overreach\/&quot;&gt;Elementary      and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization.<\/li>\n<li>The &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/armed-services.senate.gov\/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=4506&quot;&gt;Armed      Services Committee will hold a hearing on &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Home\/Research\/Reports\/2010\/03\/Iran%20s%20Nuclear%20Program%20What%20Is%20Known%2  0and%20Unknown&quot;&gt;U.S.      policy towards Iran.<\/li>\n<li>The &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/finance.senate.gov\/hearings\/hearing\/?id=868a8e37-5056-a032-5297-a991437cea80&quot;&gt;Finance      Committee will hold yet another hearing on &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/www.heritage.org\/Research\/Reports\/2010\/01\/Extended-Unemployment-Insurance-Benefits-The-Heritage-Foundation-2010-Labor-Boot-Camp&quot;&gt;unemployment      insurance.<\/li>\n<li>The &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/commerce.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?p=Hearings&amp;ContentRecord_id=445f15a5-00c3-4a3d-abeb-2b08021c8406&amp;ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&amp;Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a&quot;&gt;Commerce,      Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing a hearing on      the &lt;ahref=&quot;http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2009\/02\/03\/morning-bell-a-trillion-dollar-bridge-to-nowhere\/&quot;&gt;National      Broadband Plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/04\/11\/house-and-senate-cloakroom-april-12-16-2010\/\" >http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/04\/11\/&#8230;il-12-16-2010\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 04.11.10 05:00 AM posted by Dan Holler House 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