The House and Senate Cloakroam: February 1-5, 2010
Dan Holler /
House Cloakroom:
Major Floor Action
- Cybersecurity Bill – Next week, the House will consider H.R. 4061, a cybersecurity enhancement bill which was approved by the Science Committee by voice vote in November 2009. The bill would reauthorize several National Science Foundation programs that aim to enhance cybersecurity. CBO estimates (PDF) that H.R. 4061 would cost $639 million over five years and $320 million after 2014.
- Debt Limit Increase – The House could consider a $1.9 trillion increase of the statutory debt limit as early as next week. The bill would increase the debt limit by 15.3 percent, from $12.394 trillion to $14.294 trillion. The $1.9 trillion increase is expected to ensure that Democrats will not have to bring another increase before Congress prior to the November elections.
Major Committee Action
- House Budget Committee will hold a hearing on the Fiscal 2011 budget with Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, on Wednesday.
- House Ways and Means Committee will also hold a hearing on the 2011 budget with Peter R. Orszag, director, Office of Management and Budget, on Wednesday (more…)