House and Senate Cloakroom: June 13-17, 2011

Josh Robbins / June 13, 2011

House Cloakroom: June 13-17

Analysis: The House returned from a weeklong recess today and began legislative business.  Completing work on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill is first on the agenda today.

Tomorrow, the House will convene at 10:00am and will consider the Agriculture Appropriations Bill.  Patent Reform legislation may come up at the end of the week once they are finished with the two appropriations bills.  This bill seeks to update patent laws in order to make them more compatible with today’s technological advances. (more…)