Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will convene on Tuesday, November 12 at 3:00 PM and, following any leadership remarks, will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of April M. Perry to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
At 5:30 PM, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the Perry nomination.
The House will next convene on Tuesday, November 12 at 12:00 PM for morning hour and 2:00 PM for legislative business. First votes will occur at 6:30 PM and final votes will occur at 7:00 PM.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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Tuesday, November 12
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To receive a briefing on Moldova’s European Future.
Witnesses: Mr. Stephen Nix – Senior Director for Eurasia, International Republican Institute; Dr. Donald N. Jensen – Senior Advisor for Russia and Europe, United States Institute of Peace; Dr. Stephen Blank – Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
2:00 PM – 2255-RHOB
House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.R. 7409 Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act; H.R. 8446 Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024; H.R. 8932 FAFSA Deadline Act
4:00 PM | H-313, CAPITOL
Wednesday, November 13
Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine the gun violence epidemic, focusing on bump stocks and other conversion devices.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-226
Senate Environment and Public Works
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Matthew James Marzano, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Matthew Kaplan, of Maryland, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Great Lakes Authority, and 43 General Services Administration resolutions.
10:00 AM – SD-406
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Hearing: Our Nations Hallowed Grounds: Review of Americas National Cemetery Funeral Operations for Veterans and Servicemembers
Witnesses: Major General Trevor J. Bredenkamp, Commanding General, U.S. Army Military District of Washington, Joint Task Force – National Capital Region; Mr. Robert J. Orifici, Executive Director, Benefits and Memorial Systems, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Panel two: Mr. Ronald E. Walters, Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Mr. Richard Chandler, Deputy Under Secretary for Management, National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Admiral Jon C. Kreitz, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired), Equestrian Expert; Ms. Lesley Witter, Senior Vice President, Advocacy, National Funeral Directors Association; Mr. Shawn P. Buck, Director, New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
11:30 AM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
Hearing: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth
Witnesses: TBA
11:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
Senate Judiciary – Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
An oversight hearing to examine the United States Copyright Office.
Witnesses: Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights, Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, DC
2:30 PM – SD-226
Thursday, November 14
Senate Finance
Hearings to examine pending nominations.
Witnesses: Deva A. Kyle of Virginia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five years; David Samuel Johnson of Virginia, to be Inspector General for Tax Administration, United States Department of the Treasury
10:00 AM – SD-215
Senate Judiciary
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
10:00 AM – SD-G50
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations.
Witnesses: THE HONORABLE MARTIN J. WALSH to be a Governor United States Postal Service; THE HONORABLE VAL BUTLER DEMINGS to be a Governor United States Postal Service; THE HONORABLE WILLIAM ZOLLARS to be a Governor United States Postal Service; THE HONORABLE GORDON HARTOGENSIS to be a Governor United States Postal Service; JAMES G. LAKE to be an Associate Judge Superior Court of the District of Columbia; NICHOLAS G. MIRANDA to be an Associate Judge Superior Court of the District of Columbia
11:00 AM – SD-342
House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Hearing: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned and The Path Forward”
Witnesses: TBA
11:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hearings to examine Russia, China, and DPRK against Ukraine.
Witnesses: 1. Peter Mattis, President, Jamestown Foundation; 2. Claire Chu, Principal Analyst, Geoeconomic Threat Intelligence, Janes; 3. Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program, Center for a New American Security; 4. Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Fellow, FDD
2:30 PM – 2247-RHOB