House and Senate Cloakroom: March 1-5, 2010
Dan Holler /
The House Cloakroom: March 1 – 5, 2010
Analysis
The House will be in for a short week, only taking votes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The fallout from President Obama’s health care summit will continue to take center stage this week as negotiations continue to bring a health care vote to the House and Senate floors once again. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said to expect “further action on jobs” this week but it is unclear what exactly that means. Also expected on the floor next week is a bill out of the Education and Labor Committee, worrying some private schools as well as those who disagree with a Washington-centric one-size-fits-all policy.
Major Floor Action
- Expect legislation to extend some expiring provisions on things like unemployment insurance, highways, the “Doc Fix”, satellite TV and perhaps others.
- Still-to-be-defined jobs measures
- HR 4247 The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in School Acts
Major Committee Action
- The House Appropriations Subcommittees will continue to hold hearings on proposed fiscal 2011 appropriations.
- The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on Navy Shipbuilding.
- Several Committees will continue to hold hearings on the 2011 budget requests. (more…)