Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Anthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, and Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Defense.

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

9:45 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Andrew Hughes, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary and David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Department of the Treasury, and David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, and Landon Heid, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce.

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol.

Legislative Branch (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine field of streams, focusing on the new channel guide for sports fans.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of James O'Neill, of California, to be Deputy Secretary, and Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

11:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine veterans at the forefront, focusing on the future at VA.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Closed business meeting to consider certain pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters in SH-219.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 216 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine S.1462, to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land, public land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and Tribal land to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested land.

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

Bill: S. 1462

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: A Blueprint for the 21st Century

House Agriculture Committee · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. James Rathmell (General Counsel, Haun Ventures); Mr. Alex Miller (Chief Executive Officer, Hiro Systems); Mr. Daniel Davis (Partner and Co-Chair of Financial Markets and Regulation, Katten and Former General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission); Mr. Greg Tusar (Vice President of Institutional Product, Coinbase); Rostin Behnam (Distinguished Fellow, Psaros Center, Georgetown University and Former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight Hearing – U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Kristi Noem (Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight Hearing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury

Financial Services and General Government (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Scott Bessent (Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Beijing’s Air, Space, and Maritime Surveillance from Cuba: A Growing Threat to the Homeland”

Transportation and Maritime Security (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ryan Berg, PhD (Private Citizen); Mr. Andres Martinez-Fernandez (Private Citizen); Mr. Leland Lazarus (Associate Director, National Security Program, Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Patrick Purtill (Vice President and General Counsel, Unify.US); Mr. Andy Potter (Founder and Executive Director, One Voice United); Mr. Kandia Milton (Government Affairs Director, Dream.Org); Mr. Cody Wilde (Senior Vice President of Correctional Programs, Prison Fellowship)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"America Builds: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Rail Assistance"

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · Notice

Witnesses: Garrett Eucalitto (Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation); Mr. Kevin Hicks, P.E. (Senior Vice President, TranSystems); Mr. Matthew Dietrich (Executive Director, Ohio Rail Development Commission); Ms. Kristin Bevil (General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Pinsly Railroad Company)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting Taxpayer Dollars"

Workforce Protections (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Brian Renfroe (National President, National Association of Letter Carriers); Ms. Tammy Hull (Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service); Mr. Scott Szymendera (Congressional Research Service, U.S. Library of Congress); Mr. Luiz Santos (Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

The Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider 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 Natural Resources Committee · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

10:15 AM ET · Markup

PENDING LEGISLATION

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

Bills: H.R. 1041, H.R. 1107, H.R. 1286, H.R. 1336, H.R. 1364, H.R. 1458 and 12 more

1:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Member Day

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

Witnesses: LaMonica McIver (Member of Congress); Ben Cline (Member of Congress); Tony Wied (Member of Congress); James Moylan (Member of Congress); Mike Kelly (Member of Congress); Gus Bilirakis (Member of Congress); Brian Jack (Member of Congress)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Oversight Hearing – The United States Air Force and Space Force

Defense (House Appropriations Committee) · H-140 Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Gary Ashworth (Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force); General David Allvin (Chief of Staff, United States Air Force); General B. Saltzman (Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Charting the Path Forward

Middle East and North Africa (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Nathan Sales (Former Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State); Dr. Daniel Byman (Director, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Oversight of the Operations of the Library of Congress”

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

Witness: Dr. Carla Hayden (Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress)

3:00 PM ET · Hearing

Military Readiness for FY26

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

Witnesses: General Michael Guetlein (Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force); General James Mingus (Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Army); Admiral James Kilby (Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy); General Christopher Mahoney (Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps); Lieutenant General Adrian Spain (Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Department of the Air Force)

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

Science, Technology, and Innovation Posture

Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (House Armed Services Committee) · 2212 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Doug Beck (Director, Defense Innovation Unit); Mr. George Rumford (Director, Test Resource Management Center); Mr. James Mazol (Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense)