Civic Register
| 3.4.19
Committee Watch: Stopping Human Trafficking at the Border, Prescription Drug Prices, and U.S. Military Activities in the Middle East
How do you feel about this week's committee schedule?
Before bills and nominations are brought up for a passage vote in Congress, they typically have to be considered and approved by relevant committees ― which also conduct oversight of federal agencies. Here’s a look at what Congressional committees will be holding hearings on this week.
Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.
Monday
- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will receive a closed briefing on the status of the global Magnitsky investigation related to the Khashoggi murder. 5pm
Tuesday
- The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to examine the electricity sector in a changing climate. 10am
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to advance the nominations of two circuit court judges and three district court judges. 10am
- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will receive a closed briefing titled “Post-Hanoi: The Status of the North Korea Denuclearization Effort”. 3:00pm
Wednesday
- The Senate Aging Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Complex Web of Prescription Drug Prices, Part I: Patients Struggling with Rising Costs”. 9:30am
- The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Way Forward on Border Security” featuring testimony from DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. 10am
- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold hearings on the nominations of ambassadors to Saudi Arabia and Iraq. 10am
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Oversight of Customs and Border Protection’s Response to the Smuggling of Persons at the Southern Border”. 10am
- The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients”. 10am
- The House Education & Labor Committee will hold a hearing to markup the Raise the Wage Act. 10:15am
- The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing titled “Our Nation’s Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action”. 10:30am
- The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on the Government Accountability Office’s 2019 High Risk Report. 2pm
- The Senate Small Business Committee will hold a hearing titled “Small Business and the American Worker”. 2:30pm
Thursday
- The House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing titled “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Greater Middle East and Africa”. 10am
- The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold a rountable on issues related to public lands in the Western U.S. 10am
- The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing titled the “Trump Administration’s Response to the Drug Crisis”. 10am
- The Senate Aging Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Complex Web of Prescription Drug Prices, Part II: Untangling the Web and Paths Forward”. 10am
See the full Senate committee schedule here.
See the full House committee schedule here.
Tell your reps what you think they should be focusing on and share your thoughts on the week’s schedule in the comments below!
― Eric Revell
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