Congressional Hearings on Thursday, March 26, 2026

9:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and United States Strategic Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2027 and the future years defense program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.

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

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine Export-Import Bank reauthorization, including S.753, to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to exclude certain financing from the calculation of the default rate for purposes of determining when the lending cap under such Act applies, S.3659, to establish a Strategic Resilience Reserve of the United States, and S.257, to improve the resilience of critical supply chains.

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 257, S. 3659, S. 753

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), and Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, both of the Department of State, and Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine positioning student-athletes for success in school and beyond.

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

10:15 AM ET · Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.545, to prohibit certain uses of xylazine, H.R.2159, to direct the Attorney General of the United States to submit to the Congress a report on Federal criminal offenses, S.2934, to limit the availability of civil actions affected by United States sanctions, and the nominations of Brian Gootkin, to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana, and James Stuart, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota.

Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 2159, S. 2934, S. 545

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Member Day

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Jefferson Van Drew (Member of Congress); Kim Schrier (Member of Congress); Jonathan Jackson (Member of Congress); James Baird (Member of Congress); Mark Messmer (Member of Congress); Jim Costa (Member of Congress); Sylvia Garcia (Member of Congress); Mike Flood (Member of Congress); Raul Ruiz (Member of Congress)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Member Day

Homeland Security (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Member of Congress); Melanie Stansbury (Member of Congress)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The Government Accountability Office’s Assessment of the Federal Buildings Fund

Financial Services and General Government (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. David Morroni (Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office); Mr. David Marroni (Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Innovation at the Speed of Markets: How Regulators Keep Pace with Technology

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

Witnesses: Mr. Jay Gallagher (Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief National Bank Examiner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency); Mr. Ryan Billingsley (Director, Division of Risk Management Supervision, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation); Mr. Randall Guynn (Director, Division of Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board); Ms. Amanda Parkhill (Acting Director, Office of Examinations and Insurance, National Credit Union Administration)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The Best Metric to Reverse the Curse: A 3% Deficit-to-GDP Path to Fiscal Sustainability

House Budget Committee · 210 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Jonathan Burks (Executive Vice President for Economic and Health Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center); Ms. Maya MacGuineas (President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget); Mr. Kurt Couchman (Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy, Americans for Prosperity); Jared Bernstein (Former Chair, Council of Economic Advisors)

10:00 AM ET · MarkupRescheduled

Various Measures

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Leg Hrg on 4 Bills: H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” H.R. 6893 (Rep. Scott of VA), “Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act” H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 H.R. 7889 (Rep. Wittman), “Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025” or the “AWRC Act of 2025”

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Troy Downing (Member of Congress); Robert Scott (Member of Congress); Dr. Tim Petty (Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Dr. Kevin McGuire (Director, Virginia Water Resources Research Center); Mr. Rick Knick (Chairman, Board of Directors, Dry Prairie Rural Water); Mr. Joshua Kurtz (Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources); Megan Onders (Chief, King Island Native Community); Robert Wittman (Member of Congress); Nicholas Begich (Member of Congress)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 8065, the Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026; H.R. 8037, the Protect American AI Act of 2026; H.R. 1468, the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2025; H.R. 7730, the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026; H.R. 6194, the Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025; H.R. 3420, the Words Matter Act of 2025; and H.R. 6453, the ADA 30 Days to Comply Act

House Judiciary Committee · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Markup

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 7613, the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026; and other matters cleared for consideration

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

Bill: H.R. 7613

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining

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

Witnesses: Mr. Brian Connon (Vice President for Ocean Mapping, Saildrone); Dr. Astrid Leitner (Assistant Professor of Oceanography, Oregon State University); Mr. Gerard Barron (Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, The Metals Company); Dr. Robert Ballard (Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Exploration Trust)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 7613 - ALERT Act

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

Bill: H.R. 7613

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat"

House Education and Workforce Committee · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Domenico Grasso (Interim President, University of Michigan); Ms. Cassandra Farley (Senior Director, Research Integrity, Security & Compliance, University of Florida); Ms. Melissa Emrey-Arras (Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Team, Government Accountability Office); Ms. Elsa Johnson (Editor-in-Chief, Stanford Review)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later

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

Witnesses: Michael O'Rielly (President, MPORielly Consulting, LLC); Chip Pickering (Chief Executive Officer, INCOMPAS); Mr. Matt Woods (Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Free Press); Mr. Adam Thierer (Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation, Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation); Mr. Matt Wood (Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Free Press)

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Advancing Permanency in Child Welfare: Leveraging Federal Funding for Adoption Programs

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Debbie Riley (CEO, Center for Adoption Support and Education); Aurene Martin (Board Secretary, National Indian Child Welfare Association); Kate McLean (Executive Director, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute); Sarah Font (Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis); Lee Marshall (Founder & CEO, Kids to Love)

1:15 PM ET · Markup

H.R. "1004, the “Love Lives on Act of 2025”; H.R. 2164, the “Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025”; H.R. 5339, the “Susan E. Lukas 9/11 Servicemember Fairness Act”; H.R. 5723, the “FRAUD in VA Disability Exam Act”; H.R. 6698, the “Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025”; H.R. 6943, the “Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026”; H.R. 7260, the “National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026”

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Mitigation and Multiple Loss Properties: Factors Influencing the High Cost of Flooding

Housing and Insurance (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Joel Scata (Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council); Dr. Alicia Puente Cackley (Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office); Dr. Diane Horn (Specialist in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management, Congressional Research Service); Mr. Steve Ellis (President, Taxpayers for Common Sense); Ms. Samantha Medlock (Founder and President, Climate Risk Advisors)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“Arctic Security in an Era of Global Competition: Safeguarding U.S. Interests in Frigid Waters.”

Counterterrorism and Intelligence (House Homeland Security Committee) · 310 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Policies to Protect Our Communities From Illicit Drug Threats

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

Bills: H.R. 1227, H.R. 1266, H.R. 1561, H.R. 2004, H.R. 2715, H.R. 5629 and 8 more

Witnesses: Dr. Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH (Former Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and National Advisor, Manatt H); Dr. K. Fred Gingrich II, DVM (Executive Director, American Association of Bovine Practitioners); Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH (Senior Scientist and Gillings Innovation Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Mr. Scott Oulton (President, INTR3PID Solutions LLC); Mr. Dennis Lemma (Sheriff, Seminole County, Florida, and Former President of the Major County Sheriffs of America)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative hearing on four bills: • H.R. 6778 (Rep. Beyer), “Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act” • H.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans), “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026” • H.R. 7951 (Rep. Valadao), “Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act” • H.R. 7979 (Rep. Crank), “Public Lands Access Restoration Act”

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

Witnesses: Ms. Ellen Shultzabarger (Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service); Mr. David Duncan (President, American Battlefield Trust); Mr. Charles Cuvelier (Associate Director - Visitor and Resource Protection, National Park Service); Mr. Shawn Thomas (Administrator/State Forester, Forestry and Trust Lands Division, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation); Mr. Chad Hixon (Executive Director, Trails Preservation Alliance); Jeffrey McKay (Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Adjudicatory Subcommittee Hearing

House Ethics Committee · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. William Barzee (Respondent's Counsel); Ms. Brittney Pescatore (Director of Investigations, Committee on Ethics); Ms. Sydney Bellwoar (Senior Counsel, Committee on Ethics); Ms. Jennifer Seeba (Counsel, Committee on Ethics); Mr. Ray Rhatican (Counsel, Committee on Ethics)

3:00 PM ET · Hearing

Member Day

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Jefferson Van Drew; Sylvia Garcia; Frank Pallone; Laura Gillen

3:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Oversight: Kitchen Table Issues: Lowering Costs for Veteran Families Through the VA Home Loan Program

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

Witnesses: Mr. Owen Lee (Co-Owner & Chief Executive Officer, 2026 MBA Chair-Elect, Mortgage Bankers Association); Mr. Terry Rouch (Assistant Director for Loan Policy and Valuation, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Alys Cohen (Director of Federal Housing Advocacy, National Consumer Law Center); Mr. Kurt Thompson (Owner & Broker of RE/MAX, Executive Committee Member, National Association of Realtors); Mr. Patrick Zondervan (Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

Information Technology Posture of the Department of Defense

Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (House Armed Services Committee) · 2212 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Kirsten Davies (Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense)