Today's Floor Schedule

The Senate will convene on Tuesday, March 19 at 3:00 PM and, following leader remarks, will proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of the nomination of Nicole G. Berner to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, post-cloture.

At 5:30 PM, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on confirmation of the Berner nomination.

The House will next meet on Friday, March 15 at 11:00 AM for a pro forma session only.

Upcoming Hearings & Events

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Tuesday, March 19

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: An Assessment of the Biden Administrations Withdrawal from Afghanistan by Americas Generals
Witnesses: General Mark A. Milley (Retired), Fmr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the U.S. Department of Defense; General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (Retired), Fmr. Commander of United States Central Command at the U.S. Department of Defense
1:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

Wednesday, March 20

Senate Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, Robert William Forden, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Erik John Woodhouse, of Virginia, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador, and Michael Sfraga, of Alaska, to be Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, all of the Department of State, and other pending calendar business.
9:30 AM – S-116

Senate Armed Services
Hearings to examine the final report of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform Commission.
Witnesses: Honorable Robert F. Hale, Chair; Honorable Ellen M. Lord, Vice Chair; Ms. Laura C. Sayer, Executive Director
9:30 AM – SH-216

Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-226

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine reforming Federal records management to improve transparency and accountability.
Witnesses: ANNE WEISMANN, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School; GARY RUSKIN, Executive Director and Co-Founder, U.S. Right to Know
10:00 AM – SD-342

Senate Environment and Public Works
Hearings to examine PFAS as hazardous substances.
Witnesses: Kate R. Bowers, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division, Congressional Research Service; The Honorable James Kenney, Secretary, New Mexico Department of Environment
Scott Faber; Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Environmental Working Group; Robert Fox, Partner, Manko Gold Katcher Fox, Limited Liability Partnership; Michael D. Witt, General Counsel, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
10:00 AM – SD-406

Senate Aging
Hearings to examine keeping our promise to older adults and people with disabilities, focusing on the status of Social Security today.
Witnesses: The Honorable Martin O’Malley, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD
10:00 AM – SD-562

Senate Budget
Hearings to examine the nature of climate costs.
Witnesses: Ms. Theresa McKenney, Director Of Sustainability And Government Affairs, NEMO Equipment; Ms. Hilary Hutcheson, Outfitter; Mr. Gus Schumacher, American Cross-Country Skier, Olympian, Additional Witnesses to be Announced
10:00 AM – SD-608

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
Hearing: Reining in the Administrative State: Agency Adjudication and Other Agency Action
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Hearing: Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Bidens Abuse of Public Office
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Homeland Security
Hearing: Examining the Current Status of Irans Axis of Resistance and the Implications for Homeland Security and U.S. Interests
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 310 Canon HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services
Witnesses: The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
10:00 AM | 2358-C Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Energy
Witnesses: The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
10:00 AM | 2362-B Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Armed Services
Hearing: U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region
Witnesses: Admiral John Aquilino, Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command; General Paul LaCamera, Commander, United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command, US Forces Korea; The Honorable Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Region
10:00 AM – Location: TBA

House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: SEC Overreach: Examining the Need for Reform
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building

House Committee on Small Business
Hearing: “Conducting Oversight: Testimony from the Small Business Administrator”
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing: “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation”
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia
Hearing: Pakistan After the Elections: Examining the Future of Democracy in Pakistan and the US-Pakistan Relationship
Witnesses: The Honorable Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. State Department
10:15 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Hearing: Leg Hrg on: H.R. 5015 Rep. Leger Fernandez Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023; H.R. 5499 Rep. Miller-Meeks Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act; H.R. 6085 Rep. Hageman To prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision Wyoming.; H.R. 6209 Rep. Titus Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act; H.R. 6547 Rep. Boebert Colorado Energy Pros
Witnesses: TBA
10:15 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Oversight Hearing Quality of Life in the Military
Witnesses: Chief Master Sergeant John F. Bentivenga, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, Space Force; Chief Master Sergeant David A. Flosi, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Air Force; Master Chief Petty Officer James M. Honea, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Department of the Navy; Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Marine Corps; Sergeant Major Michael R. Weimer, Sergeant Major of the Army, Department of Army
Witnesses: 10:30 AM | 2362A Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6656 Stuck on Hold Act; H.R. 7323 To amend title 38 United States Code to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code; H.R. XXXX To amend title 38 United States Code to provide for a limitation on the amount of entitlement to educational assistance payable
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on House Administration | Subcommittee on Modernization
Hearing: Committee on House Administration Modernization Subcommittee Hearing “Legislative Proposals to Support Modernizing the Congressional Research Service and the Use of Federal Data.
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Markup: Various Measures
12:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Hearing: Lost in Translation: How VA’s Disability Claims and Appeals Letters Should be Simplified
Witnesses: TBA
1:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB

Senate Armed Services – Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Hearings to examine an update on the state of the Department of Defense acquisition system.
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM – SR-222

House Committee on Ways and Means
Hearing: Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra
Witnesses: The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretray of health and Human Services
2:00 PM | 1100 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining the opportunities and challenges of the 477 Program.
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: The Characteristics and Challenges of Today’s Homebuyers
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building

House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology
Hearing: “Securing our Nation from WMDs: A Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office”
Witnesses: Mary Ellen Callahan, Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Tina Won Sherman, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; Dr. Herbert Wolfe, MHS-PA, Acting Chief Medical Officer and Acting Director, Office of Health Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2:00 PM | 310 Canon HOB

