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1 This Week in the Senate: Gun Control Amendments in Focus OUTLOOK June 20, 2016 | Emilia Varrone Senate Outlook, Week of June 20, 2016: Sources: Alex Rogers, "Outlook: Senate Tackles Controversial Gun Votes," National Journal, June 19, 2016; Cristina Marcos and Jordain Carney, "This Week: Senate Showdown Over Gun Control" The Hill, June 20, 2016; "Janet Yellen to Testify Before Congress and Britain to Vote on Brexit," The New York Times, June 19, 2016; Jon Reid, "Congress Brief: Senate to Vote on Gun Control Provisions", Morning Consult, June 20, 2016. *This schedule was updated on Monday, June 20, 2016. It is not exhaustive and is subject to change. Tuesday, June 21 Monday, June 20 Senate to hold four votes on gun control amendments to H.R. 2578 - the Commerce, Justice and Science spending bill Also this week: The Senate is expected to consider the $56.3 billion Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations bill for FY 2017 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on judicial nominations Sen­ate Banking Committee’s Semiannual Monetary Policy Report where Janet Yellen, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is to testify Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee Hearing on FirstNet, the planned nationwide communications network for first responders White House Agenda: President Obama will be in Washington DC for the first part of the week. He is to give the keynote address at the Department of Commerce’s SelectUSA Investment Summit as well as visit the wounded troops at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Obama will be on the West Coast for the rest of the week and will participate in a panel discussion at the Global Entrepreneur Summit. He will be in Seattle on Friday and Saturday for Democratic fundraisers

2 This Week in the House: GOP Health Care Replacement Plan to be Released and Appropriations to be Considered OUTLOOK June 20, 2016 | Emilia Varrone House Outlook, Week of June 20, 2016: *This schedule was updated on Monday, June 20, 2016. It is not exhaustive and is subject to change. Tuesday, June 21 Also this week: The House is expected to consider the financial services and general government spending appropriations bill of FY 2017 House is scheduled to vote on both the Support for Rapid Innovation Act and the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act The House Rules Committee discussion on the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 as well as the Financial Services and General government Appropriations act of FY 2017. Wednesda y, June 22 House Speaker Paul Ryan and his health care task force will release the details of the GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act at the American Enterprise Institute House Financial Services Hearing on “Monetary Policy and the state of the economy, featuring testimony by Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen House Judiciary Committee Hearing on whether IRS commissioner John Koskinen is guilty of misconduct House Science, Space and Technology Committee Hearing: “Ensuring Sound Science at the EPA” featuring testimony from EPA administrator, Gina McCarthy Sources: Alex Rogers, "Outlook: Senate Tackles Controversial Gun Votes," National Journal, June 19, 2016; Cristina Marcos and Jordain Carney, "This Week: Senate Showdown Over Gun Control" The Hill, June 20, 2016; "Janet Yellen to Testify Before Congress and Britain to Vote on Brexit," The New York Times, June 19, 2016; Jon Reid, "Congress Brief: Senate to Vote on Gun Control Provisions", Morning Consult, June 20, 2016. Monday, June 20 House to Vote on suspension bills, including the Senate version of the FOIA improvement act of 2016


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