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Congressional Schedule: April 12-16, 2021

Congressional Schedule: April 12-16, 2021

Floor Action:

The Senate is in session this week.

Employment- This week, the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act.

Mark-Ups:

Miscellaneous- On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee will mark up several postal naming measures, including H.R. 228, a bill to designate the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building,” and H.R. 1444, a bill to designate the “Patsy Cline Post Office.”

Hearings: 

STEM- On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing, “Legislative Hearing on the Endless Frontier Act,” which would address potential actions to strengthen the U.S. innovation ecosystem, including growing and diversifying the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline.

Veterans- On Thursday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on several bills, including H.R. 344, the Women Veterans TRUST Act; H.R. 958, Protecting Moms Who Served Act; and the DOULA for VA Act (as-yet-unnumbered).