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This Week in Congress, May 15-19

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Here is a selection of activities taking place in Congressional Committees this week.

 

TUESDAY, MAY 16

Senate Environment & Public Works
LEVERAGING INFRASTRUCTURE FEDERAL FUNDING
May 16, 3:15 p.m., 406 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

Senate Finance
MEDICARE CHRONIC CONDITION CARE
May 16, 10 a.m., 215 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

Senate Budget
RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT FOR LESS
May 17, 10:30 a.m., 608 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
ATHLETE SAFETY EFFORTS
May 17, 10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

Senate Environment & Public Works
IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
May 17, 10 a.m., 406 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

House Appropriations
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ADVANCES
May 17, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

House Appropriations
HOUSE FY2018 BUDGET
May 17, 10 a.m., HT-2, U.S. Capitol
Subcommittee Hearing

House Education & the Workforce
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
May 17, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Markup

House Energy & Commerce
PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION
May 17, 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

House Natural Resources
NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT
May 17, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

 

THURSDAY, MAY 18

House Ways & Means
TAX REFORM TO GROW ECONOMY
May 18, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing

House Ways & Means
CURRENT STATUS OF THE MEDICARE
May 18, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing

NIH Hearing from House Labor-H Appropriations Subcommittee

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The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 10 a.m. in 2358-C Rayburn.

The hearing will feature NIH Director Francis Collins, accompanied by five institute directors.

 

Oversight Hearing – Advances in Biomedical Research
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:00 AM 
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Witnesses
Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH

Accompanied by:

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

 

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

 

Dr. Joshua Gordon, Director, NIH, National Institute of Mental Health

 

Dr. Doug Lowy, Acting Director, NIH, National Cancer Institute

 

Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, NIH, National Institute of Drug Abuse

 

This hearing will be webcast.

FY2018 President’s Budget Proposal Expected Tues, 5/23

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The full President’s Budget Proposal for FY 2018 is expected to be released on Tuesday, May 23. Earlier this year, the Administration released the  America First “skinny” budget proposal as well as supplemental appropriations request for FY 2017.

Earlier this month, Congress passed the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations measure, which completed the FY 2017 appropriations cycle. The omnibus appropriations bill which provides fresh spending instructions for nearly every corner of the federal government. It formally appropriates more than $1 trillion in discretionary spending for FY 2017, in keeping with the spending limits agreed to last year. Additionally, appropriators absolutely rejected the Trump Administration’s supplemental FY 2017 request for $18 billion in cuts to domestic discretionary programs.

Office of Federal Relations will continue to monitor and report on developments on the budget front.

Student Loan Rates to Increase

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The cost of borrowing money from the federal government to pay for college will increase in the coming academic year.

The interest rates on new federal student loans are set to jump by more than two-thirds of a percentage point following the U.S. Treasury Department’s sale today of 10-year notes, which is the government security to which the rates are tied.

For new undergraduate student loans, the interest rate will increase to 4.45 percent, up from 3.76 percent.

The rate on direct loans for graduate students will rise to 6 percent from this year’s 5.31 percent.

And the interest rates on federal PLUS loans — both for graduate students or parents paying for their children’s education — will be 7 percent, up from the current 6.31 percent.

The new interest rates take effect on July 1 for the 2017-18 school year and are fixed for the lifetime of the loan. The changes today do not affect borrowers who already have federal student loans.

This week in Congress, May 8-12

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Here is a selection of Congressional committee activities this week.

MONDAY, MAY 8

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN 2016 ELECTION

2:30 p.m. May 8, 216 Hart Bldg.

Subcommittee Hearing

Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee (Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.) of Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election.”

TUESDAY, MAY 9

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation

MARITIME TRANSPORTATION

May 9, 2:30 p.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

Subcommittee Hearing

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10

Senate Energy & Natural Resources

PENDING LEGISLATION

May 10, 2:30 p.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.

Subcommittee Hearing

 

Senate Environment & Public Work

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MODERNIZATION

May 10, 10 a.m., 406 Dirksen Bldg.

Full Committee Hearing

 

Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT/FDA REAUTHORIZATION

May 10, 10 a.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.

Full Committee Markup

 

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

CYBERSECURITY THREAT LANDSCAPE

May 10, 10 a.m., 342 Dirksen Bldg.

Full Committee Hearing

 

Senate Budget

ADMINISTRATION’S ECONOMIC GROWTH POLICIES

May 10, 10:30 a.m., 608 Dirksen Bldg.

Full Committee Hearing