The Home is about to interrupt for its summer time recess beginning on July 25, leaving fewer than 20 legislative days on the schedule for lawmakers to keep away from a partial authorities shutdown on the finish of September.
The federal price range runs out on Sept. 30. And not using a short-term funding extension or a full-year spending plan, businesses will as soon as once more be dealing with the potential for partial shutdowns, with a bunch of operations and providers shuttered till new cash is made obtainable.
The specter of a shutdown has change into commonplace on Capitol Hill, however Congress seems even much less ready for the following menace than others within the current previous. Just a few appropriations payments have been adopted by the total home — funding for the Protection Division and Veterans Affairs are amongst that group — and none have been finalized by the Senate.
With lawmakers headed again dwelling subsequent week, staffers will spend a lot of August looking for factors of compromise for a plan. However the current rescission bundle and reconciliation payments adopted with out enter from Democratic lawmakers will complicate that work, particularly if a few of their votes are wanted within the closely-divided Home.
Tuesday, July 22
Senate Armed Providers — 9:30 a.m. — G-50 Dirksen
Nominations
The committee will think about the nominations of Vice Adm. Frank Bradley to be head of U.S. Particular Operations Command and Air Power Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson to be head of U.S. Africa Command.
Home Homeland Safety — 10 a.m. — 310 Cannon Cyber ThreatsOutside specialists will testify on the evolution of cyber threats to crucial American infrastructure.
Senate International Relations — 10 a.m. — 419 Dirksen NominationsThe committee will think about a number of pending nominations.
Home International Affairs — 10 a.m. — 2172 Rayburn Pending LegislationThe committee will mark up a number of pending payments.
Home Veterans’ Affairs — 2 p.m. — 360 Cannon Worker Bonuses Division officers will testify on efforts to forestall fraud and abuse in VA’s worker bonus applications.
Senate International Relations — 2:30 p.m. — 419 Dirksen Hong Kong Exterior specialists will testify on human rights and democracy in Hong Kong.
Wednesday, July 23
Home Armed Providers — 10 a.m. — 2118 Rayburn
Protection Acquisition Reform
Pentagon officers will testify on proposed reforms to the protection acquisition course of.
Home International Affairs — 10 a.m. — 2172 Rayburn State Division PostureState Division officers will testify on the fiscal 2026 price range request.
Senate International Relations — 10 a.m. — 419 Dirksen Pending BusinessThe committee will think about a number of pending nominations and items of laws.
Senate International Relations — 2:30 p.m. — 419 Dirksen Center East StrategiesOutside specialists will testify on present U.S. diplomatic methods in direction of Center Jap international locations.
Senate Veterans’ Affairs — 4 p.m. — 418 Russell NominationsThe committee will think about a number of pending nominations.
Thursday, July 24
Senate Armed Providers — 9:30 a.m. — G-50 Dirksen
Nominations
The committee will think about the nomination of Adm. Daryl Caudle to be Chief of Naval Operations.
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White Home for Army Occasions. He has coated Washington, D.C. since 2004, specializing in army personnel and veterans insurance policies. His work has earned quite a few honors, together with a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 Nationwide Headliner Award, the IAVA Management in Journalism award and the VFW Information Media award.
