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This Week in Congress, September 4-7

Here is a selection of committee meetings that will take place this week.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 5

HOUSE EDUCATION & THE WORKFORCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Rebuilding the Workforce/Apprenticeships
Sept. 5, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Opportunities to Improve Health Care
Sept. 5, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Full Committee Hearing
Twitter Algorithms/Content Monitoring
Sept. 5, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee Hearing
Affordable Multifamily Development Regulation
Sept. 5, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn Bldg.

SENATE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Kavanaugh Nomination
Sept. 5, Time TBA, 226 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE SELECT INTELLIGENCE
Full Committee Hearing
Foreign Influence on Social Media
Sept. 5, 9:30 a.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.

Thursday, September 6

JOINT ECONOMIC
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Effectiveness
Sept. 6, 2:30 p.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE BANKING, HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
Full Committee Hearing
Russia Sanctions Effectiveness/Next Steps
Sept. 6, 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Kavanaugh Nomination
Sept. 6, Time TBA, 226 Dirksen Bldg.

Senate Appropriations Sets Ambitious Schedule

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released a calendar that puts the spending panel on track to finish all the fiscal 2019 bills by June 29. Both Shelby and Leahy  are aiming to bring each bill to the floor — for the first time in years — by promising amendment votes to allow for a robust floor debate.

The schedule is as follows:

Week of May 21-25: Energy-Water and Agriculture-FDA

Week of June 4-8: Transportation-HUD and Military Construction-VA

Week of June 11-15: Interior-Environment, Commerce-Justice-Science and Legislative Branch

Week of June 18-22: State-Foreign Operations, Homeland Security and Financial Services.

Week of June 25-29: Defense and Labor-HHS-Education

The House Appropriations Committee has already begun consideration and mark up of the House version of these measures.

White House Releases “Rescission” Package

As expected, the White House Office of Management and Budget released its package of proposed rescissions earlier today.  The list of programs targeted for cuts is available  here.  The package includes 38 items, totaling approximately $15 billion in cuts.

The biggest portion of the package, roughly $7 billion, would come from the Children Health Insurance Program and more than $4 billion would come come from the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program.

This Week in Congress, May 7-11

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

U.S. House of Representatives

HOUSE EDUCATION & THE WORKFORCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Opioid Epidemic/Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
May 8, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Opioid Distribution and Diversion
May 8, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Opioid Abuse Crisis Challenges/Solutions
May 8, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE OVERSIGHT & GOVERNMENT REFORM
Full Committee Hearing
Census Progress Report
May 8, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Markup
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
May 9, 5 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ARMED SERVICES
Full Committee Markup
National Defense Authorization Act
May 9, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
Full Committee Hearing
Energy Department Budget
May 9, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Bldg.

U.S. Senate

SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE & TRANSPORTATION
Subcommittee Hearing
Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
May 8, 10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
Defense Funding Request/Budget Justification
May 9, 10 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
Commerce Funding Request/Budget Justification
May 10, 10 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
HHS Funding Request/Budget Justification
May 10, 10 a.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.