Congressional Hearings on Tuesday, July 21, 2026

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, standards, and strategic competition.

Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee) · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

2:00 PM ET · Business meeting

Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 216 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

2:30 PM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.

Senate Appropriations Committee · 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

3:00 PM ET · Closed hearing

To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.

Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice

4:30 PM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding, S.2767 and H.R.5254, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, S.2801, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, S.2887, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, S.2933, to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer", S.2969, to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit, S.3131, to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, S.3194, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, S.3313 and H.R.6365, bills to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, S.3371, to designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "National Museum of the Blind People's Movement", S.3456 and H.R.183, bills to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters, S.3501, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calumet National Heritage Area in the States of Indiana and Illinois, S.3524, to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, S.3542, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S.3720, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, S.3785, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service and Forest Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of areas of the Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest damaged by certain wildfires, S.3925, to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, S.4238, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, S.4399, to provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S.4538, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail, S.4595, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for study for potential designation as a wild and scenic river, S.4767, to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network, H.R.2306, to reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, H.R.5729, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire, and H.R.7618, to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program.

National Parks (Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee) · 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 183, H.R. 2306, H.R. 5254, H.R. 5729, H.R. 6365, H.R. 7618 and 23 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

25 Years After 9/11: Confronting the Next Generation of Threats

House Intelligence Committee · 1334 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution); Mr. Frank Cilluffo (Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure at Auburn University); Dr. Benjamin Buchanan (Dmitri Alperovitch Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies); Dr. Seth Jones (President, Defense and Security Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Robert Schwartz (Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius); Mr. David Bean (Chairman, Indian Gaming Association); Mr. Christopher Cylke (Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Gaming Association); Mr. Carl Kennedy (Partner, Co-Chair, Financial Markets and Regulation Practices, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP); Mr. Asaf Meir (Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Solidus Labs)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

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

Witness: Ms. Andrea Gacki (Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN))

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Confronting Haiti’s Terrorist Gangs: The Gang Suppression Force and the Path Ahead

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

Witnesses: Colonel Justin Gorkowski (Co-Lead, Haiti Gang Suppression Force Tiger Team, U.S. Department of War); Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”

Delivering on Government Efficiency (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee) · 2154 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Anthea Hartig (Director / National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute); Mr. Mike Gonzalez (E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow / Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation); Dr. David Blight, Ph.D. (Sterling Professor of History, Yale University); Dr. Matthew Spalding (Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government / Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, Hillsdale College)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments

House Judiciary Committee · 2141 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bill: H.R. 9773

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Full Committee Markup

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

Bills: H.R. 3168, H.R. 8437, H.R. 8981, H.R. 9326

10:15 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026"; H.R. 8183, "Modernizing Access to Talents, Credentials, and Hiring (MATCH) Act of 2026"; H.R. 9723, "Fit Future Act"; H.R. 8660, "Valuing Employee Stock Today Act"; H.R. 8347, "Reinforcing Underserved, Rural, and Local (RURAL) Healthcare Act"; H.R. 6213, "Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025"; H.R. 8775, "Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act"; H.R. 5267, "American Franchise Act"

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

Bills: H.R. 4986, H.R. 5267, H.R. 6213, H.R. 8183, H.R. 8347, H.R. 8660 and 5 more

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio), “Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026.’’ • H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026.’’ • H.R. 9646 (Rep. Hurd), “Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026.’’

Energy and Mineral Resources (House Natural Resources Committee) · 1324 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 8003, H.R. 9640, H.R. 9646

Witnesses: Mr. Eric Beightel (Federal Strategy Director, Environmental Science Associates); Mr. Matthew Kinsella (CEO, Infleqtion); Jeff Hurd (Member of Congress); Jeff Crank (Member of Congress); Christopher Deluzio (Member of Congress); Ms. Emily Domenech (Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council); Mr. Matthew Heller (State Geologist, Virginia Department of Energy); Dr. Ruarri Day-Stirrat (President, Association of American State Geologists)

10:15 AM ET · HearingPostponed

Failure at the Front Gate: Examining VA Police and Security Deficiencies

Oversight and Investigations (House Veterans' Affairs Committee) · 360 Cannon House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. Mark Engelbaum (Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Human Resources and Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Patrick Hernandez (Director of Security and Law Enforcement, Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Mr. Brett Simms (Executive Director, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Ms. Triana McNeil (Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office); Mr. Matthew Leffler (Vice President of AFGE Local 1699, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO); Mr. Reginald Neal (Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness,, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System

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

Witnesses: Mr. Ryan Donovan (President and Chief Executive Officer, Council of Federal Home Loan Banks); Mr. Barry Lockard (President and Chief Executive Officer, Cornhusker Bank); Professor Kathryn Judge (Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law, Columbia University); Ms. Jill Naamane (Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office)

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Hearing: “Modernizing Public Access to Legislative Data and Information.”

Modernization and Innovation (House House Administration Committee) · 1310 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Mr. John Rutledge (Deputy Chief Information Officer, Library of Congress); Ms. Charlotte Lee (Adjunct Professor, Customer Experience Leadership Institute); Ms. Kirsten Gullickson (Director, Analysis, Quality Assurance, and Product Support, Office of the House Clerk)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act of 2026” • H.R. 7466 (Rep. Jackson of TX), “SAFE CATTLE Act” • H.R. 8876 (Rep. Walberg), “Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026” • H.R. 9621 (Rep. Baumgartner), “Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026”

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

Bills: H.R. 7332, H.R. 7466, H.R. 8876, H.R. 9621

Witnesses: Dr. Marc Gaden (Executive Secretary, Great Lakes Fishery Commission); Mr. Jared Blankenship (State Director, District 1, Texas Farm Bureau); Dr. Richard Merrick (Independent Marine Scientist); Mr. Nathan Pamplin (Director of External Affairs, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife); Dr. Tim Petty (Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce); Tim Walberg (Member of Congress); Doris Matsui (Member of Congress); Ronny Jackson (Member of Congress); Michael Baumgartner (Member of Congress)