IN THE HOUSE
The House convenes at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business.
First votes are expected between 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Last votes are expected between 9:00 – 11:00 p.m.
One Minute Speeches (15 per side)
H.R. 5872 – Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (Suspension, 40 minutes of debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Jeb Hensarling / Budget Committee)
Begin Consideration of H.R. 5856 – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 (Open Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Bill Young / Appropriations Committee) The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order any amendment offered that complies with the House rules.
Special Orders
House GOP measure would kill AmeriCorps program - House Republicans Tuesday unveiled legislation to get rid of AmeriCorps, the national service program, and cut off federal funding for National Public Radio, public television and Planned Parenthood. (San Jose Mercury News)
IN THE SENATE
The Senate convenes at 9:30am.
Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.
As a reminder, cloture was filed on the motion to proceed to S.3364, the Bringing Jobs Home Act on Tuesday. If no agreement is reached, that cloture vote will be on Thursday.
HSBC Executive Resigns at Senate Money Laundering Hearing - HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA)’s head of group compliance, David Bagley, told a Senate hearing he will step down amid charges the bank gave terrorists, drug cartels and criminals access to the U.S. financial system by failing to guard against money laundering. (Business Week)
OTHER NEWS
Cheney to House GOP Leaders: Say No to Automatic Defense Cuts - Former Vice President Dick Cheney encouraged House Republican leaders Tuesday evening to oppose the automatic defense cuts set to take effect next year, saying they would be driven by budgetary rather than strategic concerns. (Wall Street Journal)
Obama creates elite science, math teaching corps and seeks a billion to fund it - Today, the Obama Administration announced the President’s plan for the creation of a new, national Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps comprised of some of the nation’s finest educators in STEM subjects. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Bernanke to testify again after warning on economy - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will return to Capitol Hill today, one day after sketching a bleak picture of the U.S. economy and warning it will darken further if Congress doesn’t reach agreement soon to avert a budget crisis. (Detroit Free Press)
Democrats Propose Plan to Sidestep Anti-Tax Pledge - Senate Democrats — holding firm against extending tax cuts for the rich — are proposing a novel way to circumvent the Republican pledge not to vote for any tax increase: Allow all the tax cuts to expire Jan. 1, then vote on a tax cut for the middle class shortly thereafter. (New York Times)
Cybersecurity bill shows signs of life in Senate - Key lawmakers are racing to broker a compromise on a Senate cybersecurity bill, insisting that floor action is still possible as early as next week. (Politico)
Senators introduce bill to force American-made Olympic uniforms - A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill Monday that would require all U.S. Olympic team uniforms to be made in America. (The Hill)
FEDERAL GRANT OF THE DAY
Research to Understand and Inform Interventions that Promote the Research Careers of Students in Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences- This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits applications that propose research designed to test assumptions and hypotheses regarding social and behavioral factors with the aim of advising and guiding the design of potential interventions intended to increase interest, motivation and preparedness for careers in biomedical and behavioral research. NIGMS is particularly interested in those interventions that are specifically designed to increase the number of students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research entering careers in these disciplines. The proposed research need not be restricted to students from underrepresented backgrounds. Comparative research that analyzes the experience of all groups in order to place that of underrepresented students in context and to learn whether and how interventions should be tailored to make more students from underrepresented backgrounds successful in biomedical careers may well be particularly illuminating and is, therefore, encouraged. For more information, see NIH.
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 18, 1927-On this day, Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,000th career hit.
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