Capitol Hill Events – Week of May 14, 2018

Tuesday, May 15 – Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs – full committee business meeting to consider nominations including Thelma Drake to be FTA Administrator – 10:00 a.m., SD-538 Dirksen.

Wednesday, May 16 – House Appropriations – full committee business meeting to mark up the draft Energy and Water Development appropriations bill and the draft Agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2019 – 10:00 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

Wednesday, May 16 – House Homeland Security – full committee business meeting to mark up bills including H.R. 5730, TSA technology, and H.R. 5766, surface transportation security (full agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., HVC-210, Capitol Visitors Center.

Wednesday, May 16 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee hearing to examine the nominations of Heidi King (NHTSA), Jennifer Homendy (NTSB) and Joseph Gruters (Amtrak) – 10:00 a.m., SR-253 Russell.

Wednesday, May 16 – Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing – subcommittee hearing on railroad safety initiatives (witness list here) – 3:30 p.m., SD-124 Dirksen.

Wednesday, May 16 – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing – subcommittee business meeting to mark up a draft FY 2019 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill – 5:00 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.

Thursday, May 17 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security – subcommittee hearing on TSA Precheck and airport wait times (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m., HVC-210 Capitol Visitors Center.

Thursday, May 17 – Senate Environment and Public Works – full committee hearing on S. 2800, the water resources bill (witness list to be posted here) – 10:15 a.m., SD-406 Dirksen.

 

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