Daily Whipline

November 29, 2010

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House Meets At... Votes Predicted At...
2:00 p.m. For Legislative Business
"One Minutes" Per Side
First Vote: 6:00 p.m.
Last Vote: 6:30 p.m.
ANY ANTICIPATED MEMBER ABSENCES FOR VOTES TODAY SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY WHIP AT 226-3210.

Floor Schedule and Procedure

  • Suspension Bills: Today, the House will consider several bills on the Suspension calendar.  Bills considered on the Suspension calendar are debatable for 40 minutes; may not be amended; and require a two-thirds vote for passage.  If a recorded vote is requested, it will be postponed.
  1. Senate Amendment to H.R. 5712 - The Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010 (Reps. Levin/Waxman - Ways and Means/Energy and Commerce)

  2. H.R. 5877 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the "Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building" (Rep. Capuano - Oversight and Government Reform)

  3. H.Res. 771 - Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day (Rep. McCollum - Oversight and Government Reform)

  4. S. 806 - Federal Executive Board Authorization Act of 2009 (Sen. Voinovich - Oversight and Government Reform)

  5. H.R. 6392 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5003 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, Virginia, as the "Colonel George Juskalian Post Office Building" (Rep. Wolf - Oversight and Government Reform)

  6. H.Res. 1622 - Honoring the historic contributions of veterans throughout all conflicts involving the United States (Rep. Baca - Veterans' Affairs)

  7. H.R. 5953 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (Rep. Filner - Veterans' Affairs)

  8. H.Res. 1644 - Expressing support for designation of a "National Veterans History Project Week" (Rep. Kind - Veterans' Affairs)

  9. H.R. 5866 - Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 2010 (Rep. Gordon - Science and Technology)

Quote of the Day

"Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.