Daily Whipline

November 17, 2010

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House Meets At... Votes Predicted At...
10:00 a.m. For Legislative Business
Fifteen "One Minutes" Per Side		 First Vote: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Last Vote: 5:00 - 6:00 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

  • Disposing of the President’s Veto of H.R. 3808- Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (Rep. Aderholt – Judiciary)

  • 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. H.Res. 1677 - Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic upcoming elections on November 7, 2010 (Rep. Manzullo - Foreign Affairs)

    2. H.J.Res. 94 - Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of the Gulf War and reaffirming the commitment of the United States towards Gulf War veterans (Rep. Michaud - Foreign Affairs)

    3. H.Con.Res. 259 - Recognizing the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio (Rep. Pascrell - Foreign Affairs)

    4. H.Con.Res. 327 - To recognize and support the efforts of the USA Bid Committee to bring the 2018 or 2022 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup competition to the United States (Rep. Van Hollen - Foreign Affairs)

    5. H.Res. 1648 - Supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children in foster care awaiting families (Rep. Oberstar - Ways and Means)

    6. S. 3774 - Extending the deadline for Social Services Block Grant expenditures of supplemental funds appropriated following disasters occurring in 2008 (Sen. Cornyn - Ways and Means)


  • Postponed Suspension Votes:
    1. H.R. 5758 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as the "Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building" (Rep. Frank - Oversight and Government Reform)

    2. H.Res. 1715 - Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach (Rep. Thompson (PA) - Education and Labor)

    3. H.Con.Res. 329 - Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Rep. George Miller - Education and Labor)

Quote of the Day

"Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe