Next Week in Washington
On the Agenda
Dec. 10: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Hearing on Lowering the Cost of Health Care
10 a.m., HVC-210 Capitol
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing, “Lowering the Cost of Healthcare: Technology’s Role in Driving Affordability.”
Dec. 10: House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Health Care Subsidy Fraud
2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing, “Fighting Obamacare Subsidy Fraud: Is the Administrative Procedure Act Working as Intended?”
Dec. 10: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on Health Care
2 p.m., 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing, “Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve it.”
Dec. 11: House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Indian Health Service Contracting
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth House Office Building
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on "Modernizing the Implementation of 638 Contracting at the Indian Health Service.”
Dec. 11: Senate HELP Committee Hearing on the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing, “Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.”
On the Hill
Republican Matt Van Epps, on Dec. 4, was sworn in Thursday as the representative for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District after winning the special election. His arrival gives Republicans a 220-213 House majority, with two seats still vacant.