The House and Senate are both relatively quiet this week as both chambers remain focused on health insurance reform.  Senator Boxer is still planning a Senate Environment and Public Works mark-up for early November on her recently released cap-and-trade legislation.  Meanwhile, Chairman Bingaman will hold a hearing on cap-and-trade allocations in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.  The hearing will be more fact finding than legislative, aiming to educate members on various aspects of climate legislation.  It will be instructive to see which Senators attend the hearing and what sort of questions are asked.

Wednesday, October 21

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on greenhouse gas emission allowances at 9:45 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The House Science and Technology Committee will conduct a hearing entitled “Biomass for Thermal Energy and Electricity: A Research and Development Portfolio for the Future” at 2 p.m. in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Thursday, October 22

At 2:15 p.m. in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will conduct a hearing on “Indian Energy and Energy Efficiency.”

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