Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, lawmakers are planning for fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bills to proceed on schedule, with the House slated to mark up committee legislation April 30 and the Senate hoping to get their committee work done by the end of May. The bill "continues to be the No. 1 priority" for the House Armed Services Committee, said Monica Matoush, a spokeswoman for the panel's Democratic majority. "Our staff is currently using available technological tools to ensure work on the [bill] continues during this time of uncertainty," she said. "Barring a material change, the committee plans to proceed with the previously identified mark-up date and deliver the [bill] for a vote on the House floor by mid-May."
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