Committee Hearings – Week of 06-02-19

This week the House and Senate will both be in session. Lots of hearings in the House; of interest here are FY 2020 spending bills and HR 2500, FY 2020 NDAA, markups. Fewer hearings in the Senate, but one will address reforming CFATS.

FY 2020 Spending Bills

• Tuesday, House, Full Committee, Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bill;

• Tuesday, House, Full Committee, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and • Related Agencies (ARF) Appropriations Bill;

• Wednesday, House, Homeland Security Subcommittee, Homeland Security;

HR 2500 Markups – FY 2020 NDAA

• Tuesday, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities;

• Wednesday, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities;

CFATS

On Tuesday the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on “Sensibly Reforming the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program”. The witness list includes:

• Brian Harrell, DHS;

• Nathan Anderson, GAO

• Matthew Fridley, Brenntag North America;

• Timothy O'Brien, Detotec North America;

• William Erny, American Chemistry Council;

• Andrew Wright, International Liquid Terminals Association; and

• John Morawetz, International Chemical Workers Union Council

I do not expect anything new here outside of an updated GAO report on the CFATS program. It is odd that Director Wulf is not sitting in for DHS, but his boss should be an interesting substitute.