Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, March 11, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine stabilizing the Military Health System to prepare for large-scale combat operations.

Senate Armed Services Committee · G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine S.124, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for disciplinary procedures for supervisors and managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and to modify the procedures of personnel actions against employees of the Department, S.201, to provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, S.275, to improve the provision of care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.410, to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, S.478, to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system, S.607, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an integrated project team to improve the process for scheduling appointments for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.610, to expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.611, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans, S.654, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, S.702, to require a study on the quality of care difference between mental health and addiction therapy care provided by health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs compared to non-Department providers, S.787, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a commission to review operations at the Veterans Health Administration and submit to Congress reports with respect to that review, and for other programs, S.831, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve telephone communication by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.892, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, an original bill entitled, "Veterans' Claims Act of 2025", and an original bill entitled, "Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act".

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 418 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 124, S. 201, S. 275, S. 410, S. 478, S. 607 and 7 more

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine risk management, credit, and rural business views on the agricultural economy, focusing on views from the field.

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · 328A Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the STOP CSAM Act.

Crime and Counterterrorism (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The State of U.S. Shipbuilding

Seapower and Projection Forces (House Armed Services Committee) · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Brett Seidle (Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Navy); Dr. Eric Labs (Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, Congressional Budget Office); Ms. Shelby Oakley (Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office); Mr. Ronald O'Rourke (Naval Affairs Analyst, Congressional Research Service)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Navigating the Digital Payments Ecosystem: Examining a Federal Framework for Payment Stablecoins and Consequences of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency

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

Bill: H.J.Res. 64

Witnesses: Ms. Caroline Butler (Global Head of Digital Assets, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation); Mr. Patrick Collison (CEO, Stripe); Mr. Randall Guynn (Chairman, Financial Institutions Group, Davis Polk & Wardwell); Mr. Charles Cascarilla (CEO and Co-Founder, Paxos); Ms. Carole House (Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Shifting Gears: Moving from Recovery to Prevention of Improper Payments and Fraud”

Government Operations (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Kristen Kociolek (Managing Director, Financial Management and Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability Office); Mr. Ken Dieffenbach (Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee); Ms. Jennifer Wagner (Director of Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Regulatory Harm or Harmonization? Examining the Opportunity to Improve the Cyber Regulatory Regime.”

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Scott Aaronson (Senior Vice President, Security and Preparedness, Edison Electric Institute); Ms. Heather Hogsett (Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of BITS, Bank Policy institute); Mr. Robert Mayer (Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity and Innovation, Cybersecurity and Innovation); Mr. Ari Schwartz (Coordinator, Cybersecurity Coalition)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Antitrust Law and the NCAA: Examining the Current Climate”

The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Andrew Cooper (Executive Director, United College Athletes Association (UCAA)); Mr. Chris McIntosh (Director of Athletics, University of Wisconsin); Ms. Caryl Smith Gilbert (Director, Men's and Women's Track and Field); Mr. Arthur Albiero (Head Coach, Swim and Dive Program)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund"

Water Resources and Environment (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Jeff Walker (Immediate Past President, Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities); Tony Hillaire (Chairman, Lummi Nation); Mr. Mike Matichich (Economic and Financial Services Consulting Lead, Jacobs); Mr. Dan Buckley (Preconstruction Executive Mid-Atlantic, Garney Construction)

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

“Restoring the SBA: Putting Main Street America First”

Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations (House Small Business Committee) · 2360 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bill: H.R. 2027

Witnesses: Mr. Alfredo Ortiz (President and CEO, Job Creators Network); Mr. Richard Trent (Executive Director, Main Street Alliance); Mr. Ted Gutierrez (State Director, Missouri SBDC)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Member Day

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee · 2318 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Bill Foster (Member of Congress)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Education Without Limits: Exploring the Benefits of School Choice"

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Michael McShane (Director of National Research, EdChoice); Mrs. Jenny Clark (Founder, Love Your School); Ms. Jessica Levin (Litigation Director, Education Law Center); Mr. Walter Blanks Jr. (Spokesman, American Federation for Children); Dr. Michael McShane (Director of National McShane, EdChoice)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfields Sites: Assessing the Potential for New American Innovation."

Environment (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2123 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. J. Christian Bollwage (Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Chair,, U.S. Conference of Mayors Brownfields Task Force); James Connaughton (Chief Executive Officer, JLC Strategies); Mr. Duane Miller (Executive Director, LENOWISCO Planning District Commission); Ms. Christa Stoneham (Chief Executive Officer & President, Houston Land Bank)

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Legislative hearing on: H.R. 1820 (Rep. Ciscomani), “Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland Act” or the “FLASH Act”.

