Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will next convene on Monday, March 16 at 3:00 PM and, following any leader remarks, will proceed to Executive Session and resume consideration of the nomination of Anna St. John to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
At 5:30 PM, the Senate will proceed to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Anna St. John to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
The House will next meet on Monday, March 16 at 12:00 PM for morning hour and at 2:00 PM for legislative business.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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Monday, March 16
Joint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
To receive a briefing on nuclear power and nuclear powers, focusing on lessons from Ukraine.
Witnesses: James Acton, co-director, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Mariana Budjeryn, senior researcher, Center for Nuclear Security Policy, MIT Security Studies Program; Robert Wagner, researcher, Naval Postgraduate School
10:30 AM – 360-CHOB
Tuesday, March 17
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Interior Environment and Related Agencies American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1 Morning Session
Witnesses: TBA
9:00 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power
Hearings to examine S.1034, to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, S.1242, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out watershed pilots, S.2437 and H.R.3857, bills to amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act, S.2753, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, S.3409, to reaffirm that the Bureau of Reclamation retains exclusive ownership, operational control, and financial responsibility for the Lower Yellowstone Fish Bypass Channel, ensuring long-term conservation of the endangered pallid sturgeon and other native aquatic species in the Yellowstone River while protecting the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and District from undue financial and operational burdens, S.3500, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications, S.3518, to amend the Federal Power Act to address certain alterations in, and the maintenance and repair of, project works, to provide for the licensing of micro hydrokinetic energy projects, S.3635, to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000, S.3684, to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize water power research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, S.3693, to extend the authorization for a large-scale water recycling and reuse grant program, S.3723, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System, S.3725, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to expand the capacity and reach of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. (doing business as “Lewis & Clark Regional Water System”), in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota, S.3732, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to authorize assistance under the storage program, S.3736, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, S.3737, to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to provide financial and technical assistance to eligible entities for the conduct of innovative approaches to voluntary water partnership agreements among multiple water users and projects conducted by individual agricultural entities, S.3738, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the large-scale water recycling and reuse program, to establish a Water Conveyance Improvement Program, S.3743, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, S.3792, to provide for the establishment of a Water Project Navigators Program, S.4040, to amend Public Law 89-108 to modify the authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, and S.4041, to reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program.
Witnesses: Mr. David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Mr. Terry Turpin, Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
10:00 AM – SD-366
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focusing on strategy and challenges ahead of Shanghai.
Witnesses: Ambassador (ret.) Grace Koh, Vice President of Government Relations at Ciena and former Head of U.S. Delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019; Ambassador (ret.) Stephen A. Lang, Senior Advisor, Crest Hill Advisors LLC and former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy; Dr. James A. Lewis, Distinguished Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
10:00 AM – SR-253
House Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Trade
Hearing: Advancing Americas Interests at the World Trade Organizations 14th Ministerial Conference
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1100 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Reforming Americas Defense Sales
Witnesses: Stanley L. Brown, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Michael P. Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, U.S. Department of War; Mr. Michael F. Miller, Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Hearing: Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Hearing: DeepSeek and Unitree Robotics: Examining the National Security Risks of PRC Artificial Intelligence Robotics and Autonomous Technologies and Building a Secure U.S. Technology Base
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy
Hearing: Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Armed Services
Business Meeting: U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America
Witnesses: Mr. Joseph Humire, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, General Francis Donovan, USMC, Commander , U.S. Southern Command; General Gregory Guillot, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command
10:00 AM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hearings to examine China’s theft of U.S. innovation.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM – SH-216
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing United States Capitol Police
Witnesses: Mr. Michael G. Sullivan, Chief, United States Capitol Police
10:15 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Oversight Hearing titled Unleashing Americas Mineral Potential: The Critical Mineral Commodity Supply Chain.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB
House Committee On The Budget
Hearing: The Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook
Witnesses: The Honorable Phillip Swagel, Ph.D., Director of the Congressional Budget Office
10:15 AM | 210 Canon HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Oversight Hearing National Institutes of Health
Witnesses: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health
10:30 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Member Day
Witnesses: Members of Congress
11:30 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Interior Environment and Related Agencies American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 1 Afternoon Session
Witnesses: TBA
1:00 PM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing U.S. House of Representatives
Witnesses: The Honorable Kevin F, McCumber, Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives; The Honorable William P. McFarland, Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives; The Honorable Anne M. Dressendorfer Binsted, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Matthew Berry, General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives; Ms. Christen Stevenson, Inspector General, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Brian Lindsey, Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives; Mr. Warren Burke, Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
2:00 PM | H-140 CAPITOL
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars: The Role of CMS in Combatting Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee
Hearing: Waste Fraud and Abuse in Foreign Assistance: Lessons Learned and Charting a Path Forward
Witnesses: Mr. Adam Kaplan, Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development; Ms. Latesha Love-Grayer, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office; Mr. Joseph Windrem, Former Director of the Lessons Learned Program, Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Government Operations
Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Hearing: FY27 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing
Witnesses: General Stephen Whiting, Commander, U.S. Space Command; General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Admiral Richard Correll, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; The Honorable Marc Berkowitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense; The Honorable Dr. Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense
3:30 PM | 2212 Rayburn HOB
Wednesday, March 18
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office
Witnesses: Ms. Orice Williams Brown, Acting Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office; Dr. Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
9:00 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Interior Environment and Related Agencies American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 2 Morning Session
Witnesses: TBA
9:00 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominee
9:30 AM – SD-342
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water
Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.
