Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
32 committee meetings (17 Senate, 15 House): 18 other meetings, 12 hearings, and 2 markups.
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Senate (17)
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Business meeting to consider the nominations of Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, and Devon Westhill, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Agriculture.
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · 216 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice
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To receive a closed briefing on an update on Yemen.
Senate Armed Services Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice
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Business meeting to consider the nominations of Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, all of the Department of Energy, and Ned Mamula, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Business meeting to consider S.190, to enhance the operations of the North Pacific Research Board, S.318, to require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, S.337, to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration relating to the shipping of household goods, S.503, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, S.1092, to require certain products to be labeled with 'Do Not Flush' labeling, S.1442, to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for eligibility for projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops, S.1523, to modify operations of the National Water Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S.1626, to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, and the nominations of David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, and Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, and promotions in the Coast Guard.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
Bills: S. 1092, S. 1442, S. 1523, S. 1626, S. 190, S. 318 and 2 more
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Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the state of higher education.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine fueling America's manufacturing comeback, including S.305, to authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, S.1555, to increase loan limits for loans made to small manufacturers, S.1593, to exempt small business concerns from duties imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President.
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · 428A Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Stanley Woodward, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Attorney General, Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, both of the Department of Agriculture.
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of the Interior.
Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine science and Federal health agencies, focusing on Myocarditis and other events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines.
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) · 216 Hart 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 proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Energy.
Energy and Water Development (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Small Business Administration.
Financial Services and General Government (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine defense of the Department of Defense Information Network; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217 at 3:30 p.m.
Cybersecurity (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 222 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine AI-generated deepfakes.
Privacy, Technology, and the Law (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
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Hearings to examine S.214, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, S.219, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the community by providing veterans the ability to choose health care providers, S.506, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care and benefits for veterans enrolled in both the Medicare program and the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.585, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pre-transition health care registration process to facilitate enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs by members of the Armed Forces who are separating from the Armed Forces, S.599, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the mileage rate offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs through their Beneficiary Travel program for health related travel, S.605, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S.635, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the Veterans Community Care Program, S.649, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, S.778, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.784, to expand and modify the grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas, S.800, to modify the Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.827, to extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.879, to expand medical, employment, and other benefits for individuals serving as family caregivers for certain veterans, S.1318, to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, S.1320, to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps regarding research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women's health, S.1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, S.1441, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, S.1533, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, S.1543, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and S.1591, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the acquisition structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Department.
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 418 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
Bills: S. 1318, S. 1320, S. 1383, S. 1441, S. 1533, S. 1543 and 14 more
House (15)
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H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act
House Rules Committee · H-313 Capitol · Notice
Bill: H.R. 1
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Budget Hearing - U.S. Department of Education
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Linda McMahon (Secretary, U.S. Department of Education)
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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Ms. Robyn Colosimo, P.E. (Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)); Lieutenant General William Graham, Jr. (Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army of Corps Engineers); Mr. Scott Cameron (Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising Delegated Authority of the Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior)
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Oversight Hearing of the Federal Communications Commission
Financial Services and General Government (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Brendan Carr (Chairman, Federal Communications Commission)
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FY26 State Department Posture: Protecting American Interests
House Foreign Affairs Committee · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Marco Rubio (Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State)
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the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 580, the Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act (UMATA); 2) H.R. 2409, the Guidance Clarity Act; 3) H.R. 67, the Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act; 4) H.R. 689, the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act; 5) H.R. 884, To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; 6) H.R. 2096, the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act; 7) H.R. 3095, To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes; 8) H.R. 672, To establish new ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes; 9) H.R. 3490, the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act; 10) Several postal naming measures.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · HVC-210 Capitol · Notice
Bills: H.R. 1008, H.R. 1009, H.R. 2096, H.R. 2409, H.R. 3095, H.R. 3490 and 5 more
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Examining Ways to Enhance Our Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chains.
Oversight and Investigations (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2123 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Ms. Abigail Hunter (Executive Director, SAFE Center for Critical Mineral Strategy); Ms. Katie Sweeney (Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, National Mining Association); Mr. Casey Hammond (Principal, Capitol Pillar LLC); Mr. Alexander Herrgott (President, Permitting Institute); Mr. David Howell (Director of Strategy, Battery Advocacy for Technology Transformation Coalition (BATT Coalition))
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Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025” H.R. 2388 (Rep. Randall), “Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act” H.R. 2815 (Rep. Begich), “Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025” H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act”
Indian and Insular Affairs (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Bills: H.R. 2130, H.R. 2388, H.R. 2815, H.R. 3073
Witnesses: Celeste Maloy (Member of Congress); Dusty Johnson (Member of Congress); Thomas Harris (Vice President, Cape Fox Corporation); Tina Gonzales (Chairwoman, Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Mr. Eric Shepherd (Vice Chairman, South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition); Frances Charles (Chairwoman, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe); Nicholas Begich (Member of Congress)
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H.R. 3492, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act of 2025; H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act; H.R. 589, the FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025; H.R. 1163, the Prove it Act of 2025; and H.R. 1605, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2025
House Judiciary Committee · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
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"Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI"
Higher Education and Workforce Development (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Dr. Shaun Harper (Provost Professor of Education, Public Policy, and Business, University of Southern California); Ms. Renu Mukherjee (Fellow, Manhattan Institute); Dr. Kurt Miceli (Medical Director, Do No Harm); Mr. Dan Morenoff (Executive Director, American Civil Rights Project)
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AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · 2322 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Ms. Amba Kak (Co-Executive Director, AI Now Institute); Mr. Sean Heather (Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce); Mr. Adam Thierer (Senior Fellow, R Street Institute); Mr. Marc Bhargava (Managing Director, General Catalyst)
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Pushing VA Forward: Review of VA’s Adaptative Programs for Disabled Veterans
Economic Opportunity (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Dr. Rachel McArdle (Deputy Executive Director, Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services, Department of Veterans Affairs); Dr. Joel Scholten (Executive Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Jason Latona (Assistant Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans Affairs); Brigadier General Tom Landwermeyer (President and Chief Executive Officer, Homes For Our Troops); Mr. Mike Owens (Adaptive Sports Director, Wounded Warrior Project); Mr. Craig Schrimsher (President of North American Manufacturing, BraunAbility); Ms. Julie Howell (Associate Legislative Director for Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of America)
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Budget Hearing – Department of State and Related Programs
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice
Witness: Marco Rubio (Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State)
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“Mass Gathering Events: Assessing Security Coordination and Preparedness”
Emergency Management and Technology (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Donald Barnes (Sheriff-Coroner, Orange County Sheriff's Department); Mr. John Junell (Chief Security Officer, Live Nation Entertainment); Mr. Jeremy Hammond (Assistant Commissioner, Southeastern Conference)
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Oversight hearing titled “Unleashing a Golden Age: Examining the Use of Federal Lands to Power American Technological Innovation.”
Oversight and Investigations (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324HR Longworth House Office Building · Notice
Witnesses: Mr. Greg Osuri (Founder and CEO, Akash Network); Mr. Kyle Hart (Mid-Atlantic Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association); Ms. Emily Arthun (CEO, American Coal Council); Ms. Paige Lambermont (Research Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute)
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)