Today's Floor Schedule
The Senate will next convene on Wednesday, February 11 at 2:00 PM and, following any leader remarks, will will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 7147, an act making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
The House will next meet on Wednesday, February 11 at 10:00 AM for morning hour and 12:00 PM for legislative business.
Upcoming Hearings & Events
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Wednesday, February 11
House Committee on Small Business
Markup: Various Measures
9:00 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB
U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Hearing: Lies Lawfare and Leverage: The CCPs Gaslighting and Manipulation to Marginalize Taiwan
Witnesses: Mr. Julian Ku, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, Hofstra University; Ms. Shirley Kan, Independent Specialist in Indo-Pacific Security Affairs; Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Partner, The Asia Group
10:00 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB
House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Hearing: Oversight Hearing Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts
Witnesses: Admiral Thomas Allan, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, Acting Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Ha Nguyen McNeill, Acting Administrator, Transportation Security Administration; Matthew Quinn, Deputy Director, United States Secret Service; Gregg Phillips, Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency
10:00 AM | 2362-A Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Restoring Mission Focus at the State Department: Authority Accountability and the Role of the Foreign Service
Witnesses: The Honorable Jason S. Evans, Under Secretary of State for Management, U.S. Department of State
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on the Judiciary
Hearing: Oversight of the Department of Justice
Witnesses: The Honorable Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency
Hearing: Doing More with Less: Deleting Duplicative Programs
Witnesses: Orice Williams Brown, Acting Comptroller, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Paul Winfree, President and CEO, Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC); Matt Weidinger, Senior Fellow and Rowe Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
10:00 AM | HVC-210 CAPITOL
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
Witnesses: The Honorable Douglas A. Collins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; The Honorable John Bartrum, Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Mr. Mark Englebaum, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Mr. Gregory Goins, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs
10:15 AM | 360 Canon HOB
House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Lowering Health Care Costs for AllAmericans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain
Witnesses: Lori M. Reilly, Esq., Chief Operating Officer, PhRMA; John F. Crowley, President and CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization; John Murphy, President and CEO, Association for Accessible Medicines; David Marin, President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association; Angie Boliver, President and CEO, Healthcare Supply Chain Association; Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., President and CEO, Healthcare Distribution Alliance; James Gelfand, President and CEO, The ERISA Industry Committee; Douglas Hoey, Chief Executive Officer, National Community Pharmacists Association; Rachel E. Sachs, Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Education and Workforce | Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Hearing: Building an AI-Ready America: Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology
Witnesses: Mr. Johan Land, Senior Vice President, Product and Engineering, Safety and AI, Samsara; Mr. Eric Hoplin, President and CEO, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors ; Mr. Doug Parker, Senior Advisor, National Employment Law Project; Mr. Jeff Buczkiewicz, President and CEO, Mason Contractors Association of America
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Natural Resources
Markup: H.R. 755 Rep. Ciscomani Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 H.R. 1352 Rep. Subramanyam To designate the General George C. Marshall House in the Commonwealth of Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System and for other purposes. H.R. 1945 Rep. Onder Americas National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act H.R. 2196 Rep. Hudson To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foun
1:45 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, S.2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, S.3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, S.3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, S.3639, to expedite processing of satellite and space licenses, S.3700, to establish an expert review panel to make recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management system at the FAA, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
2:00 PM – S-216
House Committee on Foreign Affairs | South and Central Asia Subcommittee
Hearing: South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
Witnesses: The Honorable S. Paul Kapur, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB
House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology
Hearing: Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism Part II: Assessing Federal Government Efforts
Witnesses: Ms. Suzette Kelly, Acting Executive Director, Agriculture Programs and Trade Liaison, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Matt Allen, Director, Office of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Mr. Jeff Cooper, Program Manager, Probabilistic Analysis for National Threats Hazards and Risks, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Dr. Ashley Grant, Senior Health Security and Biodefense Advisor, Office of Health Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2:00 PM | 310 Canon HOB
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Hearing: Accelerating Progress: U.S. Surface Transportation Research
Witnesses: Ms. Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at U.S. Department of Transportation; Hon. Greg Winfree, Agency Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute; Dr. Henry Liu, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, Mcity and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
2:00 PM | 2318 Rayburn HOB
Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Personnel
Hearings to examine the Senior Enlisted Leaders on servicemember and family quality of life.
Witnesses: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom, USN, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Joint Staff; Sergeant Major Michael R. Weimer, USA, Sergeant Major of the Army, United States Army; Master Chief Petty Officer John J. Perryman IV, USN, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, United States Navy; Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz, USMC, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps; Chief Master Sergeant David R. Wolfe, USAF, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, United States Air Force; Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivegna, USSF, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, United States Space Force
3:00 PM – SR-222
Senate Committee on Aging
Hearings to examine how Washington’s rules drove physicians out of medicine.
Witnesses: Alma Littles M.D., Dean & Chief Academic Officer, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL; Lee Gross M.D., Founder, Epiphany Health Direct Primary Care, North Port, FL; Jeffrey Smith CPA, MBA, FACMPE, CGMA, Incoming Board Chair of Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Chief Executive Officer, Piedmont HealthCare, PA, Statesville, NC; Corey Feist JD, MBA, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, Charlottesville, VA
3:30 PM – SH-216
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearings to examine building a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on assessing the next generation of VA’s community care network.
Witnesses: The Honorable Richard F. Topping, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Leigh Ann Searight, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
4:00 PM – SR-418
Thursday, February 12
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
An oversight hearing.
Witnesses: Panel 1: THE HONORABLE TOM EMMER, Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives; THE HONORABLE HARRY NISKA, GOP Floor Leader, State House of Representatives State of Minnesota; THE HONORABLE KEITH ELLISON, Attorney General, State of Minnesota; PAUL SCHNELL, Commissioner, Department of Corrections State of Minnesota; Panel 2: THE HONORABLE JOSEPH B. EDLOW, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security; THE HONORABLE RODNEY S. SCOTT, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Homeland Security; TODD M. LYONS, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security
9:00 AM – SD-342
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Markup: H.R. 6047 the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026; H.R. 3726 the Fisher House Availability Act of 2025; H.R. 3482 the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act; H.R. 785 the Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2025; H.R. 2148 the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation Reemployment and Retirement Act
9:00 AM | 360 Canon HOB
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Hearings to examine the American small drone industrial base.
Witnesses: Honorable Owen O. West, Senior Advisor for Drone Dominance, Department of Defense; Mr. Travis Metz, Drone Dominance Program Manager, Department of Defense
9:30 AM – SD-G50
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the NTSB final report on the DCA midair collision.
Witnesses: Hon. Jennifer Homendy, Chairwoman, National Transportation Safety Board
10:00 AM – SR-253
Senate Committee on Finance
Hearings to examine the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Evaluating North American Competitiveness
Witnesses: The Honorable Kevin Brady, Former Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, and Senior Consultant, Akin, Washington, DC; Eric Gottwald, Policy Specialist for Trade and International Economics, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC; Paul McCarthy, President & CEO, MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association, Washington, DC; Ted Vander Schaaf, Owner, Vander Schaaf Farms, Kuna, ID
10:00 AM – SD-215
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Hearings to examine S.462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, S.1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws, S.1464, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development, S.1497, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, S.1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, S.2417, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a special use permit with respect to the maintaining of a flagpole bearing the flag of the United States at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, Utah, S.2554, to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S.2754, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the City of Ouray, Colorado, certain land managed by the Forest Service, together with a reservoir, S.2787, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land, S.2860, to unleash United States offshore critical minerals and resources, S.2968, to ensure access to certain public land, S.3004, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, S.3082, to prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, S.3493, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, S.3526, to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, S.3527, to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, S.3695, to amend Public Law 96-586 to modernize the authority of the Forest Service to acquire and administer land under that Act, H.R.204, to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, H.R.677, to establish a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain decisions by the Department of the Interior, H.R.952, to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California, H.R.1829, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, H.R.3872, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals, H.R.3937, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-366
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearings to examine preventing fraud in child care assistance programs.
Witnesses: Henry Wilde, Co-Founder and CEO, Acelero, Inc., Madison, WI; Paula Polito, Ph.D., Owner, Beary Cherry Tree Child Care Center, Jefferson Parish, LA; Liz Denson, President and CEO, Early Connections Learning Centers, Colorado Springs, CO
10:00 AM – SD-430
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Oversight hearings to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Witnesses: The Honorable Paul S. Atkins, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
10:00 AM – SD-538
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the NTSB final report on the DCA midair collision.
Witnesses: Hon. Jennifer Homendy, Chairwoman, National Transportation Safety Board
10:00 AM – SR-253
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, 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 nomination of Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years.
10:15 AM – SH-216
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nominations of Wesley Brooks, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Jeremy Carl, of Montana, to be an Assistant Secretary (International Organizations), and William Long, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, all of the Department of State, and Robert Sweeney, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
Witnesses: Testimony from nominees.
10:30 AM – SD-419
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