Congressional Action: Peer-to-Peer Counseling for Women Vets, Sexual Harassment, Prematurity Research, VA Hospitals, Employment Discrimination
This Week:
Right, Senator Kamala Harris, D-Cal
Floor Action:
Veterans- On Wednesday, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 4635, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase peer-to-peer counseling for women veterans.
Military- This week, the Senate is scheduled to begin consideration of S. 2987, the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
Mark-Ups:
Appropriations- On Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will mark up the FY2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will mark up the FY2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Also on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2019 Defense (as-yet-unnumbered) and FY2019 Financial Services and General Government (as-yet-unnumbered) spending bills.
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Family Support- On Wednesday, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will mark up the 2018 Farm Bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Hearings:
Floor Action:
Appropriations— On June 8, the House passed, 235 -179, H.R. 5895, a “minibus” bill containing the FY2019 Legislative Branch; Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Energy and Water spending bills.
The House Appropriations Committee approved separately the Legislative Branch (H.R. 5894) and the Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs spending bills (H.R. 5786) on May 8 (see The Source, 5/11/18).
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Mark-Ups:
Appropriations— On June 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Related Agencies spending bill (S. 3023). The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies passed the bill on June 5; the House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the bill (as-yet-unnumbered) on May 23 (see The Source, 5/25/18).
According to the committee report, the measure would provide $71.4 billion in discretionary funding, $1.1 billion above FY2018. Among other provisions, the bill would include $50 million for rapid rehousing assistance for victims of domestic violence.
On June 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY2019 Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bill (S. 3024). On June 5, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies passed the bill.
According to the committee report, the measure would provide $97.1 billion in FY2019 discretionary funding, $5.1 billion above FY2018. Among other provisions important to women and their families, the bill would allocate $1.6 billion for construction, operation, and maintenance of military family housing and $525 million for health care specifically for women veterans.
Also on June 7, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved, by voice vote, the FY2019 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
According to the committee summary, the measure would provide $674.6 billion in funding, $17.1 billion above FY2018. Among other provisions, the bill would include $34.4 billion for the Defense Health Program and $318 million for sexual assault prevention and response. |
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