They're baaaaaaaack - House schedule for the week

[paineinthearse]

The Republican Leadership has announced the following program for the week of April 4, 2005:

Monday, APRIL 4, 2005
The House is not in session.

Tuesday, APRIL 5, 2005
The House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Suspensions (3 bills):

1) H.Res. 108 - Commemorating the life of the late Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia (Rep. Gallegly - International Relations)

2) H.Res.120 - Commending the outstanding efforts by members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development in response to the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004 (Rep. Blumenauer - International Relations)

3) H.Con.Res. 34 - Honoring the life and contributions of Yogi Bhajan, a leader of Sikhs, and expressing condolences to the Sikh community on his passing (Rep. Udall {NM} - International Relations)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 AND THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005

On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will convene at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Wednesday, the House will recess immediately after 10:00 a.m. and will re-convene at 10:45 a.m. to receive His Excellency Viktor Yushchenko, President of the Ukraine, in a Joint Meeting of Congress.

Suspensions (5 bills):

1) H.R. 1077 - Real-time Investor Protection Act (Rep. Shadegg - Financial Services)

2) H.R. 1025 - Mortgage Servicing Clarification Act (Reps. Royce/Kanjorski - Financial Services)

3) H.R. 436 - Increased Capital Access for Growing Business Act (Reps. Kelly/Velazquez - Financial Services)

4) H.R. 797 - Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005 (Reps. Renzi/Matheson - Financial Services)

5) H.Res. 148 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month (Rep. Biggert - Government Reform)

S. 256 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Sen. Grassley - Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2005

No votes are expected in the House.

[Merlot]

1. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

I thought this was already passed?

Doesn't the idea of "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention" make you want to either laugh or cry? I mean, can't they do something about spousal abuse? Animal abuse? No, they've got to protect that poor abused bankruptcy. No protection for the people who are in bankruptcy, though.

How can they even have the nerve to tie "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention" into Concsumer Protection? Disgusting.

[Up2Late]

2. Man, the "Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005" is...

...the only one that doesn't sound like either a waste of time, or funneling money to Rich Repukes, but knowing the "Orwellian New Speak" they use, it could be a bill to cut their funding for housing.:banghead:

[The Doctor.]

3. I don't know... I kind of like the sound of, "increased capital access"

and "Real time investor" protection provided the former helps me grow a small business and the latter helps prevent another Enron debacle.

Here's to hoping...