WASHINGTON WEEK AHEAD

WASHINGTON WEEK AHEAD - dc policy weekahead

DRIVING THE WEEK:

  • Both the House and Senate are in session this week.
  • Amidst rising trade tensions, President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is set to reveal as soon as this week the specific products from China that would be subject to $100 billion in new tariffs at a 25 percent rate, according to unnamed Trump Administration officials. Separately, the Treasury Department is coming up with restrictions on Chinese companies' investment in some U.S. technology firms, and weighing finishing that plan by early June.
  • Former FBI Director James Comey's new book is scheduled for release this week. The Republican National Committee is leading efforts to push back on the book.
  • U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley signaled that the Treasury Department will unveil new economic sanctions against Russia today to punish the Assad regime for the recent chemical weapons attack on its people. “Russia has blocked six attempts by the U.N. Security Council to make it easier to investigate the use of chemical weapons. Everyone is going to feel it at this point.” Haley said, warning of consequences for Assad's foreign allies.
  • Trump pushed back the timeline for his anticipated meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, saying the summit may not happen until early June rather than in May.
  • The House voted 300-104 to pass a bill that would allow small banks an exemption from the Volcker rule, a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act that limits banks' trading with federally insured assets. The measure, which received support from 78 Democrats, would go slightly further than Volcker rule tweaks contained in the Senate's bipartisan regulatory relief bill, is still awaiting House action with Senate Democrats refusing to budge on revisiting the issue this year.
  • Speaker Paul Ryan, in an interview over the weekend, endorsed Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to succeed him as the top House Republican next year. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, which has long been critical of McCarthy, said he has been "encouraged to run" for a leadership post and is considering it.
  • The Banking Committee in the next few weeks will advance a measure to repeal a March 2013 rule from the CFPB that curbed markups and compensation related to indirect auto loans, according to Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA). In a speech to community bankers, Toomey called the auto-lending rules an example of "unfair" CFPB oversight of the financial sector.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 

  1. HOUSE:

    9:30 AM | 2358-A Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Homeland Security
    10:00 AM | 2007 Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    10:00 AM | 2362-B RHOB
    Committee on Appropriations | Financial Services and General Government
    10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules
    10:00 AM | 1334 Longworth HOB
    Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
    10:15 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB
    Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
    10:30 AM | H309, The Capitol
    Committee on Appropriations | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
    1:30 PM | 2362-A Rayburn
    Host: Committee on Appropriations | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    1:30 PM | 2358-A Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
    2:00 PM | HT-2, The Capitol
    Host: Committee on Appropriations | Legislative Branch
    2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
    Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
    2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
    Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
    3:30 PM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
    Host: Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

    SENATE:

    Armed Services 9:30 AM —  SD-G50: Hearings to examine the nominations of Admiral Philip S. Davidson, USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Pacific Command, and General Terrence J. O¿Shaughnessy, USAF, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States Northern Command, and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, both of the Department of Defense.

    Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense10:00 AM —  SD-192: Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the National Guard and Reserve.

    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affair: 10:00 AM —  SD-538 Hearings to examine the nominations of Thelma Drake, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation, Jeffrey Nadaner, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Seth Daniel Appleton, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation 10:00 AM —  SR-253 Hearings to examine the nomination of Karl L. Schultz, to be Admiral and to be Commandant of the Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

    Energy and Natural Resource 10:00 AM —  SD-366 An oversight hearing to examine deferred maintenance and operational needs of the National Park Service.

    Foreign Relations10:00 AM —  SD-419 Hearings to examine United States policy in Yemen.

    Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower 2:30 PM —  SR-232A Hearings to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense Program.

     

    WEDNESday, April 18, 2018

    House:

    Hearing: FY 2019 Budget U.S. Forest Service 9:30 AM | 2007 Rayburn

    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

    10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Research and Technology
    10:00 AM | 2358-A Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
    10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    1:30 PM | 2362-A Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    2:00 PM | 2358-C Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
    2:00 PM | 2200 Rayburn HOB
    Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
    3:30 PM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
    Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

    SENATE:

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation 10:00 AM —  SR-253 Hearings to examine abusive robocalls and how to stop them.

    Environment and Public Works 10:00 AM —  SD-406 Hearings to examine the appropriate role of states and the Federal government in protecting groundwater.

    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 10:00 AM —  SD-342 Hearings to examine the nominations of David Williams, of Illinois, Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, and Calvin R. Tucker, of Pennsylvania, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service.

    Judiciary 10:00 AM —  SD-226 An oversight hearing to examine the Patent and Trademark Office.

    Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans 2:00 PM —  SD-215 Hearings to examine the history and structure of the multiemployer pension system.

    Indian Affairs 2:30 PM —  SD-628 An oversight hearing to examine the 30th anniversary of tribal self-governance, focusing on successes in self-governance and an outlook for the next 30 years.

    Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development 2:30 PM —  SD-430 Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation within the Department of the Interior.

    Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 2:30 PM —  SD-192 Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

    Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities 2:30 PM —  SR-232A Hearings to examine accelerating new technologies to meet emerging threats.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security 2:30 PM —  SR-253 Hearings to examine Olympic abuse, focusing on the role of national governing bodies in protecting our athletes.

    Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration 2:30 PM —  SD-226 Hearings to examine strengthening and reforming America's immigration court system.

    Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland 3:30 PM —  SR-222 Hearings to examine Air Force modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense Program.

    THURsday, april 19, 2018

    HOUSE

    9:00 AM | 2362-B Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
    9:00 AM | HVC-304 CAPITOL
    House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
    9:30 AM | 2362-B Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    9:30 AM | 2359 Rayburn
    Committee on Appropriations | State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    10:00 AM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
    Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Readiness

    SENATE:

    Armed Services 9:30 AM —  SD-G50 Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense Program.

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