{"id":22319,"date":"2017-06-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/06\/26\/this-week-in-congress-ndaa-defense-appropriations-take-center-stage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:17:57","slug":"this-week-in-congress-ndaa-defense-appropriations-take-center-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2017\/06\/26\/this-week-in-congress-ndaa-defense-appropriations-take-center-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Congress: NDAA, defense appropriations take center stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Lawmakers are cramming weeks worth of defense budget work into a few days before the July 4th recess, setting up several long days for military watchers on Capitol Hill. On Monday night, in a closed session, the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s defense panel will mark up its first draft of the annual military appropriations bill. On Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services committee will do the same with the annual authorization bill, while the House will hold a marathon all-day, all-night session for their open draft of the authorization act. Typically, those three events are separated by several weeks of deliberations and negotiations. But with the White House budget delivery in late May, months behind the normal operating schedule, congressional committees are scrambling to catch up and finish work before the extended August recess. In the same spirit, the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee plans to pass their appeals reform legislation on Wednesday at a time still to be announced, and the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee will hold a series of hearings on other pending legislation. When lawmakers return from the July 4th week-long break, they\u2019ll have just three weeks of legislative time left on the schedule for the summer. Monday<\/b>\u00a0Senate Armed Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232AClosed NDAA markup<\/i>The subcommittee on strategic forces will hold a closed business meeting to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.Senate Armed Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232AClosed NDAA markup<\/i>The subcommittee on seapower will hold a closed business meeting to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 4 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232AClosed NDAA markup<\/i>The subcommittee on airland will hold a closed business meeting to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.Senate Armed Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 4:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232AClosed NDAA markup<\/i>The subcommittee on readiness will hold a closed business meeting to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.Senate Armed Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 5:40 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232AClosed NDAA markup<\/i>The subcommittee on cybersecurity will hold a closed business meeting to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.House Appropriations<\/a> \u2014 7 p.m. \u2014 Capitol H140Closed defense markup<\/i>The committee will hold a closed session to mark up the annual defense appropriations measure.Tuesday<\/b>Senate Armed Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 6:30 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen G50NDAA emerging threats markup<\/i>The subcommittee on emerging threats will hold an open session to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 7 a.m. \u2014\u00a0Russell 232AClosed NDAA markup<\/i>The subcommittee on personnel will hold an open session to markup its portions of the annual defense authorization bill.Senate Armed Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 7:30 a.m. \u2014 Russell 222Closed NDAA markup<\/i>The full committee will hold a closed meeting to markup the full annual defense authorization bill.House Foreign Affairs<\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172Terrorism<\/i>Outside experts will testify before the committee on terrorist threats facing Europe.Wednesday<\/b>Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 7 a.m. \u2014 Russell 222Closed NDAA markup<\/i>The full committee will hold a closed meeting to markup the full annual defense authorization bill.House Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118NDAA markup<\/i>The full committee will markup the annual defense authorization bill.House Foreign Affairs<\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172United Nations<\/i>Nikki Haley, the U.S. representative to the United Nations, will testify before the committee on current U.S. relations with the organization.Thursday<\/b>Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Russell 222Closed NDAA markup<\/i>The full committee will hold a closed meeting to markup the full annual defense authorization bill.House Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334Pending legislation<\/i>The subcommittee on oversight will mark up several pending bills, including a pair on business opportunities for veterans.House Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Cannon 334Pending legislation<\/i>The subcommittee on economic opportunity will mark up several pending bills, including one on veterans state residency issues.<\/span>