Monday, December 16

House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H.R. 115 – Midnight Rules Relief Act
4:00 PM | H-313, CAPITOL

Tuesday, December 17

Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine legalized sports gambling.
Witnesses: Johnson Bademosi, Former NFL Player, The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), Washington, DC; Charlie Baker, President, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN; Harry Levant, LP.D, MA PCC, ICGC-I, JD, Director of Gambling Policy and Certified Gambling Counselor, Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA; David L. Rebuck, Former Assistant Attorney General
Former Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement, Moorestown, NJ; Keith S. Whyte, Executive Director, National Council on Problem Gambling, Washington, DC
10:00 AM – SD-226

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
Hearing: Oversight of the Criminal Justice Information Services CJIS Division
Witnesses: Timothy Ferguson, Acting Assistant Director, CJIS Division
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 214 Veterans True Choice Act of 2023 Rep. Greg Steube; H.R. 3176 Veterans Health Care Freedom Act Rep. Andy Biggs; H.R. 5287 Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act Rep. Chip Roy; H.R. 8481 Emergency Community Care Notification Time Adjustment Act of 2024 Rep. Brian Mast; H.R. 10012 To amend title 38 United States Code to include eyeglass lens fittings in the category of medical services authorized to be furnished to veterans under the Veterans Community
Witnesses: Panel I: The Honorable Mike Bost, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Celeste Maloy, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Andy Biggs, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Brian J. Mast, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Chip Roy, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable W. Gregory Steube, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Julia Brownley, Member of Congress, Washington D.C., The Honorable Mark Takano, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; The Honorable Greg Landsman, Member of Congress, Washington D.C.; Panel II: Ms. Hillary Peabody, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dr. Erica Scavella, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Panel III: Mr. Cole Lyle, Director of Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, The American Legion; Mr. Darin Selnick, Senior Veterans Affairs Advisor; Mr. Patrick Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ms. Mary-Jean “MJ” Burke, First Executive Vice President, National Veterans Affairs Council, American Federation of Government Employees
2:30 PM | 360 Canon HOB

Senate Judiciary – Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
Hearings to examine a bipartisan path forward for antitrust enforcement and reform.
Witnesses: Roger Alford, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, IN; Gwendolyn Cooley, Former Chair of the National Association of Attorneys General’s Multistate Antitrust Task Force, Former Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Mount Horeb, WI; John Newman, Professor of Law, University of Miami, Miami, FL
3:00 PM – SD-226

U.S. Capitol Menorah Lighting
With Speaker Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Democratic Leader Jeffries, Rabbi Shemtov
3:00 PM – Rayburn Room, United States Capitol

Wednesday, December 18

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Gordon I. Ito, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
9:30 AM – SD-538

Senate Finance
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Bernard Coughlan, of Illinois, Halie L. Craig, of Pennsylvania, and William Patrick J. Kimmitt, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SD-215

Senate Budget
Hearings to examine the climate-driven insurance crisis.
Witnesses: Dr. Benjamin Keys, Professor of Real Estate and Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Mr. Ernest Shaghalian Jr., CPCU, AAI, Independent Insurance Agent, Butler & Messier Inc. Insurance, Pawtucket, RI; Dr. Robert Hartwig, Clinical Associate Professor of Finance, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
10:00 AM – SD-608

House Committee on House Administration
Hearing: “American Confidence in Elections: Prohibiting Foreign Interference”
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
Hearing: Examining the Polar Security Cutter: An Update on Coast Guard Acquisitions
Witnesses: Vice Admiral Thomas G. Allan, Jr., Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Hearing: IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV Patents Standards and Lawfare
Witnesses: Erin Hawley, Senior Counsel and Vice President, Alliance Defending Freedom; Steve Crampton, Senior Counsel, Thomas More Society; Paul Vaughn, Pro-Life Advocate
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Restoring Congressional Power over VA After Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
Witnesses: Mr. Chad Squitieri, Assistant Professor of Law, Catholic University of America, Catholic University of America; Mr. Jonathan M. Gaffney, Supervisory Attorney, American Law Division, Congressional Research Service; Dr. Philip Wallach, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, American Enterprise Institute; Mr. John Vecchione, Senior Litigation Attorney, New Civil Liberties Alliance
10:15 AM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government
Hearing: Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act: Part II
Witnesses: Erin Hawley, Senior Counsel and Vice President, Alliance Defending Freedom; Steve Crampton, Senior Counsel, Thomas More Society; Paul Vaughn, Pro-Life Advocate
2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Restoring America’s Status as the Global IP Leader
Witnesses: Jacob Babcock, CEO, NuCurrent, Chicago, IL; Joshua Landau, Senior Counsel, Innovation Policy, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Washington, DC; Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA; Jorge L. Contreras, James T. Jensen Endowed Professor for Transactional Law; Director, Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Utah S.J., Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT
2:30 PM – SD-226

Joint Economic Committee | Full Committee
Hearing: Trade Wars & Higher Costs: The Case Against Trump’s Tariffs
Witnesses: Mr. Ed Gresser, Vice President and Director for Trade and Global Markets, Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, DC; Mr. Brendan Duke, Senior Director for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC; Mrs. Erica York, Senior Economist and Research Director, Tax Foundation, Washington, DC
2:30 PM | 210 Cannon HOB, Streaming on the JEC website and YouTube