Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, February 12, 2025
24 committee meetings (16 House, 8 Senate): 13 hearings, 8 other meetings, and 3 markups.
Last updated · 3 sources
Senate (8)
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Business meeting to consider S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, S.371, to require certain reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the website of the Small Business Administration, and committee rules for the 119th Congress.
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Senate Budget Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the Arctic and Greenland's geostrategic importance to U.S. interests.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine advancing carbon capture, utilization and sequestration technologies and ensuring effective implementation of the USE IT Act.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee · 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General, and Abigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Business meeting to continue consideration of the nomination of Jamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
Senate Finance Committee · 216 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice
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An oversight hearing to examine Native communities' priorities for the 119th Congress.
Senate Indian Affairs Committee · 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine optimizing longevity from research to action.
Senate Aging Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
House (16)
· Hearing
Career Ready Students: Innovations from Community Colleges and the Private Sector
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. Preston Cooper (Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute); Dr. Vicki Karolewics (President, Wallace State Community College); Mr. Dennis Parker (Consultant, Regional Talent Development, Toyota Motor North America); Dr. Mary Alice McCarthy (Senior Director, Center on Education & Labor, New America)
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Protecting American Interests in a Convergent Global Threat Environment
House Armed Services Committee · Notice
Witnesses: General Jack Keane (Chairman, Institute for the Study of War); Dr. Mara Karlin (Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies)
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The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
House Financial Services Committee · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Jerome Powell (Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
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“The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud”
Delivering on Government Efficiency (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Stewart Whitson (Senior Director of Federal Affairs, Foundation for Government Accountability); Dawn Royal (Director, United Council on Welfare Fraud); Haywood Talcove (Chief Executive Officer, LexisNexis Special Services Inc.); Mr. Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette (Director of Government Affairs, Project on Government Oversight)
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Full Committee Hearing, "Part 2: Committee Funding for the 119th Congress"
House House Administration Committee · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: James Comer (Member of Congress); Angie Craig (Member of Congress); James McGovern (Member of Congress); Glenn Thompson (Member of Congress); Virginia Foxx (Member of Congress); Mike Bost (Member of Congress)
· Markup
Mark up on • H.R. 231 (Rep. Hageman), “Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025”; • H.R. 249 (Rep. Pallone), To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.; • H.R. 302 (Rep. Maloy), “Water Rights Protection Act of 2025”; • H.R. 331 (Rep. Fulcher), To amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes. • H.R. 618 (Rep. Horsford), To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes. • H.R. 1001 (Rep. Hageman), To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund. • H.R. 1044 (Rep. Valadao), To amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits. • H.R. 1110 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act”. • The House Committee on Natural Resources 119th Congress Authorization and Oversight Plan.
House Natural Resources Committee · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Bills: H.R. 1001, H.R. 1044, H.R. 1110, H.R. 231, H.R. 249, H.R. 302 and 2 more
· Hearing
“The Censorship-Industrial Complex”
House Judiciary Committee · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. Matt Taibbi (Editor, Racket News); Ms. Rupa Subramanya (Journalist, The Free Press); Mr. Craig Aaron (Co-CEO, Free Press); Mr. Michael Shellenberger (CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at the University of Austin, Founder)
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"America Builds: A Review of Programs to Address Roadway Safety"
Highways and Transit (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: James H. Willox (Commissioner, Converse County, Wyoming); Mr. Michael Hanson (Director, Office of Traffic Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety); Ms. Haley Norman (Co-Owner, Direct Traffic Control, Inc.); Ms. Cathy Chase (President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety)
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Driving Economic Growth: SBA Lending Programs and the Vital Role of Community Banks
House Small Business Committee · 2360 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Michael Sims (Chief Commercial Banking Officer, Georgia's Own Credit Union); Justin Hooper (CEO and Chairman, Cross Timbers Region, First Financial Bank); Frank Wetegrove (Owner/Operator, Camp Bow Wow); Heidi DeArment (President, Montana Community Development Corp dba MoFi)
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Subcommittee on Energy: From Transformative Science to Technological Breakthroughs: DOE’s National Laboratories
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee · 2318 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
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From Transformative Science to Technological Breakthroughs: DOE’s National Laboratories
Energy (House Science, Space, and Technology Committee) · Notice
Witnesses: Dr. Thom Mason (Director, Los Alamos National Labratory); Dr. John Wagner (Director, Idaho National Labratory); Dr. Paul Kearns (Director, Argonne National Labratory); Dr. Kimberly Budil (Director, Lawrence Livermore National Labratory)
· Markup
Markup of H.R. 1155, H.R. 997, H.R. 998, H.R. 1152, and H.R. 1156
House Ways and Means Committee · 1100 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
· Markup
H.R. 1048, the "DETERRENT Act"; H.R. 649, the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025"; H.R. 1069, the "PROTECT Our Kids Act"; H.R. 1005, the "CLASS Act"; and H.R. 1049, the "Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act"
House Education and Workforce Committee · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
· HearingRescheduled
AI in Manufacturing: Securing American Leadership in Manufacturing and the Next Generation of Technologies
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2123 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Jason Oxman (President and CEO, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)); Jeff Kinder (Executive Vice President, Product Development and Manufacturing Solutions, Autodesk); Elisabeth Reynolds (Professor of Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Barbara Humpton (President and CEO, Siemens Corporation)
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Oversight hearing titled: "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools."
Oversight and Investigations (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1334HR Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Ms. Melissa Emery-Arras (Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office); Mr. Kasey Velasquez (Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe); Ms. Cecilia Fire Thunder (President, Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition); Mr. Jason Dropik (Executive Director, National Indian Education Association); Ms. Shawna Becenti (Head of School, Navajo Preparatory School); Ms. Kathleen Sedney (Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior)
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Roles and Responsibilities: Evaluating VA Community Care
Health (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Dr. Steven Braverman (Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Mr. Ed Weinberg (President and CEO, OptumServe); Mr. Chris Faraji (President, Wellhive); Ms. Sharon Silas (Director, Health Care Team, Government Accountability Office); Dr. Sachin Yende (Chief Medical Officer for Integrated Veteran Care, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Dr. Julie Kroviak (Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General); Dr. Scott Kruger (Physician, Virginia Oncology Associates); Mr. Dave McIntyre (President and CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance)
Sources
- House committee schedule (docs.house.gov) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Senate committee hearings (senate.gov) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Committee meetings (Congress.gov API)