Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.714, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and the nominations of Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, and Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, both of the Department of Energy; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the nominations of Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the Interior, and Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Nuclear Energy), and Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, both of the Department of Energy.

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

Bill: S. 714

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.29, to make daylight saving time permanent, S.191, to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver's license testing and commercial learner's permit holders, S.196, to improve online ticket sales and protect consumers, S.259, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, S.320, to authorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, S.580, to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur population by the Government of the People's Republic of China, S.606, to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to reimburse the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with the removal and replacement of certain drinking water wells, S.688, to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally, S.725, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification system, S.769, to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, S.1003, to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, S.1081, to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit certain reports to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, S.1278, to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog, S.1378, to enhance the use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of artificial intelligence for weather forecasting, S.1433, to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, S.1437, to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, S.1492, to require the Secretary of Commerce support the leadership of the United States with respect to the deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology, and the nominations of Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.

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

Bills: S. 1003, S. 1081, S. 1278, S. 1378, S. 1433, S. 1437 and 11 more

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine opportunities to strengthen water infrastructure programs, focusing on the IIJA's successes.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Holy See, Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Nicole McGraw, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, 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 · 116 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.558, to provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and S.163, to require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to share information about title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including a link to the webpage of the Office for Civil Rights where an individual can submit a complaint regarding discrimination in violation of such title.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 163, S. 558

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, both of the Department of Justice.

Senate Judiciary Committee · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine biomedical research, focusing on keeping America's edge in innovation.

Senate Appropriations Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

3:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the rise of Antisemitism and supporting older Americans.

Senate Aging Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

4:00 PM ET · Meeting

To receive a closed briefing on America's Air Force.

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

9:45 AM ET · Markup

Various Measures

House Small Business Committee · 2360 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1163, H.R. 2027, H.R. 2931, H.R. 2965, H.R. 2966, H.R. 2968 and 1 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight hearing of the U.S. Postal Service

Financial Services and General Government (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Ms. Tammy Hull (Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Various Measures

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

Bills: H.Con.Res. 14, H.Res. 259

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The Need for an Authorized State Department

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

Witnesses: Uzra Zeya (President and CEO, Human Rights First); David Hale (Former Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State); James Jeffrey (Retired Career Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

the Full Committee to consider the following: consider the following: 1) Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Reconciliation Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14; 2) H.Res. 264, Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the security clearances held by Elon Musk, members of the United States Department of Government Efficiency Service, and any other individual considered to be a member of the DOGE team; 3) H.Res. 286, Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents relating to the dangerous, unaccountable use of AI by the United States DOGE Service to jeopardize the private information and essential services of the American people; 4) H.Res. 316, Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain documents relating to the use of insecure electronic communication platforms, including Signal, for official communications and to the compliance of the Administration with all Federal records laws; 5) Several postal naming measures.

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

Bills: H.R. 1372, H.R. 1830, H.R. 323, H.R. 397, H.Res. 264, H.Res. 286 and 1 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Global Networks at Risk: Securing the Future of Communications Infrastructure

Communications and Technology (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2322 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Laura Galante (former Intelligence Community Cyber Executive and Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence); Mr. Tom Stroup (President, Satellite Industry Association); Mr. David Stehlin (Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Industry Association); Mr. Jamil Jaffer (Founder and Executive Director, National Security Instititue)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight Hearing titled “Advancing Federal Water and Hydropower Development: A Stakeholder Perspective.”

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Jim Webb (President and CEO, Lower Valley Energy); Ms. Michelle Bushman (Deputy Director and General Counsel, Western States Water Council); Mr. Jonathan Haswell (Chief Business Officer, OceanWell LLC); Mr. Patrick Sigl (Director of Water and Natural Resources Law, Salt River Project)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Committee Print, providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, and other matters cleared for consideration

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Risky Business Part 2: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program

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

Witnesses: Dr. Ryan Yonk (Senior Research Fellow and Director of Education, American Institute for Economic Research); Mr. Jon Haygood (Assistant Treasurer, Southern Company); Sam Walsh (Former General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Answering the Call: Examining VA’s Mental Health Policies

Oversight and Investigations (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Ilse Wiechers (Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Dr. Anthony Stazzone (Chief Medical Officer, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration); Dr. Julie Kroviak, MD (Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General in the Role of Acting Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Investing for the Future: Honoring ERISA's Promise to Participants"

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Ike Brannon (President, Captiol Policy Analytics); Mr. Charles Crain (Managing Vice President for Policy, National Association of Manufacturers); Mr. Brandon Rees (Deputy Director, Corporations and Capital Markets, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)); Mr. Max Schanzenbach (Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

“Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innovation.”

Energy (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2125 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1047, H.R. 1949

Witnesses: Dr. Michael Goff (Acting Undersecretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy); Ms. Kim Smaczniak (Partner, Roselle LLP); Mr. Todd Snitchler (President and Chief Executive Officer, Electric Power Supply Association); Mr. David Morenoff (Acting General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); Mr. Terry Turpin (Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); Ms. Amy Andryszak (President and Chief Executive Officer, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America); Jim Matheson (Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1451 (Rep. Brecheen), “Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025”; H.R. 2302 (Rep. McClintock), “Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025”; H.R. 2389 (Rep. Randall), “Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act”; and H.R. 2400 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025”.

Indian and Insular Affairs (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1451, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2389, H.R. 2400

Witnesses: Emily Randall (Member of Congress); Mr. Bryan Mercier (Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior); Mr. John Crockett (Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture); Wena Supernaw (Chair, Quapaw Nation); Regina Cuellar (Chairwoman, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok); Tyson Johnston (Councilman, Quinault Indian Nation); Yatch Bamford (Chairman, Pit River Tribe)

2:00 PM ET · Markup

Markup of legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2001 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14

House Judiciary Committee · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Hearing

Missile Defense & Missile Defeat Programmatic Updates

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

Witnesses: General Gregory Guillot (Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command); Lieutenant General Heath Collins (Director, Missile Defense Agency); Lieutenant General Sean Gainey (Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command); Ms. Andrea Yaffe (Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense)

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture

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

Witnesses: Lieutenant General Brian Eifler (Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1); Lieutenant General Michael Borgschulte (Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs); Ms. Katharine Kelley (Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital); Vice Admiral Richard Cheeseman (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel); Lieutenant General Caroline Miller (Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel)