Congressional Hearings on Wednesday, July 22, 2026

9:00 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, Douglas Mastriano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation, and to be an Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, Daniel Perez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Belize, Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs), Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs), Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Laurence Socha, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, and Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, all of the Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 116 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

9:30 AM ET · Hearing

An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.

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

9:30 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, and Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, both of the Department of Homeland Security, Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Jeffrey Brodsky, and William Gallo, of Florida, both to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Christopher Michael De Bono, Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, Sharon E. Goodie, Craig Edward Leen, Christine Michelle Macey, and John Barlow Timmer, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Senate Budget Committee · 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider S.2355, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency, S.4189, to reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin, S.4974, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety, S.5026, to require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing high-intensity sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to restrict junk food advertising to children, S.1414, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that clinical studies required for licensure of biological products as biosimilar shall not be required to include the assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy, S.3788, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require drug labeling to include original manufacturer and supply chain information, S.3794, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to further regulate compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities, S.494, to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, S.4110, to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act, S.1874, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, and S.380, to improve obstetric emergency care.

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

Bills: S. 1414, S. 1874, S. 2355, S. 3014, S. 3097, S. 3788 and 7 more

10:30 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to markup S.1759, to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions, S.3258, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to publish the list of medications that the Administrator has compiled for purposes of the medical certification of airmen and air traffic control specialists, S.3885, to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, S.4429, to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries, S.4448, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, S.4691, to support improved awareness and coordination of Federal communications resources during disasters and emergencies, S.4802, to provide for the acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of aircraft for air, atmosphere, and weather reconnaissance and research missions, and the nominations of Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, and Karen Sessions, of Texas, each to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

Bills: S. 1759, S. 3258, S. 3885, S. 4429, S. 4448, S. 4691 and 1 more

2:00 PM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee · 120 Capitol (Senate side) · Notice

Bill: S. 4276

2:00 PM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee · 216 Capitol (Senate side) · 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

4:00 PM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine advancing the mission, focusing on evaluating the future of VA research.

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · 418 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service"

Forestry and Horticulture (House Agriculture Committee) · 1300 Longworth House Office Building · Notice

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

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform

House Appropriations Committee · 2128 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Shalanda Young (Resident Scholar, New York University School of Law); Tom McClintock (Member of Congress); James Lankford (United States Senator)

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing

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

Witnesses: Jeff Bartos (Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, U.N. Management and Reform, U.S. Department of State); Mike Waltz (Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, U.S. Department of State)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 6610, Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]; 2) H.R. 9720, D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act; 3) H.R. 9725, Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2025; 4) H.R. 9643, Comment Integrity and Management Act; 5) H.R. 9741, To name the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program the “Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program”; 6) Several postal naming measures.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · 2154 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Bills: H.R. 4283, H.R. 6006, H.R. 6610, H.R. 7365, H.R. 8326, H.R. 8359 and 9 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, “Oversight of the Smithsonian: Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History.”

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

Witnesses: Dr. Anthea Hartig (Elizabeth MacMillan Director); Dr. David Blight (Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies, Yale University); Dr. Jeffrey Anderson (President & Founder, American Main Street Initiative); Mr. Mike Gonzalez (Senior Fellow, Angeles T. Arrendondo E Pluribus Unum)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

Mark-up of: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act” • H.R. 1693 (Rep. Hageman), To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the “Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center”. • H.R. 4219 (Rep. Case), “National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025” • H.R. 4931 (Rep. Murphy of NC), “National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act” • H.R. 5063 (Rep. Kiggans), “Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act” • H.R. 6021 (Rep. Begich), “Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act” • H.R. 8121 (Rep. Plaskett), To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand”. • H.R. 8454 (Rep. McClintock), To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

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

Bills: H.R. 1693, H.R. 309, H.R. 4219, H.R. 4931, H.R. 5063, H.R. 6021 and 2 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

“Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”

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

Witness: Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick (Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration)

10:00 AM ET · Markup

H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722

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

Bills: H.R. 9721, H.R. 9722, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9772

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

“Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”

Workforce Protections (House Education and Workforce Committee) · 2175 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witness: Anthony D'Esposito (Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.

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

Bills: H.R. 2713, H.R. 3209, H.R. 3875, H.R. 5956, H.R. 5967, H.R. 6832 and 3 more

Witnesses: John Hewitt (Senior Vice President, Consumer Brands Association); John Breyault (Vice President, National Consumers League); Daniel Castro (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); Celia Winslow (President and Chief Executive Officer, American Financial Services Association)

10:15 AM ET · Hearing

Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise

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

Witness: Michael Kratsios (Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Capacity)

1:30 PM ET · Hearing

Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity

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

Witnesses: Andrew Von Ah (Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office (GAO)); Michael Robbins (President & CEO, Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)); Kevin Rupy (Partner, Wiley Rein LLP); Lindsay Gorman (Former Senior Policy Advisor for Technology Strategy, Biden White House)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding

East Asia and Pacific (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2172 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: Dr. Matthew Funaiole (Vice President & Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation, Center for Strategic and International Studies); Mr. Brent Sadler (Senior Research Fellow, Naval Warfare and Advanced Technology, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation); Mr. J. James Kim (Program Director, Korea Program, Henry L. Stimson Center)

2:00 PM ET · Hearing

Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the Abraham Accords

Middle East and North Africa (House Foreign Affairs Committee) · 2200 Rayburn House Office Building · Notice

Witnesses: David Friedman (Former Ambassador of the United States to Israel); Mr. Asher Fredman (Executive Director of the Misgav Institute for National Security, Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation); Daniel Shapiro (Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Initiative, Atlantic Council); David Friedman (Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel)

2:00 PM ET · HearingRescheduled

“False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”

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

Witnesses: Mr. Andrew Arthur (Resident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies); Mr. Scott Mechkowski (Retired Deputy Director, New York Field Office); Mr. Amol Sinha (Executive Director, ACLU New Jersey); Mr. Art Del Cueto (Border Security Advisor, Federation for American Immigration Reform)