Congressional Hearings on Thursday, September 18, 2025

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Platte Moring, of South Carolina, to be Inspector General, Kirsten Davies, of Tennessee, to be Chief Information Officer, James Mazol, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Derrick Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the state of K-12 education.

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

9:45 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

Examining Policies to Enhance Seniors’ Access to Breakthrough Medical Technologies

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

Bills: H.R. 3826, H.R. 842

Witnesses: Mr. Roger Royse (Patient Advocate and Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP); Dr. Diana Zuckerman (President, National Center for Health Research); Dr. Todd Brinton (Corporate Vice President, Advanced Technology, and Chief Scientific Officer, Edwards Lifesciences); Mr. David Lipschutz (Co-Director of Law and Policy, Center for Medicare Advocacy); Mr. Stephen Ezell (Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"USDA's Rural Development: Delivering Vital Programs and Services to Rural America"

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mrs. Bette Brand (Former Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture); Paul Heimel (County Commissioner, Potter County, Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners); Ms. Lynne Forbes (Executive Director, South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG)); Xochitl Torres Small (Former Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Fraud in Focus: Exposing Financial Threats to American Families

Oversight and Investigations (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Kate Griffin (Director, National Task Force on Fraud and Scam Prevention, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program); Mr. Ian Bednowitz (General Manager, LifeLock at Gen); Mr. Paul Benda (Executive Vice President, Risk, Fraud & Cybersecurity, American Bankers Association); Ms. Carla Sanchez-Adams (Senior Attorney, National Consumer Law Center)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Oversight of the District of Columbia”

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

Witnesses: Ms. Muriel Bowser (Mayor, District of Columbia); Mr. Gregory Jackson, Jr. (Former Deputy Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Special Assistant to the President); Mr. Brian Schwalb (Attorney General, District of Columbia); Mr. Phil Mendelson (Council Chairman, District of Columbia)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Invasion of the Homeland: How China is Using Illegal Marijuana to Build a Criminal Network Across America”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Christopher Urben (Private Citizen, Former Agent, Drug Enforcement Administration); Mr. Donnie Anderson (Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics); Mr. Paul Larkin (Private Citizen)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act” • H.R. 2196 (Rep. Hudson), To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. • H.R. 4284 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Small Cemetery Conveyance Act” • H.R. 4386 (Rep. Walberg), To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to clarify entrance privileges for vehicles with respect to the America the Beautiful interagency pass. • H.R. 4467 (Rep. Thompson of MS), “Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act” • H.R. 5131 (Rep. Begich), “Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025”.

Federal Lands (House Natural Resources Committee) · Notice

Witnesses: Teresa Leger Fernandez (Member of Congress); Tim Walberg (Member of Congress); Nicholas Begich (Member of Congress); Troy Nehls (Member of Congress); Brigadier General David Zinn (Director of Training, G-3/5/7 Training Directorate, United States Army); Mr. Mike Caldwell (Associate Director - Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service); Mr. Bill Alexander (Chief Executive Officer, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund); Mr. James Robinson (Chief, Thompson Valley EMS); Mr. Candido Archuleta (Director of Operations and Programs, Albuquerque, NM); Ms. Bess Averett (Executive Director, Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park & Campaign); and 1 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“AI at a Crossroads: A Nationwide Strategy or Californication?”

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. David Bray (Loomis Council Member & Distinguished Fellow); Mr. Kevin Frazier (AI Innovation and Law Fellow); Mr. Adam Thierer (Senior Technology & Innovation Fellow); Mr. Neil Richards (Koch Distinguished Professor in Law)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Igniting America's Energy Future: The Promise and Progress of Fusion Power

Energy (House Science, Space, and Technology Committee) · 2318 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Stephanie Diem (Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison); Dr. Will Regan (Founder & President, Pacific Fusion); Dr. Troy Carter (Director of Fusion Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory); Dr. Bob Mumgaard (Co-Founder and CEO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Unlocking the Next Generation of AI in the U.S. Financial System for Consumers, Businesses, and Competitiveness

Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1734, H.R. 2152, H.R. 4801

Witnesses: Dr. Nicol Turner Lee (Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution); Mr. Daniel Gorfine (Founder & CEO, Gattaca Horizons; Former Chief Innovation Officer & Director of LabCFTC); Mr. Matthew Reisman (Director, Privacy and Data Policy, Center for Information Policy Leadership); Dr. David Cox (Vice President, AI Models, IBM Director, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab); Dr. Christian Lau (Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Dynamo AI)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Examining Solutions to Expedite Broadband Permitting

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

Bills: H.R. 278, H.R. 339

Witnesses: Mr. Jonathan Spalter (President & CEO, USTelecom—The Broadband Association); Mr. Patrick Halley (President & CEO, Wireless Infrastructure Association); Ms. Staci Pies (Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy, INCOMPAS); Mr. Drew Garner (Director of Policy Engagement, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society)