Congressional Hearings on Thursday, April 16, 2026

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 2027 budget proposal.

Senate Budget Committee · 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine making medicines more affordable, focusing on how competition can lower drug prices.

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

10:30 AM ET · Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus, Fleet White, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be Representative to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, and Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, all of the Department of State.

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

9:00 AM ET · Hearing

Full Committee Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

House Ways and Means Committee · 1100 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Robert Kennedy (Secretary, Health and Human Services)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the United States Space Force (CLOSED)

Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture (House Intelligence Committee) · HVC-304 U.S. Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Christopher Scolese (Director, National Reconnaissance Office); Lieutenant General Michelle Bredenkamp (Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency); Mr. Brian Shannon (Director, Program Integration, U.S. Space Force)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Michael S. Selig, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission"

House Agriculture Committee · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Michael Selig (Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – The United States Army

Defense (House Appropriations Committee) · H-140 Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Daniel Driscoll (Secretary, Department of the Army); General Christopher LaNeve (Vice Chief of the Army and Acting Chief of Staff of the Army)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing - Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Lieutenant General William Graham (Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army of Corps Engineers); Adam Telle (Assistant Secretary, Army for Civil Works); Andrea Travnicek (Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Department of Homeland Security: CBP, ICE, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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

Witnesses: Rodney Scott (Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection); Todd Lyons (Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement); Joseph Edlow (Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Promoting Access to Credit for Everyday Americans

Financial Institutions (House Financial Services Committee) · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 5402, H.R. 5775, H.R. 7588, H.R. 8141

Witnesses: Mr. Dan Smith (President and Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Data Industry Association); Ms. Rebecca Kuehn (Partner, Hudson and Cook); Mrs. Celia Winslow (President and Chief Executive Officer, American Financial Services Association); Mrs. Veneshia Ferdinand (Director of Compliance Policy, Simmons Bank); Ms. Chi Chi Wu (Director of Consumer Reporting and Data Advocacy, National Consumer Law Center)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.

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

Witness: Chris Wright (Secretary, Department of Energy)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight Hearing on 4 Bills: •H.R. 4219 (Rep. Case), “National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025” •H.R. 6251 (Rep. Begich), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 • H.R. 7288 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act” •H.R. 8195 (Rep. Walberg), “Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026”

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

Witnesses: Ed Case (Member of Congress); Nicholas Begich (Member of Congress); Tim Walberg (Member of Congress); Mr. David Miko (Acting Deputy Director for Operations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); Mr. John Jones (President, Lochow, Pond and Lake Management); Ms. Christy Martin (Program Manager, Hawaii Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species); Ms. Madeline Demaske (Litigation Assistant, Safari Club International); Dusty Johnson (Member of Congress); Ms. Kristin Conzet (Executive Director, Western Dakota Regional Water System)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

“Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Employee Benefits Security Administration”

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

Witness: Daniel Aronowitz (Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, “Oversight with Secretaries of State: List Maintenance and Eligibility Verification.”

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

Witnesses: Scott Schwab (Kansas Secretary of State); Steve Simon (Minnesota Secretary of State)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Subsurface Science and Technology: American Energy and Mineral Dominance

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

Witnesses: Mr. Carlos Araque (President & Chief Executive Officer, Quaise Energy); Dr. Elizabeth Holley (Professor, Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines); Dr. Thomas Lograsso (Director, Critical materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Labratory); Mr. Joel Edwards (Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Zanksar Geothermal & Minerals)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 2283, the “Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act”; H.R. 6993, the “BEACON Act of 2026”; H.R.6652, the “U.S. Vets of the FAS Act”; H.R.6444, the “Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act”; H.R.5999, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment”; H.R.6848, the “Whole Health for Veterans Act”; H.R.6001, the “Veterans with ALS Reporting Act”

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

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing - Department of Agriculture

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Brooke Rollins (Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

11:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – The Office of the United States Trade Representative

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

Witness: Jamieson Greer (Ambassador, United States Trade Representative)

11:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearing: China’s Campaign to Steal America’s AI Edge

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

Witnesses: Mr. Yusuf Mahmood; Mr. Kyle Chan; Mr. Dmitri Alperotvitch

1:00 PM ET · Hearing

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security (CLOSED)

National Intelligence Enterprise (House Intelligence Committee) · HVC-304 U.S. Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: Matthew Kozma (Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence & Analysis); FBI Witness To Be Announced

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Department of Health and Human Services

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

Witness: Robert Kennedy Jr. (Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Department of Homeland Security: CISA, TSA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Secret Service, and FEMA

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

Witnesses: Nick Andersen (Acting Director, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Security Agency); Sean Curran (Director, U.S. Secret Service); Karen Evans (Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency); Ha Nguyen McNeill (Acting Administrator, The Transportation Security Administration); Admiral Kevin Lunday (Commandant, The United States Coast Guard)

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Latin America After the Fall of Maduro

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

Witness: Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

“The Human Toll of Sanctuary Policies: Stories from Victims and Families”

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

Witnesses: Ms. Patricia Fox (Mother of Carissa Aspnes); Ms. Jen Healing (Mother of Brady Heiling); Ms. Laura Wilkerson (Mother of Joshua Wilkerson); Mr. Antonio Romanucci (Founding Partner, Romanucci & Blandin)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Bounce Houses, Drones, and Massage Chairs: A Review of VA’s Purchase History in the Veteran Readiness and Employment Program

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

Witnesses: Ms. Chantile Stovall (Acting Executive Director, Veterans Readiness and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Margarita Devlin (Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Julie Howell (Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America)

3:00 PM ET · Hearing

Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture

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

Witnesses: Lieutenant General Brian Eifler (Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1); Lieutenant General Caroline Miller (Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel); Vice Admiral Jeffrey Czerewko (Chief of Naval Personnel); Lieutenant General William Bowers (Deputy Commandant Manpower and Reserve Affairs); Ms. Katharine Kelley (Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel)

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

Defense Intelligence Enterprise – Challenges, Priorities, and Resourcing for Fiscal Year 2027

Intelligence and Special Operations (House Armed Services Committee) · 2212 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Bradley Hansell (Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Office of the Secretary of Defense); General Joshua Rudd (Director and Commander, National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command); Lieutenant General James Adams (Director, Defense Intelligence Agency); Lieutenant General Michele Bredenkamp (Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)

4:00 PM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing - United States Forest Service

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

Witness: Tom Schultz (Chief, United States Forest Service)