This Week in Congress - December 14, 2009

December 13, 2009









Date Body Committee
Location
Topic
Title
12/15/2009 HOUSE Financial Services
2128 Rayburn
10:00 a.m.
U.S. Covered Bonds Market
Hearing on "Covered Bonds: Prospects for a U.S. Market Going Forward."
House Financial Services Committee Web Site
12/17/2009 HOUSE Financial Services
2128 Rayburn
10:00 a.m.
Housing Discrimination Prevention
Hearing on H.R.476, the "Housing Fairness Act of 2009," to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program.
House Financial Services Committee Web Site
12/16/2009 SENATE Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
342 Dirksen
2:30 p.m.
Enhanced Rescission Authority
Hearing on "Tools to Combat Deficits and Waste: Enhanced Rescission Authority."
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
12/17/2009 SENATE Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
342 Dirksen
10:00 a.m.
U.S. Economic Security
Hearing on "Safeguarding the American Dream: Prospects for Our Economic Future and Proposals to Secure It."
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
12/17/2009 SENATE Judiciary
226 Dirksen
10:00 a.m.
Pending Legislation
S.714, the "National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009"; S.1624, the "Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009"; S.1765, the "Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2009"; S.678, the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009"; S.1554, the "Safe Babies Act"; S.1789, the "Fair Sentencing Act"; S.1376, to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary


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