On March 30, the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee reported out the nominations of Sonny Perdue and Alexander Acosta for the posts of Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Labor, respectively.
The nominations now head to the full Senate for its consideration.
At the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order designed to roll back many of the Obama-era environmental policies aimed at curbing climate change. Among the provisions of the new order are those instructing the agency to consider repealing the Clean Power Plan and asking the EPA to also consider repealing the limits on new power plants.
A copy of the executive order is available here.
Here is a selection of committee meetings taking place on the Hill this week.
Monday, March 27
Senate Judiciary
GORSUCH/PENDING NOMINATIONS
Noon March 27, 226 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Markup
Tuesday, March 28
Senate Armed Services
DOD WORLDWIDE POLICY/DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
March 28, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217, U.S. Capitol
Full Committee Briefing
Senate Energy & Natural Resources
ELECTRIC GRID THREATS
March 28, 2:15 p.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Judiciary
PROTECTING YOUNG ATHLETES FROM SEXUAL ABUSE
March 28, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
House Appropriations
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING BUDGET
March 28, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Education & the Workforce
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE REVIEW
March 28, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Judiciary
RESTORING ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
March 28, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Wednesday, March 29
Senate Appropriations
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM/MILITARY MEDICINE FUNDING
March 29, 10:30 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
WORKER’S SKILLS GAP/U.S. COMPETITIVENESS
March 29, 10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation
ROSEN NOMINATION
March 29, 2:30 p.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
BORROWING AND FEDERAL SPENDING
March 29, 2:30 p.m., 342 Dirksen Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
Senate Special Aging
ALZHEIMER’S PREVENTION/CARE
March 29, 2:30 p.m., 106 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
House Appropriations
HHS BUDGET
March 29, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn Bldg.
Subcommittee Hearing
House Oversight & Government Reform
FEDERALLY FUNDED CANCER RESEARCH
March 29, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
House Science, Space & Technology
CLIMATE SCIENCE
March 29, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Bldg.
Full Committee Hearing
Thursday, March 30
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
ACOSTA NOMINATION
March 30, Time TBA, 430 Dirksen Bldg.
Full Committee Markup
After a drama-filled day of discussions and conversations between the House and the White House and among the House Republicans themselves, which did not ultimately create enough support for its passage, the healthcare legislation was pulled from the House floor before a vote. The path forward on the push to repeal and replace Obamacare remains uncertain.
After another day of intense back-and-forth among House Republicans, there still are not enough votes to secure passage of the current version of the healthcare repeal legislation. As a result, the House leadership has postponed the floor vote scheduled for tonight. Some reports are indicating that the vote could take place tomorrow morning, after further negotiations.