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The Week Ahead in the House

MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008
On Monday, the House is not in session.

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008
The House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Suspensions (12 Bills):

1) H.R. 5741 - To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks, Costs $0.04 per family

2) H.R. 3981 - To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America’s Treasures Program, and for other purposes, Costs $2.56 per family

3) H.R. 1423 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, and for other purposes, Costs $0.02 per family

4) H.R. 4199 - To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes, Costs $0.13 per family

5) H.R. 802 - Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008, Costs $0.17 per family

6) H.R. 3564 - Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007, Costs $0.10 per family

7) H.Con.Res. 381 - Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth

8) H.Res. 1182 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that American flags flown on Federal Government buildings and on Federal property be made in the United States

9) H.Con.Res. 369 - Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 35th anniversary

10) H.R. 5975 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the “Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office”

11) H.R. 6061 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort, Illinois, as the “Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building”

12) H.R. 6092 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the “Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building”

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.

Suspensions (12 Bills):

1) H.R. 6382 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008

2) H.Con.Res. 375 - To honor the goal of the International Year of Astronomy, and for other purposes

3) H.Res. 1313 - Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first American woman in space, Dr. Sally K. Ride, and honoring her contributions to the space program and to science education

4) H.R. 4174 - The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007

5) H.Res. 1312 - Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Space Foundation

6) H.Res. 1315 - Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

7) H.R. 6216 - Asset Management Improvement Act

8) H.R. 3329 - Homes for Heroes Act

9) H.R. 6184 - America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act

10) H.R. 4461 - Community Building Code Amendment Grant Act

11) H.R. 3397 - The Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act

12) H.R. 4049 - Money Services Business Act

H.R. 5811 - Electronic Message Preservation Act (Subject to a Rule), Costs $1.32 per family

H.R. 415 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers (Subject to a Rule), Costs $0.03 per family

H.R. 1286 - Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act (Subject to a Rule), Costs $0.06 per family

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