This Week in Immigration

This Week on the Hill


Week Beginning May 7, 2018
(Last Updated: May 7, 2018 at 11:55 am EDT)
ThisWeekInImmigration.Com's "This Week on the Hill" page lists the immigration-, human trafficking-, and refugee-related hearings, markups, and floor actions that either have been officially scheduled or that are anticipated to occur during the current week.
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This Week's Hearings
Thursday, May 10, 2018
  • FY '19 Funding for the Department of State:  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, has scheduled a hearing for this week on the FY 2019 funding request for the Department of State.  The hearing is scheduled for 10;00 am EDT on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Room HT-2 of the U.S. Capitol Building..
Anticipated Witnesses.  Scheduled to testify at the hearing is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
This Week's Markups
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
  • Markup of FY '19 State, Commerce, Justice, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, Justice, and Related Agencies has scheduled a business meeting for this week during which it will mark up its FY '19 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.  The business meeting is scheduled for 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Room 2362-B of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Summary of Immigration Provisions.  Each year, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill funds programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Justice, including the Department's immigration-related functions.  Among these are the Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). 

At the time of this writing, the text of the measure that the Subcommittee intends to take up had not yet been released.​
Outlook.   At the time of this writing, it was impossible to determine the degree to which there will be opposition in the Subcommittee to the measure.  However, traditionally, such appropriations bills proceed through subcommittee without amendment or opposition.
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activities
This Week's Hearings
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
  • FY '18 Funding for the Department of Homeland Security:  The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security has scheduled a hearing for this week on the FY 2019 funding request for the Department of Homeland Security.  The hearing is scheduled for 2:30 pm EDT on Tuesday,  May 8, 2018, in Room SD-192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Anticipated Witnesses.  Scheduled to testify at the hearing is Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen. 
  • FY '19 Funding for the Department of Homeland Security:  The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies has scheduled a hearing for this week on the FY 2019 funding request for the Department of Health and Human Services.  The hearing is scheduled for 10:00 am EDT on Thursday,  May 10, 2018, in Room SD-124 of the Dirksen Office Building.
Anticipated Witnesses.  Scheduled to testify at the hearing is Secretary of Health and Human Services.Alex Azar 
This Week's Markups
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activities
This Week's Floor Actions
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Floor Activities
Hearings and Briefings
Thursday, February 15, 2018
  • Hearing on Human Rights:  The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission has scheduled a hearing for this week titled, "Defending Prisoners of Conscience,"  The hearing is scheduled for 2:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 15, 2018, in Room 2255 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Anticipated Witnesses.  Scheduled to testify at the hearing are Andrew Fandino, Senior Program Officer, Amnesty International; Kristina Arriaga, Vice Chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • Melina Milazzo, DC Director, Freedom Now; Margaux Ewen, North American Director, Reporters Without Borders; and Annie Boyajian, Advocacy Manager, Freedom House.
This Week's Activities
No Scheduled Immigration-, Human Trafficking, or Refugee-Related Events