Category: Week at a Glance

It’s another busy week in Congress with both chambers in session. Here are some committee meetings we’ll be paying attention to throughout the week.

MONDAY

Senate Financial & Contract Oversight Subcommittee
Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Subcommittee Discussion
2 PM; 342 Dirksen Senate Building

House Rules Committee
Considering Rules for Floor Debate on HR 4660 – Fiscal 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
Full Committee Markup
5:30 PM; H-313 Capitol Building

TUESDAY

Senate Appropriations Committee
Fiscal 2015 Appropriations: Agriculture
Subcommittee Markup
3 PM; Location TBA

House Appropriations Committee
Fiscal 2015 Appropriations: Agriculture
Subcommittee Markup
10 AM; 2362-A Rayburn House Building

WEDNESDAY

House Science, Space and Technology Committee
Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2013
Full Committee Markup
2 PM; 2318 Rayburn House Building

THURSDAY

Senate Appropriations Committee
Fiscal 2015: 302(B) Allocations
Full Committee Markup
10 AM; 106 Dirksen Senate Building

Senate Appropriations Committee
Fiscal 2015: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
Full Committee Markup
10 AM; 106 Dirksen Senate Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
Veterans and Higher Education
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM; 430 Dirksen Senate Building

House Energy & Commerce Committee
Fraudulent Patent Demand Letters Enforcement
Subcommittee Hearing
9:15 AM; 2123 Rayburn House Building

While the House of Representatives began a week-long recess today, the Senate will continue to work this week and next, and then take their own recess the last week of May.

Here are a few Senate hearings we’re paying attention to this week.

TUESDAY

Senate HELP
Minority Serving Institutions
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM; 430 Dirksen Senate Building

WEDNESDAY

Senate Appropriations
Defense Research and Innovations
Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 192 Dirksen Senate Building

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
College Athletes and Academics
Full Committee Hearing
2:30 PM; 253 Russell Senate Building

Here is a list of hearings the Office of Federal Relations will be paying attention to throughout the week.

TUESDAY

Senate Budget Committee
Fiscal 2015 Budget: Education
Full Committee Hearing
10:30 AM; 608 Dirksen Building

House Energy & Commerce – Subcommittee on Health
State of Biomedical Innovation
Subcommittee Panel Discussion
3 PM; 2123 Rayburn Building

WEDNESDAY

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee
Farm Bill Implementation
Full Committee Hearing
9 AM; 328-A Russell Building

Senate Appropriations Committee
Investing in Cybersecurity: Understanding Risks and Building Capabilities for the Future
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
2 PM, 192 Dirksen Building

Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: CDC, HRSA, ACF, CMMS
Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 138 Dirksen Building

House Floor
HR 4366 – Strengthening Education through Research Act
HR 4438 – American Research & Competitiveness Act
10 AM; House Chamber

THURSDAY

House Education & Workforce Committee
Big Labor on College Campuses: Examining the Consequences of Unionizing Student Athletes
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM; 2175 Rayburn Building

House Veterans’ Affairs – Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Veteran Education
Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 334 Cannon Building

Here is a list of hearings and happenings around the nation’s capitol that may be of interest to you.

TUESDAY

House Science, Space and Technology Committee
HR 4412 – NASA Authorization Act
Full committee markup
1:30 PM; 2318 Rayburn Building

House Natural Resources Committee
American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Skilled Trades Workers
Full committee oversight hearing
10 AM; 1324 Longworth Building

WEDNESDAY

Fiscal 2015 Appropriations: Labor-HHS-Education
Department of Education Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 192 Dirksen Building

House Science, Space and Technology Committee
Fiscal 2015 Budget: NOAA
Subcommittee on Environment
10 AM; 2318 Rayburn Building

THURSDAY

Fiscal 2015 Appropriations: Commerce-Justice-Science
NASA Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 192 Dirksen Building

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Student Veterans
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
10 AM; 334 Cannon Building

House Energy and Commerce Committee
Telehealth to Digital Medicine: How 21^st Century Technology Can Benefit Patients
Subcommittee on Health
10 AM; 2123 Rayburn Building

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Biofuels and the Economy
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM; 328-A Russell Building

Senate Armed Services
Defense Science and Technology Enterprise
Subcommittee Hearing
2:15 PM; 222 Russell Building
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
S 2030 – Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2014
Full Committee Markup
2:30 PM; 253 Russell Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Addressing Primary Care Access and Workforce Challenges
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
10 AM; 430 Dirksen Building

House Science, Space and Technology
Draft Bill – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014
Subcommittee on Space Markup
9 AM; 2318 Rayburn Building