Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will next convene on Wednesday, November 20 at 10:00 AM and, following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Rebecca L. Pennell to be District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, post-cloture.
At 11:00 AM, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes relative to the following:
1. Confirmation of the nomination of Rebecca L. Pennell to be District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.
2. Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Amir H. Ali to be District Judge for the District of Columbia.
If cloture is invoked on the Ali nomination, there will be up to two hours of debate on the nomination.
At 3:00 PM, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the Ali nomination.
Following disposition of the Ali nomination, the Senate will proceed to Legislative session, and Senator Sanders, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion to discharge S.J.Res.111 (re: tank cartridges sales) from the Foreign Relations Committee. There will be up to 2 hours of debate, equally divided between proponents and opponents, on the motion to discharge.
Upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate is expected to proceed to three roll call votes in relation to the following:
1. Vote in relation to Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.111 (re: tank cartridges sales).
(If the motion to discharge S.J.Res.111 is not agreed to, Senator Sanders, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion to discharge S.J.Res.113 (re: mortar rounds sales) from the Foreign Relations Committee. If the motion is made, the Senate will vote in relation to the motion to discharge.)
2. Vote in relation to Sanders motion to discharge S.J.Res.113 (re: mortar rounds sales)
(If the motion to discharge to S.J.Res.113 is not agreed to, Senator Sanders, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion to discharge S.J.Res.115 (re: JDAMs sales) from the Foreign Relations Committee. If the motion is made, the Senate will vote in relation to the motion to discharge.)
3. Vote in relation to Sanders motion to discharge S.Res.115 (re: JDAMs sales).
There will be up to 2 minutes for debate equally divided prior to each vote respect to a motion to discharge.
If the motion to discharge S.J.Res.115 is not agreed to, Senator Paul, or his designee, will be recognized to make a motion to proceed to the consideration of S.J.Res.117 (re: disapproval of Ukraine loan forgiveness).
There will be up to 1 hour for debate, equally divided, on the motion. Upon the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes in relation to the following:
1. Vote in relation to Paul motion to proceed to S.J.Res.117 (re: disapproval of Ukraine loan forgiveness).
2. Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Sparkle L. Sooknanan to be District Judge for the District of Columbia.
Additional roll call votes with respect to the pending nominations are expected through the evening.
The House will next meet on Wednesday, November 20 at 10:00 AM for morning hour debate and 12:00 PM for legislative business. First votes will occur at 4:45 PM and final votes are expected at 5:15 PM.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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Monday, November 18
House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.R. 1449 – Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act; H.R. 9495 – Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act Rule Markup Only
4:00 PM | H-313, CAPITOL
Tuesday, November 19
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
9:30 AM – SD-366
Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine breaking the Visa-Mastercard duopoly, focusing on bringing competition and lower fees to the credit card system.
Witnesses: Roger Alford, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, IN; Chris Callahan, Co-Owner, Battenkill Books, Cambridge, NY; Doug Kantor, General Counsel, National Association of Convenience Stores, Alexandria, VA; Linda Kirkpatrick, President, Americas, Mastercard, Purchase, NY; Bill Sheedy, Senior Advisor to CEO, Visa Inc., San Francisco, CA
10:00 AM – SD-226
House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Hearing: “Impacts of Emergency Authority Cybersecurity Regulations on the Transportation Sector”
Witnesses: Panel I: Steve Lorincz, Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator for Security Operations, TSA; Chad Gorman, Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator for Operations Support, TSA; Tina Won Sherman, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; Panel II: Ian Jefferies, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Railroads; Kimberly Denbow, Vice President of Security and Operations, American Gas Association
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing: National Institutes of Health NIH
Witnesses: The Honorable Monica M. Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health
10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Hearing: “In the Eye of the Storm: Oversight of FEMA’s Disaster Readiness and Response”
Witnesses: Panel I: The Honorable Chuck Edwards, Member of Congress, 11th District of North Carolina, U.S. House of Representatives, The Honorable Deborah Ross, Member of Congress, 2nd District of North Carolina, U.S. House of Representatives; Panel II: The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Department of Homeland Security
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB
Senate Judiciary – Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
Hearings to examine China’s cybersecurity threat, focusing on big hacks and big tech.
