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Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of March 4, 2024

Washington, March 4, 2024
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:

Agriculture

On Wednesday, March 6, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from The Honorable Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission."

Armed Services

On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces will hold a hearing called "Army Aviation Rebalancing and the Path Ahead."

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Military Personnel will hold a hearing called "Department of Defense Monitoring of COVID-19."

Education and the Workforce

On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing called "Proven Results: Highlighting the Benefits of Charter Schools for Students and Families."

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing called "Divisive, Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses."
 
Financial Services

On Wednesday, March 6, the Committee on Financial Services will hold a full committee hearing called "The Federal Reserve’s Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report."

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy will hold a hearing called "Politicized Financial Regulation and its Impact on Consumer Credit and Community Development."
 
Foreign Affairs

On Thursday, March 7, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a full committee markup of H.Res. ___, Recommending that the House of Representatives find Antony Blinken, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will hold a hearing called "The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America."

Homeland Security
 
On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence will hold a markup of the following legislation:
  • H.R. 7439, the Strengthening State and Local Efforts to Combat Transnational Repression Act (Magaziner)
  • H.R. 7443, the Combating Transnational Repression Act of 2024 (Pfluger)
  • H.R. 7433, the Law Enforcement Support and Transnational Repression Hotline Act (D'Esposito)

Judiciary
 
On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance will hold a hearing called "A Voice for the Voiceless - CSAM Identification."

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement will hold a hearing called "Presidential Power to Secure the Border."

Natural Resources

On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:
  • H.R. 7408, the America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (Westerman)
On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
  • H.R. 6482, the Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act (Fulcher)
  • H.R. 7370, the Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act or the GEO Act (Curtis)
  • H.R. 7375, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees, and for other purposes (Hageman)
  • H.R. 7377, the Royalty Resiliency Act (Hunt)
  • H.R. 7409, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act or the HEATS Act (Kim)
  • H.R. 7422, the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024 (Ocasio-Cortez)
On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled “Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining Bureau of Indian Affairs’ 638 Contracting.”

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
  • H.R. 1584, the Plum Island National Monument Act (LaLota)
  • H.R. 1647, the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act (Moulton)
  • H.R. 3047, the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2023 (Crane)
  • H.R. 3173, the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2023 (Amodei)
  • H.R. 6852, the Holcombe Rucker Park Landmark Act (Espaillat)
  • H.R. 7332, the Utah State Parks Adjustment Act (Maloy)
On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Monetizing Nature and Locking up Public Land: The Implications of Biden’s Strategy for Natural Capital Accounting.”

Oversight and Accountability

On Wednesday, March 6, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic will hold a hearing titled “Examining the White House’s Role in Pandemic Preparedness and Response.”

On Thursday, March 7, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a full committee markup on the following legislation:
  • H.R. 4552, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2023 (Mace)
  • H.R. ___, the Governmentwide Executive Councils Reform Act    
  • H.R. ___, the GSA Technology Accountability Act    
  • H.R. ___, the Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act    
  • H.R. ___, the Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024    
  • H.R. ___, the Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act    
  • H.R. ___, the Special District Grant Accessibility Act    
  • H.R. 7530, the D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act (Donalds)
  • H.R. 7526, the D.C. Consumer Vehicle Choice Protection Act (Luna)
  • H.R. ___, the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act    
  • H.R. 5301, the Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2023 (Garcia)
  • Several postal naming measures.

Rules

On Tuesday, March 5, the Committee on Rules will meet on the following measure:
  • H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 (McHenry)
  • H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act (Collins)

Science, Space, and Technology

On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on the Environment will hold a hearing called "Winning in Weather: U.S. Competitiveness in Forecasting and Modeling.”

Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party

On Thursday, March 7, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing called "Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security.”

Small Business

On Wednesday, March 6, the Committee on Small Business will hold a full committee hearing called "Reducing Mismanagement: GAO Recommendations for Improving the SBA."

Transportation and Infrastructure

On Wednesday, March 6, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation will hold a hearing called "Implementation of the Recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review and Efforts to Ease Coast Guard Manpower Shortages."

On Thursday, March 7, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a full committee hearing called "Department of Transportation Discretionary Grants: Stakeholder Perspectives."

Veterans Affairs

On Wednesday, March 6, the House and Senate Veteran Affairs Committees will hold a joint hearing entitled, "Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States & Multi VSOs: PVA, WWP, NASDVA, MRC, BSF, IAVA, BVA, SWAN, SVA, AMVETS."

On Thursday, March 7, the House and Senate Veteran Affairs Committees will hold a joint hearing entitled, "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans."

Ways and Means

On Thursday, March 7, the Subcommittee on Tax will hold a hearing titled “OECD Pillar 1: Ensuring the Biden Administration Puts Americans First.”