Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025

2:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine how the corruption of science has impacted public perception and policies regarding vaccines.

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

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine whistleblower allegations that Meta buried child safety research.

Privacy, Technology, and the Law (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 226 Dirksen 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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Exploring State Options in SNAP"

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Chloe Green (Manager, Food and Nutrition Services, American Public Human Services Association); Ms. Korin Schmidt (Director, Wyoming Department of Family Services); Mrs. Joy Bivens (Deputy County Administrator, Health and Human Services, Franklin County, Ohio)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Evaluating the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

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

Witness: Ms. Andrea Gacki (Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN))

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Unmasking Union Antisemitism"

Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Kyle Mann (Senior Staff Attorney, New York Legal Assistance Group); Mr. David Rubinstein (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History, Cornell University); Dr. Joseph McCartin, Ph.D. (Professor of History and Executive Director, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, Georgetown University); Mr. Glenn Taubman (Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Public Safety Communications in the United States

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

Witnesses: Mr. Shannon Dicus (Sheriff, San Bernardino County); Dr. Brian Fontes (Former Chief Executive Officer, National Emergency Number Association); Mr. Steve Newton (Emergency Management Director, Chatham County Emergency Operations Center); Mr. Randall Wright (Executive Director, WUFT/WRUF, Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, and Project Beacon, University of Florida)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight hearing on: “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests”

Federal Lands (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Mr. Tom Schultz (Chief, U.S. Forest Service)

10:30 AM ET · Markup

Various Measures

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

11:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill

House Appropriations Committee · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Promoting the Health of the Banking Sector: Reforming Resolution and Broadening Funding Access for Long-Term Resilience

Financial Institutions (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bill: H.R. 3234

Witnesses: Mr. Dory Wiley (President and Chief Executive Officer, Commerce Street Holdings); Mr. James Barresi (Partner, Squire Patton Boggs); Dr. Norbert Michel (Vice President and Director, Cato Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives); Mr. Robert James (President and Chief Executive Officer, Carver Financial Corporation); Mr. Hugh Carney (Executive Vice President of Financial Institution Policy and Regulatory Affairs, American Bankers Association)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Better Meals, Fewer Pills: Making Our Children Healthy Again”

Health Care and Financial Services (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Dorothy Fink, M.D. (Acting Assistant Secretary for Health / Head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services); Dr. Eve Stoody, Ph.D. (Director, Nutrition Guidance and Analysis Division / Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Building the American Dream: Examining Affordability, Choice, and Security in Appliance and Buildings Policies.”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Buddy Hughes (Chairman of the Board, National Home Builders Association); Ms. Kara Saul-Rinaldi (Chief Policy Officer, Building Performance Association); Mr. Jim Steffes (Senior Vice President, Regulatory, Policy and Advocacy, Washington Gas); Mr. Ben Lieberman (Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes H.R. 3654 (Rep. Randall), “Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act” H.R. 3903 (Rep. Begich), “Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025” H.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act” H.R. 4463 (Rep. Norman), To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993

Indian and Insular Affairs (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 3654, H.R. 3903, H.R. 3925, H.R. 4463, H.R. 681

Witnesses: Ralph Norman (Member of Congress); Jay Obernolte (Member of Congress); Cheryl Andrews-Maltais (Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)); William Keating (Member of Congress); Nicholas Begich (Member of Congress); Emily Randall (Member of Congress); Mr. Bryan Mercier (Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs); Mr. John Crockett (Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest Service); Mr. Joe Maarango (Councilman, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation); Brian Harris (Chief, Catawba Nation); and 2 more

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Untapped Talent in America: Removing Barriers to Work and Supporting Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities

Social Security (House Ways and Means Committee) · Notice

2:15 PM ET · Hearing

Exploring the Economic Potential of the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance

Oversight and Investigations (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1334HR Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Autumn Hanna (Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense); Mr. Jerry Taylor (Garfield County Commissioner, National Association of Counties); Mrs. Diana Furchtgott-Roth (Director, Heritage Foundation Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment); Mr. Dustin Meyer (Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute)