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The Senate Armed Services Committee will mark up its draft of the annual defense authorization bill<\/a> this week while the House Appropriations Committee advances its own work on the annual defense spending plan.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both pieces of legislation are key parts of the annual military budget, which is not expected to be finalized by lawmakers until later this fall. But the work completed this month will set the baseline of debate for much of the summer<\/a>, establishing defense spending toplines for the Republican-controlled Senate and Democrat-controlled House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the Senate Armed Services Committee debate and nearly all of the subcommittee work will take place behind closed doors again this year. The only exception is the personnel panel, which will hold a public mark-up on Tuesday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House Appropriations Committee will hold its debate on the funding plan in the open on Tuesday morning, after handling its subcommittee negotiations behind closed doors last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawmakers are expected to break for the Memorial Day recess on Thursday, resuming normal congressional activity in June. <\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, May 21<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nRussia<\/i>
\r\nOutside experts will testify on Russian interference in foreign political matters.
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\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 2359 Rayburn
\r\nDefense Appropriations <\/i>
\r\nThe full committee will mark up the Defense Department appropriations bill, along with the Energy and Water budget for fiscal 2020.
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\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen
\r\nNominations<\/i>
\r\nThe committee will consider several nominations, including Jennifer Nordquist to be the new executive director of the international bank for reconstruction and development.
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\r\nHouse Armed Services\/House Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn
\r\nSuicide<\/i>
\r\nDefense Department and Veterans Affairs experts will testify on preventing suicide.
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\r\nHouse Transportation \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2167 Rayburn
\r\nCoast Guard<\/i>
\r\nService officials will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request.
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\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 G50 Dirksen
\r\nNDAA personnel mark up<\/i>
\r\nThe personnel subcommittee will mark up its section of the annual defense authorization bill.
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\r\nWednesday, May 22<\/strong>
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\r\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 310 Cannon
\r\nHomeland Security Budget<\/i>
\r\nKevin McAleenan, acting Secretary of Homeland Security, will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 H210 Visitors Center
\r\nVA Healthcare<\/i>
\r\nDepartment officials will testify on implementation of the Mission Act.
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\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn
\r\nSyria <\/i>
\r\nState Department officials will testify on the administration\u2019s Syria policy.
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\r\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 334 Cannon
\r\nVA Effectiveness<\/i>
\r\nOversight agencies will testify on ideas to improve efficiency at the department.
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\r\nSenate Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 418 Russell
\r\nLegislative hearing<\/i>
\r\nCommittee members will consider a series of health and benefits bills.
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