Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will next convene on Monday, February 24 at 3:00 PM and, following any leader remarks, will resume consideration of the nomination of Daniel Driscoll to be Secretary of the Army.
At 5:30 PM, the Senate will vote on cloture on the Driscoll nomination.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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Monday, February 24
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Technology Modernization
Hearing: From Reset to Rollout: Can the VA EHRM Program Finally Deliver?
Witnesses: Dr. Neil Evans, M.D., Acting Program Executive Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office; The Honorable Seema Verma, Executive Vice President, Oracle Health and Oracle Life Sciences, Oracle Corporation; Mr. David Case, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General; Ms. Carol Harris, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
3:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Rules
Business Meeting: H. Con. Res. 14 – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.; H.J. Res. 20 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 UnitedStates Code of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relatingto Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards forConsumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters.; H.J. Res. 35 – Provid
4:00 PM | H-313 CAPITOL
Tuesday, February 25
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Troy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, and James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-342
Senate Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nomination of Stephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-G50
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing
Witnesses: TBA
9:30 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi VSOs: AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Blinded Veterans Association, Veterans Education Success, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., and Reserve Organization of America.
Witnesses: PANEL I: Daniel Contreras, National Commander, Disabled American Veterans; Accompanied By: Jim Marszalek, National Service Director; Joy Ilem, National Legislative Director; Edward R. Reese, Jr., Executive Director, Washington Headquarters; Barry Jesinoski, National Adjutant; John Kleindienst, National Director of Voluntary Service; Lamarr Couser, National Employment Director; Christopher Easley, Auxiliary National Commander; PANEL II: Horace Johnson, National Commander, AMVETS; Jack McManus, National President, Vietnam Veterans of America; Robert Olivarez, Jr., National Commander, Military Order of the Purple Heart; Paul L. Mimms, National President, Blinded Veterans Association; William Hubbard, Vice President for Veterans & Military Policy, Veterans Education Success; Nancy Menagh, Past National President, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.; Matthew Schwartzman, Director, Legislation and Military Policy, Reserve Organization of America
10:00 AM – 390-CHOB
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SR-253
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on the Military and Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Emerging Global Threats: Putting Americas National Security First
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2247 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
Hearing: Justice Delayed: The Crisis of Undermanned Federal Courts
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Hearing: Oversight Hearing – State of the Civil Works Program
Witnesses: Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham Jr., Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Major General Mark C. Quander, Commanding General, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Brigadier General Daniel Hibner, Commanding General, South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Colonel James J. Handura, Commander, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Colonel George H. Walter, Commander, Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
10:00 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: Examining Policies to Counter China
Witnesses: Mr. John Miller, Senior Vice President of Policy for Trust, Data, and Technology and General Counsel, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI); Mr. Nicholas McMurray, Managing Director, ClearPath, International and Nuclear Policy; Ms. Celina B. Realuyo, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University; Mr. Martin Mühleisen, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council; Dr. Rush Doshi, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow for Asia Studies and Director of the China Strategy Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations; and Assistant Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
House Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Trade
Hearing: American Trade Enforcement Priorities
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1100 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Oversight Hearing Titled: “Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass.”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 1324HR Longworth HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Markup: the Full Committee to Consider the Following: 1 Authorization Oversight Plan of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
12:45 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Hearing: The Government Accountability Offices 2025 High Risk List
Witnesses: TBA
1:00 PM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing
Witnesses: TBA
1:30 PM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
Senate Rules and Administration
Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee, an original resolution entitled, “Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution”, and adoption of committee rules of procedure for the 119th Congress.
2:00 PM – S-219
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Defense
Hearing: FY26 Members’ Day
Witnesses: Members of Congress.
2:00 PM | H – 140 CAPITOL
House Committee on Foreign Affairs | East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
Hearing: Missed Milestones: Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump
Witnesses: Mr. Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Mr. Craig Singleton, China Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Mr. Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer, Center for a New American Security
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government
Hearing: Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment
Witnesses: Charles J. Cooper, Chairman and Founding Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC; R. Trent McCotter, Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC; Matt O’Brien, Director of Investigations, Immigration Reform Law Institute
2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Oversight
Hearing: Entering the Golden Age: Ending the Weaponization of the Justice Department
Witnesses: Chris Swecker, Former FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigations Unit; Jonathan Fahey, Partner, Holtzman Vogel; Peter Breen, Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation, Thomas More Society
2:00 PM | 2237 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 472 The Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; Discission Draft: To amend title 38 United States Code to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; H.R. 740 Veterans ACCESS Act of 2025; and Discussion Draft: Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB
Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations.
Briefers: TBA
4:00 PM – SVC-217
Wednesday, February 26
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
Hearing: Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen Americas Energy Reliability
Witnesses: TBA
9:30 AM | 2247 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing
Witnesses: TBA
9:30 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
Joint Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs
Joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of The American Legion and multi VSOs: Minority Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A, National Association of County Veterans Services Officers, Military Officers Association of America, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and Wounded Warrior Project.
