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Weekly Highlights: June 13-17, 2016

Floor Action:

Military- On June 14, the Senate approved, 85-13, S. 2943, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act.

Crime- On June 16, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. 2577, the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, and S. 2348, the Rapid DNA Act.

Appropriations- On June 16, the House approved, 282-138, H.R. 5293, the FY2017 Defense spending bill.

Mark-Ups:

Appropriations- On June 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Financial Services and General Government spending bill (S. 3067).

International- On June 16, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, the Women, Peace, and Security Act (H.R. 5332).

Hearings:

International- On June 15, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues held a hearing, “Barriers to Education Globally: Getting Girls in the Classroom.”

Child Care- On June 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing, “Implementing the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 2014: Perspectives of Stakeholders.”