Witnesses: Sam Bresnick, Research Fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Isaac Stone Fish, Chief Executive Officer, Strategy Risks, New York, NY; Adam Meyers, Senior Vice President, Crowdstrike, Austin, TX; David Stehlin, Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA
2:00 PM – SD-226
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Business Meeting: Legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 6441 Rep. Vasquez Ranching Without Red Tape Act of 2023; H.R. 7666 Rep. LaMalfa To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction; H.R. 8182 Rep. Austin Scott of GA Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act; H.R. 8517 Rep. Gosar La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act; H.R. 9062 Rep. Curt
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Hearing: Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Witnesses: Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
2:00 PM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement
Hearing: “Trafficked Exploited and Missing: Migrant Children Victims of the Biden-Harris Administration”
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: Leg Hrg on the following bills: H.R. 7662 Rep. Houlahan “Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024”; H.R. 7807 Rep. Obernolte “Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act”;H.R. 8952 Rep. Zinke Crow Revenue Act; andH.R. 10005 Rep. Hageman Expedited Appeals Review Act or the EARA.
Witnesses: Dr. Colin Williams, Program Coordinator, Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Moffett Field, California [All bills]; Ms. Cheryl Lombard, Senior Program Director – Power, Infrastructure, and Minerals, ClearPath Action, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 7807]; Mr. Frank White Clay, Chairman, Crow Tribe of Indians, Montana [H.R. 8952]; Mr. Jonathon Travis, Principal, Severance Tax, Ryan, LLC, Houston, Texas [H.R. 10005]; Mr. Derf Johnson, Deputy Director, Montana Environmental Information Center, Helena, Montana [Minority Witness][H.R. 7807, H.R. 8952, H.R. 7662]
2:15 PM, Loc: 1334 Longworth
Joint Economic Committee
Hearings to examine the 2025 tax policy debate, focusing on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Witnesses: The Honorable Kevin Brady, Former Chairman, House Committee on Ways and Means, Former Chairman, Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC; Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum, Former Director, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC; Ms. Samantha Jacoby, Deputy Director of Federal Tax Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC; Mr. John Arensmeyer, Founder and CEO, Small Business Majority, Washington, DC
2:30 PM – 210-CHOB
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hearings to examine 1000 days of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Witnesses: Dr. Hanna Hopko, Former Chairwoman of Ukrainian Rada Foreign Affairs Committee; Co-Founder, International Center for Ukrainian Victory; Mariia Kucherenko, Head of Russia Studies, Come Back Alive; Dr. Andrew Michta, Director and Senior Fellow, Scowcroft GeoStrategy Initiative, Atlantic Council
2:30 PM – 2358A-RHOB
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
Hearings to examine protecting consumers from artificial intelligence enabled fraud and scams.
Witnesses: Hany Farid, Professor, University of California Berkeley, School of Information; Justin Brookman, Director, Technology Policy, Consumer Reports; Mounir Ibrahim, Chief Communications Officer & Head of Public Affairs, Truepic; Dorota Mani, Mother of Deepfake Pornography Victim
2:30 PM – SR-253
Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Closed hearings to examine the activities of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, to be immediately followed by an open session in SD-G50.
Witnesses: Dr. Jon T. Kosloski, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
4:30 PM, SD-G50
Wednesday, November 20
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 42 General Services Administration resolutions; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, focusing on successes, challenges, and charting a path forward.
9:45 AM – SD-406
Senate Appropriations
Hearings to examine disaster funding needs.
Witnesses: Panel I: The Honorable Jon Ossoff, United States Senator; The Honorable Thom Tillis, United States Senator; Panel II: The Honorable Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, Department of Transportation; The Honorable Isabel Guzman, Administrator, Small Business Administration; The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture; The Honorable Adrianne Todman, Deputy Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
10:00 AM – SD-106
Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations.
