DRIVING THE WEEK:
The House and Senate are both in session this week.
On Wednesday President Trump will meet with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker in addition to other European leaders. He has stood by his threats of sweeping tariffs on automobile tariffs against the European Union if his meeting does not result in what he views as a fair auto deal.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise indicated that the House will propose a series of health care bills after the August recess in an effort to bolster the Republican message headed into the midterm elections. Under consideration: “the Protect Medical Innovation Act, repealing the medical device tax; the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act; and the Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act.”
The Senate is set to consider the nomination of Robert Wilkie to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs and begin consideration of the fiscal 2019 Appropriations package: Interior-Environment, Financial Services and may consider funding for the Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.
Lawmakers have agreed to a watered-down approach to punishing Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp. Rather than using a must-pass defense authorization bill to ban the company from doing business in the United States, the compromise measure would exempt ZTE from government contracts but allow it to do business with private U.S. companies.
Two key nominees for financial positions are moving along in the Senate. Last week the Senate Banking Committee held its nomination hearing for Kathy Kraninger, Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, bringing her bid closer to a committee vote. Also last week, the Senate Finance Committee advanced Charles Rettig's nomination to lead the Internal Revenue Service, bringing him closer to Senate confirmation.
House Republican leaders are preparing to bring up more votes intended to put Democrats on the record on controversial issues following last week's vote on ICE.
Georgia holds a primary election runoff on Tuesday, including the contest for the Republican nomination for Governor.
Trump will travel to Kansas City, MO, Dubuque, IA, and Granite City, IL this week.
On Wednesday, former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort is set to face trial, beginning Wednesday, for charges of bank and tax fraud.
U.s. House of Representatives Schedule
Monday, July 23, 2018
5:00 PM | H-313 CAPITOL
Host: Committee on Rules
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Hearing: Examining Advertising and Marketing Practices within the Substance Use Treatment Industry
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Markup: Markup of H.R. 1511, H.R. 2069, H.R. 2570, H.R. 3626. H.R. 5036, H.R. 5059, and H.R. 6332
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Financial Services | Full Committee
Hearing: H.R. 4219, "Workflex in the 21st Century Act"
10:00 AM
Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing: Oversight Hearing, "Assessing Innovative and Alternative Uses of Coal"
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Host: Committee on Natural Resources
Hearing: Cyber-securing the Vote: Ensuring the Integrity of the U.S. Election System
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
10:00 AM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
Host: Committee on Homeland Security
Hearing: Examining the Wayfair decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing: Investing in Rural America
10:00 AM
Host: Committee on Small Business
Hearing: Urban Air Mobility Are Flying Cars Ready for Take-Off?
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Hearing: Update on Coast Guard Acquisition Programs and Mission Balance and Effectiveness
10:00 AM
Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Washington, DC
10:15 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy
Hearing: Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border
2:00 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Hearing: Egypt: Security Human Rights and Reform
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on Indian Affairs Bills
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Host: Committee on Natural Resources
2:00 PM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Hearing: Shielding Sources: Safeguarding the Publics Right to Know
2:00 PM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits, and Administrative Rules
Hearing: Preserving Opportunities for Grazing on Federal Land
2:00 PM | 2247 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Hearing: 21st Century Cures Implementation: Updates from FDA and NIH
9:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Markup: Full Committee Markup - FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
10:00 AM | TBA
Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees
Hearing: James Webb Space Telescope: Program Breach and its Implications
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Hearing: Assessing the State of Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination.
10:30 AM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Hearing: The Tax Law’s Impact on Main Street
11:00 AM
Host: Committee on Small Business
Markup: Committee Resolution 115-20
11:15 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB
Host: Committee on House Administration
Hearing: Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission 2018
1:00 PM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Hearing: Federal Grant Management
2:00 PM | 2247 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Hearing: GAO High Risk Focus: Cybersecurity
2:00 PM | 2154 Select one
Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Information Technology
Hearing: Budget Priorities for South Asia
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Hearing: Using Innovative Technology and Practices to Enhance the Culture of Preparedness.
2:00 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Full Committee
Hearing: Impact of Jones Act on Consumer Prices in Puerto Rico
3:30 PM
Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Washington, DC
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Hearing: MACRA and MIPS: An Update on the Merit-based Incentive Payment System"
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: The Federal Trade Commissions Enforcement of Operation Chokepoint-Related Businesses
10:00 AM | 2154 Select one
Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on National Security
U.S. SENATE
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Hearings to examine factors that are impacting global oil prices. |
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Hearings to examine the nominations of Elad L. Roisman, of Maine, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Michael R. Bright, of the District of Columbia, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, and Rae Oliver, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, both of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury. |
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
Hearings to examine the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's blue economy initiative, focusing on supporting commerce in American oceans and Great Lakes. |
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Hearings to examine the nominations of Dan Michael Berkovitz, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and James E. Hubbard, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment. |
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Foreign Relations |
Hearings to examine the China challenge, focusing on economic coercion as statecraft. |
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. |
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Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 |
Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
Hearings to examine strengthening and empowering United States amateur athletes, focusing on moving forward with solutions. |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Hearings to examine the nominations of Joseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Ellen E. McCarthy, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research). |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Hearings to examine the innovation economy, entrepreneurship, and barriers to capital access. |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Business meeting to consider S.2554, to ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees, H.R.1222, to amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, S.2465, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and to provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment, S.3016, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve essential oral health care for low-income and other underserved individuals by breaking down barriers to care, and pending nominations. |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Hearings to examine the race to 5G, focusing on exploring spectrum needs to maintain United States global leadership. |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
Hearings to examine the state of play, focusing on globalized corruption, state-run doping, and international sport. |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
Hearings to examine destination Mars, focusing on putting American boots on the surface of the red planet. |
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Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018 |
Hearings to examine American diplomacy to advance our national security strategy. |
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Thursday, Jul 26, 2018 |
Appropriations |
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. |
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Thursday, Jul 26, 2018 |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
Hearings to examine the challenges and opportunities of the proposed government reorganization on Office of Personnel Management and General Services Administration. |
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Thursday, Jul 26, 2018 |
Hearings to examine modernizing apprenticeships to expand opportunities. |
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Thursday, Jul 26, 2018 |
To receive a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters. |
