This Week on the Hill

Week of July 13, 2020


(Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2020, at 8:45 am EDT)
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This Week's Hearings and Briefings
Monday, July 13, 2020
  • Oversight Hearing on ICE Detention Facilities:  The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations held a hearing for this week titled, "Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities:Examining ICE Contractors Response to COVID-19".  The hearing occurred at 2:00 pm EDT on Monday, June 13, 2020.  It was conducted remotely.
Witnesses: Testifying at the hearing were Mr. Damon T. Hininger, President and CEO, CoreCivic; Dr. George C. Zoley, Chairman and CEO, The GEO Group; Mr. Scott Marquardt, President and CEO, Management & Training Corporation (MTC); and Mr. Rodney Cooper, Executive Director, LaSalle Corrections
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
  • Oversight Hearing on Children in CBP Custody:  The House Homeland Security held hearing last week titled, "Children in CBP Custody: Examining Deaths, Medical Care Procedures, and Improper Spending.  The hearing occurred at 12:00 Noon EDT on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.  2020.  It was conducted remotely.
Witnesses: Testifying at the hearing were Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Clinical Professor of Pathology, the George Washington University, Associate Professor of Surgery, Howard University; Fiona S. Danaher, M.D., M.P.H., Pediatrician, Massachusetts General Hospital-Chelsea Pediatrics and Massachusetts General Hospital Child Protection Team, Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; The Honorable Joseph V. Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Ms. Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office.
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
Monday, July 13, 2020
  • Full Committee Markup of FY '21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:  The full House Committee on Appropriations last week held a business meeting, during which it marked up ​its version of the FY '21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.  
Among its many provisions each year, this measure funds the federal government's refugee resettlement, unaccompanied alien children, trafficking victim assistance, and torture victim assistance -related agencies, programs, functions, and activities.  In addition to marking up that measure, the Committee during the same meeting marked up the FY '21 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.  The meeting occurred at 1:00 pm EDT on Monday, July 13, 2020, in Room 1100 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
  • Full Committee Markup of FY '21 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:  The full House Committee on Appropriations last week held a business meeting, during which it marked up ​​its version of the FY '21 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.  
Among its many provisions each year, this measure funds the federal government's immigration court-related agencies, programs, functions, and activities.  In addition to marking up that measure, the Committee during the same meeting marked up the FY '21 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.  The meeting occurred at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Room 1100 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
  • Full Committee Markup of FY '21 Homeland Security Appropriations Act:  The full House Committee on Appropriations last week held a business meeting, during which it marked up ​​​its version of the FY '21 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.  
Among its many provisions each year, this measure funds the federal government's interior immigration enforcement-, border security-, and immigration services-related agencies, programs, functions, and activities.  In addition to marking up that measure, the Committee during the same meeting marked up the FY '21 Financial Services and General Government Act, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.    The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Room 1100 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Friday, July 17, 2020
  • Consideration of Rule Providing for Consideration of Defense Authorization Act:  The House Committee on Rules last week held a business meeting, during which it considered the rule providing for consideration of several bills, including H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021".  The meeting occurred at 11:00 am EDT on Friday, July 17, 2020.  It was held remotely.
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related House Floor Actions
This Week's Hearings and Briefings
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Hearings or Briefing
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Markups or Business Meetings
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related House Floor Actions
Hearings, Briefings, and Conference Committee Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Legislative Activity