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Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of December 9, 2024

Washington, December 9, 2024
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:

Appropriations

On Tuesday, December 10, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget and oversight hearing called "District of Columbia Budget for Fiscal Year 2025."
 
Budget

On Wednesday, December 11, the Budget Committee will hold a full committee hearing called "Sounding the Alarm: Pathways and Possible Solutions to the U.S. Fiscal Crisis."
 
Education and the Workforce

On Wednesday, December 11, the Subcommittee on  Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing called "Examining the Policies and Priorities of AmeriCorps and Its FY 2024 Audit Failure."
 
Foreign Affairs

On Wednesday, December 11, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a full committee hearing called "An Assessment of the State Department’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America’s Top Diplomat."

On Wednesday, December 11, the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations will hold a hearing called "The Communist Cuban Regime’s Disregard for Human Rights."
 
Homeland Security
 
On Tuesday, December 10, the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology will hold a hearing entitled “Given the Green Light: Open Border Policies and Threats to Law Enforcement.”

On Tuesday, December 10, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security will hold a joint hearing entitled “Safeguarding the Homeland from Unmanned Aerial Systems.”

Natural Resources

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Desecrating Old Glory: Investigating How the Pro-Hamas Protests Turned National Park Service Land into a Violent Disgrace.”

Oversight and Accountability

On Tuesday, December 10, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold a full committee hearing called "Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service."

Rules

On Monday, December 9, the Committee on Rules will meet on the following measures:
  • Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Rogers)
  • H.R. 7673, the Liberty in Laundry Act (Ogles)
  • S. 4199, the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (Young)

Transportation and Infrastructure

On Wednesday, December 11, the Subcommittee on Aviation will hold a hearing entitled “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementation.”

Veterans Affairs

On Wednesday, December 11, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold an oversight hearing titled “Examining the Effectiveness of the Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Program.” 

On Thursday, December 12, the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will hold an oversight hearing titled “Modernizing VA: Lessons Learned in the 118th Congress.”