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U.S. House Schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First and last votes expected: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

One Minute Speeches

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:

1) H.R. 35 [1] – Emmett Till Antilynching Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush / Judiciary Committee)

2) H.R. 560 [2] – Northern Mariana Islands Relief Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Gregorio Sablan / Natural Resources Committee)

3) H.R. 2427 [3] – Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019 (Sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes / Natural Resources Committee)

4) H.R. 473 [4] – To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse / Natural Resources Committee)

5) H.R. 2490 [5] – To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry / Natural Resources Committee)

6) H.R. 2819 [6] – Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Kim / Natural Resources Committee)

7) H.R. 3399 [7] – To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder / Natural Resources Committee)

8) H.R. 1492 [8] – Yucca House National Monument Expansion Act (Sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton / Natural Resources Committee)

Postponed Suspension Vote:

1) H.R. 4852 [9] – GIVE Act (Sponsored by Rep. Norma Torres / Veterans’ Affairs Committee)

Special Order Speeches

Printable PDF [10]

COMMITTEE ACTIVITY

Title Time Location
Department of Health and Human Services Budget Request for FY 2021 [11]
Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
9:30 AM 2358-C RHOB
“Innovative Wood Products: Promoting Rural Economies and Healthy Forests” [12]
Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry (Committee on Agriculture)
10:00 AM 1300 LHOB
In the Dark: Lack of Transparency in the Live Event Ticketing Industry [13]
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
10:00 AM 2123 RHOB
Legislative hearing on HR 5435, “American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019,” and HR 5859, “Trillion Trees Act.” [14]
Committee on Natural Resources
10:00 AM 1324 LHOB
* Approval of revised Committee Rules; * updated Committee Roster; * Committee Views and Estimates on the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 * H. Con. Res. 90, Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.; * H.R. 2914, the “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019”; * H.R. 4470, To rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.; * H.R. 5756, the the “Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2020”; * H.R. 5912, the “Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020”; H.R. ___, To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household, and for other purposes. The “Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act” and General Services Administration’s Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; and Other matters cleared for consideration.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
10:00 AM 2167 RHOB
The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense [15]
Committee on Armed Services
10:00 AM 2118 RHOB
Department of Homeland Security Budget Request for FY2021 [16]
Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security (Committee on Appropriations)
10:30 AM 2359 RHOB
U.S.-China Trade and Competition [17] (Rescheduled)
Committee on Ways and Means
10:30 AM 1100 LHOB
Voter Suppression in Minority Communities: Learning from the Past to Protect Our Future [18]
Committee on Oversight and Reform
11:00 AM 2154 RHOB
A Discussion with SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza: Current Issues and the FY2021 Budget [19]
Committee on Small Business
11:30 AM 2360 RHOB
The Fiscal Year 2021 HHS Budget and Oversight of the Coronavirus Outbreak [20]
Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
1:30 PM 2123 RHOB
“Destroying Sacred Sites and Erasing Tribal Culture: The Trump Administration’s Construction of the Border Wall” [21]
Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States (Committee on Natural Resources)
2:00 PM 1324 LHOB
“Asleep at the Switch: How the Department of Labor Failed to Oversee the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.” [22]
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Committee on Education and Labor)
2:00 PM 2175 RHOB
Confronting the Rise in Anti-Semitic Domestic Terrorism, Part II. [23]
Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism (Committee on Homeland Security)
2:00 PM 310 CHOB
Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of Multiple Veterans Service Organizations” (WWP, BVA, NASDVA, JWV, VVA, MOPH, AMVETS)
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
2:00 PM SD-G50 DSOB
Judiciary Department Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request [24]
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Committee on Appropriations)
2:00 PM 2362-A RHOB
Member Day [25]
Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security (Committee on Appropriations)
2:30 PM 2008 RHOB
H.R. ___, the “USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020”; H.R. 2733, the “Savanna’s Act”; H.R. 2438, the “Not Invisible Act of 2019”; and H.R. ___, the “Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act’’ or the ‘‘STOP FGM Act’’. [26]
Committee on the Judiciary
2:30 PM 2141 RHOB
H.R. 2339—Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 [Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020] [27]
Committee on Rules
4:00 PM H-313 CAPITOL