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Congressional hearings

Upcoming and recent House and Senate committee meetings.

UpcomingPastAll chambersHouseSenate
Nov 19, 2025 · BUSINESS MEETING

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, John Noh, of Texas, Timothy Dill, of Ohio, Robert Kadlec, of New York, Maurice Todd, of Florida, Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, and James Caggy, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary, Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, Michael Borders, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, all of the Department of Defense, and 965 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

Senate Committee on Armed Services · Held
Nov 18, 2025 · MARKUP

H.R. 4638, the Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act or the BOWOW Act; H.R. 5713, the Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act; H.R. 4711, the Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade Act or the REMOVE Act; H.R. 2189, the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025; H.R. 2675, the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025; H.R. 1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025; H.R. 6048, the NDO Fairness Act; and H.R. 988, To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois, to move the principal office of such Corps to Murphysboro, Illinois, and for other purposes

House Committee on the Judiciary · Held
Nov 17, 2025 · BUSINESS MEETING

S.J. Res. 80 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision’’.; H.J. Res. 130 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’.; H.J. Res. 131 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision’’.; H.R. 1949 – Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025; H.R. 3109 – REFINER Act; H. Con. Res. 58 – Denouncing the horrors of socialism.; H.R. 5214 – District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025; H.R. 5107 – Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025

House Committee on Rules · Held
Nov 6, 2025 · BUSINESS MEETING

Business meeting to consider S.1884, to clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act, and the nominations of Robert P. Chamberlin, and James D. Maxwell II, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, Thomas Ferguson III, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, James Kruger, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, Scott Leary, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, Andrew Duva, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, William J. Crain, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Alexander C. Van Hook, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Anthony Kriegshauser, of Kansas, to be United States Attorney for the District of Kansas.

Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Held
Oct 30, 2025 · HEARING

Hearings to examine the nominations of Joseph Gormley, of Maryland, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, Francis Cassidy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Paul Hollis, of Louisiana, to be Director of the Mint for a term of five years, and Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of five years.

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Held