Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SH-219.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine platform power as section 230 turns 30.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.

Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife (Senate Environment and Public Works Committee) · 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

To receive a closed briefing on the current situation in the Middle East.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 217 Capitol Visitor Center (Senate side) · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret government spending to light, including S.766, to require an annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and behind schedule, S.872, to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, S.4059, to provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, S.4130, to pub a public price tag on all projects supported with taxpayer dollars, and S.1199, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs.

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · 428A Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 1199, S. 4059, S. 4130, S. 766, S. 872

4:00 PM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, S.410, to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, S.649, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, S.1116, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, S.1657, to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, S.1665, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure veterans of secrecy oath programs receive the full benefits they have earned, S.1726, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs definition of "medical services" includes medically necessary automobile adaptations, S.1868, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access by veterans to critical access hospitals and affiliated clinics under the Veterans Community Care Program, S.2061, to require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces, S.2220, to expand presumptions of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances, S.2264, to improve the emergency management capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.2309, to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, S.2328, to authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, S.2333, to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, S.2397, to require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to the provision of health care through community care providers, S.2683, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, S.2807, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the applicability of the authority to reconsider decisions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the Army to inter remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, S.2981, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of prosthetic and rehabilitative items and services by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3033, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish partnerships between medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and medical facilities in rural areas, S.3119, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for members of the Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on a space-available basis, S.3138, to amend title 38, United States Code, to include adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities in the medical services furnished to eligible veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S.3303, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish or enhance a community integration platform for services for veterans, to require the collection from veterans of information related to social determinants of health, S.3758, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make opioid overdose rescue medications available to veterans and their caregivers, and a committee resolution.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 418 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 1116, S. 1657, S. 1665, S. 1726, S. 1868, S. 2061 and 17 more

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 2, Morning Session)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2008 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Joseph Rupnick (Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation); Cody Shambo (Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community); Ryman LeBeau (Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe); Lonna Street (Chairperson, Spirit Lake Tribe); Frank Star Comes Out (President, Oglala Sioux Tribe); Michael Conners (Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe); Cheyenne Robinson (Treasurer, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska); Mike Natchees (Vice Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation); Michael Dolson (Chairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation); Peter Lengkeek (Chairman, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe); and 12 more

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office

Legislative Branch (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Phillip Swagel (Director, Congressional Budget Office); Ms. Orice Williams Brown (Acting Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office)

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe

House Armed Services Committee · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Daniel Zimmerman (Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense); General Alexus Grynkewich (Commander, U.S. European Command)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight of the Export-Import Bank

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

Witness: John Jovanovic (President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States)

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

Restoring Mission Focus at the State Department: Authority, Accountability, and the Role of the Foreign Service

House Foreign Affairs Committee · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Jason Evans (Under Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of State); Jason Evans (Under Secretary of State for Management, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 6916, Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025; 2) H.R. 428, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025; 3) H.R. 1722, Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025; 4) H.R. 4642, Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act; 5) H.R. 2069, Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025; 6) H.R. 7934, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2026; 7) H.R. 2766, Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act; 8) H.R. 5525, Stop DC Capital Authoritarian Motorvehicle Enforcement and Restoration of Autonomy (CAMERA) Act; 9) H.R. 6399, To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Highland City, Utah; 10) Several postal naming measures.

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

Bills: H.R. 1722, H.R. 2069, H.R. 2766, H.R. 428, H.R. 4642, H.R. 5525 and 4 more

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup of Various Measures

House House Administration Committee · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1329, H.R. 5891, H.R. 6028

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative hearing on six bills: • H.R. 3286 (Rep. Guthrie), “Mammoth Cave National Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025” • H.R. 4290 (Rep. Vasquez), “Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 4716 (Rep. Owens), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the Secretary of the Interior to the United States Postal Service for construction of a post office, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5555 (Rep. Panetta), “Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act” • H.R. 6062 (Rep. Moore of WV), To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes. • H.R. 7031 (Rep. Fulcher), “Making National Parks Safer Act”

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

Witnesses: Burgess Owens (Member of Congress); Gabe Vasquez (Member of Congress); Ms. Lee Ann Magoski (President, NENA: The 9-1-1 Association); Jimmy Panetta (Member of Congress); Russ Fulcher (Member of Congress); Riley Moore (Member of Congress); Chris Carn (Mayor, City of Saratoga Springs); Ronald Lindsey (Judge/Executive, Edmonson County); Ms. Tina Cordova (Co-Founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Matt O'Brien (Deputy Executive Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform); Mr. James Rogers (Senior Counsel, America First Legal Foundation); Mr. Thomas Saenz (President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund); Ms. Mandy Drogin (Senior Fellow, Government Reform & Oversight Coalition)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

an Amendment in the Substitute to H.R. 5688, Dalilah's Law

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

Bill: H.R. 5688

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Connecting SBA to Main Street: Examining the SBA Office of Field Operations.”

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

Witness: Ms. Lisa Shimkat (Associate Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Field Operations)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Full Committee Markup

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

Bill: H.R. 7813

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

From the Science Lab to the Medicine Cabinet: How China is Cornering the Market on Our Medicines

House Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee · 390 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Francisco Gimenez (Partner, 8VC); Dr. Jacob Becraft (CEO and Co-Founder, Strand Therapeutics); Mr. Patrick Cashman (President, USAntibiotics); Dr. Marta Wosińska (Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Center on Health Policy at Brookings)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Strengthening Federal Workers' Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access"

Workforce Protections (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Christopher Godfrey (Director of Research, Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group); Mr. Patrick Howe (Executive Vice President of Sales, Nuclear Clear Partners); Mr. Patrick Howe (Executive Vice President, Nuclear Clear Partners); Mr. Robert Johnson (President, Sedgwick Government Solutions); Ms. Stephanie McCloud (Administrator and CEO, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape

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

Witnesses: Dr. David H. Aizuss, MD (Chair, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association); Ms. Barbara Merrill (CEO, American Network of Community Options and Resources); Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA (Neurosurgeon, University of California San Francisco Health); Mr. R. Shawn Martin (Executive Vice President and CEO, American Academy of Family Physicians); Mr. Richard Pollack (President and CEO, American Hospital Association); Ms. Elizabeth Mitchell (President and CEO, Purchaser Business Group on Health)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

H.R: 6733, the “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R.6580, the “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R.6755, the “Accountable Leadership for Veterans Act of 2025”; H.R.6599, the “Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025”; H.R.6583, the “Research Reform Act of 2025”; H.R. 6549, the “VA Contracting and Procurement Act”; H.R.6740, the “VA TRUST Act”; H.R. 6764, the “Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025”; H.R. 6904, the “Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act of 2025”; H.R. 6843, the “Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025”; H.R. 6861, the “Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act”; H.R. 6833, the “Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025”; H.R.2303, the “Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act”; H.R.210, the “Dental Care for Veterans Act”; H.R.3183, the “SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025”; H.R.5203, “To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes”; H.R.4114, the “EVEST Act”; H.R.3869, the “Every Veteran Housed Act”; H.R.1732, the “GUARD VA Benefits Act”; H.R.2722, the “VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act”; H.R.1391, the “Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025”; H.R.4876, the “Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act”; Discussion Draft, the “Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act”; Discussion Draft: the “Toxic Exposure Advisory Committee Establishment Act”; Discussion Draft, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Advisory Committee on Toxic Exposure of the Department of Veterans Affair”; Discussion Draft: the “Honor Vets Act”; Discussion Draft, “To provide for the modernization of the electronic health record system and other health information technology activities and systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes

House Veterans' Affairs Committee · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1391, H.R. 1732, H.R. 210, H.R. 2303, H.R. 2722, H.R. 3183 and 15 more

Witnesses: Ms. Margarita Devlin (Acting Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Dr. Thomas O'Toole (Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Dr. Thomas O'Toole (Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Phil Christy (Chief Acquisition Officer, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

11:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Architect of the Capitol

Legislative Branch (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Mr. Thomas Austin (Architect of the Capitol)

1:00 PM ET · Hearing

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 2, Afternoon Session)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2008 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Cory Blankenship (Executive Director, Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)); Kristopher Peters (Chairman, Squaxin Island Tribe); Quintin Swanson (Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe); Guy Capoeman (President, Quinault Indian Nation); Louie Ungaro (Councilman, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe); Joe Davis (Chairman, Hoopa Valley Tribe); Jon Panamaroff (Co-Chair, Native American Contractors Association); Cody Desautel (President, Intertribal Timber Council); Ira Matt (Executive Director, Indigenous Diplomacy and Federal Relations, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO)); Jeremy Takala (Tribal Councilman, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation); and 12 more

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Revisiting the Treasury-Fed Accord

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

Witnesses: Dr. Jeffrey Lacker (Senior Affiliated Scholar, The Mercatus Center at George Mason University); Dr. Jeffrey Huther (Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University); Mr. Thomas Hoenig (Distinguished Senior Fellow, The Mercatus Center at George Mason University); Mr. William English (Eugene F. Williams, Jr. Professor of the Practice, Yale School of Management)

2:00 PM ET · Meeting

Securing U.S. Leadership of Communications Technology

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

Witnesses: Ms. Fiona Alexander (Distinguished Policy Strategist-in-Residence, SIS, American University); Mr. Dave Cavossa (President, Commercial Space Federation); Mr. George John (Partner, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells); Mr. Steve Lang (Senior Advisor, Crest Hill Advisors)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers”

Oversight (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Franklin Camargo (Prager University Foundation); Ms. Gina D'Andrea (General Counsel, America First Policy Institute); Mr. Thomas Padden (Former Director, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force); Mr. Josh Blackman (Professor, South Texas College of Law)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment

Health (House Ways and Means Committee) · 1100 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Ms. Ashli Littleton (Certified Kidney Health Coach and Ambassador, American Kidney Fund); Dr. Robert Taylor (Chief Medical Officer, DCI); Mr. John Butler (President and CEO, Akebia Therapeutics); Dr. Suzanne Watnick (Health Policy Scholar, American Society of Nephrology); Ms. Ashli Littleton (Home Dialysis Patient)

3:00 PM ET · Hearing

Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise

Readiness (House Armed Services Committee) · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command – Challenges and Resource Priorities for Fiscal Year 2027

Intelligence and Special Operations (House Armed Services Committee) · Notice

Witnesses: Admiral Frank Bradley (Commander, United States Special Operations Command); Derrick Anderson (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Office of the Secretary of Defense)