Two weeks after Senate Armed Services Committee members unveiled their defense priorities for fiscal 2021, the House Armed Services Committee this week will offer the first look at its annual defense authorization bill draft.
The massive budget policy bill will include a 3 percent pay raise for troops, billions of dollars for equipment purchases and a host of policy changes that will need to be negotiated with Senate lawmakers over the next few months.
All of the subcommittee sections of the legislation are set to be finalized on Monday and Tuesday, in hearings that typically take only a few minutes. Unlike the Senate panel, the House committee conducts all of that work in public view.
Next week, the full committee still plans to hold its day-long debate on the full bill, with hundreds of amendments up for public debate. Officials are expected to detail how the coronavirus pandemic and limits on in-person hearing attendance will affect that work in coming days.
House Armed Services — 11 a.m. — 2118 Rayburn
NDAA markup, emerging threats
The subcommittee on intelligence and emerging threats will mark up its section of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021.
House Armed Services — 1 p.m. — 2118 Rayburn
NDAA markup, strategic forces
The subcommittee on strategic forces will mark up its section of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021.
Tuesday, June 23
House Armed Services — 11 a.m. — 2118 Rayburn
NDAA markup, tactical air
The subcommittee on tactical air and land forces will mark up its section of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021.
House Armed Services — 1 p.m. — 2118 Rayburn
NDAA markup, personnel
The subcommittee on personnel will mark up its section of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021.
House Veterans' Affairs — 1 p.m. — Visitors Center H210
Telehealth and coronavirus
Department officials will testify on how telehealth services have expanded and changed during the coronavirus pandemic.
House Armed Services — 3 p.m. — 2118 Rayburn
NDAA markup, readiness
The subcommittee on readiness will mark up its section of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021.
House Armed Services — 4 p.m. — 2118 Rayburn
NDAA markup, seapower
The subcommittee on seapower and projections forces will mark up its section of the defense authorization bill for fiscal 2021.
Wednesday, June 24
House Homeland Security — 11 a.m. — online hearing
ISIS and Al Qaeda
Outside experts will testify on the continued threat posed by foreign terrorist groups, including ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.
