14-Nov-11

This week both chambers of Congress are in session in Washington, DC and have several important hearings as well as floor votes scheduled. The House will vote on a balanced budget amendment, as determined in the agreement made earlier this year in August, to keep the federal government funded. Expected also is a vote on another continuing resolution to keep certain agencies of the government open again by Friday of this week. The Senate is slated to take a similar vote on different agencies and may take a vote on a bill that would roll back the powers of the National Labor Relations Board.

The House Oversight and Government Reform and the House Financial Services Committees will hold a hearing on the role of regulations in job creation, and Senate Budget will discuss the European approach to regs while House Rules votes on the REINS Act— a bill that would dramatically hinder agencies’ ability to promulgate rules. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee and a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will have hearings on internet gaming.