House and Senate Cloakroom: November 14-20, 2010

Maggie Piggott / November 15, 2010

House Cloakroom: November 14-20, 2010

Analysis:

The House returns back to Washington for a lame-duck session after a historical midterm election. The actual legislative calendar for the week remains to be seen, but it will more than likely be light as the new members of the 112th Congress will be in town for orientation, leadership elections, and a meeting with President Obama for both Senate and House leadership teams on Thursday.

Potential floor action could be seen on a one-time Social Security payment to recipients as well as the child-nutrition bill. Although the legislative week will be slow, Congress has several actions they must take up before they adjourn the 111th Congress. The issue of the 01-03 Bush tax relief measures as well as a continuing resolution (CR) has to be voted on prior to its end date on December 3rd. (more…)