Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, March 4, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Senate Armed Services Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary, Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, and Matthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, all of the Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and multi VSOs: Paralyzed Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Student Veterans of America, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. John Zimmerman (Immediate Past Chairman, National Turkey Federation); Mrs. Lori Stevermer (President, National Pork Producers Council); Mr. Mike West (Chairman, United Egg Producers); Mr. Larry Hopkins (Region III Director, American Sheep Industry Association); Mr. Walter Schweitzer (President, Montana Farmers Union); Mr. Troy Sander (Past Chairman of the Live Cattle Marketing Committee, National Cattlemen's Beef Association)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining Monetary Policy and Economic Opportunity

House Financial Services Committee · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Norbert J. Michel (Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute); Dr. Donald Kohn (Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution); Mr. Michael Konczal (Senior Director of Policy and Research, Economic Security Project); Mr. Joseph Wang (Principal, Monetary Macro, LLC)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement”

Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. John Fabbricatore (Former Senior Executive and Field Office Director / Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement Removal Operations, Principal Consultant / The Complete Solution Group); Dr. Doug Gilmer (Retired Senior Law Enforcement Advisor and Assistant Special Agent in Charge / Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, President & CEO / Resolved Strategies); Mr. Simon Hankinson (Senior Research Fellow / Border Security and Immigration Center, The Heritage Foundation); Ms. Deborah Fleischaker (Principal Consultant, Blackbird Ventures LLC)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Member Day Hearing

House House Administration Committee · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Tom Cole (Member of Congress); Val Hoyle (Member of Congress); Maxwell Frost (Member of Congress); Jimmy Panetta (Member of Congress); Andrea Salinas (Member of Congress); Johnny Olszewski (Member of Congress); Chip Roy (Member of Congress); Earl Carter (Member of Congress); Delia Ramirez (Member of Congress); Seth Magaziner (Member of Congress); and 2 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Future of FEMA: Perspectives from the Emergency Management Community.”

Emergency Management and Technology (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Jeff Smitherman (Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, State of Alabama); Daniel Kaniewski (Managing Director, Public Sector, Marsh McLennen); Carrie Speranza, CEM (President, U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers); Timothy Manning (Private Citizen, Former Deputy Administrator For Protection and National Preparedness for the Federal Emergency Management Agency)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“The Right to Self Defense”

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Doug Ritter (Founder and Chair, Knife Rights, Inc.); Ms. Diana Muller (Founder, Women for Gun Rights); Mr. Dave McDemott, Esq. (Founder, McDermott Law Group); Mr. Gregory Jackson, Jr. (Former Deputy Director, White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing"

Aviation (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Dave Spero (President, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS)); Mr. Paul Rinaldi (President and Co-Founder, Rinaldi Consultants, LLC); Ms. Heather Krause (Managing Director, Physical Infrastructure, United States Government Accountability Office (GAO)); Mr. Nicholas Calio (President and Chief Executive Officer, Airlines for America (A4A)); Mr. Pete Bunce (President and Chief Executive Officer, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)); Mr. Nick Daniels (President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA))

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Presentation of The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. & Multi VSOs: Paralyzed Veterans of America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Student Veterans of America, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, The Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and National Coalition for Homeless Veterans before the House and Senate VSO Joint Hearing

House Veterans' Affairs Committee · SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Kristina Keenan (, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.); Mr. Mitch Fuller (Chairman, National Legislative Committee, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.); Mr. Alfred J. "Al" Lipphardt (Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.); Mr. Patrick Murray (Acting Executive Director of the Washington Office, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.); Mr. Michael Figlioli (Director, National Veterans Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S); Mr. Robert Thomas (National President, Paralyzed Veterans of America); Ms. Allison Jaslow (Chief Executive Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); Mr. Jared Lyon (National President & Chief Executive Officer, Student Veterans of America); Ms. Bonnie Carroll (President & Founder, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors); Ms. Meredith Beck (Government and Community Engagement, The Elizabeth Dole Foundation); and 1 more

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Moving the Goalposts: How NIL is Reshaping College Athletics

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2123 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Josh Whitman (Director of Athletics, University of Illinois); Ms. Emily Cole (All-American Track Athlete, Duke University); Shane Beamer (Head Football Coach, University of South Carolina); Mr. Justin Falcinelli (Former College Athlete; Vice President, Clemson Football; College Football Players Association); Mr. Anthony Egbo (Football Athlete, Abilene Christian University)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight Hearing Titled: "Understanding the Consequences of Experimental Populations Under the Endangered Species Act"

Oversight and Investigations (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Dalton Dobson (Rancher, Dobson Timberline Ranch); Mr. Kent Clark (Manager, Double R Ranch); Dr. Chris Servheen (President and Board Chair, Montana Wildlife Federation); Ms. Robbie LeValley (Secretary, Public Lands Council)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Building Our Future: Increasing Housing Supply in America

Housing and Insurance (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Paul Compton (Managing Partner, Compton Jones Dresher LLP); Dr. Emily Hamilton (Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University); Mr. Buddy Hughes (Chairman of the Board, National Association of Home Builders); Ms. Tara Vasicek (City Administrator, City of Columbus); Ms. Nikitra Bailey (Executive Vice President, National Fair Housing Alliance)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

"The Digital Battlefield: How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization.”

Counterterrorism and Intelligence (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Kurt Braddock, (Private Citizen); Mr. Daniel Flesch (Private Citizen); Aaron Zelin, (Senior Research Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy); Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Phd (Senior Advisor on Asymmetric Warfare, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

2:00 PM ET · Markup

Twelve Pieces of Legislation

House Energy and Commerce Committee · 2123 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1455, H.R. 1618, H.R. 1679, H.R. 1709, H.R. 1721, H.R. 1737 and 5 more

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Legislative Reforms to End Lawfare by State and Local Prosecutors”

The Constitution and Limited Government (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: George Terwilliger (Terwilliger Law PLLC); Mr. Daniel Epstein (America First Legal); Ms. Elizabeth Price Foley (BakerHostetler); Ms. Elizabeth Beske (Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law)

2:00 PM ET · MarkupPostponed

H.R. 1041, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act and H.R. 472, The Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025

House Veterans' Affairs Committee · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice