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Congress returns to Capitol Hill from a two-week break<\/a> with a rush of posture hearings ahead of expected budget proposals<\/a> from the House and Senate at the start of the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have more than 20 budget hearings<\/a> scheduled this week, with nine of them focused on military operations and funding issues. The Senate and House Armed Services Committees<\/a> have 14 additional hearings scheduled, including testimony from the Army and Navy secretaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House drafts of the annual defense authorization bill<\/a> and funding plan for the next fiscal year are typically released in late April or early May, although no timing announcements have been made by chamber leaders yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that work drags later into the summer, it could further complicate a budget debate on Capitol Hill, which is already expected to be contentious, given opposing stances from Republican leaders and the White House on spending levels and priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, April 18 <\/strong>
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 106 Dirksen
\r\nNavy\/Marine Corps Budget<\/i>
\r\nNavy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2359 Rayburn
\r\nUSAID Budget<\/i>
\r\nSamantha Power, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 390 Cannon
\r\nPending Legislation<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on health will consider several pending bills.
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\r\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 310 Cannon
\r\nAfghanistan Withdrawal<\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on mistakes made in the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 192 Dirksen
\r\nAir Force and Space Force Budgets<\/i>
\r\nAir Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr., and Chief of Space Force Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nIndo-Pacific Command<\/i>
\r\nAdm. John Aqunilino, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Gen. Paul LaCamera, head of U.S. Forces Korea, will testify on current operations and the fiscal 2024 budget.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210
\r\nSyria <\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on human rights violations in Syria.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 12 p.m. \u2014 390 Cannon
\r\nSubstance Abuse Disorder <\/i>
\r\nVeterans Affairs officials will testify on substance abuse support programs for veterans.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2362-B Rayburn
\r\nNavy\/Marine Corps Housing <\/i>
\r\nNavy and Marine Corps officials will testify on construction priorities for fiscal 2024.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2200 Rayburn
\r\nIndian Ocean Posture<\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on Chinese military posture in the Indian Ocean.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 232-A Russell
\r\nArmy Modernization<\/i>
\r\nArmy officials will testify on modernization plans and the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210
\r\nChina Influence in Africa<\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on growing Chinese influence and involvement in Africa.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 192 Dirksen
\r\nNASA Budget<\/i>
\r\nBill Nelson, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 390 Cannon
\r\nPending Legislation<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on economic opportunity will review several pending bills.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nMissile Defense Programs<\/i>
\r\nVice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, and Major Gen. David Miller, Director of Operations at U.S. Space Command, will testify on current missile defense programs.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn
\r\nAir Force Projection Forces<\/i>
\r\nAir Force officials will testify on projection forces aviation programs and the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 4:45 p.m. \u2014 222 Russell
\r\nNuclear Weapons Programs<\/i>
\r\nJill Hruby, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and other defense officials will testify on the Defense Department\u2019s nuclear weapons programs.
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\r\nWednesday, April 19<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 390 Cannon
\r\nPending Legislation<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on oversight will consider several pending bills.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 222 Russell
\r\nCybersecurity <\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity implications.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nArmy Budget<\/i>
\r\nArmy Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 138 Dirksen
\r\nUSAID Budget<\/i>
\r\nSamantha Power, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2008 Rayburn
\r\nCoast Guard Budget<\/i>
\r\nCoast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan will testify on current operations and the fiscal 2024 budget request.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Judiciary \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 216 Hart
\r\nRussian War Crimes <\/i>
\r\nJustice Department officials will testify on efforts to prosecute Russian officials for human rights violations in Ukraine.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210
\r\nRussian War Crimes <\/i>
\r\nAndriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, will testify on Russian war crimes documented during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Oversight \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2154 Rayburn
\r\nAfghanistan Withdrawal <\/i>
\r\nInspectors general for the departments of Defense, State and Afghanistan reconstruction efforts will testify on their review of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 310 Cannon
\r\nHomeland Security Budget<\/i>
\r\nHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 232-A Russell
\r\nAll-Domain Anomaly Office<\/i>
\r\nSean Kirkpatrick, director of the Defense Department\u2019s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, will testify on the new effort\u2019s work so far.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Appropriations \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 124 Dirksen
\r\nNavy\/Marine Corps Housing <\/i>
\r\nNavy and Marine Corps officials will testify on construction priorities for fiscal 2024.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 1:30 p.m. \u2014 2359 Rayburn
\r\nNASA Budget<\/i>
\r\nBill Nelson, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will testify on the fiscal 2024 budget request.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 232-A Russell
\r\nMilitary Construction<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on military construction priorities for fiscal 2024.
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\r\nSenate Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 418 Russell
\r\nFinancial Exploitation of Veterans<\/i>
\r\nVeterans Affairs officials will testify on efforts to prevent veterans from falling prey to financial scams.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nRotary Wing Aviation <\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on modernization plans for rotary wing aviation systems.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn
\r\nReadiness<\/i>
\r\nThe vice chiefs of the five services will testify on readiness efforts and the fiscal 2024 budget request.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 1334 Longworth
\r\nPending Legislation<\/i>
\r\nThe subcommittee on disability assistance will consider several pending bills.
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\r\nThursday, April 20 <\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 9 a.m. \u2014 2362-B Rayburn
\r\nAir Force and Space Force Housing<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on their construction priorities for fiscal 2024.
\r\n
\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G-50 Dirksen
\r\nIndo-Pacific Command<\/i>
\r\nAdm. John Aqunilino, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Gen. Paul LaCamera, head of U.S. Forces Korea, will testify on current operations and the fiscal 2024 budget.
\r\n
\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2200 Rayburn
\r\nChina’s Political Prisoners<\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on Chinese treatment of political prisoners.
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