Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, and 10 GSA resolutions; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Bill Bazzi, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, Melinda Hildebrand, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, Todd Wilcox, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary (Diplomatic Security), Riley Barnes, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and Dan Negrea, of Connecticut, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly 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 the nominations of Jennifer Lee Mascott, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Robert P. Chamberlin, and James D. Maxwell II, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., and Harold D. Mooty III, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, and Bill Lewis, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.

Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine protecting older Americans, focusing on leveling the playing field for older workers.

Senate Aging Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine why Congress and NASA must thwart China in the space race.

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

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 1736, (Mr. Pfluger) the “Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act”; H.R. 2212, (Mr. Mackenzie) the “DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program and Law Enforcement Support Act”; H.R. 2259, (Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) the “National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025”; H.R. 2261, (Mr. Hernández) the “Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act”; H.R. 5062, (Ms. Johnson of Texas) the “Pipeline Security Act”; H.R. 5078, (Mr. Ogles) the “Protecting Information by Local Leaders for Agency Resilience Act” or “PILLAR Act”; H.R. 5079, (Mr. Garbarino) the “Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act”;

House Homeland Security Committee · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1736, H.R. 2212, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2261, H.R. 5062, H.R. 5078 and 1 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation”

House Judiciary Committee · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Nigel Farage (Member of Parliament); Mr. Morgan Reed (President, The App Association); Mr. Lorcán Price (Legal Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom International); Mr. David Kaye (Professor, UC Irvine)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

the Fiscal Year 2026 Views and Estimates of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; ANS to H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act of 2025; and ANS to H.R. 5061, the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Wired for Growth: How Expanding Broadband Can Revitalize Rural Small Businesses.”

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

Witnesses: Jimmy Todd (CEO and General Manager, Nex-Tech); Kristi Westbrock (CEO/General Manager, CTC); Jeff Vander Werff (Owner, VWF, LLC); Karen Jackson-Furman (CEO, West Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction"

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Brent Harrison (Superintendent, Saraland City Schools); Dr. Jhanae Wingfield (Assistant Professor of Early Childhood and Literacy Education, Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark); Ms. Chandra Roughton (Founder, Luminous Minds); Dr. Cade Brumley (State Superintendent of Education, State of Louisiana)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Examining Opportunities to Advance American Health Care through the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

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

Witnesses: Mr. Andrew Toy (Chief Executive Officer, Clover Health); Dr. Michelle Mello (Professor of Law, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University); Dr. Vaile Wright (Senior Director, Health Care Innovation, American Psychological Association); Dr. Andrew Ibrahim (Chief Clinical Officer, Viz.ai); Mr. TJ Parker (Lead Investor, General Medicine)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 280 (Rep. Hageman), “Combatting Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025” or the “COAL Act of 2025” • H.R. 1366 (Rep. Amodei), “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2025” • H.R. 3872 (Rep. Fallon), “Mineral Extraction for Renewable Industry and Critical Applications Act of 2025” or the “MERICA Act of 2025” • H.R. 4018 (Rep. Ezell), To unleash America’s offshore critical minerals and resources. • H.R. 4068 (Rep. Collins), “Streamlining NEPA for Coal Act” • H.R. 4090 (Rep. Stauber), To codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes.

Energy and Mineral Resources (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1366, H.R. 280, H.R. 3872, H.R. 4018, H.R. 4068, H.R. 4090

Witnesses: Dr. Steve Feldgus (Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior (Retired)); Mark Amodei (Member of Congress); Harriet Hageman (Member of Congress); Mr. Adam Suess (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of Interior); Mr. Travis Deti (Executive Director, Wyoming Mining Association); Mr. Hans Smit (President & CEO, Ocean Minerals LLC); Ms. Debra Struhsacker (Mining and Public Lands Policy Consultant and Co-Founder, Women's Mining Coalition); Mike Collins (Member of Congress); Pat Fallon (Member of Congress)

10:30 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government Bill

House Appropriations Committee · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · HearingPostponed

“Threats on the Horizon: Closing the C-UAS Authority Gap for State and Local Responders”

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

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2073 (Rep. Newhouse), “Defending our Dams Act”, H.R. 3692 (Rep. Moulton), To reauthorize the Young Fisherman’s Development Act., H.R. 4255 (Rep. Gosar), “Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025”, H.R. 4256 (Rep. Min), “Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025”, and H.R. 4970 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Orland Project Water Management Act”

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Doug LaMalfa (Member of Congress); Dave Min (Member of Congress); Paul Gosar (Member of Congress); Dan Newhouse (Member of Congress); Seth Moulton (Member of Congress); Mike Ezell (Member of Congress); Mr. Dustin Sherer (Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior); Mr. Tom Paterson (President-Elect, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association); Shannon Wheeler (Chairman, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee); Mr. Bill Vanderwaal (General Manager, Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority); and 1 more