Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino, David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service, all of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, and Allison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary (Political Affairs), all of the Department of State.

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

9:45 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sean Donahue, of Florida, and Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine improving future management of the Superfund Program.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee · 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.154, to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program, S.362, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, S.544, to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, S.714, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and the nominations of Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 154, S. 362, S. 544, S. 714

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Scott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years, and Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission.

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

12:00 PM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, and Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 216 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Joint hearings with the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition to examine financial aggression, focusing on how the Chinese Communist Party exploits American retirees and undermines national security.

Senate Aging Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine personnel policies and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program.

Personnel (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 222 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Closed hearings to examine United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open hearing at 3:30 p.m. in SD-G50.

Cybersecurity (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

An oversight hearing to examine Meta's foreign relations and representations to the United States Congress.

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

8:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command – Challenges and Resource Priorities for Fiscal Year 2026

Intelligence and Special Operations (House Armed Services Committee) · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Colby Jenkins (Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense); General Bryan Fenton (Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command)

8:45 AM ET · Meeting

Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14 – Establishing 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.

House Rules Committee · H-313 Capitol · Notice

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

FY 2026 Member Day

Homeland Security (House Appropriations Committee) · 2008 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Jared Moskowitz (Member of Congress); Laura Gillen (Member of Congress)

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, United States Government Publishing Office

Legislative Branch (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Hugh Halpern (Director, Government Publishing Office); Dr. Phillip Swagel (Director, Congressional Budget Office); Gene Dodaro (Comptroller General of the United States)

9:45 AM ET · Markup

the Full Committee to continue considering the following: 1) H.Res. 187, Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the termination, removal, placement on administrative leave, moved to another department of Federal employees and Inspectors General of agencies; 2) H.Res. 186, Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the conflicts of interest of Elon Musk and related information.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · HVC-210 Capitol · Notice

Bills: H.Res. 186, H.Res. 187

10:00 AM ET · HearingPostponed

Oversight Hearing – Review of U.S. Department of Agriculture Programs

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Brooke Rollins (Secretary)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Member Day

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Delia Ramirez (Member of Congress); Laura Gillen (Member of Congress); Harriet Hageman (Member of Congress); Jefferson Van Drew (Member of Congress); Maxine Waters (Member of Congress)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region

House Armed Services Committee · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: General Xavier Brunson (Commander, United Nations Command / Combined Forces Command / U.S. Forces Korea); Mr. John Noh (Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense For Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense); Admiral Samual Paparo (Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets Aligning the U.S. Securities Laws for the Digital Age”

Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Rodrigo Seira (Special Counsel, Cooley LLP); Ms. Tiffany Smith (Partner and Co-Chair of the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Working Group, WilmerHale); Mr. Jake Werrett (Chief Legal Officer, Polygon); Ms. Alexandra Thornton (Senior Director, Financial Regulation, Center for American Progress)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Various Measures

House Foreign Affairs Committee · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products”

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · HVC-210 Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Guy Bentley (Director of Consumer Freedom, Reason Foundation); Mr. Shabbir Safdar (Executive Director, The Partnership for Safe Medicines); Mr. David Kessler (Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration); Mr. Jonathan Miller (General Counsel, Hemp Roundtable); Mr. Richard Williams (Senior Affiliated Scholar, Mercatus Center)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 275, (Ms. Greene of Georgia) the “Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2024”; H.R. 820, (Mr. Swalwell) the “Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act”; H.R. 881, (Mr. Pfluger) the “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act”; H.R. 1327, (Mr. Luttrell) the “Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act”; H.R. 1508, (Ms. Titus) the “DHS Special Events Program and Support Act”; H.R. 1569, (Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) the “Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful Fentanyl Act” or the “CATCH Fentanyl Act”; H.R. 1608, (Mr. Gimenez) the “Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025”; H.R. 2116, (Mr. Evans of Colorado) the “Law Enforcement Support and Counter Transnational Repression Act”; H.R. 2139, (Mr. Magaziner) the “Strengthening State and Local Efforts to Counter Transnational Repression Act”; H.R. 2158, (Mr. Pfluger) the “Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025”; H.R. 2285, (Ms. Pou) the “DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025”; and, H.R. 2659, (Mr. Ogles) the “Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act”

House Homeland Security Committee · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1327, H.R. 1508, H.R. 1569, H.R. 1608, H.R. 2116, H.R. 2139 and 6 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Converting Energy into Intelligence: the Future of AI Technology, Human Discovery, and American Global Competitiveness”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Alexandr Wang (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Scale AI); David Turk (Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University); Mr. Manish Bhatia (Executive Vice President of Global Operations, Micron Technology); Dr. Eric Schmidt (Chair, Special Competitive Studies Project)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 276 (Rep. Greene), “Gulf of America Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 276 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 677 (Rep. Hageman), “Expedited Appeals Review Act” or the “EARA” • H.R. 845 (Rep. Boebert), “Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 845 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 900 (Rep. Soto), “Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025” • H.R. 972 (Rep. Titus), “Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act” • H.R. 1043 (Rep. Gosar), “La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act” • H.R. 1098 (Rep. Scholten), To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 • H.R. 1665 (Rep. Cammack), “Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act” or the “DIGITAL Applications Act” and • H.R. 1681 (Rep. Evans of CO), “Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act”

House Natural Resources Committee · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1043, H.R. 1098, H.R. 1665, H.R. 1681, H.R. 276, H.R. 677 and 3 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals”

Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mrs. Danielle Carter-Walters (Chicago Resident); Mr. Neill Franklin (Former Major, Baltimore City & Maryland State Police Departments); Mr. RJ Hauman (President, National Immigration Center for Enforcement); Mr. Dale Wagner (Sheriff)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"America Builds: A Review of Our Nation's Transit Policies and Programs"

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

Witnesses: Mr. Nathaniel P. Ford (Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority); Mr. Baruch Feigenbaum (Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation); Mr. Greg Ryan (President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO); Ms. Barbara K. Cline (Executive Director, Prairie Hills Transit); Mr. Matthew Booterbaugh (Chief Executive Officer, RATP Dev USA)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The Trump Administration’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer

House Ways and Means Committee · 1100 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Jamieson Greer (United States Trade Representative)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 2617, H.R. 2616, H.Res.237, H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270

House Education and Workforce Committee · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 2262, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2616, H.R. 2617, H.Res. 237

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Fiscal Year 2026 Public Witness Day Hearing

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Sara Schapiro (Executive DIrector, Alliance for Learning Innovation); Dr. Christopher Kramer (President, American College of Cardiology); Jennifer Carroll (Assistant Director, Community Action Partnership of North Alabama); Michelle Whitten (Executive Director, The Global Down Syndrome Foundation); Dr. Jessica Pescatore (Clinical Director, Alabama Poison Information Center, America's Poison Centers); Christopher Frech (Co-Chair and Senior Vice President, Alliance for Biosecurity); Theresa Sokol (LA State Epidemiologist; Board Member, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists); Dr. Colleen Kelley (Chair, HIV Medicine Association); Dr. Scott Harris (State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health; President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials); Rey Saldaña (President and CEO, Communities in Schools National Office)

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

GAO's Assessment of the Costs of Deferred Maintenance Across the Federal Government

Financial Services and General Government (House Appropriations Committee) · 2008 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Mr. Dave Marroni (Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office)

10:30 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 1364, ASSIST Act of 2025; H.R. 1423, Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025; H.R. 1458, VETS Opportunity Act of 2025; H.R. 1527, Reforming Education for Veterans Act; H.R. 1793, Veterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025; H.R. 1815, VA Home Loan Program Reform Act; H.R. 1872, Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act; H.R. 1960, Simplifying Veterans Assistance Act of 2025; H.R. 913, Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act of 2025; and H.R. 980, Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025

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

11:00 AM ET · Hearing

Public Witness Day

Legislative Branch (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Nicholas Hart (President & CEO, Data Foundation); Mr. James Jacobs (U.S. Government Information Librarian, Stanford University); Dr. David Weinberg (Policy Strategist, Protect Democracy,); Heidi Heitkamp (U.S. Senator (D-ND), 2013-2019, Bipartisan Policy Center); Mel Martinez (U.S. Senator (R-FL), 2005-2009, Bipartisan Policy Center); Sylvia Garcia (Member of Congress); Mr. Omar Awan (Founder, HillClimbers.org); Mr. Daniel Schuman (Executive Director, American Governance Institute); Mr. Michael Stern; Mr. Dan Lips (Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation); and 5 more

1:30 PM ET · Markup

H.R. 530, ACES Act; H.R. 1286, Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act; H.R. 1578, Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025; H.R. 2201, Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act; H.R. 2303, Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act; and HR. 647, Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

1:45 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Examining VA Efforts to Decrease Delays in Veterans’ Disability Compensation Claims

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Robert J. Orifici (Executive Director Benefits and Memorial Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology); Mr. James "Jim" R. Swartz (President, AFGE Local 2823, American Federation of Government Employees); Mr. James W. Smith (Deputy Executive Director Policy and Procedures Compensation Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration); Mr. Kenneth Smith (Assistant Deputy Undersecretary Field Operations and Acting Executive Director Education Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

"American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World"

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Bill Hughes (Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory Matters, Consensys Software Inc.); Mr. Mark Tague (Founder and Chief Revenue Officer, CattleProof Verified, LLC); Mr. Mike Horton (Project Creator, GEODNET Foundation); Dr. Chris Brummer (Sesquicentennial Professor of Financial Techonology, Georgetown University Law Center; Chief Executive Officer, Bluprynt); Mr. Coy Garrison (Partner, Steptoe LLP)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Ending Lawfare Against Whistleblowers Who Protect Children”

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

Witnesses: Dr. Eithan Haim (General Surgeon, TCH Whistleblower); Mr. Mark Lytle (Attorney for Dr. Haim); Mrs. Vanessa Sivadge (Former TCH Nurse and Whistleblower); Mr. Bruce Lesley (President, First Focus on Children)

2:30 PM ET · Hearing

Joint Hearing with U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging: Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security

House Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee · 106 DSOB · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Kevin O'Leary (Investor, Enterpreneur, O'Leary Ventures); Mr. Chris Iacovella (President & Chief Executive Officer, American Securities Association); Mr. Brady Finta (Founder, National Elder Fraud Justice Coordination Center)

3:00 PM ET · HearingCancelled

Member Day

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

FY26 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing

Strategic Forces (House Armed Services Committee) · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: General Anthony Cotton (Commander, U.S. Strategic Command); General Gregory Guillot (Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command); John Hill (Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense); General Stephen Whiting (Commander, U.S. Space Command)

4:00 PM ET · Hearing

MLP Hearing: A Review of Military Food Programs

Military Personnel (House Armed Services Committee) · 2212 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice