Congressional Hearings on Thursday, May 21, 2026

9:30 AM ET · Closed hearing

Closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force 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 approximately 11:00 a.m. in SD-G50.

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Institutes of Health.

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

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Navy.

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

8:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · H-140 U.S. Capitol · Notice

8:00 AM ET · Hearing

Budget Hearing – Department of Veterans Affairs

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Doug Collins (Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Richard Topping (Assistant Secretary, Management and Chief Financial Officer)

8:00 AM ET · Markup

Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · H-140 U.S. Capitol · Notice

9:00 AM ET · Markup

Markup of H.R. 3164, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8875, H.R. 8883, H.R. 8871, H.R. 8884, H.R. 8873, H.R. 8872, and Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget.

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

Bills: H.R. 3164, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8871, H.R. 8872, H.R. 8873, H.R. 8875 and 2 more

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

Modernizing the BSA for Financial Crime in the 21st Century

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

Witnesses: Mr. Ari Redbord (Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs); Mr. Nicholas Anthony (Research Fellow, Cato Institute); Ms. Carole House (Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council); Mr. John Court (Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Bank Policy Institute)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills

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

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 184 (Rep. McClintock), “Action Versus No Action Act” • H.R. 2785 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act” • H.R. 7695 (Rep. Hageman), To provide that the final rule titled “Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation” and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes. • H.R. 8682 (Rep. Downing), “Accelerating Forest Management Act” • H.R. 8686 (Rep. Gosar), To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. • H.R. 8688 (Rep. Hurd), “Forest Health and Wildlife Risk Reduction Act” • H.R. 8735 (Rep. Panetta), “American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act”

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

Bills: H.R. 184, H.R. 2785, H.R. 7695, H.R. 8682, H.R. 8686, H.R. 8688 and 1 more

Witnesses: Major General Patrick Gaydon (Commanding General, Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), U.S. Army); Teresa Leger Fernandez (Member of Congress); Paul Gosar (Member of Congress); Harriet Hageman (Member of Congress); Troy Downing (Member of Congress); Jeff Hurd (Member of Congress); Jimmy Panetta (Member of Congress); Mr. Chris French (Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service); Bobbie Daniel (Commissioner, Mesa County); Douglas Nicholls (Mayor, City of Yuma); and 6 more

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

“Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Louis Capozzi (Solicitor General of Missouri, Missouri Attorney General's Office); Mr. William Ross (Albert P. Brewer Professor of Law and Ethics, Samford University); Mr. Gene Schaerr (Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLC); Mr. Nikolas Bowie (Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Harvard School of Law)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared for consideration

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

Bill: H.R. 8870

10:00 AM ET · HearingRescheduled

“Building the Future: How Small Home Builders are Closing America’s Housing Gap.”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Bill Owens (Chairman of the Board, National Association of Home Builders); Dr. Ivan Rupnik (Founding Partner, MOD X, and Associate Professor of Architecture, Northeastern University); Ms. Emily DiVito (Senior Advisor for Economic Policy, Groundwork Collaborative); Mr. Eric Schaefer (Chief Business Development Officer, Fading West Development)

10:15 AM ET · Markup

Markup of H.R. 8736,"Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act"; H.R. 8705,"Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education (CHARLIE) Act"; H.R. 7362,"Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act"; H.R. 7895,"PBM Kickback Prohibition Act"; H.R. 8684, "Transparency in Billing Act of 2026"

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

Bills: H.R. 7362, H.R. 7895, H.R. 8684, H.R. 8705, H.R. 8736

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (House Appropriations Committee) · 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Sean Duffy (Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation)

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

“State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America’s Communities”

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

Witnesses: Ms. Kristin Darby (Chief Information Officer, State of Tennessee); Mr. Colin Ahern (Director of Security and Intelligence, State of New York); Mr. Warren Sponholtz (Chief Information Officer, State of Florida); Mr. Samir Jain (Vice President of Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology)

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act” or the “BADGES for Native Communities Act” H.R. 7954 (Rep. Hurd), “Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act” H.R. 8483 (Rep. Issa), “Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025” H.R. 8658 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act”

Indian and Insular Affairs (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 1010, H.R. 7954, H.R. 8483, H.R. 8658

Witnesses: Ms. Mary Kathryn Nagle (Legal Counsel, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center); Ms. Mikah Carlos (Board Member, National Indian Health Board); Raymond Welch (Chairman, Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians); Mr. Ervin Carlson (President, InterTribal Buffalo Council)

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Research-Driven Resilience: Applying Science to Secure U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Threats

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

Witnesses: Mr. David Hinchman (Director, IT & Cybersecurity, United States Government Accountability Office); Ms. Virginia Wright (Program Manager, Idaho National Laboratory, Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC.); Mr. Joshua Corman (Executive in Residence for Public Safety and Resilience, The Institute for Security and Technology); Ms. Moneshia Tisdale (Founder & Principal, Advocacy Blueprints)