Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will next convene on Monday, April 28 at 3:00 PM and, following any leader remarks, will be in a period of Morning Business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
At 5:30 PM, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of David Perdue to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China.
The House will next meet on Monday April 28 at 12:00 PM for morning hour and 2:00 PM for legislative business.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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MONDAY, APRIL 28
House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.J. Res. 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles.; H.J. Res. 78 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Fran
4:00 PM | H-313 CAPITOL
TUESDAY, APRIL 29
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Hearings to consider the nominations of: Mr. Michael P. Cadenazzi, Jr. to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy; and Vice Admiral Scott W. Pappano, USN to be Principal Deputy Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-G50
Senate Committee on Appropriations – Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch
Hearing: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Government Publishing Office
Witnesses: The Honorable Phillip L. Swagel, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office; The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office; The Honorable Hugh, N. Halpern, Director, Government Publishing Office
10:00 AM – SD-138
House Committee on Homeland Security
Markup: Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Office of Congressional Workplace Rights and Congressional Office for International Leadership
Witnesses: Ms. Jane Sargus, Executive Director, Congressional Office for International Leadership; Mr. Martin J. Crane, Executive Director, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; Dr. Brian Pugh, Executive Director, John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Government Operations
Hearing: Tracking Progress: Updates to DoDs Financial Management Scorecard
Witnesses: Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, Acting Comptroller/CFO, U.S. Department of Defense; Brett Mansfield, Deputy Inspector General for Audit, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General; Lt. General James H. Adams III, Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources, U.S. Marine Corps; Asif Khan, Director, Financial Management Assurance, Government Accountability Office
10:00 AM | 2247 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Markup: SST Full Committee Markup
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Answering the Call: Examining VAs Mental Health Policies
Witnesses: Dr. Thomas O’Toole, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Dr. Ilse Wiechers, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Dr. Anthony Stazzone, Chief Medical Officer, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Dr. Julie Kroviak, MD, Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General in the Role of Acting Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General
10:00 AM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Oversight hearing titled Exploring the Potential of Deep-Sea Mining to Expand American Mineral Production.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Outreach to Support Veterans’ Mental Health
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM – SD-106
House Committee on House Administration
Hearing: Full Committee Hearing: Why the Wait? Unpacking Californias Untimely Election Counting Process
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Hearing: Legislative hearing on: H.R. 528 Rep. Pettersen Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025 H.R. 655 Rep. Bentz The Dalles Watershed Development Act H.R. 1276 Rep. Comer To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah Kentucky. H.R. 2876 Rep. Moore of UT University of Utah Research Park Act.
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 1334 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies
Hearing: Member Day
Witnesses: Members of Congress
10:30 AM | 2362A Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
Hearing: Made in the USA: Igniting the Industrial Renaissance of the United States
Witnesses: Kevin Czinger, Founder and Executive Chairman, Divergent 3D; Chris Power, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Hadrian; Austin Bishop, Chief Executive Officer, New American Industrial Alliance
11:00 AM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Securing the Skies: Addressing Unauthorized Drone Activity Over U.S. Military Installations
Witnesses: Rear Admiral Paul Spedero Jr., Vice Director for Operations, J3, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD); Mr. Mark Roosevelt Ditlevson, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD); Mr. Timothy L. Arel, Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
2:00 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
Hearing: Unlocking Government Efficiency Through IT Modernization
Witnesses: Ms. Suzette Kent, Former U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer; Ms. Margaret “Margie” Graves, Former U.S. Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration; Ms. Maria Roat, Former U.S. Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer
2:00 PM | 2247 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Europe Subcommittee
Hearing: Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy: Review for State Department Reauthorization
Witnesses: Ms. Annie Fixler, Director, Center on Cyber and Technology, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Ms. Latesha Love-Grayer, Director, International Affairs and Trade, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Theodore Nemeroff, Former Member, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State
2:00 PM | 2200 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Dignity Denied: The Case for Reform at State Veterans Homes
Witnesses: TBA
2:15 PM | 360 Canon HOB
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Nomination Hearing on Mr. Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, vice Alexis Taylor, resigned and Mr. Devon Westhill, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights, vice Joe Leonard Jr.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
3:00 PM – SD-216
House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Readiness
Hearing: Energy Installations and Environment Update
Witnesses: Mr. Robert (Bob) Thompson, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Mr. Daniel Klippstein, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, Department of the Army; Ms. Brenda Johnson-Turner, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment, Department of the Navy; Mr. Michael E. Saunderse, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations & Environment, Department of the Air Force
3:30 PM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to consider the nominations of Ms. Leslie Beyer to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Lands and Minerals Management; Dr. Andrea Travnicek to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Water and Science; Mr. Theodore Garrish to be Assistant Secretary of Energy, Nuclear Energy; and Mr. Tristan Abbey to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-366
Senate Committee on Armed Services – Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Hearings to receive testimony on industry views on partnership with the Department of Defense and defense of the Defense Industrial Base.
