Congressional Hearings on Thursday, July 30, 2026

9:45 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, S.5046, to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, S.2511, to establish a postsecondary student data system, S.3010, to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, S.3589, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled, S.4097, to establish that a State-based education loan program is excluded from certain requirements relating to a preferred lender arrangement, S.4689, to strengthen literacy outcomes for all students, to amend the comprehensive literacy State development grant program, and to ensure Federal accountability and investment in research, teacher preparation, and evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading, S.3333, to modify the eligibility requirements and account contribution maximum for pension-linked emergency savings accounts, S.4965, to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to establish a Railroad Retirement Board Administrative Account, S.3097, to provide additional protections with respect to health information, and the nominations of Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services, and Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.

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

Bills: S. 2511, S. 3010, S. 3097, S. 3333, S. 3589, S. 4097 and 4 more

10:00 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine intelligent networks, focusing on powering artificial intelligence and transforming communications.

Telecommunications and Media (Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee) · 253 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice

10:00 AM ET · Business meeting

Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act".

Senate Finance Committee · 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice

10:30 AM ET · Hearing

Hearings to examine the nominations of Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, Rebekah Jurata, of California, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Jennifer Johnson-Carroll, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Department of State.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice