This Week in Congress - August 3, 2009

August 3, 2009







Date Body Committee
Location
Topic
Title
The United States House of Representatives are in recess.
Senate is still active this week.

8/3/2009 SENATE Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
342 Dirksen
3:00 p.m.
Eliminating Wasteful Contractor Bonuses
Hearings to examine eliminating wasteful contractor bonuses.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Web Site
8/4/2009 SENATE Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
106 Dirksen
9:30 a.m.
Strengthening and Streamlining Prudential Bank Supervision
Hearings to examine strengthening and streamlining Prudential Bank supervision.
Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Web Site
8/5/2009 SENATE Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
106 Dirksen
9:30 a.m.
Examining Proposals to Enhance the Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies


The witnesses will be announced at a later date.
Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Web Site
8/6/2009 SENATE Small Business and Entrepreneurship
TBA
10:00 a.m.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, and Peggy E. Gustafson, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, both of the Small Business Administration.
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Web Site



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