The House and Senate Cloakrooms: Dec. 7 – 11

Dan Holler / December 06, 2009

The House Cloakroom – Dec. 7 – 11

Analysis:

The major piece of legislation for the week will be a bill to overhaul the financial regulatory system, which includes creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Heritage analyst David John talks about a better approach here. A bill to extend expiring tax provisions including a tuition tax deduction may come up for a vote as well. Off the hill, the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference is set to begin on Monday with President Obama scheduled to visit the conference on Friday, December 18th. Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO) introduced House Resolution 945 this week expressing concerns with any treaty that would infringe upon our national sovereignty and hurt our economy.

Major Floor Action:

• H.R. 4173 The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
• Possible bill to extend expiring tax provisions. (more…)