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Congressional hearings

Upcoming and recent House and Senate committee meetings.

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Mar 5, 2026 · HEARING

Member Day

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies · Held
Mar 5, 2026 · MARKUP

H.R. 7720, the "Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act"; H.R. 7721, the "Combating Regulatory Abuse, Closing Known Deficiencies, and Overseeing Waste Nationwide (CRACKDOWN) Act"; H.R. 7722, the "Child Care Integrity Monitoring Act"; H.R. 7723, the "Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars in Child Care Act"; H.R. 7724, the "No Waivers for Fraud Act"; H.R. 7725, the "Stop Child Care Fraud Act"; H.R. 7677, the "Closing the Provider Fraud Gap Act"; H.R. 7726, the "No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act"

House Committee on Education and Workforce · Held
Mar 5, 2026 · BUSINESS MEETING

Business meeting to consider S.3798, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial institution, and the nominations of Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Anna St. John, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Robert Rotter, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, Daniel Satterlee, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota, David St. Pierre, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, Melissa Holyoak, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah, and Phillip Williams, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, all of the Department of Justice.

Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Held
Mar 5, 2026 · MARKUP

Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 41 (Rep. Begich), “Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act” • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025” • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee of NV), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 2252 (Rep. Fedorchak), “North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025” • H.R. 2709 (Rep. Fong), “Save Our Sequoias Act” • H.R. 2768 (Rep. Fleischmann), “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025” • H.R. 3553 (Rep. Min), “Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act” or the “BRUSH Fires Act” • H.R. 3831 (Rep. Webster), “Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025” • H.R. 4684 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025” • H.R. 5576 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), “Geothermal Gold Book Development Act” • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), “Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act” • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act” • H.R. 5682 (Rep. Issa), To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

House Committee on Natural Resources · Held
Mar 5, 2026 · HEARING

Hearings to examine the nominations of Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Lee Lipton, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, Asel Roberts, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Troy Edgar, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, and Jared Novelly, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Niue, all of the Department of State.

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Held