1. THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
This is a light week almost everywhere except West Virginia. Congress has no committee hearings scheduled all week, and Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all have nothing on their legislative calendars either. West Virginia is the exception — interim committees are meeting Sunday through Thursday in Charleston, covering flood response, addiction treatment, agricultural land-use law, and rural fire/EMS funding, among others.
2. FLOOR VOTES EXPECTED
None this week — Congress has no floor or committee activity scheduled.
3. COMMITTEE HEARINGS THIS WEEK
Day/Time | Committee | Hearing Topic | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
Mon, Aug 10, 8:00 AM | WV Agriculture and Rural Development | Presentation on agricultural and natural resources legal cases involving the Open Fields Doctrine | Directly affects farmers' property rights and how state/federal agents can access private agricultural land. |
Mon, Aug 10, 11:00 AM | WV Volunteer Fire Departments and EMS | Update on the impact of HB 5168 and a briefing from the WV Office of EMS | Rural counties rely heavily on volunteer fire and EMS services — this tracks funding and policy changes affecting them directly. |
Mon, Aug 10, 3:00 PM | WV Joint Standing Committee on Health | Presentations on substance use disorder treatment, including updates from the Office of Drug Policy and a regional addiction triage center | Addiction treatment access is a persistent rural healthcare gap across Appalachia. |
Tue, Aug 11, 9:00 AM | WV Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding | Updates on flood response, state resiliency efforts, and a briefing on changes to FEMA | Flooding remains one of the most direct, recurring threats to rural WV communities — changes at FEMA affect how disaster relief actually reaches people. |
Wed–Thu, Aug 12–13, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM | WV Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee | Two-day review of proposed state agency rules | WV's version of ongoing regulatory oversight — worth a look for any rule affecting agriculture, health, or rural services. |
4. Statehouse This Week
Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all have nothing scheduled this week. Kentucky's interim calendar shows no committees meeting between its August 3–7 session and its next listed dates; Ohio's legislature has no sessions scheduled; Pennsylvania's House doesn't reconvene until September 9.
4. Sources this Week
House Majority Leader Weekly Schedule: majorityleader.gov
Senate Hearings & Meetings: senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm
House Bills This Week: docs.house.gov/floor
WV Interim Committee Schedule: wvlegislature.gov/committees/interims/intcomsched.cfm
Kentucky Interim Calendar: legislature.ky.gov
Pennsylvania House Session: palegis.us/house/session
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