Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

11:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine from high-risk to high reward, focusing on implementing GAO recommendations for a more accountable government.

Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) · 342 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

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine ensuring fair access to banking, focusing on policy levers and legislative solutions.

Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection (Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee) · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Deposition (CLOSED)

Oversight and Investigations (House Intelligence Committee) · HVC-304 U.S. Capitol · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Various Measures

House Financial Services Committee · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1078, H.R. 1181, H.R. 3959, H.R. 4130, H.R. 4646, H.R. 5577 and 14 more

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

“Benched: The Crisis in American Youth Sports and Its Cost to Our Future”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Steve Boyle (Co-Founder & Executive Director, 2-4-1 Sports); Mr. Tom Farrey (Executive Director, Sports & Society Program, Aspen Institute); Ms. Katherine Van Dyck, J.D. (Senior Fellow, American Economic Liberties); Mr. John O'Sullivan (Chief Executive Officer, Changing the Game Project)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

Europe (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Christopher Walker (Vice President, Center for European Policy Analysis); Ms. Laura Cooper (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University); Mr. Craig Singleton (China Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses”

The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Aurelien Portuese (Research Professor and Founding Director, George Washington Competition & Innovation Lab); Mr. Roger Alford (Professor of Law, Notre Dame University); Mr. Dirk Auer (Director of Competition Policy, International Center for Law & Economics); Mr. Shanker Singham (Chief Executive Officer, Competere Ltd.)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"The State of American Aviation"

Aviation (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Bryan Bedford (Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, United States Department of Transportation)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“American Resilience: Examining the SBA Disaster Assistance Program.”

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

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States

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

Witnesses: Ms. Jennifer Manner (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and International Strategy, AST SpaceMobile); Captain Jack Varnado (President, APCO International); Mr. Matthew Gerst (Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP); Dr. Jeannette Sutton (Associate Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity University at Albany)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025” • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act” • H.R. 5576 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), “Geothermal Gold Book Development Act” • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), “Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act” • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act”

Energy and Mineral Resources (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1334 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1077, H.R. 1687, H.R. 301, H.R. 398, H.R. 5576, H.R. 5587 and 3 more

Witnesses: Dr. Bryant Jones (Executive Director, Geothermal Rising); Mr. Jon Raby (Nevada State Director, Bureau of Land Management); Jeff Hurd (Member of Congress); Russ Fulcher (Member of Congress); Ms. Kerry Rohrmeier (Nevada Climate & Energy Strategy Director, The Nature Conservancy); Susie Lee (Member of Congress); Celeste Maloy (Member of Congress); Mr. Tim Latimer (Co-Founder & CEO, Fervo Energy); Yassamin Ansari (Member of Congress); Mr. Paul Thomsen (Vice President of Business Development, Ormat Technologies, Inc.)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Detrimental Delays: Reviewing Payment Failures in VA’s Education Programs

Economic Opportunity (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Margarita Devlin (Acting Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Justin Parke (Managing Director, Digital GI Bill Program Manager, Accenture Federal Services); Ms. Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann (Director, Government & Legislative Affairs, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors); Mr. Kenneth Smith (Executive Director at Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Partisan and Profitable: The SPLC’s Influence on Federal Civil Rights Policy”

The Constitution and Limited Government (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Amanda Tyler (Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee); Mr. Andrew Sypher (Executive Vice President of Field Operations, Turning Point USA); Mr. Tony Perkins (President, Family Research Council); Mr. Tyler O'Neil (Senior Editor, The Daily Signal)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

"Changes in Maritime Technology: Can the Coast Guard Keep Up?"

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Rear Admiral David Barata (Deputy Commandant for Operations Policy, United States Coast Guard); Mrs. Heidi Perry (Chair, Naval Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine); Rear Admiral Jason Tama (Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command, United States Coast Guard); Mr. Andrew Von Ah (Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office)

2:00 PM ET · Meeting

H.R. 498 – Do No Harm in Medicaid Act; H.R. 3492 – Protect Children's Innocence Act; H.R. 6703 – Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

House Rules Committee · H-313 Capitol · Notice

Bills: H.R. 3492, H.R. 498, H.R. 6703