THIS WEEK:
- Both the House and Senate are in session.
- House Ways and Means Chair Kevin Brady is expected to release the first draft of tax legislation this Wednesday, November 1st.
- The House and Senate will be conducting several hearings on Russia’s influence in the 2016 election.
- President Trump is expected to announce his Fed Chair pick this week.
- The House is expected to vote on a bill that extends the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30:
- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing at 5:00PM to examine the Trump Administration's authority to use military force.
- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will consider nominations at 5:30PM.
- The House Committee on Homeland Security will examine physical security and cybersecurity at our Nation's ports at 1:30PM.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31:
- The Senate Intelligence Committee and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will consider nominations at 9:30AM and 10:00AM.
- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is holding a hearing to examine the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season at 10:00AM.
- The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is examining implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act at 2:30PM.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on social media content and Russia at 2:30PM.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1:
- Obamacare open enrollment begins.
- Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) are expected to give a speech on NAFTA.
- The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on net neutrality and the role of antitrust law at 10:00AM.
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on consumers credit data security at 10:00AM.
- The House Financial Services Committee will examine the Community Development Block-Grant Disaster Recovery Program at 10:00AM and will examine credit data security at 2:00PM.
- The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will take an inside look at the North Korean regime at 10:00AM.
- The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is holding a hearing on Russia and social media at 2:00PM.
- The House Committee on Rules is holding a hearing on Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017.
- The Senate Intelligence Committee is holding a hearing to examine social media influence in the 2016 presidential election at 9:30AM.
- The Senate Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Commerce Science, and Transportation, Judiciary, and Foreign Relations will consider nominations at 10:00AM.
- House Ways and Means Chair Kevin Brady is expected to release the first draft of tax reform legislation.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2:
- The House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on three water bills at 10:00AM.
- The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is holding a hearing on the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season and the recovery of energy infrastructure.
- The House Financial Services Committee is continuing their hearing series on housing finance reform at 2:00PM.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a business meeting on S.807, to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers at 2:00PM.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3:
- The House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing on small business and community access to capital at 9:15AM.
- President Trump departs for China to begin his 12-day tour of Asia.
Our Catalyst Calendar contains major policy dates and deadlines in Washington in addition to Hedgeye’s policy events. We will be updating the calendar as information changes and new dates are put on the books. YOU CAN FIND IT HERE and on our website.
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