Virtual Currencies, Memo Declassification & Budget Reform - Committees This Week
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Before bills and nominations are brought up for a passage vote in Congress, they typically have to be considered and approved by relevant committees. Here’s a look at what Congressional committees will be holding hearings on this week.
Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.
House
Monday
Intelligence: Hearing to consider publicly disclosing classified material (Read more here) ― 5pm.
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Rules: Hearing to structure floor debate related to three bills ― 5pm:
House Administration: Hearing to markup two draft pieces of legislation reforming procedures for dealing with workplace harassment in Congress ― 5:15pm.
Tuesday
Agriculture: Hearing titled "The State of the Rural Economy" ― 9:30am.
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Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands: Hearing to markup three bills ― 10am.
Science, Space, and Technology: Hearing titled "In Defense of Scientific Integrity: Examining Monograph Programme and Glyphosate Review" ― 10am.
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Foreign Affairs: Hearing titled "U.S. Cyber Diplomacy in an Era of Growing Threats" ― 10am.
Financial Services: Hearing titled "The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council" ― 10am.
Oversight & Government Reform: Hearing to markup 15 bills ― 10am.
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Armed Services: Hearing titled "The National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review" ― 10am.
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces: Hearing titled "Addressing Physiological Episodes in Fighter, Attack, and Training Aircraft" ― 3:30pm.
Veterans’ Affairs: Hearing titled "VA Caregiver Support Program: Correcting Course for Veteran Caregivers" ― 10am.
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Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Energy: Hearing titled "DOE Modernization: Advancing the Economic and National Security Benefits of America’s Nuclear Infrastructure" ― 10am.
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Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications: Hearing titled "Ensuring Effective and Reliable Alerts and Warnings" ― 10am.
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Education and the Workforce
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: Hearing titled "Reviewing the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration" ― 1:30pm.
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Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Health: Hearing titled "The Opioid Crisis: Removing Barriers to Prevent and Treat Opioid ABuse and Dependence in Medicare" ― 3pm.
Wednesday
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Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Social Security: Hearing titled "Ensuring Social Security Serves America’s Veterans" ― 9am.
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Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Military Personnel: Hearing titled "Senior Leader Misconduct: Prevention and Accountability" ― 9am.
Senate
Tuesday
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Hearing to examine virtual currencies, focusing on the oversight role of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ― 10am.
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Energy and Natural Resources: Hearing to examine two bills ― 10am:
S. 2182: To provide for the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini
S. 2325: To incentivize the hiring of U.S. workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Foreign Relations: Hearing to examine the administration’s South Asia strategy on Afghanistan ― 10am.
Judiciary: Hearing to examine beneficial ownership, focusing on fighting illicit international financial networks through transparency ― 10am.
Armed Services: Receiving a closed briefing on the National Defense Strategy ― 2:30pm.
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearing to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on improving college affordability ― 10am.
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security: Hearing to examine the "Gig Economy" and the future of retirement savings ― 2:30pm.
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management: Hearing titled "Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Ways of Funding Government: Exploring the Cost to Taxpayers of Spending Uncertainty caused by Governing through Continuing Resolutions, Giant Omnibus Spending Bills, and Shutdown Crises" ― 2:30pm.
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security: Hearing to examine data security and bug bounty programs, focusing on lessons learned from the Uber breach and security researchers ― 2:45pm.
Wednesday
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Hearing to examine reauthorizing the Dept. of Homeland Security, focusing on positioning DHS to address new and emerging threats to the Homeland ― 10am.
Environment and Public Works: Hearing to examine the impact of federal environmental regulations and policies on American farming and ranching communities
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Armed Services
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Energy and Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining: Hearing to examine 15 bills ― 10am.
Veterans’ Affairs: Hearing to examine 18 pending bills ― 2:30pm.
Thursday
Energy and Natural Resources: Hearing to examine the evolution of energy infrastructure in the U.S. and how lessons learned from the past can inform future opportunities ― 10am.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearing to examine the opioid crisis, focusing on the impact on children and families ― 10am.
Intelligence: Receiving a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters ― 2:30pm.
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