This is to announce that the House will be having a session today, Wednesday, September 10 @ 9:30am in the House Chamber.

Also, the Senate will be having a session tomorrow, Thursday, September 11 @ 10am in the Senate Chamber. The agendas for both sessions are attached below.

Finally, the House Standing Committee on Commerce and Tourism had to reschedule its Monday morning meeting due to a power outage. The rescheduled date and time is its today, September 10, at 1:30pm in the Speaker’s Conference Room

House Agenda

Senate Agenda

I have received quite a few requests for the full text of the letter sent by Representative Salas and myself to the Department of Labor inquiring on a number of department policies and procedures, as well as certain official reports and statements issued over the last eight months.  I am attaching the letter in this email.  Rep. Salas was the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Judiciary and Governmental Operations and was tasked by the JGO Chair, Rep. Santos, to handle labor and immigration issues within the committee.  I was also a member of the JGO Committee.

CLICK HERE for Letter to Labor

CLICK HERE for HB 16-86

This is to announce that the following meetings will be taking place in the Legislature this week and next Monday:

• a Joint Federal Relations Committee Conference on Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 9:30am in the Speaker’s Conference Room.  The purpose of this meeting is to continue discussions that began last week on pertinent federal relations issues — including the Governor’s proposed federalization lawsuit, the proposed Marianas Trench National Monument, etc.
• a Youth Congress Election meeting on Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 1:30pm in the House Chamber.  The purpose of this meeting is to prepare for the upcoming Youth Congress Election on Sept.15 2008.
• a Commerce and Tourism Committee meeting on Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 9:30am in the Speaker’s Conference Room.  The following bills will be reviewed: HB 16-31; 16-39; 16-48; 16-52; 16-85; 16-94; and 16-123.