Witnesses: Benjamin J. Cheeks to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California; Serena Raquel Murillo to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California
10:00 AM – SD-226
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Technology Modernization
Hearing: VA Cybersecurity: Protecting Veteran Data from Evolving Threats
Witnesses: The Honorable Kurt DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Ms. Lynette Sherrill, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology; Mr. Jeff Spaeth, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Director of Information Security Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology; Mr. Michael Bowman, Director, Information Security Audits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General; Mr. David Powner, Executive Director, Center for Data-Driven Policy, MITRE
10:00 AM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Oversight Hearing Assessing the Veterans Health Administration Fiscal Year 2025 Potential Shortfall
Witnesses: Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs
10:00 AM | 2362A Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Witnesses: Panel 1: Abigail Echo-Hawk, Executive Vice President at Seattle Indian Health Board and Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute and member of the Pawnee Nation; Eugenia Charles-Newton, Law and Order Committee Chair and member of the Navajo Nation; Cheryl Horn, Member of the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task and Member of the Assiniboine Tribe of Fort Belknap; Mary Jane Miles, Vice-Chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC) and Member of the Nez Perce Tribe; Maulian Bryant, Wabanaki Alliance Incoming Executive Director and Member of the Penobscot Nation; Panel 2: Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community (Ojibwe); Richard “Glen” Melville, Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Justice Services and member of Makah Tribe of Washington; Patrice Kunesh, Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, at the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10:00 AM | 2007 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: Oversight of Prudential Regulators
Witnesses: The Honorable Michael Barr, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; The Honorable Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Honorable Todd Harper, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration; Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
House Committee on Homeland Security
Hearing: “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland”
Witnesses: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; The Honorable Bret Holmgren, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Social Security Administration SSA
Witnesses: The Honorable Martin O’Malley, Commissioner, Social Security Administration
10:30 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources
Markup: H.R. 390 Rep. Stefanik Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act;H.R. 1395 Rep. Fitzpatrick Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023;H.R. 1584 Rep. LaLota Plum Island National Monument Act;H.R. 2685 Rep. Owens Technology Grants to Strengthen Domestic Mining Education Act of 2023 or the Mining Schools Act of 2023;H.R. 2687 Rep. Peltola To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain
10:30 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Markup: the Full Committee to Consider the Following: 1 H.R. 9491 the Presidential Library Donation Reform Act; 2 H.R. 10133 the Timely Stock Disclosure Act; 3 H.R. 10132 the Federal Agency Performance Act; 4 H.R. ____ the Financial Management Risk Reduction Act;5 H.R. 9040 the Taxpayer Exposure Risk Reduction Act; 6 H.R. 10134 the Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery Accountability Act; 7 H.R. 10062 the Freedom to Petition the Government Act; 8 H.R. 8690 the Stop Se
10:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
11:00 AM – SD-342
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs – Subcommittee on Economic Policy
Hearings to examine tax policy in 2025, focusing on implications for the American economy.
Witnesses: Ms. Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO; Mr. Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League; Mr. Brendan Duke, Senior Director for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress
2:00 PM – SD-538
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
Hearing: Oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement
Witnesses: Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Hearing: Meeting the Challenges of Global Brain Health: Diagnosis and Treatment for the 21st Century
Witnesses: Gladys E. Maestre, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, University of Texas; Benjamin C. Warf, M.D., Chairman, NeuroKid; Andy Shih, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, Autism Speaks; Yashodhara Rana, Ph.D., Associate Director of Research, Eleanor Crook Foundation
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Life After Limb Loss: Examining VA Amputee Prosthetics Care
Witnesses: Panel one: Mr. M. Christopher Saslo, DNS, APRN-BC, FAANP, Assistant Under Secretary for Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Dr. Joel Scholten, Executive Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Dr. Ajit Pai, Executive Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Mr. J. Drew Craig, Design Chief, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Experience Office; Panel two: Mr. Jose Ramos, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, Wounded Warrior Project; Mr. Matt Brown, U.S. Army Veteran, The Independence Fund; Ms. Ashlie White, Chief Strategy and Programs Officer, Amputee Coalition
2:30 PM | 360 Canon HOB
Senate Foreign Relations
To receive a closed briefing from the Secretary of State.
Briefers: The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C.
3:00 PM – SVC-217
Senate Indian Affairs
Business meeting to consider S.4643, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, S.4998, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
3:00 PM – SD-628
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on the following bills: H.R. 7642 Rep. Scholten To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 16 U.S.C. 719 et seq.; H.R. 9514 Rep. Boebert Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act; H.R. 9515 Rep. Calvert Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2024; and H.R. 9969 Rep. Hageman To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the U
Witnesses: Panel I: Members of Congress (TBA); Panel II: Dr. Colin Williams, Program Coordinator, Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Moffett Field, California [All bills]; Ms. Cheryl Lombard, Senior Program Director – Power, Infrastructure, and Minerals, ClearPath Action, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 7807]; Mr. Frank White Clay, Chairman, Crow Tribe of Indians, Montana [H.R. 8952]; Mr. Jonathon Travis, Principal, Severance Tax, Ryan, LLC, Houston, Texas [H.R. 10005]; Mr. Derf Johnson, Deputy Director, Montana Environmental Information Center, Helena, Montana [Minority Witness][H.R. 7807, H.R. 8952, H.R. 7662]
3:15 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB
Thursday, November 21
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine threats to the homeland.
Witnesses: THE HONORABLE ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S. Department of Justice; THE HONORABLE BRETT M. HOLMGREN, Acting Director, National Counterterrorism Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence
10:00 AM – SD-342
Senate Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.1306, to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, S.2220, to amend title 35, United States Code, to invest in inventors in the United States, maintain the United States as the leading innovation economy in the world, and protect the property rights of the inventors that grow the economy of the United States, S.2082, to make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, and the nominations of Anthony J. Brindisi, and Elizabeth C. Coombe, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, Sarah Morgan Davenport, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Tiffany Rene Johnson, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Keli Marie Neary, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and Miranda L. Holloway-Baggett, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama, Department of Justice.
10:00 AM – SD-G50