Congressional Hearings on Thursday, May 14, 2026

8:00 AM ET · Closed hearing

Closed hearings to examine the posture of the United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open hearing at approximately 10:00 a.m. in SD-G50.

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

9:00 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, S.736, to increase the penalty for prohibited provision of a phone in a correctional facility, S.825, to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, S.4394, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, S.3897, to revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers' death benefits, S.1890, to establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, S.3041, to allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and the nominations of Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, Anthony W. Mattivi, and Anthony J. Powell, each to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, Timothy VerHey, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, James Arnott, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri, Jack Chambers, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia, and Jason Holt, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma, all of the Department of Justice.

Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 1890, S. 3041, S. 3897, S. 3966, S. 4394, S. 736 and 1 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for Military Construction and Family Housing.

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (Senate Appropriations Committee) · 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider H.R.3633, to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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

Bill: H.R. 3633

9:45 AM ET · Markup

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup on Various Measures

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

Bills: H.R. 3535, H.R. 6028, H.R. 7182, H.R. 7418, H.R. 8720, H.R. 8721 and 1 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request

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

Witnesses: Hung Cao (Acting Secretary of the Navy, Department of the Navy); Admiral Daryl Caudle (Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy); General Eric Smith (Commandant, United States Marine Corps)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Securing NATO’s Eastern Frontier: Assessing the Strategic Landscape in the Baltic Region

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

Witness: Mr. Christopher Smith (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Privacy Protections & the Second Amendment: Examining ATF’s Relationship to the Tiahrt Amendment”

Federal Law Enforcement (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2154 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Robert Cekada (Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies”

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

Witnesses: Ms. Jane Stoever (Professor, University of California); Mr. David Bier (Director of Immigration Studies, Cato Institute); Stephen Descano (Commonwealth's Attorney, Office of Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney); Stacey Kincaid (Sheriff, Fairfax County Sheriff's Office); Mr. Sean Kennedy (President of Virginians for Safe Communities, Member of the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Advisory Board); Ms. Cheryl Minter (Mother of Stephanie Minter); Jason Miyares (Partner, Torridon Law PLLC)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

"Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education”

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

Witness: Linda McMahon (Secretary, U.S. Department of Education)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

Subcommittee Markup of Three Pieces of Legislation

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

Bills: H.R. 2145, H.R. 4109, H.R. 8739

10:30 AM ET · Markup

Markup of: • H.R. 741 (Rep. Stanton), “Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025” • H.R. 3924 (Rep. Neguse), “Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act” • H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” • H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. • H.R. 7487 (Rep. Boebert), “Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act” • H.R. 7831 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “License to Drill Act”

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

Bills: H.R. 3924, H.R. 5694, H.R. 7250, H.R. 741, H.R. 7487, H.R. 7831

2:00 PM ET · Markup

H.R.5634, the “Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026”; H.R.7083, the “CRUISE Act”; H.R.7103, the “Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act”; 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. 7950, the “VA Congressional Accountability Act”; H.R. 7683, the “VA Fiscal Management and Modernization Act”; H.R. 8052, the “VIP Act”; H.R. 6698, the “Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025”; H.R.3159, the “Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act”; H.R. 5436, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit an educational institution from withholding a transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of education at such institution using post-9/11 educational assistance”; H.R.5999, the “Veteran Opioid Emergency Treatment Act”; H.R. 8010, the “VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026; H.R. 7260, the “National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026”; H.R. 5723, the “Fraud Reduction And Uncovering Deception (FRAUD) in VA Disability Exams Act”; Lease Resolutions

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

Bills: H.R. 2283, H.R. 3159, H.R. 5436, H.R. 5634, H.R. 5723, H.R. 5999 and 11 more

3:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Science, Technology, and Innovation Posture of the Department of Defense

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

Witnesses: Emil Michael (Under Scretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense); Mr. Owen West (Director, Defense Innovation Unit); Mr. Cameron Stanley (Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense)

3:00 PM ET · Markup

H.R. 7443, (Mr. Pfluger) the “I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026”; H.R. 7764, (Mr. Evans of CO) the “National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Reassignment and Funding Reform Act of 2026”; H.R. 7574, (Mr. Evans of CO) the “ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026”; H.R. 8142 (Mr. Mackenzie) the “Special Events Program Alignment Act of 2026”; H.R. 7448, (Ms. Pou) the “Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026”; H.R. 7427, (Mr. Goldman) the “Securing Access from Foreign Entities Visiting Internal Sites in the States Act” or “SAFE VISITS Act”; and H.R. 7436, (Mr. Magaziner) the “Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act”

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

Bills: H.R. 7427, H.R. 7436, H.R. 7443, H.R. 7448, H.R. 7574, H.R. 7764 and 1 more