Congressional Hearings on Thursday, June 5, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Army 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

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin Rhodes, of Florida, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Penny Schwinn, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary, and Kimberly Richey, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, both of the Department of Education, and Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, and David Keeling, of Kentucky, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.1829, to combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry, and the nominations of Stanley Woodward, Jr., of the District of Columbia, and Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, and David Charles Waterman, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, all of the Department of Justice, 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 · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

Bill: S. 1829

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.1397, to require the Secretary of State to establish a quantum cooperation program to enhance international cooperation in quantum information science, S.1463, to allow the Secretary of the Interior to enter into memoranda of understanding for the purpose of scientific and technical cooperation in the mapping of critical minerals and rare earth elements, S.1478, to provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully detaining United States nationals for political leverage, S.1579, to provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as international organizations for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, S.1731, to require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy in response to the global basing intentions of the People's Republic of China, S.1780, to provide for congressional oversight of security assistance to Mexico, S.1801, to facilitate the development of a whole-of-government strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports, S.Res.227, condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, against Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all remaining hostages and return them to safety, S.1900, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to pursue more equitable treatment of Taiwan at the international financial institutions, S.1883, to require the executive branch to develop a whole-of-government strategy to disrupt growing cooperation among the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which are the foremost adversaries of the United States, and mitigate the risks posed to the United States, and the nominations of Joel Rayburn, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Chris Pratt, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, and Michael DeSombre, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, all of the Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 116 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

Bills: S. 1397, S. 1463, S. 1478, S. 1579, S. 1731, S. 1780 and 4 more

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

FY 2026 Budget Request for the Military Services (CLOSED)

Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture (House Intelligence Committee) · Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Lieutenant General Leah Lauderback (Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, United States Air Force); Major General Gregory Gagnon (Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, United States Space Force); Lieutenant General Melvin Carter (Deputy Commandant for Information, United States Marine Corps); Lieutenant General Anthony Hale (Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, United States Army); Vice Admiral Karl Thomas (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare / Director Naval Intelligence, United States Navy)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Supporting Farmers, Strengthening Conservation, Sustaining Working Lands"

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Tim Fink (Policy Director, American Farmland Trust); Mr. Russell Boening (President, Texas Farm Bureau); Mr. Christopher McLeland (Managing Director of Agriculture Programs, Ducks Unlimited); Dr. Dan Sebert (Senior Advisor and Former Executive Director, National Watershed Coalition); Ms. Nicole Galase (Managing Director, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

The Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2026 Posture

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

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Framework for the Future: Reviewing Data Privacy in Today's Financial System

Financial Institutions (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Rebecca Kuehn (Partner, Hudson Cook, LLP); Ms. Zoë Strickland (Senior Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum (FPF)); Ms. Jennifer Huddleston (Fellow in Technology Policy, Cato Institute); Mr. Scott Talbott (Executive Vice President, Electronic Transactions Association); Mr. Andrew Morris (Director of Innovation and Technology, America's Credit Unions (ACU))

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Yll Bajraktari (President, Special Competitive Studies Project); Ms. Linda Miller (Founder and Chief Growth Officer, TrackLight); Mr. Adam Thierer (Senior Research Fellow, R Street Institute); Mr. Bhavin Shah (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Moveworks); Mr. Bruce Schneier (Fellow and Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Subcommittee Markup of 13 Bills

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

Bills: H.R. 1047, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3015, H.R. 3062, H.R. 3109, H.R. 3157 and 7 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Foreign Influence on American’s Data Through the CLOUD Act”

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

Witnesses: Ms. Susan Landau (Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Department of Computer Science, Tufts University); Mr. Gregory Nojeim (Senior Counsel and Director, Security and Surveillance Project, Center for Democracy and Technology); Mr. Richard Salgado (Founder, Salgado Strategies LLC, Lecturer at Stanford and Harvard Law Schools); Ms. Caroline Wilson Palow (Legal Director and General Counsel, Privacy International)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"The Future of the Coast Guard: Review of Coast Guard Programs and Structure"

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Admiral Kevin Lunday (Acting Commandant, United States Coast Guard)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Investing in America: How Private Equity Empowers Main Street”

Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access (House Small Business Committee) · 2360 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Jordan Bastable (Co-Founder and Managing Director, LongWater); Ms. Sarah Fields (CEO, Jetta Corporation); Ms. Senofer Mendoza (Founder, General Partner, Mendoza Ventures and the National Advisory Committee for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE))

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Pursuing the Golden Age of Innovation: Strategic Priorities in Biotechnology

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

Witnesses: Dr. Drew Endy (Hoover Institution Science and Senior Fellow, Martin Family Fellow in Undergraduate Education for Bioengineering, Stanford University); Ms. Deborah Gracio (Associate Lab Director, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory); Dr. Stephen Techtmann (Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University); Dr. Kelvin Lee (Institute Director, National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

FY 2026 Budget Request for United States Cyber Command and United States Special Operations Command (CLOSED)

Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture (House Intelligence Committee) · Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Brigadier General Melissa Stone (Director of Intelligence, United States Cyber Command); Brigadier General James Blejski (Director of Intelligence, United States Special Operations Command)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor"

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

Witness: Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor)

10:30 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill

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

11:00 AM ET · Hearing

FY 2026 Budget Request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security (CLOSED)

National Intelligence Enterprise (House Intelligence Committee) · Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Tonya Ugoretz (Assistant Director, Directorate of Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigations); Daniel Tamburello (The Senior Official Performing Duties as Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security)

11:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2026 Request for the Department of Commerce

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Howard Lutnick (Secretary, Department of Commerce)

1:30 PM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Indian Health Service

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2008 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Benjamin Smith (Acting Director, Indian Health Service); Ms. Jillian Curtis (Director, Office of Finance and Accounting, Indian Health Service)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

After Assad: The Future of Syria

Middle East and North Africa (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2200 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Jon Alterman (Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies); Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya (Harold Grinspoon Senior Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy); David Schenker (Taube Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

2:00 PM ET · HearingPostponed

“Among Us: Evaluating Sleeper Cell Activity and Other Subversion and Sabotage Threats”

Counterterrorism and Intelligence (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice