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Today's Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene on Friday, April 19 at 11:00 AM and, following Leader remarks, will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.7888, a bill to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, post-cloture.

All time during adjournment, recess, Morning Business, and Leader remarks count toward post-cloture time on the motion to proceed

The House will meet on Friday, April 19 at 9:00 AM for legislative business. Following One Minute Speeches, the House will debate the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038.

At 10:30 AM, the House will vote on the adoption of the rule.

This will be the only vote of the day.

Following votes, the House will debate H.R. 3602 – End the Border Catastrophe Act.

Upcoming Hearings & Events

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Monday April 15

House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.R. 6192 Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act; H.R. 7673 Liberty in Laundry Act; H.R. 7645 Clothes Dryers Reliability Act; H.R. 7637 Refrigerator Freedom Act; H.R. 7626 Affordable Air Conditioning Act; H.R. 7700 Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act
4:00 PM | H-313, CAPITOL

Tuesday, April 16

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights and the Congressional Office for International Leadership
Witnesses: Mr. Martin J. Crane, Executive Director, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; Dr. Brian Pugh, Executive Director, John C. Stennis Center for Public Service; Ms. Jane Sargus, Executive Director, Congressional Office for International Leadership
9:00 AM | HT-2 CAPITOL

Senate Armed Services
Open and closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Witnesses: Honorable Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force; General David W. Allvin, USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force; General B. Chance Saltzman, USSF, Chief of Space Operation
9:30 AM – SH-216

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. Forest Service
Witnesses: Mr. Mark Lichtenstein, National Budget Director, U.S. Forest Service; Mr. Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
9:30 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB

Senate Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider S.1651, to encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, S.138, to amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act, S.1829, to impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, S.3874, to impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and the West Bank, S.2626, to impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism, S.2336, to address the threat from the development of Iran’s ballistic missile program and the transfer or deployment of Iranian missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment, S.3854, to combat transnational repression abroad, to strengthen tools to combat authoritarianism, corruption, and kleptocracy, to invest in democracy research and development, S.3235, to require a strategy to counter the role of the People’s Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to Iran, S.618, to establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas, S.1881, to reauthorize and amend the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021, S.Res.505, condemning the use of sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war by the terrorist group Hamas against the people of Israel, S.Res.357, recognizing the formation of the Alliance for Development in Democracy and urging the United States to pursue deeper ties with its member countries, S.Res.385, calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023, S.Con.Res.18, calling for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was given an unjust and disproportionate criminal sentence by the Government of the Russian Federation in June 2022, and the nominations of Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Richard H. Riley IV, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, Stephan A. Lang, of Virginia, to be U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, with the rank of Ambassador, Jennifer M. Adams, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, Courtney Diesel O’Donnell, of California, to be United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, with the rank of Ambassador, Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Arthur W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Richard Mills, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Mark Toner, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, all of the Department of State, Andrew William Plitt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business.
10:00 AM – S-116

Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Agriculture.
Witnesses: The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
10:00 AM – SD-124

Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Witnesses: The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
10:00 AM – SD-138

Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Defense
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2025 for the Navy and Marine Corps.
Witnesses: The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations; General Eric M. Smith, Commandant of the Marine Corps
10:00 AM – SD-192

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
An oversight hearing to examine the United States Postal Service.
Witnesses: LOUIS DEJOY, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, United States Postal Service; THE HONORABLE ROMAN MARTINEZ IV, Chairman, Board of Governors United States Postal Service; THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KUBAYANDA, Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission; TAMMY HULL, Inspector General, United States Postal Service
10:00 AM – SD-342

Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Energy.
Witnesses: The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
10:00 AM – SD-366

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Hearings to examine challenges in preserving the U.S. housing stock.
Witnesses: Mr. Jesse Ergott, President And CEO, NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania; Ms. Robin Davey Wolff, Senior Director, Rural Communities, Enterprise Community Partners; Mr. Christopher Volzke, Deputy Executive Director, Wyoming Community Development Authority
10:00 AM – SD-538

Senate Aging
Hearings to examine the long-term care workforce, focusing on addressing shortages and improving the profession.
Witnesses: Nicholas Smith, Direct Support Professional/Behavioral Health Specialist Lead, SPIN, Philadelphia, PA; Brooke Vogleman, Licensed Practical Nurse, TLC Management, Huntington, IN; Matthew Connell EdD, Sector Vice President for Healthcare, Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN; Jasmine Travers PhD, MHS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, Assistant Professor, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY
10:00 AM – SD-562

Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine eliminating the abuse of solitary confinement, focusing on a legacy of harm.
Witnesses: Roy Boyd, Sheriff, Goliad County Sheriff’s Office, Goliad, TX; Katherine R. Peeler, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Expert, Physicians for Human Rights, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Nicole Davis, Executive Director, Talk2Me Foundation, Chicago, IL; Gretta L. Goodwin, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
10:00 AM – SD-G50

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
Hearing: How the Border Crisis Impacts Public Safety
Witnesses: Hon. Ken Cuccinelli, Senior Fellow for Immigration and Homeland Security, Center for Renewing America; Bill Waybourn, Sheriff, Tarrant County, Texas; Mike Chapman, Sheriff, Loudoun County, Virginia
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access
Hearing: Exploring SBA Programs: Reviewing the SBIC and SBIR Programs’ Impact on Small Businesses
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Ways and Means
Hearing: The Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai
Witnesses: United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai
10:00 AM | 1100 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Veterans Affairs
Witnesses: The Honorable Denis McDonough, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
10:00 AM | 2362B Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Justice
Witnesses: The Honorable Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Department of Justice
10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee Homeland Security
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Witnesses: The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity in the Wake of the Change Healthcare Attack
Witnesses: Mr. Greg Garcia, Executive Director for Cybersecurity, Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council; Mr. Robert Sheldon, Senior Director of Public Policy and Strategy, CrowdStrike; Mr. John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, American Hospital Association; Mr. Scott MacLean, Board Chair, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME); Dr. Adam Bruggeman, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Texas Spine Center
10:00 AM, 2123 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: Held for Ransom: How Ransomware Endangers Our Financial System
Witnesses: Ms. Jacqueline Burns Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Chainalysis; Mr. Daniel Sergile, Senior Consulting Director, Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks; Ms. Megan Stifel, Chief Strategy Officer, Institute for Security and Technology
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building

House Committee on the Judiciary
Markup: H.R. 7737 the One Agency Act; H.R. 1631 the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act; H.R. 3591 the Asylum Accountability Act; H.R. 3269 the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act; and H.R. 7581 the Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Homeland Security
Hearing: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
Witnesses: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB

House Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing: “ERISA’s 50th Anniversary: the Path to Higher Quality Lower Cost Health Care”
Witnesses: Mr. Russell DuBose, Vice President of Human Resources, Phifer Inc.; Ms. Mairin Mancino, Senior Advisor, Policy, Peterson Center on Healthcare; Ms. Karen L. Handorf, Senior Counsel, Berger Montague; Mr. Scott Behrens, Senior Vice President, Director of Government Relations, Lockton Companies
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources
Markup: Mark-up on: H.R. 5015 Rep. Leger Fernandez Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023; H.R. 6482 Rep. Fulcher Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act; H.R. 7003 Rep. DelBene National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7370 Rep. Curtis Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act or the GEO Act; H.R. 7375 Rep. Hageman To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees and for other purposes;
10:15 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB

Senate Finance
Hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Internal Revenue Service and the Internal Revenue Service 2024 filing season.
Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel I. Werfel, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
10:30 AM – SD-215

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Examining How Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers Billions and Weaken Medicare and Medicaid
Witnesses: The Honorable Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office; The Honorable Christi Grimm, Inspector General, Health and Human Services; Timothy Hill, MPA, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission Member; Michael Chernew, PH.D. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Chair
10:30 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol
Witnesses: Mr. Joseph DiPietro, Acting Architect of the Capitol, Architect of the Capitol; Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress; Mr. Robert R. Newlen, Interim Director, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Ms. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
11:00 AM | HT-2 CAPITOL

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hearings to examine the Republic of Malta, focusing on leading the OSCE through turbulent times.
Witnesses: Ian Borg, Malta’s Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
1:00 PM – 2247-RHOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Markup: H.R. 1083 Caring for Survivors Act of 2023; H.R. 2911 Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023; H.R. 3651 Love Lies On Act of 2023; H.R. 7100 Prioritizing Veterans Survivors Act; H.R. 7150 Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024; H.R. 7777. Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024; H.R. 7793 Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act of 2024; H.R. 7816 Clear Communications for Veterans Claims Act; H.R. 7883 Toxic Exposures Examination Improve
1:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB

Senate Judiciary – Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
An oversight hearing to examine AI, focusing on election deepfakes.
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM – SD-226

