Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Seval Oz, of California, and Michael Rutherford, of Florida, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Transportation.

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine challenges to meeting increased electricity demand.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider pending calendar nominations; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine dismantling transnational criminal organizations in the Americas.

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

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Craig Trainor, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department 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

2:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine choice and literacy, focusing on empowering families for better educational results.

Education and the American Family (Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee) · 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine United States diplomatic strategies for a dynamic Middle East.

Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (Senate Foreign Relations Committee) · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine ending illegal discrimination and preferences, focusing on enforcing our civil rights laws.

the Constitution (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine innovation in the crosshairs, focusing on countering China's industrial espionage.

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · 428A Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · 328A Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the road ahead, focusing on proposals to improve America's transportation infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure (Senate Environment and Public Works Committee) · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

4:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of John Bartrum, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Jeremiah Workman, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 418 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

9:30 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 1319 the "Modern Worker Empowerment Act"; H.R. 1320 the "Modern Worker Security Act"; H.R. 4366 the "Save Local Business Act"; H.R. 4312 the "Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act"; H.R. 4307 the "Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act"

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

Bills: H.R. 1319, H.R. 1320, H.R. 4307, H.R. 4312, H.R. 4366

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12"

House Agriculture Committee · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Patrick Hord (Vice President, National Pork Producers Council); Mr. Matt Schuiteman (Farmer, Board Member, Iowa Farm Bureau); Ms. Holly Cook (Economist, National Pork Producers Council); Mr. Travis Cushman (Deputy General Counsel, Litigation & Public Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation); Ms. Lilly Rocha (Executive Director, Latino Restaurant Association); Mrs. Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (Professor & Extension Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Department of Agricultural Economics)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

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

House Appropriations Committee · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

Reforming Defense Acquisition to Deliver Capability at the Speed of Relevance

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

Witnesses: Michael Duffey (Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Office of the Secretary of Defense); Mr. William Bailey (Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics), Department of the Air Force); Mr. Jesse Tolleson, Jr. (Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Department of the Army); Major General Stephen Purdy, Jr. (Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Space Acquisition and Integration), Department of the Air Force); Mr. Jason Potter (Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition), Department of the Navy)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

FY26 State Department Posture: Bureau of Political Affairs

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

Witness: Allison Hooker (Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Markup of Two Bills

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

Bills: H.R. 4273, H.R. 4312

10:00 AM ET · Markup

FC Markup on: • H.R. 178 (Rep. McClintock), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. • H.R. 179 (Rep. McClintock), “Proven Forest Management Act of 2025” • H.R. 345 (Rep. Harder), “Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025” • H.R. 528 (Rep. Pettersen), “Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 839 (Rep. Arrington), To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. • H.R. 1045 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025” • H.R. 1276 (Rep. Comer), To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. • H.R. 2290 (Rep. Dingell), “World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act” • H.R. 2294 (Rep. Ezell), To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. • H.R. 2302 (Rep. McClintock), “Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025” • H.R. 2400 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025” • H.R. 3620 (Rep. Begich), “Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025” • H.R. 3857 (Rep. Hurd), “Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025” • H.R. 4285 (Rep. Maloy), "Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act" or the "STARS Act."

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

Bills: H.R. 1045, H.R. 1276, H.R. 178, H.R. 179, H.R. 2290, H.R. 2294 and 8 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Fixing Emergency Management: Examining Improvements to FEMA's Disaster Response"

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Mr. David Richardson (Senior Official Performing the Duties of FEMA Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

10:00 AM ET · HearingPostponed

“American Resilience: Examining SBA Disaster Assistance Programs”

Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations (House Small Business Committee) · 2360 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies

House Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee · 210 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Rahm Emanuel (Former United States Ambassador to Japan); Scott Morrison (Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

Markup on: H.R. 740, Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025; H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion Act of 2025; H. R. 3400, the Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act; H. R. 3726, Fisher House Availability Act of 2025; H. R. 3767, Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025; H.R. 2605, Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act; H.R. 2137, Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025; H. R. 3123, Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act; H.R. 3834, Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act; H.R. 3854, Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act; H.R. 3951, Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025; H.R. 3483, Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions Act of 2025; H.R. 3482, Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act; H. R. 3494, VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act; H.R. 3455, Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025; H.R. 2334, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter’s rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a member of the uniformed services; H.R. 2791, To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of housing loan guaranty entitlement available to certain veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H R. 3481, Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025; H.R. 3579, Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act; H.R. 3863, VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act; H.R. 659, Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025; H. R. 2701, Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act; H.R. 2721, Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025; H.R. 2034, Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act; H. R. 2954, Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025; H.R. 3812, Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025; H.R. 2148, Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act; H.R. 4446, FAST VETS Act; Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution FY25; Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution PACT Act.

House Veterans' Affairs Committee · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · HearingCancelled

Today's Reform for Tomorrow's Victory: Strategic Transformation of U.S. Counterintelligence

House Intelligence Committee · HVC-210 Capitol · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Bureau of Counterterrorism FY26 Budget Posture Hearing

Middle East and North Africa (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Mr. Gregory LoGerfo (Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“An Update on Mail Theft and Crime”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Brendan Donahue (Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service); Mr. Julius Rothstein (Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General); Mr. Brian Renfroe (President, National Association of Letter Carriers); Mr. Frank Albergo (President, Postal Police Officers Association); Mr. Anthony Holloway (Chief of Police, St. Petersburg, Florida Police Department)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of Unaccompanied Alien Children – Part I”

Federal Law Enforcement (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Joseph Cuffari (Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)