Wednesday, April 29

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
Witnesses: The Honorable Doug Burgum, Secretary, Department of the Interior
9:30 AM – SD-366

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
10:00 AM – SD-538

House Committee on Armed Services
Business Meeting: Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
Witnesses: The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense
10:00 AM | 2118 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations
Markup: Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration Related Agencies Bill
10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Europe Subcommittee
Hearing: Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space Security and Foreign Policy Implications
Witnesses: The Honorable Kari A. Bingen, Director, Aerospace Security Project, Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dr. Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Hearing: Data Centers Telecommunications Networks and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHSs SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors
Witnesses: RADM Mark Montgomery, USN (Ret.), Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Robert Mayer, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity & Innovation, USTelecom — The Broadband Association; Sam Visner, Chair, Board of Directors, Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center; Scott Algeier, Executive Director, Information Technology-Information Sharing and Analysis Center
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance
Hearing: Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleighs Law
Witnesses: Kayleigh Kozak; Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares, California State Senator; Rachel Wright, National Policy Director, Right on Crime
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: Oversight hearing titled “Powering the 21st Century with American Copper.”
Witnesses: Mr. Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global, Washington, D.C. • Mr. Adam Estelle, President and CEO, Copper Development Association, McLean, VA • Ms. Debra Phillips, President and CEO, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Arlington, VA • Dr. Michele Bustamante, Staff Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C. [Minority Witness]
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Markup: the full Committee to consider the following: 1 H.R. 8463 Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act;2 H.R. 8464 Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act;3 H.R. 8312 Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act;4 H.R. 8467 Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act;5 H.R. 8428 Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act;6 H.R. 8466 Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act;7 H.R. 8340 Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Markup: Full Committee Markup
10:00 AM, Loc: TBA

House Committee on Ways and Means
Markup: H.R. 7432 H.R. 7463 H.R. 7343 H.R. 7529 H.R. 7655 H.R. 7995
10:00 AM | 1100 Longworth HOB

Senate Committee on Judiciary
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM – SH-216

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy
Hearing: AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers
Witnesses: Nick Myers, Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission; Tom Falcone, President, Large Public Power Council; Nelson Peeler, Senior VP of Grid Strategy, Planning and Integration, Duke Energy; Whitney Muse, President, Muse Energy
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Education and Workforce | Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Hearing: “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education”
Witnesses: Mr. Tyson Langhofer, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom; Mr. Jud Horras, President and CEO, North American Interfraternity Conference; Mr. Emerson Sykes, Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union; Dr. Steven McGuire, Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
Witnesses: Steven Mandernach, Executive Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials; Joseph Colalillo, President, ShopRite of Hunterdon County, Inc.; Chad Hamilton, JD, MBA, Board Member, Cheese Board, International Dairy Foods Association; Scott Faber, JD, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Environmental Working Group
2:00 PM | 2123 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee
Hearing: U.S. Accountability at the United Nations:Challenges and Opportunities for Reform
Witnesses: Mr. Brett D. Schaefer, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Mr. Eugene Kontorovich, Senior Legal Fellow, Advancing American Freedom; Mr. Stefano Gennarini, Vice President for Legal Studies, Center for Family and Human Rights; Mr. Peter Yeo, President, The Better World Campaign
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on 4 Bills: H.R. 7287 Rep. Johnson of SD Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study ActH.R. 7331 Rep. Johnson of SD Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study ActH.R. 7515 Rep. Strickland To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructureH.R. 8259 Rep. Bentz Reclamation Project Consultation Improvement Act of 2026
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB

Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Witnesses: The Honorable Matthew Napoli, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration; The Honorable David Beck, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration; The Honorable Brandon Williams, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
2:30 PM – SD-124

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Investigations
Hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.
Witnesses: KARL JABLONOWSKI, PH.D., Director of Science and Research, Children’s Health Defense; DAVID WISEMAN, PH.D., M.R.PHARM.S., President, Synechion, Inc.; MARIA YOUNG, COVID-19 Survivor
2:30 PM – SD-342

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Witnesses: The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2:30 PM – SD-562

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.
Witnesses: Ms. Rosie Rios, Chair, U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, Washington, D.C.; Ms. Liz G. Sweet, Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Boston, MA; Mrs. Catherine Dority, Vice President of Marketing, Explore Charleston, Charleston, SC;
Mrs. Amanda Grappone Osmer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Grappone Automotive, Concord, NH
2:45 PM – SR-428A

Senate Committee on Intelligence
Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
3:00 PM – SH-219

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, S.1127, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for memorial headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who died before November 11, 1998, S.3000, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify and report instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud, S.3098, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, S.3170, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement an automated system with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3286, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S.3311, to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the Veterans Health Administration, S.3395, to expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3591, to require the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop a notice detailing benefits available to veterans, and to require employers to display such notice, S.3647, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to address bowel and bladder care needs for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders, S.3653, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights with regards to the receipt of health care, benefits, and services furnished under provisions of law administered by the Secretary, S.3706, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, S.3726, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the President to define veteran success and to develop and implement a National Veterans Strategy, S.3988, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, S.3992, to amend title 10, United States Code, to codify authority for the Joint Medical Facility Fund of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3993, to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, S.3999, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women’s specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral, S.4043, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, S.4108, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial and funeral expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of death from a service-connected disability, S.4140, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, S.4197, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which the Secretary shall award grants to certain State entities to expand access to structured outdoor recreation programs for veterans that enhance veteran wellness, S.4220, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Novel Therapeutics, an original bill entitled “Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act”, an original bill entitled “Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act”, and an original bill entitled “Maternal Health for Veterans Act”.
4:00 PM – SR-418

Thursday, April 30

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Legislative Branch; Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Markup: Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Bill
8:00 AM | H-140 CAPITOL

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Defense
Hearing: Budget Hearing – the United States Air Force and Space Force
Witnesses: Dr. Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the Air Force; General Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Chief of Staff of the Air Force; General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force
9:30 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB

Armed Services
Closed hearings to examine the Department of Defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open session at approximately 11:00 a.m. in SD-G50.
Witnesses: Honorable Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense; Honorable Jules W. Hurst III, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/ Chief Financial Officer; General J. Daniel Caine, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
9:30 AM – SVC-217

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider the nominations of John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cyprus, Fleet White, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs), Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, and Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2031.
10:00 AM – SD-419

Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Hearings to examine the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Veterans Affairs
Witnesses: The Honorable Doug Collins, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
10:00 AM – SD-124

Senate Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider the nominations of John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus, Fleet White, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs), Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be Representative to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador, Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, and Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation, all of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the Baltic Sea, focusing on implications for European Security and lessons from the Indo-Pacific.
10:00 AM – SD-419

Senate Committee on Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.1572, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute, S.3062, to require artificial intelligence chatbots to implement age verification measures and make certain disclosures, S.3966, to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Kathleen S. Lane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, Evan Rikhye, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years, Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, Kenneth Sorenson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years, and Johnson TeeHee II, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM – SH-216

Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearings to examine the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the United States Forest Service
Witnesses: Mr. Tom Schultz, Chief, United States Forest Service
10:30 AM – SD-138

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Budget Hearing, Indian Health Service
Witnesses: Clayton Fulton, Chief of Staff, Indian Health Service; Jillian Curtis, Director, Office of Finance and Accounting, Indian Health Service
10:30 AM | 2008 Rayburn HOB