The House will vote on a motion to go to conference on the fiscal 2013 defense authorization, as well as a Democratic motion to instruct conferees.
Meanwhile, the Senate continues work on a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation program that provides unlimited deposit insurance coverageunlimited deposit insurance coverage for non-interest-bearing transaction accounts. The chamber is scheduled to vote on cloture on the bill at 2:15 p.m. The Senate will also consider two nominations.
S 3637 — FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee program
Nominations — John E. Dowdell to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma and Jesus G. Bernal to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
Markup
House Rules considers rules for floor debate. 5 p.m. H-313 Capitol
Hearing Highlights
Senate Finance confirmation hearing on the nominations of Ronald Buch and Albert F. Lauber to be judges of the United States Tax Court. 10 a.m., 215 Dirksen
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing on the Housing and Urban Development Department’s rental housing assistance programs. 10:30 a.m., 538 Dirksen
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights hearing on the crisis in Eastern Congo. 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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