Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will next convene on Monday, January 12 at 3:00 PM and, following any leader remarks, will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.6938, a bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
At 5:30 PM, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.6938.
The House will next meet on Monday, January 12 at 12:00 PM for morning Hour debate and at 2:00 PM for legislative business.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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Monday, January 12
House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.R. 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act; H.R. 2270 Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act; H.R. 2312 Tipped Employee Protection Act; H.R. 2988 Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act; H.R. 4366 Save Local Business Act
4:00 PM | H-313 CAPITOL
Tuesday, January 13
Senate Committee on Armed Services
To receive a closed briefing on Operation Absolute Resolve.
Witnesses: Honorable Katherine E. Sutton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy; Dr. Richard D. Tilley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict; Admiral Frank M. Bradley, USN, Commander, United States Special Operations Command; Lieutenant General Jonathan P. Braga, USA, Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward; A representative of the Joint Staff
9:30 AM – SVC-217
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy
Hearing: Protecting Americas Energy Infrastructure in Todays Cyber and Physical Threat Landscape.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary
Markup: H.R. 2853 the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act; H.R. ____ the Renewed Hope Act; H.R. 1958 the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025; H.R. ____ the Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act; H.R. ____ the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act; H.R. 1028 the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act; andH. J. Res. ____ Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Hearing: “Drugs Thugs and Fish: Examining Coast Guard Law Enforcement Efforts.”
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Environment
Hearing: From Orbit to Operations: How Weather Satellites Support the National Security Mission
Witnesses: Ms. Irene Parker, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS); Col. Bryan Mundhenk, Chief, Weather Operations Division, United States Air Force; Dr. Christopher Ekstrom, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6); Deputy Director, Oceanography & Navigation, United States Navy
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Hearing: Defense through Offense: Examining U.S. Cyber Capabilities to Deter and Disrupt Malign Foreign Activity Targeting the Homeland
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Education and Workforce | Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
Hearing: “Who’s Watching the Kids? How Employers Innovators and Parents are Solving America’s Child Care Crunch”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on the following bill: H.R. 5745 Rep. Ezell Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Hearing: “Hunting and Fishing Access in the Great American Outdoors”
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Government Operations
Hearing: Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs
Witnesses: Mr. Sterling Thomas, Chief Scientist, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Mr. Ken Dieffenbach, Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee; Ms. Renata Miskell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy & Financial Transparency, U.S. Department of the Treasury
2:00 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Hearing: Examining Legislative Options to Strengthen Motor Vehicle Safety Ensure Consumer Choice and Affordability and Cement U.S. Automotive Leadership.
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Trade
Hearing: Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1100 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Discussion Draft: the BEACON Act; H.R.6444 the Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act; H.R.6526 the Clarity on Care Options Act; Discussion Draft: the Data Driven Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 2283 the RECOVER Act; Discussion Draft: the Health Desert Reform Act; H.R. 2426 the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act;H.R 6652: the US Vets of the FAS Act; H.R. 4509 the NOPAIN for Veterans Act; H.R. 5999 To amend title 38 Unite
Witnesses: TBA
2:15 PM | 360 Canon HOB
Wednesday, January 14
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party
Witnesses: Mr. Matt Pottinger, Former Deputy U.S. National Security Advisor; Mr. Oren Cass, Founder and Chief Economist, American Compass
9:30 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine chemical abortion drugs.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-430
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Hearing: “Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Member Day”
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Hearing: Assessing America’s AI Action Plan
Witnesses: Hon. Michael Kratsios, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
Hearing: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Protecting the U.S. Stone Slab Industry from Lawfare
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on: “Implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024”
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Markup of: H.R. 6047 the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025; H.R. 3726 the Fisher House Availability Act of 2025; H.R. 3482 the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act; H.R. 785 the Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2025; H.R. 2148 the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation Reemployment and Retirement Act
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Education and Workforce
Hearing: “Building an AI-Ready America”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Hearing: Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Hearing: Legislative hearing on five bills: H.R. 926 Rep. Cohen Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act H.R. 3922 Rep. Neguse Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act H.R. 4038 Rep. Kim of CA Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025 H.R. 4684 Rep. Kennedy of UT Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025 H.R. 6300 Rep. Hageman Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Hearing: Reevaluating the Rating Schedule: Examining VAs Efforts to Modernize Disability Benefits
Witnesses: TBA
2:15 PM | 360 Canon HOB
Senate Committee on the Judiciary – Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration/Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism
Hearings to examine Biden’s Afghan parolee program.
Witnesses: TBA
2:30 PM – SD-G50
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings to examine growing the small business agricultural economy.
Witnesses: TBA
2:30 PM – SR-428A
Senate Committee on Aging
Hearings to examine made in China and paid by seniors, focusing on stopping the surge of international scams.
Witnesses: Nathan Picarsic, Senior Fellow, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Washington, DC; Kathy Stokes, Senior Director, Fraud Prevention Programs, AARP, Washington, DC; Jacqueline Burns Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Chainalysis, New York, NY; Seto Bagdoyan, Director, Audit Services, Forensic Audits & Investigative Service, Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
3:30 PM – SH-216
Thursday, January 15
Senate Committee on Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and the nominations of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Brian Charles Lea, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Justin R. Olson, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years, Kevin Holmes, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years, Brian David Miller, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, Richard Price, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, and Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years.
9:00 AM – SH-216
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nominations of Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan, USMC, to be general and Commander, United States Southern Command, and Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be general and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service/Commander, United States Cyber Command, both of the Department of Defense.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-G50
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider S.1157, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations, S.921, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose, S.2169, to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy, and S.272, to improve the safety of infant formula through testing of infant formula for microorganisms and toxic elements.
10:00 AM – SD-430
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the impact of technology on America’s youth.
Witnesses: Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University; Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, Director, LME Global; Ms. Emily Cherkin, Author and Founder of The Screentime Consultant; Dr. Jenny Radesky, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School.
10:00 AM – SR-253
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