U.S. House of Representatives

House Committee Activity

Appropriations Full Committee Markups: FY 2021

Appropriations, Markup: FY2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies and Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills, Monday, July 13, 1:00 PM, 1100 Longworth HOB

Appropriations, Markup: FY2021 Defense Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies and Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills, Tuesday, July 14, 10:00 AM, 1100 Longworth HOB

Appropriations, Markup: FY 2021 Homeland Security Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bills and the Revised 302bs, Wednesday, July 15, 10:00 AM, 1100 Longworth HOB

More information and webcasts are available here.

 

Budget

Budget
Hearing: Software Update Required: COVID-19 Exposes Need for Federal Investments in Technology
Wednesday, July 15, 2:00 PM
Webex
Witness Panel
Ms. Teresa Gerton, President and CEO, National Academy of Public Administration
Ms. Jennifer Pahlka, Founder, Code for America; and, Co-Founder, U.S. Digital Response
Ms. Rebecca Dixon, Executive Director, National Employment Law Project
More information and webcast available here.

 

Financial Services

Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets
Hearing: Virtual Hearing – Promoting Economic Recovery: Examining Capital Markets and Worker Protections in the COVID-19 Era
Tuesday, July 14, 12:00 PM
Webex
Witness Panel
The Honorable Dr. William E. Spriggs, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO, Professor of Economics, Howard University
Ms. Anne Simspson, Director of Board Governance and Strategy, California Public Employees’ Retirement System
Ms. Camille Busette PhD, Senior Fellow and Director of the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initative, The Brookings Institution
Mr. Neil L. Bradley, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 5933- Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act (Wexton) [PDF]
• H.R. 6339- To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended (Casten) [PDF]
• H.R. 6778- To amend the Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 to place certain requirements on corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19, (Ocasio-Cortez) [PDF]
• H.R. 6827- Corporate Accountability Act (Ocasio-Cortez) [PDF]
• H.R.6851- To require major corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19 to make annual payments of equity to employees of the corporation while such aid is outstanding, and for other purposes (Ocasio-Cortez) [PDF]
• H.R. 6852-To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections to such relief [PDF]
• H.R.___: Temporary requirements on all corporations receiving federal aid until all aid has been repaid [PDF]
• H.R.___: Permanent requirements on large accelerated filers receiving federal aid [PDF]
• H.R.___: Temporary requirements on all corporations receiving federal aid [PDF]
• H.R.___: the Ensuring Shareholder Governance Act of 2020 [PDF]

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Hearing Memo [PDF]

More information and webcast available here.

 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Virtual Hearing – Protecting Homeowners During the Pandemic: Oversight of Mortgage Servicers’ Implementation of the CARES Act
Thursday, July 16, 12:00 PM
Webex

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]

More information and webcast available here.

 

Small Business

Full Committee
Hearing: Long-Lasting Solutions for a Small Business Recover
Wednesday, July 15, 1:00 PM
Webex
Witness Panel
Mr. Brett Palmer, President, Small Business Investor Alliance, Washington, DC
Ms. Amanda Cohen, Chef and Owner, Dirt Candy, New York, NY, Testifying on behalf of the Independent Restaurant Association
Dr. Lisa D. Cook, Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Mr. Pete Blackshaw, CEO, Cintrifuse, Cincinnati, OH
More information and webcast available here.

 

Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development
Hearing: Putting America Back to Work: The Role of Workforce Development and Small Business Rehiring
Thursday, July 16, 1:00 PM
Webex
Witness Panel
Ms. Demetra Smith Nightingale, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute, Washington, DC
Ms. Kelly Folks, Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Director, Workforce Center, Centennial, CO, Testifying on behalf of Workforce Boards and Centers and the Rocky Mountain Workforce Development Association (RMWDA)
Mr. Joe Schaffer, President, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY, Testifying on behalf of the American Association of Community Colleges
Ms. Carol Friel, Accounting Director, Primary Aim, LLC., Zanesville, OH
More information and webcast available here.

 

Full Committee
Business Meeting: Oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury Pandemic Programs
Friday, July 17, 10:30 AM
2118 Rayburn HOB
Witness Panel
The Honorable Jovita Carranza, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC
The Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
More information and webcast available here.

 

House Floor Activity

The House is in recess from floor activity until Monday, July 20, 2020. The next meeting for pro forma session is scheduled for 12:00 PM on July 13, 2020.

 

U.S. Senate

Senate Committee Activity

The Senate does not have any committee business scheduled for this week.

 

Senate Floor Activity

The Senate stands adjourned to convene for pro forma sessions with no business conducted on the following dates and times:

 

• Monday, July 13th at 5:30 PM; and
• Thursday, July 16th at 10:30 AM.

 

When the Senate adjourns on Thursday, July 16, it will next convene at 3:00 PM on Monday, July 20, 2020.