House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Friday released the House’s summer schedule, which shows the majority of June will be used for committee days for members to focus on major legislation to be passed before the end of the fiscal year.
In a Dear Colleague note, Hoyer highlighted the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and yearly appropriations bills among several critical efforts. Every weekday in June is scheduled for committee work except for the last, June 30, which is scheduled for votes. In July, two weeks are scheduled for committee hearings from July 6-17, with the remainder of work days set aside for votes. In August, members are scheduled to return home for the annual district work period, before returning to Washington, D.C., after Labor Day for votes scheduled throughout September.
“I anticipate longer days in late June and in July in order to accommodate votes,” Hoyer said. “Votes may occur as early as 10:00 a.m. on the first day of the week, and votes may last into the evening on the last day of the week.”
Hoyer noted that if the House is able to complete its committee work and votes by the end of July and barring any additional efforts that may need to be taken due to COVID-19, no changes will be made to the August district work period.
As of Monday, the House Armed Services Committee had not released a schedule for marking up its version of the fiscal 2021 NDAA, the annual policy bill that sets funding caps for the Department of Defense and nuclear-weapon programs managed under the Department of Energy. The Senate Armed Services Committee markup is scheduled for June 8-10, with nearly all sessions closed to the public.
