Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025
26 committee meetings (17 House, 9 Senate): 15 hearings, 10 other meetings, and 1 markup.
Last updated · 3 sources
Senate (9)
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Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
Senate Armed Services Committee · G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Homeland Security.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the nomination of William Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury.
Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine defending against drones, focusing on setting safeguards for counter unmanned aircraft systems.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State.
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons program in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Strategic Forces (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 222 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
House (17)
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Oversight Hearing – National Guard and Reserves Forces
Defense (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Lieutenant General John Healy (Chief of Air Force Reserve, Department of the Air Force); Lieutenant General Robert Harter (Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command); Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore (Chief of Navy Reserve, Department of the Navy); Lieutenant General Leonard Anderson IV (Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Department of the Navy); General Steven Nordhaus (Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Department of Defense)
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Budget Hearing – Department of the Interior
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2008 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Doug Burgum (Secretary, Department of the Interior)
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Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Member Day Hearing
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Michael Rulli (Member of Congress); Maggie Goodlander (Member of Congress)
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Oversight Hearing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Financial Services and General Government (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Paul Atkins (Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
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HASC Members' Day Hearing
House Armed Services Committee · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Veronica Escobar (Member of Congress); Vicente Gonzalez (Member of Congress); Randy Feenstra (Member of Congress); Rudy Yakym (Member of Congress); Marie Perez (Member of Congress); Kim Schrier (Member of Congress); Darren Soto (Member of Congress); Nikki Budzinski (Member of Congress); Emily Randall (Member of Congress); Melanie Stansbury (Member of Congress); and 2 more
· Markup
Various Measures
House Financial Services Committee · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Bills: H.R. 1013, H.R. 1190, H.R. 1469, H.R. 1900, H.R. 2225, H.R. 2441 and 19 more
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“Mandates, Meddling, and Mismanagement: The IRA’s Threat to Energy and Medicine”
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · HVC-210 Capitol · Notice
Witnesses: Dr. Emily Gee, Ph.D. (Senior Vice President / Inclusive Growth, Center for American Progress); Mr. Ben Lieberman (Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute); Dr. William McBride, Ph.D. (Chief Economist and Stephen J. Entin Fellow in Economics, Tax Foundation); Dr. Erin Trish, Ph.D. (Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center / Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School of Pharmacy)
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"The Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Protection Agency Budget."
Environment (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2123 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Lee Zeldin (Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
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"Federal Courthouse Design and Construction: Examining the Costs to the Taxpayer"
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. David Marroni (Director, Physical Infrastructure, United States Government Accountability Office); Mr. Michael Peters (Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, United States General Services Administration); Glenn Suddaby (District Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and Chair, Judicial Conference Committee on Space and Facilities)
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Innovations in Agrichemicals: AI’s Hidden Formula Driving Efficiency
Environment (House Science, Space, and Technology Committee) · 2318 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Dr. Brian Lutz (Vice President of Agricultural Solutions, Corteva Agriscience LLC); Dr. Daniel Swale (Associate Professor, Emerging Pathogens Institute and Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida); Dr. Boris Camiletti (Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
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"Empowering the Modern Worker"
Workforce Protections (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. Nathan Mehrens (Vice President, Workforce Policy, American Trucking Associations); Ms. Kim Kavin (Freelance Writer and Editor); Ms. Laura Padin (Director of Work Structures, National Employment Law Project); Dr. Liya Palagashvili (Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University)
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Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Hurd), “Fostering Opportunities to Restore Ecosystems through Sound Tribal Stewardship Act” or the “FORESTS Act.”
Federal Lands (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Ms. Sara Clark (Co-Lead, The Stewardship Project); Jeff Hurd (Member of Congress); Mr. John Crockett (Deputy Chief, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, United States Forest Service); Mr. Tim Vredenburg (Director of Forest Management, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians); Mr. Cody Desautel (President, Intertribal Timber Council); Austin Lowes (Tribal Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
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Legislative hearing on: H.R. 1885 (Rep. Murphy), “Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025.” H.R. 2294 (Rep. Ezell), To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. H.R. 2860 (Rep. Larsen), “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025.” H.R. 3179 (Rep. Babin), To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1334 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Bills: H.R. 1885, H.R. 2294, H.R. 2860, H.R. 3179
Witnesses: Brian Babin (Member of Congress); Mike Ezell (Member of Congress); Gregory Murphy (Member of Congress); Mr. Tom Leonard (Alderman, Town of North Topsail Beach); Rick Larsen (Member of Congress); Dr. Stephan Howden (Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi); Dr. Rob Young (Professor, Western Carolina University); Mr. David Miko (Acting Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); Ms. Alexis Nungaray (Mother of Jocelyn Nungaray)
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Oversight Hearing – The Transportation Security Administration
Homeland Security (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Ha Nguyen McNeill (Acting Administrator, The Transportation Security Administration)
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“Breach of Trust: Surveillance in Private Spaces”
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. Joseph LaSorsa (Founder and President, LaSora and Associates); Mr. Alan Butler (Executive Director and President, Electronic Privacy Information Center); Ms. Laura Chadwick (President and Chief Executive Officer, The Travel Technology Association)
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Leg Hrg on the following bills: • H.R. 513 (Rep. Higgins), “Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025” • H.R. 931 (Rep. Downing), To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. • H.R. 2250 (Rep. DelBene), “National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 2556 (Rep. Hunt), “Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation Act of 2025” or the “CORE Act of 2025” • H.R. 3168 (Rep. Valadao), “National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 3176 (Rep. Begich), To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.
Energy and Mineral Resources (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Bills: H.R. 2250, H.R. 2556, H.R. 3168, H.R. 3176, H.R. 513, H.R. 931
Witnesses: Mr. Parker Phipps (President & CEO, Roundup, MT); Dr. Walter Cruickshank (Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management); Mr. Doug Helton (Former Regional Operations Supervisor, Emergency Response Division (Retired), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Mr. Mike West (Director and State Seismologist, Alaska Earthquake Center); Mr. Corey Kief (Director of Business Development, Crosby Tugs, LLC)
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“Examining Threats to ICE Operations”
Oversight (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. Charles Marino (CEO of Sentinel Security Systems, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor at DHS); Mr. Scott Mechkowski (Former New York Field Office Deputy Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Mr. Jason Houser (Former ICE Chief of Staff & DHS Counterterrorism Official); Mr. Andrew Arthur (Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies)
Sources
- House committee schedule (docs.house.gov) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Senate committee hearings (senate.gov) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Committee meetings (Congress.gov API)