Washington Calendar, March 25 – March 29
President Trump’s schedule (EDT):
11:45 AM: Holds a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr. Netanyahu will cut short his visit at 1 PM today because of security developments in Israel; and
3:00 PM: Welcomes the 2018 Stanley Cup winning Washington Capitals.
Tuesday: Hosts the Republican USMCA whip team, and dinner with Netanyahu.
Wednesday: Lunch with VP Mike Pence and presents the Medal of Honor to the late Staff Sergeant Travis W. Atkins.
Thursday: Holds a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Senate will return 3 PM and at 5:30 PM will hold a cloture vote on a judicial nomination. Later this week, the Senate will consider motions to proceed to S.J.Res.8, Green New Deal Goals, and H.R.268, the House-passed $12.1 b. supplemental appropriations bill.
The House will return at noon with votes postponed until 6:30 PM on five bills from the Suspension Calendar. Tuesday afternoon the House is expected to fall short of the two-thirds necessary to override President Trump’s veto of the denial of national emergency resolution, H.J.Res.46. It will also vote on two more bills from the Suspension Calendar. Wednesday and Thursday until 3 PM, the House is expected to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R.7, and H.Res.124, a resolution opposing the ban on openly transgender serving in the military.
Monday 25 5 PM MARK-UP, H.R.7, H.Res.124, House Rules
7 PM MARK-UP, H.Res.245 providing for committee expenses, House Administration
Tuesday 26 9:30 AM U.S. Policy Towards North Korea, Senate Foreign Relations
9:30 AM FY20 Army Budget, Senate Armed Services
9:30 AM FY20 National Science Foundation Budget, House Appropriations
10 AM FY20 Energy Dept. Budget, House Appropriations
10 AM FY20 OMB Budget, House Appropriations
10 AM FY20 Defense Budget, House Armed Services
10 AM FY20 HHS Budget, House Budget
10 AM Combating Corruption in the Americas, House Foreign Affairs
10 AM Investments in Airports, House Transportation
10 AM Runway Extension Act Implementation, House Small Business
10 AM “Trade and Labor: Creating and Enforcing Rules to Benefit American Workers,”
House Ways and Means
10 AM U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, House Science
10 AM Administration of Hurricane Disaster Recovery Funds, House Financial Services
10 AM Proposed Small Arms Transfers, House Foreign Affairs
10 AM Border Family Separation Policy, House Homeland Security
10 AM MARK-UP, “Save the Internet Act of 2019,” H.R.1644, House Energy and Commerce
10 AM MARK-UP, ethics bills, House Oversight and Reform
10 AM MARK-UP, Andrew McCabe Documents Request, House Judiciary
10 AM Wildlife Conservation Bills, House Natural Resources
10 AM Housing Reform (Part I), Senate Banking
10 AM “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: Making Electronic Health Information
Available to Patients and Providers,” Senate HELP
10 AM Red Flag Gun Violence Prevention Laws, Senate Judiciary
10 AM FY20 VA Budget, Senate Veterans’ Affairs
10:15 AM FY20 Education Dept. Budget, House Appropriations
10:15 AM Labor Law Reform, House Education and Labor
10:30 AM Pending Legislation, House Veterans’ Affairs
10:30 AM FY20 Interior Dept. Budget, House Appropriations
11 AM Reserve Components, House Appropriations
11 AM FY20 Transportation Members’ Day, House Appropriations
1 PM FY20 Coast Guard Budget, House Appropriations
2 PM FY20 C-J-S Members’ Day, House Appropriations
2 PM FY20 Military Installations Budget/BRAC Overview, House Appropriations
2 PM FY20 Navy Budget, House Appropriations
2 PM MARK-UP, bills, House Financial Services
2 PM “Improving Data Security at Consumer Reporting Agencies,” House Oversight
2 PM Preventing Child Abuse-Neglect, House Education and Labor
2 PM U.S.-Europe Alliance, House Foreign Affairs
2 PM U.S.-Africa Relations, House Foreign Affairs
2 PM Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, House Natural Resources
2:30 PM FY20 Agriculture Members’ Day, House Appropriations
2:30 PM Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Responsibilities, Senate Armed Services
2:30 PM Ukraine’s Progress/Russia’s Malign Activities, Senate Foreign Relations
2:30 PM Small Business Consumer Data Privacy Issues, Senate Commerce
3 PM FY20 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, House Appropriations
Wednesday 27 9:30 AM FY20 State Dept. Budget, House Appropriations
9:30 AM Making North Korea Sanctions Effective, House Foreign Affairs
9:30 AM Russian Influence Investigation, House Foreign Affairs
9:45 AM FY20 Army Corps of Engineers/Bureau of Reclamation Budgets, House Appropriations
10 AM FY20 Defense Budget, House Budget
10 AM FY20 Interior Dept. Budget, House Natural Resources
10 AM FY20 Labor-HHS Members’ Day, House Appropriations
10 AM “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific,” House Armed Services
10 AM “The 2017 Tax Law and Who It Left Behind,” House Ways and Means
10 AM Diversity in Patent Inventorship, House Judiciary
10 AM EPA’s Health Hazards of Chemicals Program, House Science
10 AM Housing Reform (Part II), Senate Banking
10 AM Marine Economic Development, Senate Commerce
10 AM Navy Shipbuilding, Senate Armed Services
10 AM FY20 Army Budget, Senate Appropriations
10 AM FY20 Transportation Budget, Senate Appropriations
10:15 AM “Expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs,” House Education and Labor
10:15 AM FY20 NOAA Budget, House Appropriations
10:30 AM Smithsonian Institution, Senate Rules
10:30 AM FY20 Customs and Border Protection Budget, House Appropriations
11 AM FY20 National Security Agency/Cyber Command Budgets, House Appropriations
11 AM “USDA’s Proposed Relocation of the Economic Research Service and
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,” House Appropriations
11:30 AM Small Business Retirement Security, House Small Business
1 PM FY20 State Dept. Budget, House Foreign Affairs
1 PM FY20 Veterans’ Affairs Budget, House Appropriations
1 PM FY20 Interior, Environment Members’ Day, House Appropriations
1:30 PM FY20 Financial Services Budget, House Appropriations
2 PM Pardon Power, House Judiciary
2 PM Past Congressional Reforms, House Select Modernization of Congress Committee
2 PM MARK-UP, Energy and Water Research Integration Act, H.R.34,House Science
2:30 PM FY20 NASA Budget, House Appropriations
2:30 PM MARK-UP, FY20 Budget Resolution, documents, Senate Budget
2:30 PM MARK-UP, cybersecurity bills, Senate Small Business
2:30 PM FY20 Energy Dept. Budget, Senate Appropriations
2:30 PM FY20 CFTC/SEC Budgets, Senate Appropriations
2:30 PM Military Operations in Space, Senate Armed Services
2:30 PM Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3 PM Airline Safety, Senate Commerce
3 PM FY20 Library of Congress/Architect of the Capitol Budgets, Senate Appropriations
4 PM “Reserve Component Duty Status Reform,” House Armed Services
Thursday 28 7:15 AM Fed Vice Chair Quarles, “Financial Stability Board Agenda,” ECB, Frankfurt, Germany
9:30 AM Fed Vice Chair Clarida, Panel Discussion, “Global Shocks and the U.S. Economy,” Banque de France, Paris
10 AM Fed Gov. Bowman, “Agriculture and Community Banking, a conversation and town hall,” Deming, NM
9 AM Russian Interference Tactics, House Intelligence
9:30 AM Atomic Energy Defense Programs, Senate Armed Services
10 AM Federal Response to PFAS Risks, Senate Environment
10 AM FY20 Coast Guard Budget, Senate Appropriations
10 AM FY20 Education Budget, Senate Appropriations
10 AM FY20 Defense Science/Technology Programs Budget, House Armed Services
10 AM FY20 Defense Nuclear Activities Budget, House Armed Services
10 AM FY20 U.S. Forest Service Budget, House Appropriations
10 AM Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation, House Natural Resources
10 AM Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, House Natural Resources
10 AM Members’ Day, House Oversight
10:30 AM MARK-UP, FY20 Budget Resolution, Senate Budget
10:30 AM FY20 FDA Budget, Senate Appropriations
