Last Week on the Hill

Week of July 6, 2020


​(Last Updated: Monday, July 13, ,2020 at 12:01 am EDT)
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This Week's Hearings and Briefings
Friday, July 10, 2020
  • Hearing on Unequal Impacts of COVID-19:  The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery has scheduled a hearing for this week titled "Pandemic Response: Confronting the Unequal Impacts of COVID-19."  The hearing is scheduled for 12:00 Noon EDT on Friday, July 10, 2020.  It will be held remotely.
Anticipated Witnesses: Scheduled to testify at the hearing are Leana Wen, Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management in George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health; Georges C. Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association;; and Chauncia Willis, Co-Founder and CEO of the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management. 
This Week's Markups and Business Meetings
Monday, July 6, 2020
  • Subcommittee Markup of FY '21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act:  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs is scheduled this week to hold a business meeting, during which it will mark up its version of the FY '21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill.  
Among its many provisions each year, this measure funds the federal government's refugee admissions- and overseas refugee assistance-related agencies, programs, functions, and activities.  The markup session is scheduled for 4:00 pm EDT on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Room 2358-A of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
  • Subcommittee Markup of FY '21 Homeland Security Appropriations Act:  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security is scheduled this week to hold a business meeting, during which it will mark 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.  The markup session is scheduled for 9:00 am EDT on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Room 2359 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
  • Subcommittee Markup of FY '21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies is scheduled this week to hold a business meeting, during which it will mark 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.  The markup session is scheduled for 5:00 pm EDT on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Room 2358-C of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
  • Subcommittee Markup of FY '21 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies is scheduled this week to hold a business meeting, during which it will mark up ts 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.  The markup session is scheduled for 9:00 am EDT on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Room H-309 of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
  • Full Committee Markup of FY '21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act:  The full House Committee on Appropriations is scheduled this week to hold a business meeting in order to markup its version of the FY '21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill.  
Among its many provisions each year, this measure funds the federal government's refugee admissions- and overseas refugee assistance-related agencies, programs, functions, and activities.  In addition to marking up that measure, the Committee during the same meeting intends to mark up the FY '21 Agriculture and the FY '21 Military Construction Appropriations bills.  The meeting is scheduled for a Time to be Announced on Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Room 1100 of the Rayburn House Office Building
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 Briefings
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