Daily Whipline

November 16, 2010

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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. H.Res. 1475 - Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary (Rep. Butterfield - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  2. H.Res. 1428 - Recognizing Brooklyn Botanic Garden on its 100th anniversary as the preeminent horticultural attraction in the borough of Brooklyn and its longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship and education for the City of New York (Rep. Clarke - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  3. 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)
  
  
  4. H.Res. 1529 - Commending Bob Sheppard for his long and respected career as the public-address announcer for the New York Yankees and the New York Giants (Rep. McCarthy (NY) - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  5. H.R. 5655 - To designate the Little River Branch facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 NE 84th Street in Miami, Florida, as the "Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office" (Rep. Meek - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  6. H.R. 5702 - To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in the membership of the Council of the District of Columbia (Rep. Norton - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  7. H.R. 6278 - Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2010 (Rep. Norton - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  8. H.R. 5367 - D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 (Rep. Norton - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  9. S. 3567 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, as the "Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building" (Sen. Schumer - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  10. H.Res. 1494 - Congratulating the champion, finalists, and all other participants in the 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee (Rep. Sutton - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  11. H.R. 6237 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1351 2nd Street in Napa, California, as the "Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building". (Rep. Thompson (CA) - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  12. H.R. 6387 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 337 West Clark Street in Eureka, California, as the "Sam Sacco Post Office Building" (Rep. Thompson (CA) - Oversight and Government Reform)
  
  
  13. H.R. __ - To improve certain administrative operations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (Rep. Brady (PA) - House Administration)
  
  
  14. H.Res. __ - Congratulating the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for helping to successfully rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson - Science and Technology)
  
  
  15. H.Res. 1654 - Expressing support for "Undergraduate Research Week" (Rep. Holt - Education and Labor)
  
  
  16. H.Res. 1652 - Expressing support for National Principals Month (Rep. Davis (CA) - Education and Labor)
  
  
  17. H.Res. 1641 - Celebrating September 30, 2010, as the 60th Anniversary of Impact Aid (Rep. Hirono - Education and Labor)
  
  
  18. H.Res. 1655 - Expressing support for "National Farm to School Month" (Rep. Holt - Education and Labor)
  
  
  19. H.Res. __ - Congratulating Joe Paterno on his 400th win as Penn State Nittany Lions football head coach (Rep. Thompson (PA) - Education and Labor)
  
  
  20. H.Con.Res. __ - Recognizing the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (Rep. George Miller - Education and Labor)

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