House Schedules 16 Committee Hearings for May 9

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. House of Representatives scheduled 16 committee hearings for May 9:

Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing entitled "Reviewing the State of the Farm Economy", 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the Legislative Branch Appropriation Bill, FY 2020; and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2020, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled "Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request for Military Readiness", 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled "The Cost of Non-Completion: Improving Student Outcomes in Higher Education", 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled "Lowering Prescription Drug Prices: Deconstructing the Drug Supply Chain", 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Year 2020 DOE Budget", 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 1988, the "Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019"; H.R. 2409, the "Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act"; H.R. 2513, the "Corporate Transparency Act of 2019"; H.R. 2514, the "Coordinating Oversight, Upgrading and Innovating Technology, and Examiner Reform Act of 2019"; H.R. 2515, to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower; H.R. 2534, the "Insider Trading Prohibition Act of 2019"; legislation on the Task Force on Financial Technology Resolution of 2019; and legislation on the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Resolution of 2019, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade, hearing entitled "Dollar Diplomacy or Debt Trap? Examining China's Role in the Western Hemisphere", 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, hearing entitled "China's Expanding Influence in Europe and Eurasia", 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing entitled "Chinese and Russian Influence in the Middle East", 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery; and Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, joint hearing entitled "FEMA Contracting: Reviewing Lessons Learned from Past Disasters to Improve Preparedness", 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.

Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, hearing entitled "A Review of the FY 2020 Budget Request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services", 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled "Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office", 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled "The Long Overdue Need to Reform the Mining Law of 1872", 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing entitled "Wildfire Resilient Communities", 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled "The Trump Administration's Response to the Drug Crisis, Part II", 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, hearing entitled "Achieving the Promise of a Diverse STEM Workforce", 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development, hearing entitled "The Digital Ecosystem: New Paths to Entrepreneurship", 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity; and Subcommittee on Technology and Modernization, joint hearing entitled "Examining Ongoing Forever GI Bill Implementation Efforts", 10 a.m., HVC-210.

Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled "Understanding the Tax Gap and Taxpayer Noncompliance", 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support, hearing entitled "Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Intelligence Agency and Military Services Budget Request Hearing", 9 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.

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