Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, and Michael G. Waltz, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, and to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, all of the Department of State.

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

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine smash and grab, focusing on criminal networks and organized theft.

Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine voices of the vaccine injured.

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

3:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine stakeholder perspectives on Federal oversight of digital commodities.

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

"Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture: The Role of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)"

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Jamie Retallick (Director/Professor, Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory); Dr. Terry Hensley (Assistant Lab Director - Diagnostic Services, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory); Dr. Rodger Main (Professor & Director of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University); Dr. Annette Jones (Director and California State Veterinarian, Animal Health and Food Safety Services, California Department of Food and Agriculture)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

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

Bill: H.R. 3838

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Dodd-Frank Turns 15: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead

House Financial Services Committee · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1606, H.R. 1652, H.R. 1653, H.R. 2183, H.R. 2331, H.R. 2478 and 10 more

Witnesses: Mrs. Lindsey Johnson (President and Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Bankers Association); Ken Bentsen (President and Chief Executive Officer, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association); Mr. Tom Quaadman (Chief of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Investment Company Institute); Dr. Paul Kupiec (Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute); Mr. Dennis Kelleher (Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Better Markets)

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains

East Asia and Pacific (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Frank Fannon (Managing Director, Fannon Global Advisors); José Fernandez (Former Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, U.S. Department of State); Joseph Manchin (Former U.S. Senator for West Virginia)

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

"Surveillance, Sabotage, and Strikes: Industry Perspectives on How Drone Warfare Abroad Is Transforming Threats at Home"

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

Witnesses: Mr. Tom Walker (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DroneUp); Mr. Brett Feddersen (Vice President, Strategy and Government Relations, D-Fend Solutions); Mr. Church Hutton (Chief Growth Officer, AeroVironment, Inc.); Mr. Michael Robbins (President and CEO, Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Bankruptcy Law: Overview and Legislative Reforms”

The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Douglas Baird (Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School); Paul Black (Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court); Michelle Harner (Bankruptcy Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court); Ms. Melissa Jacoby (Graham Kenan Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Dr. Edith Hotchkiss (Professor of Finance, Boston College); Ms. Megan Murray (Attorney and Founding Shareholder, Underwood Murray)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Markup of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4275, the "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025"

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · HearingPostponed

"A Voice for Small Business: How the SBA Office of Advocacy is Cutting Red Tape"

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

Witness: Mr. Chip Bishop (Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration)

10:15 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

“Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology”

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

Witnesses: Dr. Robert Groves (Interim President, Georgetown University); Dr. Rich Lyons (Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley); Mr. Matt Nosanchuk (Principal, Mattnos Strategies and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education); Dr. Félix Matos Rodríguez (Chancellor, The City University of New York)

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Business Meeting

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

10:15 AM ET · Markup

Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 281 (Rep. Hageman), “Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 281 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 435 (Rep. Issa), “Direct Hire To Fight Fires” • H.R. 556 (Rep. Wittman), “Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 556 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 831 (Rep. Calvert), “Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025” • H.R. 1676 (Rep. Donalds), “Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025” • H.R. 1809 (Rep. Quigley), “Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act” • H.R. 2293 (Rep. Ezell), “Cormorant Relief Act of 2025” • H.R. 2405 (Rep. Barr), “The White Oak Resilience Act” • H.R. 2462 (Rep. Rose), “Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 2462 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 2860 (Rep. Larsen) “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 3187 (Rep. Hill), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes • H.R. 3858 (Rep. Dingell), “Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025”

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

Bills: H.R. 1676, H.R. 1809, H.R. 2293, H.R. 2405, H.R. 2462, H.R. 281 and 6 more

10:30 AM ET · Markup

Markup of One Bill

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (House Energy and Commerce Committee) · Notice

Bill: H.R. 4312

11:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Bill

National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

12:00 PM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

FY26 State Department Posture: Management and Resources

House Foreign Affairs Committee · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Michael Rigas (Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Case by Case: Returning Parole to Its Proper Purpose”

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ken Cuccinelli (Senior Fellow for Immigration and Homeland Security, Center for Renewing America); Steve Camarota, PhD (Director of Research, Center for Immigration Studies); Mr. Charles Marino (Did Not Testify) (Private Citizen, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security); Mr. David Bier (Private Citizen)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda”

Oversight (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Luis C.deBaca (Former Ambassador-At-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, United States Department of State); Mr. Tyler O'Neil (Author and Senior Editor, The Daily Signal); Mr. Scott Walter (President, Capital Research Center); Mr. Mike Gonzalez (Senior Fellow, The Heritage Foundation)

2:15 PM ET · Hearing

Oversight: Right Time, Right Place, Right Treatment with VA Community Care

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

Witnesses: Ms. Dallas Knight (Founder & President, Operation Juliet, Army Combat Veteran); Dr. Kyleanne Hunter (Chief Executive Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); Dr. Meaghan Mobbs (Director, Center for American Safety and Security. Independent Women’s Forum); Ms. Amanda Newman (Chief Executive Officer, Western Illinois Home Health Care); Ms. Kristina Keenan (Director of National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars)