Today at a Glance: March 4, 2013

By Roll Call Staff

Posted March 1, 2013 at 6:12pm

The House is expected to clear a bill to reauthorize medical disaster and emergency response programs.

The Senate votes on two judicial nominations.

House

Convenes 2 p.m. for legislative business.

Votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Under suspension of the rules:

HR 307
— Pandemic and hazard preparedness (concur in Senate amendment)

Senate

Convenes 2 p.m.

Roll call votes expected.

Judicial Nominations — Pamela Ki Mai Chen for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and Katherine Polk Failla for U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Will Rogers Corridor in the Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

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Some of Congress' relatively small changes to the defense budget escape scrutiny.

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