Daily Whipline

December 14, 2009

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House Meets At... Votes Predicted At...
12:30 p.m. For Morning Hour
2:00 p.m. For Legislative Business
"One Minutes" Per Side		 First Vote: 6:30 p.m. 
Last Vote: 7:00 p.m.
ANY ANTICIPATED MEMBER ABSENCES FOR VOTES TODAY SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY WHIP AT 226-3210.

Floor Schedule and Procedure

  • Suspension Votes: Today, the House will consider several bills on the Suspension calendar. Bills considered on the Suspension calendar are debatable for 40 minutes; may not be amended; and require a two-thirds vote for passage. If a recorded vote is requested, it will be postponed.
  1. S. 303 - Reauthorizing and improving the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Sen. Voinovich - Oversight and Government Reform)


  2. H.Res. 779 - Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month (Rep. Biggert - Oversight and Government Reform)


  3. H.Res. 942 - Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup (Rep. Matheson - Oversight and Government Reform)


  4. H.Con.Res. 160 - Honoring the American Kennel Club on its 125th anniversary (Rep. Price (NC) - Oversight and Government Reform)


  5. H.R. 4284 - Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2009 (Rep. Rangel - Ways and Means)

 

Quote of the Day

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.