Congressional Hearings on Thursday, June 12, 2025

9:30 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, to be Associate Attorney General, Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Bart McKay Davis, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho, David Metcalf, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, 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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, and Craig Trainor, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029, Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and David Peters, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine conflicts over ocean resources.

Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries (Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee) · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Treasury and tax reform.

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Arthur Fisher, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Roman Pipko, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, Stacey Feinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Nicholas Merrick, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, all of the Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

FY 2026 Budget Request for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (CLOSED)

House Intelligence Committee · Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence); Dustin Gard-Weiss (Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security)

9:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill

House Appropriations Committee · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster Youth

Work and Welfare (House Ways and Means Committee) · 2020 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ramond Nelson (Lived Experience Leader, Foster Club); Lisa Guillette (Executive Director, Foster Forward); Maggie Stevens, Ed.D. (President and CEO, Foster Success); Kimberely Webb (Youth in Foster Care)

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request

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

Witnesses: Pete Hegseth (U.S. Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense); General Dan Caine (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Evaluating the Defense Production Act

National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bill: H.R. 3074

Witnesses: Mr. William Russell (Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office); Mr. Adam G. Levin (Analyst in Economic Development Policy, Congressional Research Service (CRS))

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Bureau of Industry and Security FY26 Budget: Export Controls and the AI Arms Race

South and Central Asia (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Jeffrey Kessler (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors”

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

Witnesses: Tim Walz (Governor, State of Minnesota); Kathy Hochul (Governor, State of New York); JB Pritzker (Governor, State of Illinois); Ms. Skye Perryman (President and Chief Executive Officer, Democracy Forward Foundation)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Security to Model: Securing Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Cybersecurity”

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Kiran Chinnagangannagari (Co-Founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer, Securin Inc.); Mr. Steve Faehl (U.S. Government Security Leader, Microsoft); Mr. Gareth Maclachlan (Chief Product Officer, Trellix); Mr. Jonathan Dambrot (Chief Executive Officer, Cranium AI, Inc.)

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics

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

Witnesses: Mr. William King (Associate Commissioner/Legal Affairs Compliance, Southeastern Conference (SEC)); Ms. Ashley Cozad (Swimming Student Athlete and Division I SAAC Chair, University of North Florida '24); Ms. Sherika Montgomery (Commissioner, Big South Conference); Mr. Ramogi Huma (Executive Director, National College Players Association)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight hearing titled “Examining the President's FY 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior.”

House Natural Resources Committee · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Doug Burgum (Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior)

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Powering Demand: Nuclear Solutions for AI Infrastructure

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

Witnesses: Mr. Pat Schweiger (Chief Technology Officer, Oklo); Ms. Kathleen Barrón (Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Constellation Energy); Dr. Jeremy Renshaw (Executive Director AI & Quantum, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Housing in the Heartland: Addressing our Rural Housing Needs

Housing and Insurance (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. David Garcia (Policy Director, Up for Growth); Mr. Richard Baier (President and Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Bankers Association); Mr. Ian Maute (Director of Development, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation); Mr. David Lipsetz (President and Chief Executive Officer, Housing Assistance Council)

2:15 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 785, The Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025, H.R. 2068, The Veterans Patient Advocacy Act, H.R. 2605, The Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act, H.R. 3400, The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare (TRAVEL) Act of 2025, Discussion Draft: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes, Discussion Draft: The VA Data Transparency and Trust Act, Discussion Draft: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose PTSD in veterans, Discussion Draft: The Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025, Discussion Draft: The Fisher House Availability Act of 2025, H.R. 1404, The CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act of 2025, H.R. 2148, The Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act, Discussion Draft: The VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act

Health (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Antoinete Shappell (Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Veteran Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Cole Lyle (Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion); Mr. David Coker (President, Fisher House Foundation); Mr. John Schmitt (CEO, iXpressGenes); Mr. Randy Johnson; Dr. Isle Wiechers (Deputy Executive Director, VHA Office of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs); Mrs. Caira Benson (Caregiver Fellow, Elizabeth Dole Foundation)