Cloakroom: November 11 – November 15
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House
Analysis: This week the House may consider the “Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013.” The bill would seek to redefine the “grandfather clause” in Obamacare to prevent Americans from receiving cancellation notices of their health insurance policies. Still, this legislation would fail to address the fundamental flaws of Obamacare.
Major Floor Action:
Major Committee Action:
- The House Committee on the Budget will hold a Budget Conference Committee Meeting.
- The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing entitled “The Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Schools, Colleges, and Universities.”
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Obamacare Implementation Problems: More Than Just a Broken Website.”
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing entitled “EPA’s Proposed GHG Standards for New Power Plants and H.R. __, Whitfield-Manchin Legislation”
- The House Committee on Financial Services hill hold hearing entitled “The Future of Terrorism Insurance: Fostering Private Market Innovation to Limit Taxpayer Exposure.”
- The House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing entitled “Regulatory Crime: Identifying the Scope of the Problem.”
- The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled “ObamaCare Implementation: The Rollout of HealthCare.gov.”
Senate
Major Committee Action:
- The Senate Committee on Housing, Banking and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing entitled “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress.”
- The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a hearing entitled “Ensuring Access to Higher Education: Simplifying Federal Student Aid for Today’s College Student.”