Before bills and nominations are brought up for a final vote in Congress, they typically have to be considered and approved by relevant committees. Here’s a look at what Congressional committees will be holding hearings on this week.

Schedule subject to change. All times Eastern.

House

Monday

• No hearings are scheduled.

Tuesday

• Oversight and Government Reform

  • *Subcommittee on National Security: *Field hearing titled "The Obama Rapprochement with the Castro Regime: The Anatomy of a Policy Failure" ― 9am.

• Rules: Hearing to structure floor debate around three bills ― 5pm:

  • H.R. 2954: Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act

  • H.R. 3326: World Bank Accountability Act of 2017

  • H.R. 4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Wednesday

• Ways and Means

  • *Subcommittee on Oversight: *Hearing titled "The Opioid Crisis: The Current Landscape and CMS Actions to Prevent Opioid Misuse" ― 10am.

• Judiciary: Hearing to markup one bill ― 10am:

  • H.R. 4170: Disclosing Foreign Influence Act

• Financial Services: Hearing to markup 17 bills ― 10am.

• Oversight and Government Reform

  • *Subcommittee on National Security: *Hearing titled "Battlefield Successes and Challenges - Recent Efforts to Win the War against ISIS" ― 10am.

• Science, Space, and Technology

  • *Subcommittee on Space: *Hearing titled "An Update on NASA Commercial Crew Systems Development" ― 10am.

• Transportation and Infrastructure

  • *Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: *Hearing titled "The State of the U.S. Flag Maritime Industry" ― 10am.

• Homeland Security

  • *Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection: *Hearing titled "CDM, the Future of Federal Cybersecurity?" ― 2pm.

• Foreign Affairs

  • *Subcommittees on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade & Asia and the Pacific: *Joint hearing titled "More Than a Nuclear Threat: North Korea’s Chemical, Biological, and Conventional Weapons" ― 2pm.

Thursday

• Homeland Security

  • *Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: *Hearing titled "Combating Transnational Gangs Through Information Sharing" ― 10am.

  • *Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security: *Hearing titled "Innovation at TSA: Examining Threat Mitigation Through Technology Acquisitions Reform" ― 2pm.

• Energy and Commerce

  • *Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection: *Hearing titled "Disrupter Series: The Internet of Things, Manufacturing and Innovation" ― 10am.

  • *Subcommittee on Environment: *Hearing titled "Modernizing the Superfund Cleanup Program" ― 10:15am.

• Veterans’ Affairs

  • *Subcommittees on Health & Economic Opportunity: *Joint hearing titled "Addressing Veteran Homelessness: Current Position; Future Course" ― 10am.

• Transportation

  • *Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: *Hearing titled "America’s Water Resources Infrastructure: Approaches to Enhanced Project Delivery" ― 10am.

• Rules

  • Subcommittee hearing titled "Members’ Day Hearing on Article I: Effective Oversight and the Power of the Purse" ― 10:30am.

Friday

• No hearings are scheduled.

Senate

Monday

• No hearings are scheduled.

Tuesday

• Energy and Natural Resources: An oversight hearing to examine the domestic and global energy outlook from the perspective of the International Energy Agency ― 10am.

• Judiciary: An oversight hearing to examine the Dept. of Homeland Security ― 10am.

Wednesday

• Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Meeting to consider the nominations of Jerome Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Randal Quarles to be a member of the Board of Governors. The meeting will be immediately following by a hearing on combating money laundering and other forms of illicit finance, focused on administration perspectives on reforming and strengthening Bank Secrecy Act enforcement ― 10am.

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Hearing examining terrorism and social media ― 10am.

• Energy and Natural Resources

  • *Subcommittee on Water and Power: *Hearing examining the Bureau of Reclamation’s title transfer process and potential benefits to federal and non-federal stakeholders ― 10am.

• Environment and Public Works: Hearing to examine America’s water infrastructure needs and challenges, focusing on federal panel perspectives ― 10am.

• Finance: Hearing to examine the nominations of Dennis Shea and C.J. Mahoney to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives ― 10am.

• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Hearing to examine Medicaid and the opioid epidemic, focusing on unintended consequences ― 10am.

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearing to examine 21st century public health threats, focusing on our nation’s preparedness and response capabilities ― 10am.

• Intelligence: Hearing to examine the nominations of Michael Atkinson to be Inspector General and Jason Klitenic to be General Counsel, both of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ― 11:30am.

• Veterans’ Affairs: Hearing to examine the state of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs focusing on a progress report on implementing 2017 Dept. of Veterans Affairs reform legislation ― 2pm.

• Indian Affairs: An oversight hearing to examine breaking new ground in agribusiness opportunities in Indian Country ― 2:30pm.

• Judiciary

  • *Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism: *Hearing to examine the long-term care needs of first responders injured in the line of duty ― 2:30pm.

Thursday

• Energy and Natural Resources: Hearing to examine the nominations of Melissa Burnison and Anne Marie White to be Assistant Secretaries in the Dept. of Energy ― 10am.

• Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearing to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on financial aid simplification and transparency ― 10am.

• Intelligence: Receiving a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters ― 2pm.

Friday

• No hearings are scheduled.

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― Eric Revell