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Hearing: Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals the Government and Peer Review
Witnesses: Holden Thorp, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, Science Journals, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Roger Pielke Jr., Ph.D., Professor at University of Colorado, Nonresident Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
2:00 PM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee Homeland Security
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Transportation Security Administration
Witnesses: The Honorable David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
2:00 PM | 2008 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: Agency Audit: Reviewing CFPB Financial Reporting & Transparency
Witnesses: Ms. Alicia Puente Cackley, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics and Acting Research Manager for Executive Branch Operations
2:00 PM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government
Hearing: Liberty Tyranny and Accountability: Covid-19 and the Constitution
Witnesses: Harmeet Dhillon, Founder and CEO, Center for American Liberty; Dr. Joseph Ladapo, State Surgeon General of Florida; Beanie Geoghegan, Co-Founder, Freedom in Education
2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Readiness
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Department of Defense Energy Installations and Environment Programs
Witnesses: The Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Department of the Navy; The Honorable Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment, Department of the Air Force; The Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations and Environment, Department of the Army; The Honorable Brendan Owens, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Office of the Secretary of Defense
3:00 PM | 2212 Select one

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health
Markup: H.R. 3225 BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023; H.R. 3303 Maternal Health for Veterans Act; H.R. 3644 ACT for Veterans Act; H.R. 3649 Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act; H.R. 4424 Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act; H.R. 5247 Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023; H.R. 5530 VA Emergency Transportation Access Act; H.R. 5794 Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023; H.R. 6324 Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility A
3:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Social Security
Hearing: Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset
Witnesses: Jason Fichtner, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Bipartisan Policy Center; Rachel Greszler, Visiting Fellow in Workforce, Economic Policy Innovation Center; Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works; Charles Blahous, Ph.D., J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair, Senior Research Strategist, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
3:00 PM | 2020 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request of the Department of Defense for Fixed-Wing Tactical and Training Aircraft Programs
Witnesses: The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of the Air Force; The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN/RDA), and Senior Acquisition Executive for the F-35 Program, Department of the Navy; Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Richard G. Moore, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Department of the Air Force; Lieutenant General Bradford J. Gering, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, U.S. Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Michael J. Schmidt, F-35 Program Executive Officer, Department of the Air Force; Rear Admiral Michael Donnelly, Director, Air Warfare Division, Department of the Navy
3:30 PM | 2118 Rayburn HOB

Wednesday, April 17

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the United States House of Representatives
Witnesses: Mr. E. Wade Ballou Jr., Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Matthew Barry, General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives; The Honorable Kevin F. McCumber, Acting Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives; The Honorable William P. McFarland, Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Joseph C. Picolla, Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives; The Honorable Catherine L. Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives
9:00 AM | HT-2 CAPITOL

Senate Armed Services
Hearings to examine the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration atomic energy defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
Witnesses: Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy; Honorable Jill M. Hruby, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
9:30 AM – SD-G50

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Colleen Duffy Kiko, of North Dakota, and Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and David Huitema, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-342

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: H.R. 6452 Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2023; H.R. TRAIN VA Employees Act; H.R. 6538 VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023; H.R. 6847 Federal Grant Accountability Act; H.R. 6947 Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act of 2024; H.R. 7342 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2024; H.R. 7713 VA Political Performance Disclosure Act; H.R. 7734 To amend title 38 United States Code to require a notation in the personnel record file of certain employees of the Department
9:30 AM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of the Interior
Witnesses: Ms. Denise Flanagan, Director of Budget, Department of the Interior; The Honorable Deb Haaland, Secretary, Department of the Interior; Ms. Joan M Mooney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior
9:30 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works and the Bureau of Reclamation
Witnesses: Mr. Michael Brain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science, U.S. Department of the Interior; The Honorable Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; The Honorable Michael C. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works); Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:30 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Small Business
Markup: Various Measures
9:45 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB

Senate Finance
Hearings to examine the President’s 2024 trade policy agenda.
Witnesses: The Honorable Katherine C. Tai, United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President
10:00 AM – SD-215

Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine pending nominations.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-226

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Colleen Duffy Kiko, of North Dakota, and Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and David Huitema, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SD-342

Senate Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine the nomination of Christopher T. Hanson, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SD-406

Senate Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine modernizing United States alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
Witnesses: The Honorable Harry B. Harris Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Former Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mr. Walter Russel Mead, James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College, Columnist, Wall Street Journal, Red Hook, New York
10:00 AM – SD-419

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Expert Panel Report.
Witnesses: Dr. Javier de Luis, Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Dr. Tracy Dillinger, Manager for Safety Culture and Human Factors, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Dr. Najmedin Meshkati, Professor, University of Southern California, Aviation Safety and Security Program
10:00 AM – SR-253

