9:30 AM - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: The Senate will convene and resume consideration of H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010.

10:00 AM - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets for legislative business. One Minutes (10 per side) // H.R. 5850 - Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (Subject to a Rule) (Rep. Olver / Appropriations) // The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: Boehner Amendment #79 (10 minutes); Boehner Amendment #87 (10 minutes); Boehner Amendment #89 (10 minutes); Boehner Amendment #90 (10 minutes); Cardoza et al Amendment (10 minutes); Arcuri Amendment (10 minutes); Perlmutter Amendment (10 minutes); Latham Amendment (10 minutes); DeFazio Amendment (10 minutes); Culberson Amendment (10 minutes); Bernice Eddie Johnson Amendment (10 minutes); Graves (MO) Amendment (10 minutes); Moore (WI) Amendment (10 minutes); Neugebauer Amendment (10 minutes); Braley Amendment (10 minutes); Turner Amendment (10 minutes); Kirkpatrick Amendment (10 minutes); Jordan Amendment (10 minutes); Peters et al Amendment (10 minutes); Bachmann Amendment (10 minutes) // The rule also makes in order up to 4 of the following amendments if offered by Rep. Flake or his designee: Flake Amendment #25 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #26 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #27 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #28 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #29 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #30 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #31 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #32 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #33 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #34 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #35 (10 minutes); Flake Amendment #36 (10 minutes); H.R. 5893 - Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (Closed Rule, One Hour of General Debate) (Rep. Levin / Ways and Means) // Suspensions (10 Bills): 1) H.R. 5900 - Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 (Rep. Oberstar / Transportation and Infrastructure) // 2) H.R. 5901 - Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act (Rep. Crowley / Ways and Means) // 3) H.R. 847 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (Rep. Maloney / Energy and Commerce) // 4) H.R. 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 (Rep. Waxman / Energy and Commerce) // 5) S. 3372 - Modifying the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels (Sen. Boxer / Transportation and Infrastructure) // 6) H.Res. __ - Recognizing and commemorating The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the National Sit-In Movement (Rep. Lewis (GA) / Judiciary) // 7) H.R. 5414 - To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Francis Marion National Forest in South Carolina (Rep. Brown (SC) / Agriculture) // 8) H.R. 2476 - Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act (Rep. DeGette / Agriculture) // 9) H.J.Res. 90 - Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month" and honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the culture of the United States (Rep. Jackson-Lee / Oversight and Government Reform) // 10) H.Res. 1527 - Congratulating the United States Men's National Soccer Team for its inspiring performance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup (Rep. Gohmert - Oversight and Government Reform) // Postponed Suspension Votes (3 Votes): 1) H.Con.Res. 266 - Expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (Rep. Berkley / Foreign Affairs) // 2) H.R. 3040 - Senior Financial Empowerment Act (Rep. Baldwin / Judiciary) // 3) H.Res. 1558 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the American flag on labels of products grown in the United States (Rep. Cardoza / Agriculture) // Special Orders

1:00 PM - HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT: Organizational meeting to prepare for its work to determine whether any counts in the Statement of Alleged Violation in the matter of Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y. have been proved by clear and convincing evidence and to make findings of fact.


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28 July - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets for legislative business. One Minutes (15 per side) // H.R. 5822 - Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011 (Structured Rule) (Rep. Edwards (TX) / Appropriations) // The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: Holt Amendment (10 minutes); Buyer Amendment #17 (10 minutes); Buyer Amendment #19 (10 minutes); Buyer Amendment #20 (10 minutes); Cuellar Amendment (10 minutes); Flake Amendment (10 minutes); Hill Amendment (10 minutes); Gingrey Amendment #1 (10 minutes); Gingrey Amendment #2 (10 minutes); Halvorson Amendment (10 minutes); Bilirakis Amendment (10 minutes); Peters Amendment #22 (10 minutes); Peters Amendment #29 (10 minutes); Garrett et al Amendment (10 minutes); Suspensions (16 Bills): 1) H.R. 4692 - National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 (Rep. Lipinski / Energy and Commerce) // 2) H.R. 5156 - Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act (Rep. Matsui / Energy and Commerce) // 3) H.R. 1875 - End the Trade Deficit Act (Rep. DeFazio - Ways and Means) // 4) H.Res. 1481 - Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week (Rep. Schwartz / Ways and Means) // 5) H.R. 1796 - Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (Rep. Matheson / Energy and Commerce) // 6) H.Res. 1499 - Honoring the achievements of Dr. Robert M. Campbell, Jr., to provide children with lifesaving medical care (Rep. Wasserman Schultz / Energy and Commerce) // 7) H.R. 2480 - Truth in Fur Labeling Act (Rep. Moran (VA) / Energy and Commerce) // 8) S. 1789 - Fair Sentencing Act (Sen. Durbin / Judiciary) // 9) H.R. 5751 - Fee on Lobbyists Act (Rep. Kilroy / Judiciary) // 10) H.R. 5872 - General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act (Rep. Frank / Financial Services) // 11) Senate Amendments to H.R. 5610 - Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act (Rep. George Miller / Education and Labor) // 12) H.R. 5874 - Making Supplemental Appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Mollohan / Appropriations) // 13) H.R. 5875 - Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2010 (Rep. Price (NC) / Appropriations) // 14) H.Res. 1558 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the American flag on labels of products grown in the United States, reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by American farmers and workers (Rep. Cardoza / Agriculture) // 15) H.R. 4658 - Benton MacKaye Cherokee National Forest Land Consolidation Act (Rep. Duncan / Agriculture) // 16) H.R. 5669 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federally owned land located in Story County, Iowa (Rep. Latham / Agriculture) // Special Orders

28 July - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: The Senate proceeds to a period of morning business, thereafter resuming consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs bill.



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