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Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of May 6, 2024

Washington, May 6, 2024
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:

Appropriations

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing called "American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Morning Session."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will hold a budget hearing called "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporations."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget hearing called "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Internal Revenue Service."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold a budget hearing called "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Drug Enforcement Administration."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing called "American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 1, Afternoon Session."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing called "American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 2, Morning Session."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold a budget hearing called "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Commerce."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "Member Day."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget hearing called "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Communications Commission."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a public witness hearing called "American Indian & Alaska Native: Day 2, Afternoon Session."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "Member Day."

On Thursday, May 9, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "Member Day."

On Thursday, May 9, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a hearing called "Member Day."

Budget

On Wednesday, May 8, the Budget Committee will hold a full committee hearing called "The Cost of the Border Crisis."

Education and the Workforce

On Tuesday, May 7, the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a full committee hearing called "Examining the Education Department's Policies, Priorities, and FY 2023 Financial Audit Failure."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing called "Confronting Pervasive Antisemitism in K-12 Schools."
 
Energy and Commerce

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials will hold a hearing called "EPA’s RMP Rule: Failures to Protect the American People and American Manufacturing."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing called "Examining Accusations of Ideological Bias at NPR, a Taxpayer Funded News Entity."
 
Financial Services

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets will hold a hearing called "SEC Enforcement: Balancing Deterrence with Due Process."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions will hold a hearing called "Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of Defense Production Act Reauthorization, Part II."
 
Foreign Affairs

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations will hold a hearing called "Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom, & Rule of Law?"

On Tuesday, May 7, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a full committee hearing called "Reviewing DFC’s Efforts to Out Compete China’s BRI."

Homeland Security
 
On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security will hold a hearing entitled, “Building the Fleet: Assessing the Department of Homeland Security’s Role in the United States Coast Guard’s Acquisitions Process.”

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence will hold a hearing entitled, “Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland and Abroad.”

House Administration

On Wednesday, May 8, the Committee on House Administration will hold a full committee hearing called "Looking Ahead Series: Oversight of the Office of the Clerk."

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

On Monday, May 6, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a closed hearing called "Hot Spots: SRP."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise will hold a closed hearing called "FY 2025 Budget Request for the National Intelligence Program."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture will hold a closed hearing called "FY 2025 Budget Request for the National Reconnaissance Office and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency."

On Wednesday, May 8, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a closed hearing called "FY 2025 Budget Requests for the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program."

On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture will hold a closed hearing called "FY 2025 Budget Request for the Military Intelligence Program."

Judiciary

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight will hold a hearing entitled, "Compliance with Committee Oversight."

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet will hold a hearing called "Intellectual Property: Enforcement Activities by the Executive Branch."

On Friday, May 10, the Committee on the Judiciary will hold a field hearing in Sahuarita, Arizona, called "The Biden Border Crisis: Arizona Perspectives."

Natural Resources

On Tuesday, May 7, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a full committee markup on the following bills:
  • H.R. 897, the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (Carl)
  • H.R. 1395, the Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023 (Fitzpatrick)
  • H.R. 6062, To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution (Radewagen)
  • H.R. 6852, the Holcombe Rucker Park Landmark Act (Espaillat)
On Wednesday, May 8, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, and Office of Insular Affairs.”

Oversight and Accountability

On Wednesday, May 8, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a full committee hearing called "Oversight of D.C.’s Response to Unlawful Activity and Antisemitism."

Rules

On Monday, May 6, the Committee on Rules will meet on the following measures:
  • H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act (Lesko)
  • H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act (Edwards)
  • H.J. Res. 109, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (Flood)
  • H.R. 2925, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 (Amodei)

Small Business

On Wednesday, May 8, the Committee on Small Business will hold a full committee hearing called "Stifling Innovation: Examining the Impacts of Regulatory Burdens on Small Businesses in Healthcare."

Transportation and Infrastructure

On Tuesday, May 7, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a full committee markup to consider:
  • Approval of an updated Committee roster due to changes on the Minority side
  • Approval of revised membership and leadership of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure due to changes on the Minority side
On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials will hold a hearing called "Ensuring Safety and Reliability: Examining the Reauthorization Needs of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration."

Veterans Affairs

On Tuesday, May 7, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold an oversight hearing called “Examining Employment Opportunities for Veterans: An Analysis of Veteran Services Provided by DOL-VETS."

Ways and Means

On Friday, May 10, the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a full committee field hearing in Scottsdale, Arizona, called "Empowering Native American and Rural Communities."