March 19, 2007

THIS WEEK IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 •Monday, March 19, 2007
 •Tuesday, March 20, 2007
 •Wednesday, March 21st and the Balance of the Week
       
  THIS WEEK IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, March 19, 2007

On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (8 bills):

(Bills on suspension are generally considered non-controversial and have reduced debate time, but require a two-thirds majority vote to be passed.)

  1. H.Res. 138 - Recognizing the importance of Hot Springs National Park on its 175th anniversary
  2. H.R. 902 - More Water and More Energy Act of 2007
  3. H.R. 1021- Taunton, MassachusettsSpecial Resources Study Act
  4. H.R. 658 - Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act
  5. H.R. 838 - To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes
  6. H.R. 839 - Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act
  7. H.R. 1006 - Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2007
  8. H.R. 759 - To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library."

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.

Suspensions (1 bill):

  1. H.Con.Res. 42 - Honoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the 6,500 glider pilots of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II

H.R. 1227 - Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007: Requires an independent survey of public housing residents of New Orleans about returning to a repaired public housing building and sets a deadline for the city of New Orleans to make public housing available for occupancy.


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Wednesday, March 21st and the Balance of the Week

On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.

Suspensions (9 bills)

  1. H.R. 835 - Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007
  2. H.R. 327 - Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
  3. H.R. 797 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes
  4. H.R. 1284 - Veterans` Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007
  5. H.R. 137 - Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007
  6. H.R. 545 - Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007
  7. H.R. 740 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007
  8. H.R. 251 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007
  9. H.Con.Res.66 - Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust

H.R. XXX- U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans` Health and Iraq Accountability Act (Bill number not available at time of publication)

H.R. 1433 - To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes


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