Witnesses: PANEL I: James LaCoursiere, Jr., National Commander, The American Legion; Joe Sharpe, Director, Veterans Employment and Education Division; Matthew Jabaut, Chairman, Veterans Employment and Education Commission; Matthew Shuman, Chairman, Legislative Commission; Julia Mathis, Director, Legislative Division; John “Jay” Bowen, Chairman, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission; Cole Lyle, Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division; PANEL II: Gary Ginsburg, USA, (ret.), National Commander, Jewish War Veterans; Lindsay Church, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Minority Veterans of America; Michael McLaughlin, Legislative Director, National Association of County Veterans Services Officers; CDR Rene A. Campos, USN-Ret, Senior Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America; Timothy Sheppard, President, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs; Raymond Toenniessen, Deputy Executive Director and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation, D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University; Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt (ret.), Chief Executive Officer, Wounded Warrior Project
10:00 AM – 390-CHOB
Senate Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation and case studies.
Witnesses: Russell R McMurry, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation; Gary Johnson, Vice President, Granite Construction; Michael Carroll P.E., Deputy Managing Director, Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, The City of Philadelphia
10:00 AM – SD-406
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: An Examination of How Reining in PBMs Will Drive Competition and Lower Costs for Patients
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: The Future of American Capital: Strengthening Public and Private Markets by Increasing Investor Access and Facilitating Capital Formation
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Hearing: Oversight Hearing titled: Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth
House Committee on Small Business
Hearing: Fostering American Innovation: Insights into SBIR and STTR Programs
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB
Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine pending nominations.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM – SD-226
House Committee on Education and Workforce
Hearing: “Unleashing America’s Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Hearings to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy.
Witnesses: Panel 1: Mr. Bret Erickson, Chairman, U.S. Government Relations Council, International Fresh Produce Association, Edinburg, TX; Mr. Jeremy Hinton, Chairman, Kentucky Horticulture Council, President, LaRue County Farm Bureau, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, Hodgenville, KY; Dr. Tim Boring, Director, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Stockbridge, MI; Mrs. Anna Rhinewalt, Council Member, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation/Mississippi Sweet Potato Council, Senatobia, MS; Mr. Ben Etcheverry, President, New Mexico Chile Association, Deming, NM; Panel 2: Mr. Ben Lehfeldt, President, American Sheep Industry Association, Lavina, MT; Mr. Buck Wehrbein, President, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Waterloo, NE; Mr. Harold Howrigan, Board Member, National Milk Producers Federation, Fairfield, VT; Mrs. Lori Stevermer, President, National Pork Producers Council, Easton, MN; Mr. John Zimmerman, Chairman, National Turkey Federation, Northfield, MN; Mr. Tony Wesner, Board Member, United Egg Producers, Seymour, IN
10:30 AM – SH-216
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Federal Investments in Elementary Education
Witnesses: Ms. Virginia Gentles, Director, Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies; Dr. Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation; Mr. Robert Kim, Executive Director, Education Law Center; Ms. Starlee Coleman, President and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
10:30 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: “Examining the Biden Administration’s Energy and Environment Spending Push.”
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine interdicting illicit drug trafficking, focusing on a view from the front lines.
Witnesses: Shannon Kelly, Assistant Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Interdiction Coordinator, and Director, National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HITDA) Program; Rear Adm. Adam Chamie, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, U.S. Coast Guard; Jonathan Miller, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); Jena Ehlinger, Mother of Jake Ehlinger of Texas, a victim of fentanyl poisoning
11:00 AM – SR-253
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency
Hearing: How Foreign Aid Lost Its Way
Witnesses: TBA
11:00 AM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing
Witnesses: TBA
1:30 PM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Oversight Hearing Federal Bureau of Prisons
Witnesses: The Honorable Kathleen Toomey, Acting Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM | 2362A Rayburn HOB
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Subcommittee on Digital Assets Hearings to examine bipartisan legislative frameworks for digital assets.
Witnesses: Mr. Lewis Cohen, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP; Mr. Jonathan Jachym, Deputy General Counsel and Global Head of Policy & Government Relations, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange; Ms. Jai Massari, Chief Legal Officer, Lightspark
2:30 PM – SD-538
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings to examine managing risk for the long-term in the 7(a) loan program, focusing on hearing from lenders.
Witnesses: TBA
2:30 PM – SR-428A
Senate Aging
Hearings to examine combating the opioid epidemic.
Witnesses: TBA
3:30 PM – SD-106
Thursday, February 27
Senate Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.331, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and the nominations of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney General, and Abigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice.
9:00 AM – SH-216
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Troy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, and James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
9:00 AM – SD-342
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing
Witnesses: TBA
9:00 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
Hearing: “Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation
Witnesses: TBA
9:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor, and other pending calendar business.
9:30 AM – SD-562
Senate Armed Services
Hearings to examine the nomination of John Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Navy.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
9:30 AM – SD-G50
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, William Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:00 AM – SD-538
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
10:00 AM – SR-253
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports
Hearings to examine cargo theft, focusing on the threat to consumers and the U.S. supply chain.
Witnesses: Panel 1: Jena Ehlinger, Mother of Jake Ehlinger of Texas, a victim of fentanyl poisoning; Panel 2: Shannon Kelly, Assistant Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Interdiction Coordinator, and Director, National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HITDA) Program; Rear Adm. Adam Chamie, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy, U.S. Coast Guard; Jonathan Miller, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
10:30 AM – SR-253
Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
To receive a closed briefing on global nuclear and missile threats.
Briefers: TBA
11:45 AM – SVC-217
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