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Defense
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Defense
Witnesses: The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; The Honorable Michael McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/ Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense
10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of Labor
Witnesses: The Honorable Julie Su, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor
10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
Hearing: Legislative Solutions to Protect Kids Online and Ensure Americans Data Privacy Rights
Witnesses: Ms. Ava Smithing, Director of Advocacy, Young People’s Alliance; The Honorable Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Co-chair, 21 Century Privacy Coalition; Ms. Katherine Kuehn, Member, Board of Directors and CISO-in-Residence, National Technology Security Coalition; Ms. Kara Frederick, Director, Tech Policy Center, The Heritage Foundation; Mr. Samir C. Jain, Vice President of Policy, Center for Democracy & Technology; Mr. David Brody, Managing Attorney, Digital Justice Initiative, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Hearing: “Getting to Work: Examining Challenges and Solutions in the Commuter Rail Industry”
Witnesses: Mr. Mike Noland, President, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District; Ms. Debra Johnson, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, RTD-Denver; Mr. David W. Dech, Executive Director, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority / Tri-Rail; Mr. Kevin Corbett, President and Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Transit on behalf of the Northeast Corridor Commission; Mr. Darren Kettle, Chief Executive Officer, Metrolink
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Financial Services
Markup: Markup of H.R. 5535, H.R. 802, H.R. 7437, H.R. 7440, H.R. 7428, H.R. 4206, H.R. 4116, H.J. Res. 127, H.J. Res. 122, H.J. Res. 120, H.J. Res. 125, H.J. Res. 126, H.J. Res. 124
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building

House Committee on Ways and Means
Markup: Markup of H.R. 5179 H.R. 7981 H.R. 7979 H.R. 7983 H.R. 7980 and H.R. 7986
10:00 AM | 1100 Longworth HOB

House Committee on House Administration | Subcommittee on Oversight
Hearing: Three Years Later: D.C. National Guard Whistleblowers Speak Out on January 6 Delay
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ Rep. Westerman To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown fire-prone forested lands and for other purposes.
Witnesses: Panel I (Administration Officials): Mr. Chris French, Deputy Chief of the National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C.; Panel II (Outside Experts): Mr. Cody Desautel, President, Intertribal Timber Council, & Executive Director, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington; Ms. Hannah Downey, Policy Director, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, Montana; Mr. Jim Parma, Eastern Fiber Manager, Bell Lumber and Pole, New Brighton, Minnesota; Dr. Kimiko Barrett, Wildfire Research and Policy Lead, Headwaters Economics, Bozeman, Montana [Minority Witness]
10:00 AM | 1324 Select one

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Hearing: Defending America from the Chinese Communist Partys Political Warfare Part I
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Hearing: “Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism”
Witnesses: Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, President, Columbia University; Ms. Claire Shipman, Board of Trustees Co-Chair, Columbia University; Mr. David Greenwald, Board of Trustees Co-Chair, Columbia University
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Members Day Hearing and Public Witness Testimony for the Record
11:00 AM | HT-2 CAPITOL

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs – Subcommittee on Investigations
Hearings to examine Boeing’s broken safety culture, focusing on firsthand accounts.
Witnesses: SAM SALEHPOUR, Current Quality Engineer, Boeing; ED PIERSON, Executive Director, The Foundation for Aviation Safety, Former Boeing Engineer; JOE JACOBSEN, Aerospace Engineer and Technical Advisor to the Foundation for Aviation Safety, Former FAA Engineer; SHAWN PRUCHNICKI, PH.D, Professional Practice Assistant Professor, Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University
11:15 AM – SD-342

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Markup: PENDING LEGISLATION
1:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Witnesses: The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2:00 PM | 2359 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Air Force and Space Force Military Construction and Family Housing
Witnesses: The Honorable Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Energy and Environment, Department of Air Force; Brigadier General Brian S. Hartless, Force Director of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection; Mr. Bruce Hollywood, Associate Chief Operations Officer, United States Space Force
2:00 PM | 2362A Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Health and Human Services Budget
Witnesses: Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2:00 PM, 2123 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Hearing: The Reign of Brutal Gangs in the Western Hemisphere
Witnesses: Ms. Shelby Smith-Wilson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
2:00 PM | 2200 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia
Hearing: The Despotic Duo: Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
Witnesses: Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Gabriel Noronha, Fellow, Jewish Institute for National Security of America; Dana L. Stroul, Research Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence
Hearing: “Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland”
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 310 Canon HOB

Senate Appropriations – Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Justice.
Witnesses: The Honorable Merrick Garland, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
2:30 PM – SD-192

Senate Indian Affairs
Hearings to examine S.465, to require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and S.2695, to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities.
2:30 PM – SD-628

Senate Intelligence
Hearings to examine an update on foreign threats to the 2024 elections.
Witnesses: Director Avril Haines, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI; Director Jen Easterly, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Assistant Director Larissa Knapp, National Security Branch, FBI
2:30 PM – SH-216

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee Homeland Security
Hearing: Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Witnesses: Mr. Patrick Lechleitner, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
2:30 PM | 2358-A Select one

Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Personnel
Hearings to examine the Department of Defense’s efforts to ensure servicemembers’ access to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals.
Witnesses: Panel 1: Honorable Lester Martínez-López, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of Defense; Dr. David J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, Department of Defense; Brigadier General Edward H. Bailey, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, Maryland; Mr. Matthew R. Beebe, Director of Acquisition (J7), Defense Logistics Agency; Panel 2: Dr. Melissa Barber, Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale Law School, Yale School of Medicine and Affiliate, Yale Collaboration for Regulatory Rigor, Integrity, and Transparency; Mr. Bryce H. P. Mendez, Specialist in Defense Health Care Policy, Congressional Research Service; Colonel Victor A. Suarez, USA (Ret.), Founder and Principal Growth Partner, Blu Zone Bioscience & Supply Chain Solutions, LLC
3:00 PM – SD-G50

House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Hearing: Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces
Witnesses: The Honorable Nickolas H. Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, Department of the Navy; Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration (DC CD&I), United States Marine Corps; Vice Admiral James Pitts, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9), Department of the Navy
3:00 PM, Loc: 2212 Rayburn HOB

Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Hearings to examine pending legislation.
Witnesses: Panel One: Ronald Burke, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Oversight, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Accompanied by: Matthew Sullivan, Deputy Under Secretary for Finance and Planning and Chief Financial Officer, National Cemetery Administration; Barbara C. Morton, Deputy Chief, Veterans Experience Office, James Ruhlman, Deputy Director of Program Management, Education Services, Veterans Benefits Administration; Michelle Corridon, Deputy Director of Policy, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration; Panel Two: Michael McLaughlin, Legislative Director, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers; Edward J. DeMarco, President, Housing Policy Council; Patrick D. Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars
3:30 PM – SR-418

Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Airland
Hearings to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Witnesses: Honorable Douglas R. Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; General James E. Rainey, USA, Commanding General, United States Army, Futures Command; Lieutenant General Karl H. Gingrich, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, United States Army
4:00 PM – SR-232A

Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Hearings to examine the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Witnesses: Panel I: Honorable Jill M. Hruby, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; Mr. William White, Senior Advisor for Environmental Management, Department of Energy; Admiral William J. Houston, USN, Deputy Administrator for Office of Naval Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration; Panel II: Honorable Marvin L. Adams, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration; General Thomas A. Bussiere, USAF, Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN, Director for Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy
4:45 PM – SR-222

Thursday, April 18

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Food and Drug Administration
Witnesses: Dr. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration
9:00 AM | 2362-A Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: Oversight Hearing titled Assessing Solutions to Secure America’s Offshore Energy Future.
Witnesses: Mr. Andy McConn, Director, Head of Commercial Intelligence, Enverus, Houston, TX; Ms. Nikki Martin, President & CEO, EnerGeo Alliance, Houston, TX; Mr. Eric Zimmermann, Chief Operating Officer, LLOG Exploration, Covington, LA; Mr. Tyson Slocum, Director, Energy Program, Public Citizen, Washington, DC
9:30 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
Hearing: Oversight of the Biden Administrations Pause on Liquified Natural Gas Exports
Witnesses: TBA
9:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

Senate Armed Services
Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
Witnesses: Honorable Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army; General Randy A. George, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army
9:30 AM – SH-216

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on resources and authorities requested to protect and secure the homeland.
Witnesses: THE HONORABLE ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
10:00 AM – SD-342

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
An oversight hearing to examine Federal Housing Regulators.
Witnesses: The Honorable Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; The Honorable Sandra Thompson, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency
10:00 AM – SD-538

Senate Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.1306, to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and the nominations of Nancy L. Maldonado, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Georgia N. Alexakis, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Krissa M. Lanham, and Angela M. Martinez, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Sparkle L. Sooknanan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, and John Gleeson, of New York, both to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, and Matthew L. Gannon, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, David C. Waterman, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, and Gary D. Grimes, Sr., to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas, all of the Department of Justice.
10:00 AM – SD-G50

House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.R. 8034 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act 2024; H.R. 8035 Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act 2024; H.R. 8036 Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act 2024; H.R. 8038 21st Century Strength through Peace Act
10:00 AM | H-313, CAPITOL

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