Congressional Hearings on Thursday, July 31, 2025

9:15 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Powers, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary, Amy Henninger, of Virginia, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, David Denton, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, and Benjamin Kohlmann, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the Department of Defense.

Senate Armed Services Committee · G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to markup an original bill entitled, "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026", and an original bill entitled, "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026".

Senate Appropriations Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

9:45 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, and Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services.

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador, and Gustav Chiarello III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Michael Stuart, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Derek Theurer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Jonathan Davidson.

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine making health care affordable, focusing on solutions to lower costs and empower patients.

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