This week
May 16 to May 22, Eastern time
Monday, May 18
“PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology
Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
Tuesday, May 19
Business meeting to consider reconciliation recommendations to the Budget Committee.
Closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open hearing at approximately 11:00 a.m. in SD-G50.
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Justice.
Crime, Corruption, and Power: The Rise of CCP-linked Scam Networks Targeting Americans And Threatening U.S. Security
U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Labor.
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Army.
H.R. 1041 – Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; H.R. 6047 – Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026; H.R. 1329 – Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
25 Years After September 11 – Lessons Learned from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Hearings to examine the evaluation of FAA safety measures from the DCA crash.
Hearings to examine enforcing Callais, focusing on implementing the Supreme Court's gerrymandering.
Hearings to examine the science and technology priorities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program.
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Transportation.
Wednesday, May 20
25 Years After 9/11 - Reviewing the 9/11 Commission & Intelligence Reform Impacts (OPEN)
Business meeting to consider S.Con.Res.33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
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Hearings to examine S.4529, to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and proposed legislation entitled, "RECHARGE Act", and "Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act".
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the full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 8096, Duplication Scoring Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 8801, DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive Driving Surcharges Act; 3) H.R. 8844, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act; 4) H.R. 3087, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act; 5) Several postal naming measures.
H.R. 3087 H.R. 3350 H.R. 4662 119-hr-8840119-hr-8669119-hr-8096119-hr-8801119-hr-8844
“The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate”
Tax Subcommittee Hearing on Your Paycheck, Returned: How the Working Families Tax Cuts Delivered for Americans
Full Committee Markup
H.R. 7129 119-hr-8790119-hr-8748
FY2027 Budget Request: State Department Adjacent Entities
“TSA Modernization: Industry Perspectives on Key Security and Travel Reforms 25 Years After 9/11”
Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Century”
Partnering for Innovation: How Bank-Fintech Collaborations Enhance Financial Infrastructure
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Hearings to examine meeting the individual needs of all students, focusing on the role of charter schools.
Hearings to examine betting, focusing on protecting sports integrity in America.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, David Brat, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia, and Eric Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, all of the Department of State.
Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse.
"Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care"
“Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R.6580, The “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R.6599, The “Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025”; H.R.6583, The “Research Reform Act of 2025”; H.R. 6549, The “VA Contracting and Procurement Act”; H.R.6740, The “VA TRUST Act”; H.R. 6764, The “Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025”; H.R. 6904, The “Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act of 2025”; H.R. 6843, The “Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025”; H.R. 6833, The “Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025”; H.R.2303, The “Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act”; H.R.210, The “Dental Care for Veterans Act”; H.R.3183, The “SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025”; H.R.5203, “To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes; H.R.4114, The “EVEST Act”; H.R.3869, The “Every Veteran Housed Act”; H.R.2722, The “VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act”; H.R.1391, The “Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025”; H.R.8044, The “Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act”; Discussion Draft: The “Toxic Exposure Advisory Committee Establishment Act”; Discussion Draft, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Advisory Committee on Toxic Exposure of the Department of Veterans Affairs”; Discussion Draft: The “Honor Vets Act”; Discussion Draft, “To provide for the modernization of the electronic health record system and other health information technology activities and systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”
Hearings to examine the nominations of Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice.
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill and Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Bill
Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms
Various Measures
H.R. 826 H.R. 8880 H.R. 4238 H.R. 8882 119-hr-2804119-hr-5498119-hr-915119-hr-8881119-hr-8879
Oversight Hearing titled “The Profit Engine Driving Environmental Nonprofits.”
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Hearing: “Examining Best Practices for Strengthening Election Security”
From Order to Execution: Ensuring Efficient and Transparent Equity Markets
H.R. 3197 119-hr-1483
Hearings to examine the Department of Defense personnel policies and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Hearings to examine blowing the whistle, focusing on inside the grift that keeps giving.
Business meeting to consider S.236, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), S.1513, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, S.2098, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, S.2735, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, H.R.681, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), H.R.2302, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, H.R.2388, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and H.R.3620, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
H.R. 3620 H.R. 2302 H.R. 681 119-hr-2388119-s-1513119-s-2098119-s-236119-s-2735
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation.
Closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters.
Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces
To receive a closed briefing on anomalous health incidents.
Hearings to examine preventing falls and preserving independence, focusing on technology, community programs, and innovation in senior safety.
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Thursday, May 21
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill
Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill
Budget Hearing – Department of Veterans Affairs
Markup of H.R. 3164, H.R. 8163, H.R. 8875, H.R. 8883, H.R. 8871, H.R. 8884, H.R. 8873, H.R. 8872, and Views and Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget.
Closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization 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.
“Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy”
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared for consideration
Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 184 (Rep. McClintock), “Action Versus No Action Act” • H.R. 2785 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act” • H.R. 7695 (Rep. Hageman), To provide that the final rule titled “Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation” and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes. • H.R. 8682 (Rep. Downing), “Accelerating Forest Management Act” • H.R. 8686 (Rep. Gosar), To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. • H.R. 8688 (Rep. Hurd), “Forest Health and Wildlife Risk Reduction Act” • H.R. 8735 (Rep. Panetta), “American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act”
H.R. 184 H.R. 2785 119-hr-8682119-hr-8686119-hr-8688119-hr-7695119-hr-8735
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
“Building the Future: How Small Home Builders are Closing America’s Housing Gap.”
Modernizing the BSA for Financial Crime in the 21st Century
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Institutes of Health.
Markup of H.R. 8736,"Restoration of Employment Choice for Adults with Disabilities Act"; H.R. 8705,"Civics and History Advancement to Restore Learning, Integrity, and Education (CHARLIE) Act"; H.R. 7362,"Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act"; H.R. 7895,"PBM Kickback Prohibition Act"; H.R. 8684, "Transparency in Billing Act of 2026"
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Navy.
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act” or the “BADGES for Native Communities Act” H.R. 7954 (Rep. Hurd), “Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act” H.R. 8483 (Rep. Issa), “Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025” H.R. 8658 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act”
Research-Driven Resilience: Applying Science to Secure U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Threats
“State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America’s Communities”
Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
Floor and committee schedules from the official calendars.