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Here is a selection of committee meetings taking place this week.

U.S. SENATE

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

Senate Appropriations
EPA BUDGET
June 27, 9:30 a.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

Senate Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
June 27, 9:30 a.m., 232-A Russell Bldg.
Subcommittee Markup

THURSDAY, JUNE 29

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
FARM BILL/CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
June 29, 9:30 a.m., 216 Hart Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

Senate Appropriations
NASA BUDGET
June 29, 10 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

House Energy & Commerce
SELF DRIVING VEHICLES
June 27, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28

House Appropriations
ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS
June 28, 11 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Markup

House Armed Services
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
June 28, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Markup

House Education & the Workforce
EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PROTECTING STUDENT PRIVACY
June 28, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

In a decision issued today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump Administration in its appeal of a decision issued by a federal judge in Hawaii earlier this year that blocked the revised travel ban. The Fourth Circuit also ruled against the Administration on the ban.

The initial travel ban was also blocked by the courts. The revised ban was an attempt to address the concerns raised by the courts about the original proposal.

Read more here, here, and here.  Read the decision here.

Here is a selection of committee activities taking place on the Hill this week.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13

Senate Appropriations
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
June 13, 2:30 p.m., 138 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

Senate Budget
BUDGET REQUEST AND REVENUE PROPOSALS
June 13, 10 a.m., 608 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

House Rules
REDUCING HEALTHCARE LIABILITY BURDEN
June 13, 3 p.m., H-313, U.S. Capitol
Full Committee Business Meeting

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

Senate Appropriations
DEFENSE BUDGET
June 14, 10:30 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
June 15, 9:30 a.m., 328-A Russell Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

Senate Appropriations
HHS BUDGET
June 15, 10 a.m., 138 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

House Appropriations
DEFENSE BUDGET
June 15, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

House Appropriations
EPA BUDGET
June 15, 11 a.m., 2007 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

House Education & the Workforce
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
June 15, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

All eyes are on the US Senate this morning as former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by President Trump, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and Russian collusion with the Trump Campaign.

Comey’s written testimony can be viewed here, or you may watch the hearing live here.

This morning President Trump tweeted that he intends to nominate Christopher Wray to replace James Comey as FBI director. Wray served in the George W. Bush administration as assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division. More recently and in the private sector, Wray represented New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during the “bridgegate” scandal.