Update - Week of September 25th

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm a novice C-SPAN watcher. A short time ago, the announcer/narrator (whoever that is) said that the Defense authorization bill was coming up later today (in the House). Where does he get that information, and does it mean there's been some movement of the bill out of conference? Seems unlikely, but I don't know how else the bill could be coming up.

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This is very likely the defense appropriations bill, not the authorization bill.

http://www.majoritywhip.gov/whippost.asp

"One Minutes

H.Res. 1038 - Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2679 - Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 (Sponsored by Rep. Gingrey / Rules Committee)

H.Res. 1039 - Rule providing for consideration of S. 403 - Child Custody Protection Act (Sponsored by Rep. Gingrey / Rules Committee)

H.R. 2679 - Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Hostettler / Judiciary Committee)

H.Res. 1037 - Rule providing for consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 5631 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Sponsored by Rep. Cole / Rules Committee)

S. 403 - Child Custody Protection Act (Closed Rule, One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored by Sen. Ensign / Judiciary Committee)

Conference Report on H.R. 5631 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Rule Waives all Points of Order, One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Young (FL) / Appropriations Committee)