Monday kicked off the start to a busy week in both the House and Senate. Yesterday the Senate passed the five-year Farm Bill (S.954) with a vote off 66-27 and move onto a vote today on a comprehensive immigration bill titled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744). The House will begin debating their version of Farm Bill next week while this week they will focus attention on the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960) and the 2014 Department of Energy budget.
Throughout the week, we are also expecting conversations around immigration and student loan interest rates to continue. In addition to ongoing debates around the National Security Agency (NSA) and the classified PRISM program.
Below is a list of hearings that we believe are important to WSU in the House and Senate this week.
Tuesday, JUNE 11TH, 2013
10:00 AM Senate Appropriations Committee, Hearing on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2014 budget request
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2013
10:00 AM House Appropriations Committee – Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Defense Appropriations Bill)
10:30 AM Senate Budget Committee, Full Committee Hearing on President Obama’s Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2014
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Hearing will hold a hearing titled “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation”
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Hearing on the US Department of Energy Budget for Fiscal Year 2014
10: 00 AM Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Hearing to examine challenges around outdated and overburdened highway and bridge infrastructure.
If you have any interest, questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to our office. We can be reached at (202) 772-5561.