APPROPRIATIONS
Busy summer ahead for appropriators after pandemic delays
Roll Call | 6/10/2020
The Senate will begin its fiscal 2021 markups the week of June 22, a rare case of that chamber starting the appropriations process first rather than the House. In an unusual move that could speed things up, Senate subcommittees have been given the option to skip
their markups and go straight to full committee, according to a Senate GOP aide who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.
The House will follow the week of July 6 — the latest start for that chamber since at least 1985, according to legislative records. Still, House lawmakers are aiming to quickly jump ahead of their Senate counterparts and pass most, if not all, of their dozen bills before the August recess.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of energy earns favorable report from Senate panel
Aiken Standard | 6/9/2020
Mark Menezes is one step closer to becoming the deputy secretary of energy, the U.S. Department of Energy's second in command. The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on
Tuesday favorably reported Menezes' nomination, weeks after he – the current under secretary of energy – cruised through a nomination hearing before the same panel.
Exactly when the full Senate will vote on Menezes' nomination is not clear.
LEGISLATION
SASC set for full markup of defense bill
Politico | 6/10/2020
The full Senate Armed Services Committee kicks off its markup of the National Defense Authorization Act today after its subcommittees approved their portions of the policy bill on Monday and Tuesday. The committee will debate the measure all day
behind closed doors and will continue into Thursday if needed.
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