Today's Coverage
10:00 a.m. - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: The Senate proceeds to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Andrea Joan Palm, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, post-cloture, voting on confirmation of the Palm nomination; and on the motion to invoke cloture on the the nomination of Cynthia Minette Marten, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, thereafter recessing until 2:15 p.m. for weekly caucus meetings, then voting on confirmation of the Marten nomination.
10:00 a.m. - Coronavirus Response: Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee
10:00 a.m. - Federal SolarWinds Recovery: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
2:00 p.m. - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. One Minutes // Suspensions (14): H.R. 433 - Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2021 (Rep. Trone / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 1475 - Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (Rep. Watson Coleman / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 586 - STANDUP Act of 2021 (Rep. Peters / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 721 - Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2021, as amended (Rep. Napolitano / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 2877 - Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021 (Rep. Ferguson / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 1260 - Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2021 (Rep. Ruppersberger / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 1205 - Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 (Rep. Ruiz / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 1324 - Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 (Rep. Bilirakis / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 1480 - HERO Act (Rep. Bera / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 2862 - Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act (Rep. Beyer / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 2981 - Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021 (Rep. Katko / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 2955 - Suicide Prevention Act (Rep. Stewart / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 768 - Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2021 (Rep. McKinley / Energy and Commerce) // H.R. 1629 - Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (Rep. Madeleine Dean / Energy and Commerce) // Special Orders
2:00 p.m. - Senate Democrats Weekly: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and caucus leaders speak with reporters.
2:00 p.m. - Senate GOP Weekly: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and caucus leaders speak with reporters.
2:30 p.m. - Offshore Tax Evasion: Senate Finance Committee, Taxation and IRS Oversight Subcommittee
2:30 p.m. - Freight Mobility: Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee, Surface Transportation Maritime Freight and Ports Subcommittee
Future Coverage
May 11, 2021
10:00 a.m. - Federal SolarWinds Recovery: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
May 12, 2021
Time TBA - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: Agenda TBD
10:00 a.m. - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. One Minutes // Suspensions (8): H.R. 1448 - PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act, as amended (Rep. Stivers / Veterans' Affairs) // H.R. 958 - Protecting Moms Who Served Act (Rep. Underwood / Veterans' Affairs) // H.R. 297 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes (Rep. Case / Natural Resources) // H.R. 49 - To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes (Rep. Soto / Natural Resources) // H.R. 478 - Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act (Rep. O'Halleran / Natural Resources) // H.R. 810 - To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes (Rep. Fortenberry / Natural Resources) // H.R. 1688 - Native American Child Protection Act (Rep. Gallego / Natural Resources) // H.R. 2208 - Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act (Rep. Escobar / Natural Resources) // Special Orders
Time TBA - House Democrats Weekly: House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) speak with reporters.
Time TBA - House GOP Weekly: House Republican Conference leaders speak with reporters.
May 13, 2021
Time TBA - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: Agenda TBD
12:00 p.m. - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets for legislative business. One Minutes // H.R. 2547 - Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act (Subject to a Rule) (Rep. Waters / Financial Services) // H.R. 1065 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (Subject to a Rule) (Rep. Nadler / Education and Labor) // Special Orders
Time TBA - Pelosi Weekly: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks with reporters.
Time TBA - McCarthy Weekly: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters.
May 14, 2021
9:00 a.m. - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets for legislative business.