9:30 am ET - Pentagon briefing - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to announce changes to the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

9:45 am ET - Senate health care debate - Senate debate resumes on Republican amendments to health care reform legislation.

10:00 am ET - Bernanke on Capitol Hill - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Financial Services Committee.

10:00 am ET - National broadband hearing - A House commerce subcommittee holds a hearing on the FCC's proposed plan to expand broadband access nationwide.

12:15 pm ET - Women's History Month celebration - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hosts a Women's History Month event honoring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

1:30 pm ET - Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee on Treasury Department programs.

2:00 pm ET - Obama pitches health reform - President Obama travels to Iowa to talk about health insurance reform.

2:00 pm ET - War funding hearing - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on war funding for next fiscal year.