Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026

8:00 AM ET · Closed hearing

Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open session at 9:30 a.m. in SD-G50.

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

9:30 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine the nominations of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine Arctic Frost, focusing on conspiracy and coordination.

the Constitution (Senate Judiciary Committee) · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Guard and Reserves Forces.

Department of Defense (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.

Seapower (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 222 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine the U.S. approach to counterterrorism in Africa.

Africa and Global Health Policy (Senate Foreign Relations Committee) · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Closed hearing

Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Hearing for the Department of Energy (CLOSED)

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

Witness: Ms. Sandy Willis (Acting Director, Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Various Measures

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

Bills: H.R. 425, H.R. 8286, H.R. 8290, H.R. 941

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Online Scams, Crypto Fraud, and Digital Extortion: An Examination of How Transnational Criminal Networks Target Americans”

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget

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

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Protecting U.S. Leadership in Codes Development and Enhancing Public Access”

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (House Judiciary Committee) · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. James Pauley (President and CEO, National Fire Protection Association); Mr. Keith Kupferschmid (CEO, Copyright Alliance); Mr. John Venneri (General Counsel, American Society of Mechanical Engineers); Mr. Jonathan Band (Principal, Policybandwidth)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Independent Work, Real Opportunity: The Gig Economy and the Future of Entrepreneurship."

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

Witnesses: Ms. Kristin Sharp (CEO, Flex Association); Ms. Lisa Alvarez Acevedo (President, Joyce Florist of Dallas); Ms. Elaine Buxton (President and CEO, Confero Inc.); Ms. Rosa Thurnher (Owner, Aztec Travel Inc dba El Ponce)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Robots Made in America: Advancing U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing and Automation

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

Witnesses: Mr. Michael Robbins (CEO, Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)); Mr. Evan Beard (CEO, Standard Bots); Mr. Jeff Burnstein (President, A3 Association for Advancing Automation); Dr. Susan Helper (Carlton Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Full Committee Hearing on Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking Down on Medicare Fraud

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

Witnesses: Dr. Lynn Ianni (Medicare beneficiary and Medicare fraud victim); Ms. Sheila Clark (President and CEO, California Hospice and Palliative Care Association); Mr. David Klebonis (CEO); Mr. Christopher Deery (Director of Corporate and Financial Investigations, Independence Blue Cross); Ms. Kristi Martin (Principal, Highway 136 Consulting); Mr. David Klebonis (Chief Operating Officer)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 8210, the "A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026"

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

10:30 AM ET · Markup

Markup of: • H.R. 1501 (Rep. Shreve), “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act” • H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” • H.R. 4290 (Rep. Vasquez), “Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 5911 (Rep. Hurd), “Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act” • H.R. 5929 (Rep. Barr), “Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act” • H.R. 6162 (Rep. Stansbury), “Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025” • H.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans), “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026”

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

11:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill, Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Bill, and Interim Subcommittee Allocations

House Appropriations Committee · 2359 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

1:15 PM ET · Hearing

Examining VA Benefits: Pension and Fiduciary, and VA Life Insurance Options

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

Witnesses: Mr. Tim Sirhal (Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Jennifer Bover (Executive Director, Pension & Fiduciary Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Tamra Sipes (National President, Gold Star Spouses of America Inc); Mr. Joseph Barnet (Vice President, Office of Servicemembers Group Life Insurance, Prudential Financial)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Central Intelligence Agency (CLOSED)

Central Intelligence Agency (House Intelligence Committee) · HVC-304 U.S. Capitol · Notice

Witnesses: John Ratcliffe (Director of the Central Intelligence Agency); Michael Ellis (Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

SAT Streamlining Act: Modernizing Satellite Licensing for the Final Frontier

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

Witnesses: Mr. Tom Stroup (President, Satellite Industry Association); Kara Azocar (Vice President of Regulatory & Public Policy, Iridium Communications Inc.); Mr. Shiva Goel (Partner, Wiley Rein LLP)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Ethics Committee Sanctions Hearing

House Ethics Committee · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

3:30 PM ET · Hearing

Cyber Posture of the Department of Defense

Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation (House Armed Services Committee) · 2118 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Katherine Sutton (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense); General Joshua Rudd (Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, U.S. Department of Defense)