This week Congress will be holding hearings and a markup on several issues of interest to REALTORS®. In the Senate, the Banking Committee will focus on the Monetary Policy Report and bank capital and liquidity regulation, while the Energy and Natural Resources Committee examines public land management modernization and the Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act. In the House, the Financial Services Committee will look at U.S. monetary policy and the Appropriations Committee will markup Homeland Security appropriations which includes flood advocate, flood mapping and mitigation. The House Small Business Committee will review the Department of Labor’s federal overtime rule and the House Science, Space and Technology Committee will look at ensuring sound science at EPA.
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