Witnesses: Mr. Tyler Sweatt, Chief Executive Officer, Second Front Systems; Mr. Farooq A. Mitha, President and Chief Executive Officer, Imbue Group, Inc.; Dr. Josh Lospinoso, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shift5
9:30 AM – SR-232A
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Executive Session on Pending Calendar Business.
10:00 AM – SR-253
Senate Committee on Finance
Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, vice Chris Magnus
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SD-215
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Business Meeting to consider pending nominations.
10:00 AM – S-116
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Executive Session to consider S. 558, Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025; S. 163, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
10:00 AM – SD-430
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Hearing: Oversight hearing of the U.S. Postal Service
Witnesses: Ms. Tammy L. Hull, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service
10:00 AM | 2358A Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Hearing: Oversight Hearing titled Advancing Federal Water and Hydropower Development: A Stakeholder Perspective.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: The Need for an Authorized State Department
Witnesses: The Honorable James F. Jeffrey, Retired Career Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable David Hale, Former Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Uzra Zeya, President and CEO, Human Rights First
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Energy
Business Meeting: Risky Business Part 2: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing on pending nominations.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM – SD-226
House Committee on Education and Workforce | Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing: “Investing for the Future: Honoring ERISA’s Promise to Participants”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy
Hearing: Assuring Abundant Reliable American Energy to Power Innovation.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Hearings to examine biomedical research, focusing on keeping America’s edge in innovation.
Witnesses: Sudip Parikh, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Hermann Haller, M.D., President, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory; Cartier Esham, Ph.D., Executive Director, Alliance for a Stronger Food and Drug Administration; Barry Paul Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., Director, University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center; Mrs. Emily Stenson, Mom and Patient Advocate
10:30 AM – SD-106
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1451 Rep. Brecheen Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025; H.R. 2302 Rep. McClintock Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025; H.R. 2389 Rep. Randall Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act; and H.R. 2400 Rep. LaMalfa Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025.
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Hearing: Missile Defense Missile Defeat Programmatic Updates
Witnesses: General Gregory M Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Lieutenant General Heath A Collins, Director, Missile Defense Agency; Lieutenant General Sean A Gainey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command; Ms. Andrea Yaffe, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense
3:00 PM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on Aging
Hearing: Never Again: Addressing the Rise of Antisemitism and Supporting Older Americans
Witnesses: David Schaecter, Holocaust Survivor and Founder, Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Miami, FL; Rabbi Mark Rosenberg, Senior Advisor & Chief Chaplain to the Miami-Dade Sheriff; Chief Chaplain, FHP and FDLE; Director, Chesed Shel Emes Florida, Miami, FL; Ted Deutch, Former Congressman and CEO, American Jewish Committee, Washington, DC; Rebecca Federman, Senior Director, CSI Intelligence Desk, Community Security Initiative, New York, NY
3:30 PM – SH-216
House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Hearing: Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture
Witnesses: Lieutenant General Michael Borgschulte, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Vice Admiral Richard Cheeseman, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel; Lieutenant General Brian Eifler, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1; Ms. Katharine Kelley, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital; Lieutenant General Caroline Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel
3:30 PM | 2212 Rayburn HOB
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Hearings to consider the nominations of: Mr. Matthew L. Lohmeier to be Under Secretary of Air Force; Mr. Justin P. Overbaugh to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security; and Mr. Daniel L. Zimmerman to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-G50
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development
Hearing: Examining Insurance Markets and the Role of Mitigation Policies
Witnesses: Mr. Robert Gordon, Senior Vice President, Policy, Research & International, American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Mr. Alex Epstein, President and Founder, Center for Industrial Progress; Mr. Michael Newman, General Counsel, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS); The Honorable Jessica Pyska, Supervisor, County of Lake, California
10:00 AM – SD-538
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to consider the nomination of Paul Dabbar of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SR-253
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider John Andrew Eisenberg, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Brett Shumate, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
10:15 AM – SH-216
Senate Hearings & Meetings
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