Witnesses: Thomas E. Riley, P.E., Water Resources and Environmental Consultant, Riley Consulting LLC; Brian Yablonski, Chief Executive Officer, Property and Environment Research Center; Jake Li, Vice President of Conservation Policy, Defenders of Wildlife
10:00 AM – SD-562
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine platform power as section 230 turns 30.
Witnesses: Ms. Daphne Keller, Director of Platform Regulation, Program in Law, Science, and Technology, Stanford Law School; Ms. Nadine Farid Johnson, Policy Director, Knight First Amendment Institute; Mr. Matthew Bergman, Founding Attorney, Social Media Victims Law Center
10:00 AM – SR-253
Senate Committee on Intelligence
Hearings to examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SH-219.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SH-216
House Committee on Small Business
Hearing: Connecting SBA to Main Street: Examining the SBA Office of Field Operations.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB
House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Hearing: Hearing: From the Science Lab to the Medicine Cabinet: How China is Cornering the Market on Our Medicines
Witnesses: Mr. Patrick Cashman, President, USAntibiotics; Mr. Francisco Gimenez, Partner, 8VC; Dr. Marta E. Wosińska, Senior Fellow – Economic Studies, Center on Health Policy at Brookings
10:00 AM | 390 Canon HOB
House Committee on Armed Services
Business Meeting: U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe
Witnesses: The Honorable Daniel Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense; General Alexus Grynkewich, USAF Commander, U.S. European Command
10:00 AM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Hearing: Legislative hearing on six bills: H.R. 3286 Rep. Guthrie Mammoth Cave National Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025 H.R. 4290 Rep. Vasquez Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025 H.R. 4716 Rep. Owens To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs Utah from the Secretary of the Interior to the United States Postal Service for construction of a post office and for other purposes. H.R. 5555 Rep. Panetta Monterey Bay National Heritage Area St
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Restoring Mission Focus at the State Department: Authority Accountability and the Role of the Foreign Service
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government
Hearing: Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: H.R: 6733 the VISN Reform Act of 2025; H.R.6580 the VA National Formulary Act of 2025; H.R.6755 the Accountable Leadership for Veterans Act of 2025;H.R.6599 the Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025; H.R.6583 the Research Reform Act of 2025; H.R. 6549 the VA Contracting and Procurement Act; H.R.6740 the VA TRUST Act; H.R. 6764 the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025; H.R. 6904 the Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountabili
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Education and Workforce | Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Hearing: “Strengthening Federal Workers’ Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity Efficiency and Access”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearing: Budget Hearing Architect of the Capitol
Witnesses: Mr. Thomas E. Austin, Architect of the Capitol
11:00 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Interior Environment and Related Agencies American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Day 2 Afternoon Session
Witnesses: TBA
1:00 PM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1100 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Business Meeting: Securing U.S. Leadership of Communications Technology
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Oversight
Hearing: The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
Hearing: Keeping Our Promises: Labor Inflows, Maintaining Competitiveness, and Supporting an Aging Population
Witnesses: Dr. Luke Pardue, Policy Director, The Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group, Washington, DC; Mr. Daniel Di Martino, Fellow, Manhattan Institute, Washington, DC; Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum, Washington, DC; Mr. Jeremy Neufeld, Director of Immigration Policy, Institute for Progress, Washington, DC
2:30 PM – SH-216
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings to examine Sunshine Week, focusing on bringing secret government spending to light.
Witnesses: TBA
2:30 PM – SR-428A
House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Hearing: Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise
Witnesses: General Randall Reed, USAF, Commander, United States Transportation Command; HON Stephen Carmel, Administrator, United States Maritime Administration
3:00 PM | 2118 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
Hearing: U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command Challenges and Resource Priorities for Fiscal Year 2027
Witnesses: Admiral Frank M. Bradley, USN, Commander, United States Special Operations Command; The Honorable Derrick Anderson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Office of the Secretary of Defense
3:30 PM | 2212 Rayburn HOB
Thursday, March 19
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Witnesses: TBA
9:30 AM – SD-342
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine Department of Energy’s implementation of President Trump’s May 2025 nuclear energy executive orders.
Witnesses: The Honorable Theodore J. Garrish, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; Dr. John C. Wagner, Director, Idaho National Laboratory; Dr. Mike Laufer, Co-founder and CEO, Kairos Power
9:30 AM – SD-366
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Defense
Hearing: Member Day
Witnesses: Members of Congress
9:30 AM | H-140 CAPITOL
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine Member Day.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-430
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