Tuesday, July 22nd
First Amendment
House Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on “Issues in Telecommunications Competition.” The hearing will be on the committee’s website starting at 2:00pm EDT.
Wednesday, July 23rd
First Amendment
will hold a closed on cyber security.
LGBT
House Armed Services will hold a on “don't ask, don't tell” policy.
Torture
We expect the torture issue to be raised during the oversight over the Department of Justice, with scheduled to testify. The hearing will be webcast on the committee website starting around 10:15am EDT.
U.S. Sentencing Commission Nomination
The will hold a on the nomination of William Carr to be a member of the .
PEPFAR
The House will take the Senate’s (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) bill, , sometime on or after Wednesday. Repeal of the HIV immigration/travel ban included, and the president is indicated he’ll sign.
Thursday, July 24th
Health Privacy
The Office of the National Coordinator for of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a meeting of the American Health Information Community , which will "continue discussing and evaluating the confidentiality, privacy, and security protections and requirements for participants in electronic health information exchange environments."
Immigration
House Judiciary Immigration will hold a on the immigration raid in Postville, IA. The ϰſ will be submitting a written statement. The hearing will be webcast live on the committee website starting around 11:00am EDT.
Privacy
Today and Friday, the Department of Homeland Security will be hosting a : Implementing Privacy Protections in Government Data Mining.
Pay Equity
The will mark up , the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Also happening this week:
Reporters’ Shield
The Senate could consider a compromise reporters shield bill in the coming week/weeks.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) Reauthorization
The Senate Judiciary Committee may schedule a markup for , a bill to reauthorize and improve the JJDPA. The ϰſ has sent a letter of support to Judiciary Committee members and staff.