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One week more before the House and the Senate adjourn for recess, and much of Washington, DC falls into a long August slumber. The Hill looks like a slightly more urban version of a Countrytime Lemonade commercial. But with the help of cold beverages and central A/C, we at the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Washington Legislative Office toil on. These long congressional recesses give us time to regroup, strategize, get around to those projects there never seem to be time for. ("I'm sure there was a desk under this pile at one time…")

So this'll be our last edition of the congressional thumbnails until they reconvene on Monday, September 8. Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 29

Attorney-Client Privilege

will be at the on Tuesday morning at 11:30 about repairing the damage done in recent years to the attorney-client privilege, and will focus on his legislative fix which is supported by a left-right coalition of organizations including the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û.

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

's (D-Calif.) classification bills, the "" (H.R. 6575) and the "" (H.R. 6576), could be up for a vote on the House floor today or this week.

Employment Verification

Legislation on Employment Verification is expected to come up for a vote in the House on Tuesday, July 29, or Wednesday, July 30.

First Amendment

The will hold a on "Music and Radio in the 21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules across Platforms."

Wednesday, July 30

Electronic Voting will hold a on , which would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots.

Habeas

in on the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene v. Bush. The hearing will start on Wednesday with a panel of outside lawyers and finish on Thursday with a panel of administration witnesses.

Homeland Security

The House Homeland Security Management, Investigations, and Oversight will hold a on the .

Paycheck Fairness Act

On Wednesday, July 30 or Thursday, July 31, the House will consider the (H.R. 1338).

Thursday, July 31

DHS On Thursday, July 31, and Friday, August 1, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will hold a two-day meeting of the (HSIN) Advisory Committee, whose agenda includes "an update on efforts concerning the improvement of HSIN, the development of the Next Generation of HSIN and discussions to develop a methodology of collecting and validating HSIN community user input and user based requirements."

JJDPA Reauthorization

The is scheduled to reauthorization (S. 3155). The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û has submitted a letter to the committee urging support for the legislation.

State Secrets

The will hold a hearing on the . ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Legal Director Steve Shapiro will testify.

Trafficking

The is scheduled to , the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008.