Senate Finance
Hearings to examine President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Social Security Administration.
Witnesses: The Honorable Martin O’Malley, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Baltimore , MD
2:30 PM – SD-215

Senate Indian Affairs
Hearings to examine public safety and justice resources in Native communities.
Witnesses: TBA
2:30 PM – SD-628

Senate Judiciary
Hearings to examine post Dobbs America and reproductive freedoms.
Witnesses: TBA
2:30 PM – SD-G50

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security
Hearings to examine promoting a safe environment in U.S. athletics.
Witnesses: Ju’Riese Colón, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Center for SafeSport; Dionne Koller, Co-Chair, Commission on the State of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and Professor of Law and Director, Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law; Grace French, President and Founder, The Army of Survivors; Pat Kelleher, Executive Director, USA Hockey
2:30 PM – SR-253

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
An oversight hearing to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025 for the Small Business Administration.
Witnesses: The Honorable Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C.
2:30 PM – SR-428A

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs – Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
Hearings to examine strengthening international cooperation to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
Witnesses: TBA
2:45 PM – SD-342

Thursday, March 21

Senate Foreign Relations
Executive Business Meeting
9:30 AM – S-116

Senate Finance
Hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025.
Witnesses: The Honorable Janet L. Yellen, Secretary, United States Department of the Treasury, Washington , DC
10:00 AM – SD-215

Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Rosner, of Massachusetts, Lindsay S. See, of West Virginia, and Judy W. Chang, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SD-366

Senate Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S.1306, to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and the nomination of David O. Barnett, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico, Department of Justice.
10:00 AM – SD-G50

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine spectrum and national security.
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM – SR-253

House Committee on Financial Services
Hearing: Hearing Entitled: Importing Global Governance: Examining the Dangers of Ceding Authority Over American Financial Regulation
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Agriculture
Witnesses: The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
10:00 AM | 2362-A Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and DenyingChinese Military Our Technology
Witnesses: The Honorable Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Alan Estevez, Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
Hearing: White House Overreach on AI
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee On The Budget
Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request
Witnesses: TBA
10:00 AM | 210 Canon HOB

Senate Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine implementation of the U.S. anti-corruption strategy.
Witnesses: 1. Mr. Richard Nephew, Coordinator, Global Anti-Corruption, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.; 2. Ms. Shannon Green, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.
10:30 AM – SD-419

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Business Meeting
10:30 AM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on House Administration
Hearing: Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing “Safety on Capitol Hill: DC Crime’s Impact on Congressional Operations and Visitors.”
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Timeout: Evaluating Safety Measures Implemented to Protect Athletes
Witnesses: TBA
10:30 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: Toxic Exposure Fund Improvement Act of 2024
Witnesses: TBA
11:00 AM | 360 Canon HOB

GHOST ARMY GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY
Emancipation All
11:00 AM

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability | Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
Hearing: Accountable Assistance: Reviewing Controls to Prevent Mismanagement of Foreign Aid
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific
Hearing: Commerce as Statecraft: Better Leveraging U.S. Business to Advance our Economic and National Security Goals in the Indo-Pacific
Witnesses: Mr. Kin W. Moy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. State Department; The Honorable Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), U.S. State Department; Ms. Pamela Phan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
2:00 PM | 2200 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability
Hearing: Assessing State Department Compliance with Oversight
Witnesses: The Honorable Richard R. Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Naz Durakoğlu, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of State
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement
Hearing: “Examining CBP One: Functions Features Expansion and Risks”
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 310 Canon HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 3584 Veterans Care Act; H.R. 3644 Act for Veterans Act; H.R. 3649 Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act; H.R. 4424 Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act; H.R. 5530 VA Emergency Transportation Access Act; H.R. 6324 FY24 VA Major Medical Facility Authorization Act; H.R. 6373 Veterans STAND Act; H.R. 7347 To amend title 38 United States Code to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include cer
Witnesses: TBA
2:00 PM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Social Security
Hearing: Joint Social Security and Work Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security Martin O’Malley
Witnesses: SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley
2:00 PM | 1100 Longworth HOB

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Hearing: Assessing Americas Vaccine Safety Systems Part 2
Witnesses: Patrick Whelan, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UCLA Division of Rheumatology; David Gortler, Pharm.D., Senior Research Fellow for Public Health Policy and Regulation, The Heritage Foundation; Renée Gentry, Director, Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic, George Washington University
2:00 PM | 2247 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Hearing: Budget and Oversight Hearing — President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request and Economic Outlook
Witnesses: The Honorable Janet Yellen, Secretary, Department of the Treasury; The Honorable Shalanda Young, Director, Office of Management and Budget
2:30 PM | 2359 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Hearing: FY25 Strategic Forces Posture
Witnesses: The Honorable John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Department of Defense; General Anthony Cotton, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; General Stephen Whiting, Commander, U.S. Space Command; General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command & North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
3:30 PM | 2212 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6452 Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act; H.R. 6531 TRAIN VA Employees Act; H.R. 6538 VA Correct Compensation Act; H.R. 6874 VA WEB Act; H.R. 6947 Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act; H.R. 7342 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act; H.R. XXXX VA Security Screening Pilot Program Act; H.R. XXXX Required Notation of Investigation in Personnel Record File Act; and H.R. XXXX Reporting Performance Plans for VA Political Appointees Act
Witnesses: TBA
4:30 PM | 360 Canon HOB

Senate Hearings & Meetings

2024 Congressional Calendar