Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.291, to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, S.858, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients, S.1341, to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, S.1363, to provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, S.1377, to ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, S.1470, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, S.1787, to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to protect private water rights in the State, S.1860, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Brian Head Town, Utah, certain National Forest System land, S.2015, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western and southeastern United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Indian Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, S.2016, to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, S.2033, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land, S.2262, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to clarify the nature of public investment for purposes of certain rulemaking, S.2273, to amend the Act of July 10, 1890, to modify certain provisions relating to the disposal of public land in the State of Wyoming for educational purposes, S.2546, 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, S.2881, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 1341, S. 1363, S. 1377, S. 1470, S. 1787, S. 1860 and 9 more

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

To receive a closed briefing on the September 2, 2025, boat strike on narco-traffickers in the Caribbean.

Senate Armed Services Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, Brian Charles Lea, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, and Justin R. Olson, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana.

Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.3383, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine S.236, 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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), S.1508, to confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, S.1513, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, S.2735, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee · 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 1508, S. 1513, S. 236, S. 2735, S. 3383

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on evaluating progress, ensuring accountability and results.

Aviation, Space, and Innovation (Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee) · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Meeting

To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

Full Committee Member Day

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

Witnesses: Rashida Tlaib (Member of Congress); Kweisi Mfume (Member of Congress); Bill Foster (Member of Congress); Jared Moskowitz (Member of Congress); David Taylor (Member of Congress); Richard McCormick (Member of Congress)

9:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

“Protecting Consumers and Businesses: Confronting Organized Retail Crime”

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Scott McBride (Chief Global Asset Protection Officer & CSO, American Eagle Outfitters Inc.); Summer Stephan (District Attorney); Mr. Shane Bennett (Principal of Cyber Defense – Theft, Fraud & Abuse, Target); Mr. Chris Spear (President and Chief Executive Officer, American Trucking Association)

10:00 AM ET · HearingPostponed

Advancing National Security through Commercial Diplomacy

East Asia and Pacific (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Jacob Helberg (Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Hearing: “The Future of Constituent Engagement with Congress.”

Modernization and Innovation (House House Administration Committee) · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Beth Noveck (Chief AI Strategist, State of New Jersey); Mr. Ken Ward (Director of House Digital Services, CAO); Mrs. Aubrey Wilson (Director of Global Initiatives, POPVOX Foundation); Dr. Michael Neblo (Professor, The Ohio State Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“The Quantum, AI, and Cloud Landscape: Examining Opportunities, Vulnerabilities, and the Future of Cybersecurity”

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Eddy Zervigon (Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Xchange); Mr. Royal Hansen (Vice President, Safety, and Security Engineering, Google LLC); Mr. Logan Graham, PhD (Department Head, Frontier Red Team, Anthropic PBC); Mr. Michael Coates (Founding Partner, Seven Hill Ventures)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Markup on: • H.R. 1897 (Rep. Westerman), “ESA Amendments Act of 2025” • H.R. 4284 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Small Cemetery Conveyance Act” • H.R. 5103 (Rep. McGuire), “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act” • H.R. 5910 (Rep. Hageman), To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

House Natural Resources Committee · 1324HR Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1897, H.R. 4284, H.R. 5103, H.R. 5910

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Water Resources Development Act of 2026: Stakeholder Priorities"

Water Resources and Environment (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee) · 2167 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Charles Camillo (Executive Vice President, Midwest Flood Control Association); Julie Ufner (President and Chief Executive Officer, National Waterways Conference); Dr. Noel Hacegaba (Chief Operating Officer, Port of Long Beach, California); Bryan Jones (President, Mid-Atlantic Division, HNTB Corporation)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Ensuring Union Leaders Represent Members, Not Agendas”

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

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Examining Biosecurity at the Intersection of AI and Biology

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

Witnesses: Matthew McKnight (General Manager, Ginkgo Biosecurity, Ginkgo Bioworks); Fiona Havers (Former Lead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network Team); James Diggans (Vice President, Policy and Biosecurity, Twist Bioscience Corporation); Jassi Pannu (Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Mexico’s Relationships with the Region

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

Witnesses: Ms. Katherine Dueholm (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State); Mr. Chris Landberg (Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State)

2:00 PM ET · HearingPostponed

“Oversight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives”

Federal Law Enforcement (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2247 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States: “A Scourge Against Humanity: Addressing Human Trafficking at Mass Gatherings”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Jonathan Thompson (Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer, National Sheriffs' Association); Ms. Yasmin Vafa (Executive Director, Rights4Girls); Ms. Eliza McCoy (Vice President, Programs and Impact, American Hotel and Lodging Association Foundation); Ms. Courtney Litvak (Director of Survivor Initiatives, No Trafficking Zone); Megan Lundstrom (Chief Executive Officer, Polaris)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“The Impacts of Temporary Protected Status”

Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. George Fishman (Senior Legal Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies); Mr. Larry Celaschi (Councilman, Borough of Charleroi); Mr. James Rogers (Senior Counsel, America First Legal Foundation); Mr. James Williams (General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades)