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WASHINGTON \u2014 This week, while House lawmakers hold a public debate on the chamber floor over dozens of lingering issues with the annual defense authorization bill<\/a>, the Senate Armed Services Committee will stick to their tradition of marking up their draft in secrecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the second year in a row, none of the seven subcommittee mark ups nor the full committee debate on the massive defense budget policy measure will be open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House Armed Services Committee holds all of their authorization business in the open, but committee members have said the secret setting allows them to have uninterrupted, in-depth debates on the pending military issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, House Rules Committee officials on Monday and Tuesday will decide how many of the 500-plus amendments to their draft of the authorization bill will be considered during floor debate later in the week. Both the House and the Senate committee are expected to finish their work on the measures by Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMonday, May 21<\/strong>
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 5 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on airland will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nTuesday, May 22<\/strong>
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on seapower will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334
\nVA’s governance structure<\/i>
\nThe committee will hear from VA officials on the current VISN system in the department and issues with management of those regional authorities.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on readiness will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:15 p.m. \u2014 Capitol S116
\nPending business<\/i>
\nThe committee will consider a series of legislation and treaties.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on personnel will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nPost-election Lebanon and Iraq<\/i>
\nOutside experts will discuss the democratic futures of Iraq and Lebanon.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on cybersecurity will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 4:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on emerging threats will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 5:15 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on strategic forces will mark-up its section of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nWednesday, May 23<\/strong>
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 9:00 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172
\nState Department budget<\/i>
\nSecretary of State Mike Pompeo will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request.
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Russell 222
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe full committee will mark-up the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334
\nPending legislation<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on economic opportunity will consider a series of pending measures.
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\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Visitors\u2019 Center H210
\nISIS<\/i>
\nFormer Ambassador Ryan Crocker and other outside experts will testify before the committee on Middle East stability issues after the fall of ISIS.
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\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2255
\nChinese Influence in Europe<\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify on Chinese investment in Europe and the possible strategic impact of those moves.
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\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen 192
\nNASA budget<\/i>
\nJim Bridenstine, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request.
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\nThursday, May 24<\/strong>
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Russell 222
\nClosed mark-up<\/i>
\nThe full committee will mark-up the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill in a closed session.
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