Wednesday, September 2

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Markup: Ten Pieces of Legislation

10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Business Meeting: A Resolution to assign Representative Goodlander to subcommittees on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs

10:00 AM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on Ways and Means

Hearing: Full Committee Hearing on Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources and Supply Chains

Witnesses: Ambassador John Herbst, Senior Director, Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center; Dr. Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Mr. Daniel F. Runde, Author, “The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power”; Dr. Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines; Ms. Melinda St. Louis, Director, Global Trade Watch, Public Citizen

10:00 AM | 390 Canon HOB

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Energy

Hearing: Powering the Nuclear Renaissance: Accelerating U.S. Leadership in Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Witnesses: Dr. Joe Hoagland, Associate Lab Director for Fusion and Fission Energy Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Mr. Isaiah Taylor, CEO and Founder, Valar Atomics; Mr. Matt Loszak, CEO, Aalo Atomics; Dr. Steven Shannon, Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University; Mr. Jordan Bramble, CEO and Co-Founder, Antares Nuclear

10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains

Hearing: Fueling the Golden Age: Future Resource Needs and Small Business Opportunity.

Witnesses: TBA

10:00 AM | 2360 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet

Hearing: Renewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Act

Witnesses: Morgan Reed, President, Association for Competitive Technology; Teresa Rea, Principal, Rea Consulting; Melissa Wasserman, Associate Dean and Professor, University of Texas School of Law

10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Federal Lands

Hearing: Legislative hearing on: H.R. 642 Rep. Steube Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025;H.R. 5470 Rep. LaHood Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act;H.R. 6788 Rep. Downing Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act;H.R. 9269 Rep. Clyburn Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act;H.R. 9600 Rep. Raskin “Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026”;H.R. 9779 Rep. Gonzalez Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026 ;H.R. 10128 Rep. McClintock To codify Sec

Witnesses: Ms. Miri Hardy, Founder & Acting Executive Director, Myakka River Partnership, Venice, FL [H.R. 642] • Mr. William Thomas, Chairman, Route 66 Ahead Partnership, Atlanta, IL [H.R. 5470] • Mr. Jeff Darrah, Director, Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Stevensville, MT [H.R. 6788] • The Hon. Robert Macaulay, Supervisor, Madera County – District 5, Madera, CA [H.R. 10128] • Mr. Kyle Cunningham, State Forester and Director of Forestry Division, Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Alexander, AR [H.R. 10136] • Mr. Robbie Lauf, Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Bismarck, ND [S. 675]  • Ms. Annie Laurie Gaylor, Secretary, Thomas Paine Memorial Association, Madison, WI [H.R. 9600] (Minority Witness) • Ms. Chanel Compton Johnson, Executive Director, Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, Annapolis, MD [H.R. 9269] (Minority Witness)

10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth HOB

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs

Hearing: No Flame More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs

Witnesses: Michael Fazio, Executive Director, New York State Builders Association; Patrick McCormick, Former Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; James Conde, Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC; Pete Wyckoff, PhD (Minority Witness), Vice President for Policy, Evergreen Action

10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on Rules

Business Meeting: Member Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 120th Congress

10:00 AM | H-313 CAPITOL

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Hearing: Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update

Witnesses: Panel one: The Honorable Paul A. Lawrence, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Dr. Neil Evans, MD, Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integrationd Office, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Panel two: Ms. Carol Harris, Director or Information Technology and Cybersecurity, on behalf of U.S. Government Accountability Office

10:15 AM | 360 Canon HOB

House Committee on Education and Workforce | Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

Hearing: Less Red Tape More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators

Witnesses: Mr. Austen Bannan, Employment Policy Fellow, Americans for Prosperity (AFP); Ms. Elizabeth Milito, Executive Director, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Legal Center; Ms. Rebeccca L. Reindel, Director of Occupational Safety and Health, AFL-CIO; Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum (AAF)

10:15 AM | 2175 Rayburn HOB

House Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government

Hearing: Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment Part II

Witnesses: Attorney General Kris Kobach, Attorney General of Kansas; Ken Cuccinelli, Senior Fellow for Immigration and Homeland Security, Center for Renewing America; Rosemary Jenks, Policy Director, Immigration Accountability Project

2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB