{"id":47113,"date":"2021-05-03T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/03\/this-week-in-congress-military-leaders-storm-the-internet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:15:26","slug":"this-week-in-congress-military-leaders-storm-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/05\/03\/this-week-in-congress-military-leaders-storm-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Congress: Military leaders storm the internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military commanders will take center stage in a series of House hearings this week, but only in cyberspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Senate on legislative break, House lawmakers have scheduled a robust series of online hearings, including public testimony from leaders of all five services. Leaders of the National Guard and service reserves will also testify on their budget needs for fiscal 2022 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/04\/29\/biden-budget-delay-blows-up-hill-defense-schedule\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1180852830.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Biden budget delay blows up Hill defense schedule<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Senate work on the annual defense authorization bill will be delayed until midsummer because of the ongoing wait for President Joe Biden\u2019s federal budget outline, a delay that could complicate a host of military personnel policy and procurement plans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flurry of work comes just days after Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced that his panel will postone markup of the annual defense authorization bill by two months to late July, because of significant delays in the White House\u2019s federal budget submission to Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hearings with senior defense leaders are expected to take place throughout May and June. Lawmakers are still hopeful the defense budget and authorization bill can be finalized before the end of the calendar year, but doubtful it will happen before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<strong>Monday, May 3<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Amphibious Assault Vehicle mishap investigation<\/i><br>\r\nMarine Corps officials and family members of troops killed in the July 2020 AAV accident will testify on the aftermath of the tragedy. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Tuesday, May 4<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Weapons of mass destruction<\/i><br>\r\nDefense officials will testify on this fiscal 2022 budget request in regards to countering the threat of weapons of mass destruction. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 12 p.m. \u2014 online hearing <br>\r\n<i>National Guard and Reserves<\/i><br>\r\nThe heads of the National Guard and service reserves will testify on the president\u2019s fiscal 2022 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 1 p.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Burma<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on the security situation in Burma. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Pending legislation<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will mark up several pending bills. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Wednesday, May 5<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Pending legislation<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will mark up several pending bills related to the issue of toxic exposure illnesses and benefits. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Members\u2019 day<\/i><br>\r\nCommittee officials will hear from other lawmakers on their priorities for the fiscal 2022 defense budget. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 12 p.m. \u2014 online hearing<br>\r\n<i>Army budget<\/i><br>\r\nGen. James McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army, and acting Army Secretary John Whitley will testify on the fiscal 2022 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 online hearing <br>\r\n<i>Military\/VA-Related agencies <\/i><br>\r\nOfficials from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the American Battle Monuments Commission, Arlington National Cemetery and the Armed Force Retirement Home will testify on the fiscal 2022 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 online hearing <br>\r\n<i>Space strategy<\/i><br>\r\nLt. Gen. 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