This Week in Congress - September 27, 2010

September 27, 2010







Date Body Committee
Location
Topic
Title
9/29/2010 House Financial Services
10:00 a.m.
2128 Rayburn
The Future of Housing Finance
A Review of Proposals to Address Market Structure and Transition
House Financial Services Web Site
9/30/2010 House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security
10:00 a.m.
B-318 Rayburn
Hearing on Protecting and Preserving Social Security for Generations
The hearing will focus on widely-discussed options for changing Social Security benefits, their impact on benefit levels, and how this loss of income will affect the well-being of seniors and other beneficiaries
House Ways and Means Committee Web Site
9/27/2010 Senate Full Senate
2:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
Consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3816, the Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act.
United States Senate Web Site
9/28/2010 Senate Indian Affairs
10:00 a.m.
628 Dirksen
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act
Business meeting to consider H.R. 4445, to amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Web Site
9/28/2010 Senate Budget
10:00 a.m.
608 Dirksen
Outlook for the Economy and Fiscal Policy
Hearings to examine the outlook for the economy and fiscal policy.
Senate Budget Committee Web Site
9/28/2010 Senate Environment and Public Works
10:00 a.m.
406 Dirksen
Innovative Project Finance
Hearings to examine innovative project finance.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Web Site
9/28/2010 Senate Judiciary
10:00 a.m.
226 Dirksen
Restoring Key Tools to Combat Fraud and Corruption After the Supreme Court's Skilling Decision
Hearings to examine restoring key tools to combat fraud and corruption after the Supreme Court's Skilling decision.
Senate Judiciary Committee Web Site
9/29/2010 Senate Rules and Administration
10:00 a.m.
301 Russell
Filibuster
To resume hearings to examine the filibuster, focusing on ideas to reduce delay and encourage debate in the Senate.
Senate Rules and Administration Committee Web Site
9/29/2010 Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance
2:30 p.m.
538 Dirksen
International Housing Finance Systems
Hearings to examine a comparison of international housing finance systems.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Web Site
9/30/2010 Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
10:00 a.m.
538 Dirksen 
Implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Hearings to examine implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Web Site
9/30/2010 Senate Judiciary
10:00 a.m.
226 Dirksen
Business Meeting
Business meeting to consider S. 3675, to amend chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, to address reorganization of small businesses, S. 3804, to combat online infringement.
Senate Judiciary Committee Web Site


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