Federal Lands (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Larry Lopez (Lieutenant, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department); Juan Ciscomani (Member of Congress); Thaddeus Cleveland (Sheriff, Terrell County); Mr. Paul Perez (President, National Border Patrol Council); Mr. Bob Krumenaker (NPS Superintendent (Retired), Big Bend National Park)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 913, Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025, H.R. 980, the Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025, H.R.1364, the Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025, H.R. 1458, the Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025, H.R. 1960, the Simplifying Veterans Assistance Act of 2025, H.R. 1527, the Reforming Education for Veterans Act, H.R. 1793, the Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025, H.R. 1872, Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act, H.R. 1815, VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, H.R. 1814, Restoring the VA Home Loan Program in Perpetuity Act of 2025 , H.R. 1957, the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025, H.R. 1423, Guard and Reserve Parity Act of 2025, Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes, and H.R. 1803, the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025

Economic Opportunity (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. John Bell (Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Nick Pamperin (Executive Director, Veterans Readiness & Employment, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Jill Albanese (Director of Clinical Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Thomas J. Alphonso (Assistant Director, Policy and Implementation, VBA Education Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Kristina Keenan (Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars); Ms. Julie Howell (Associate Legislative Director for Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of America); Ms. Elizabeth Balce (Executive Vice President of Servicing at Carrington Mortgage, Mortgage Bankers Association); Mr. Tobias Peter (Co-Director of the Housing Center, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute); Mr. Will Hubbard (Vice President for Veterans and Military Policy, Veterans Education Success)

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Innovative Techniques in Military Construction

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Dave Morrow (Director of Military Programs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers); Mr. Keith Hamilton (Chief Engineer, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command); Mr. Thomas Healy (Chief Executive Officer, Hyliion Incorporated); Mr. Brent Richardson (Principal Research Scientist of Energy, Infrastructure and Environment, CNA)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation

East Asia and Pacific (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Rob Mosbacher (Former CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation); Ted Yoho (Former U.S. Representative, Florida’s 3rd Congressional District); Ms. Erin Collinson (Director of Policy Outreach, Center for Global Development)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Arms Control, International Security, and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department

Europe (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2200 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Daniel Kochis (Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute); Yleem Poblete, PhD (Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, U.S. Department of State); James O’Brien (Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens”

Federal Law Enforcement (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Bob Gualtieri (Sheriff, Pinellas County, Florida); Mr. Joseph Humire (Executive Director, The Center for a Secure Free Society); Ms. Kerry Doyle (Former Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

2:00 PM ET · Markup

Organizational Meeting of the Joint Committee on Printing

House House Administration Committee · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Department of Homeland Security: Addressing the Biden-Harris Administration’s Failures.”

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Chris Currie (Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office); Ms. Kristen Bernard (Deputy Inspector General, Office of Audits, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General); Ms. Erika Lang (Assistant Inspector General, Office of Inspections and Evaluations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General); Mr. Andrew Block (Legal Senior Counsel, America First Legal Foundation); Mr. Curtis Schube (Executive Director, Council to Modernize Government); Mr. Mike Howell (Executive Director, Oversight Project, The Heritage Foundation); John Roth (Private Citizen, Former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

After the Hospital: Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care

Health (House Ways and Means Committee) · 1100 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Jonathan Fleece (President and CEO, Empath Health); Paul Dongilli, Jr.; Dr. Dana Madison (Compassion Home Health Care); Eric Carlson (Director of Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy, Justice in Aging); Lisa Grabert, MPH (Visiting Research Professor, Marquette University)

2:15 PM ET · Markup

Organizational Meeting of the Joint Committee on the Library

House House Administration Committee · S-219 Capitol · Notice

2:15 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft, Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act; Discussion Draft, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act; Discussion Draft, Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act; Discussion Draft, Veterans Supporting Prosthetics Opportunities and Recreational Therapy Act; Discussion Draft, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 217, CHIP IN for Veterans Act (Rep. Bacon); H.R. 1107, Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 (Rep. Womack); H.R. 1336, The Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act (Rep. Murphy); H.R. 658, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration; Discussion Draft, Copay Fairness for Veterans Act; Discussion Draft, Saving Our Veterans Lives Act; and Discussion Draft, Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act

Health (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Jack Bergman (Member of Congress); Gregory Murphy (Member of Congress); Steve Womack (Member of Congress); Don Bacon (Member of Congress); Lauren Underwood (Member of Congress); Christopher Deluzio (Member of Congress); Dr. Thomas O'Toole (Deputy Assistant Undersecretary for Health for Clinical Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Dr. Antoinette Shappell (Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Dr. Thomas Emmendorfer (Pharmacy Benefits Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Dr. Jeffrey Gold (President, University of Nebraska System); and 6 more

3:00 PM ET · Markup

Full Committee Markup on Various Measures

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