Legislative Effectiveness Committee Meeting
Dec. 4-8, 2012
Washington, D.C.
TuesDay, Dec.4
| Time |
Sessions |
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8-5 p.m.
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Pre-conferences / Task Forces
Fiscal Chairs
Legislative Leaders
International Relations Task Force
Energy Supply Task Force
Military and Veterans Affairs Task Force
Long-Term Care
Women’s Health
Criminal Justice
Early Learning Fellows
Nuclear Legislative Work Group (Off Site Visit)
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WednesDay, Dec. 5
| 8 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Pre-conferences / Task Forces
Fiscal Chairs
Legislative Leaders
International Relations Task Force
Long-Term Care
Energy Supply Task Force
Women’s Health
Early Learning Fellows
Jobs Partnership
Redistricting and Elections Task Force
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| 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Orientation for Standing Committee Officers
Standing Committee Officers Steering Committee Meeting
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| 12:15 p.m. |
First Bus Departs to Hart Senate Office Building
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| 12:40 p.m. |
Last Bus Departs to Hart Senate Office Building
(The hotel will also run a shuttle for late arriving legislators.)
THERE WILL BE NO PROGRAMS AT THE HILTON Wednesday Afternoon
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| 1-2 p.m. |
Plenary Session—Marketplace Fairness Act—Now or Never!
Hart Senate Office Building
Speakers: U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, Ill.; U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, Wyo.; U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Tenn.; Congressmen Steve Womack, Ark.; Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Calif.; Congressman Pete Welch, Vt.
Press event with Congressional Sponsors / Retail Industry Leaders
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| 2-5 p.m. |
All state legislators and interested legislative staff will visit their states’ congressional delegations to advocate on behalf of passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act
NCSL officers to meet with Congressional leadership
(Special programming for legislative staff who do not wish to visit congressional offices.)
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| 5-5:30 p.m. |
Legislators and legislative staff return from congressional visits: report on responses from members regarding support of the Marketplace Fairness Act
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| 5:30-7 p.m. |
Reception at the Capitol: Sponsored by the Pew Center for the States
Members of Congress Invited
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| 7 p.m. |
NCSL Foundation Dinner for all Officers of the Standing Committees and committee staff
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ThursDay, Dec. 6
| 8:30-11:30 a.m. |
Standing Committees Meet |
| 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. |
Plenary Luncheon: Human Trafficking
Plenary Speaker: Mira Sorvino
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| 1:30-4:45 p.m. |
Standing Committees Meet |
| 5-6 p.m. |
Steering Committee |
| 6-7 p.m. |
Reception at Hotel |
| 7 p.m. |
SGAC Dinner for Co-Chairs of the Standing Committees
(By Invitation)
Off-site
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FriDay, Dec. 7
| 8:30-10:30 a.m. |
Plenary Breakfast
Ambassador Gary Doer, Canada
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| 10:30 a.m.-Noon |
Committee Meetings |
| Noon-5 p.m. |
Post-Conferences
Immigration Task Force
Agriculture Task Force
Pension Funding Task Force
LESN
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SaturDay, Dec. 8
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Post-Conference Workshops and Seminars
Agriculture Task Force
LESN
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