DC Update for Week of 9/28 Posted by AVCU on 10:10 AM

The House returns on Tuesday to consider several bills under suspension of the rules, and will do so again on Wednesday. None of the bills on the suspension calendar this week are relevant to credit unions. Later in the week, the House will consider the conference report to accompany the Energy and Water Appropriations bills. Other conference reports may be brought to the House floor for consideration if they become available. No votes are expected in the House on Friday, October 2. The Senate also returns tomorrow and will resume consideration of the Defense Appropriations Act.

There are several hearings and markups on both sides of the Capitol slated for this week that are of interest to credit unions:

• On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee will resume its markup of "The America's Health Future Act." Also on Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing entitled, "Strengthening and Streamlining Prudential Banking Supervision."

• On Wednesday, the Senate Banking Committee Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance will hold a hearing entitled, "International Cooperation to Modernize Financial Regulation." Also on Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled, "Perspectives on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency." CUNA will not be testifying at this hearing, but will be submitting a statement for the record of this hearing.

• On Thursday, the Senate Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on "Re-authorizing the Small Business Administration Finance Programs and the Impact of the Small Business Provisions of the Recovery Act." Also on Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled, "Federal Reserve Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals."

All CUNA testimony and letters to Congress are posted on the CUNA Legislative Affairs website shortly after they are transmitted to Congress.