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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 25 through March 28, 2025

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, with a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture thereon at 12:00 noon. At 2:15 p.m., if cloture is invoked, 
Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Michael Kratsios, 
followed by a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National 
Institutes of Health.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: March 25, to receive a closed 
briefing on the Department of Defense strategy on countering 
unmanned aerial systems, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold closed hearings 
to examine harnessing artificial intelligence cyber capabilities; to 
be immediately followed by an open hearing at 3:30 p.m. in SR-232A, 
2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold hearings to examine 
the state of conventional surface shipbuilding, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold open hearings 
to examine the United States Strategic Command and United States 
Space Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2026 and Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately 
followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the status of the Military Service Academies, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-222.

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  March 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Troy Meink, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Air 
Force, Michael Duffy, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
Acquisition and Sustainment, Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under 
Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Keith Bass, of Texas, to 
be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 27, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jonathan Gould, of 
Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five 
years, Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the 
term expiring June 5, 2026, and Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be 
Federal Transit Administrator, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 27, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, to hold hearings to 
examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, 
focusing on the DCA midair collision, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  March 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, 
2:15 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 26, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to 
be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, and Sean Donahue, of Florida, both to 
be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 25, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Frank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of 
Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 
2031, 10:10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal 
Adviser, Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State 
of Israel, and Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Panama, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Indo-Pacific 
alliances and burden sharing in today's geopolitical environment, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's 
Issues, to hold hearings to examine People's Republic of China 
influence and the status of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the 
Western Hemisphere, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 860, to 
modify the information about countries exporting methamphetamine 
that is included in the annual International Narcotics Control 
Strategy Report, to require a report to Congress on the seizure and 
production of certain illicit drugs, to impose sanctions with 
respect to the production and trafficking into the United States, of 
synthetic opioids, S. 868, to support democracy and the rule of law 
in Georgia, S. Res. 86, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI) and the 
harmful conflation of China's ``One China Principle'' and the United 
States' ``One China Policy'', S. Res. 98, condemning Beijing's 
destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law, S. Res. 106, 
supporting the goals of International Women's Day, S. 799, to 
establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining 
Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social 
impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, S. 821, to 
provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan 
guidelines, S. 555, to direct the Secretary of State to establish a 
national registry of Korean American divided families, and S. 842, 
to counter efforts by Hezbollah to conduct terrorist activities in 
Latin America, S. Res. 52, recognizing religious freedom as a 
fundamental right, expressing support for international religious 
freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and 
expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on 
religious freedom around the world, and an original resolution 
recognizing the 204th anniversary of the independence of Greece and 
celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States, and the 
nominations of Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to 
Canada, George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Japan, and 
Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican 
States, all of the Department of State, 11 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 27, to 
hold hearings to examine ensuring safe learning environments for all 
students, focusing on protests on campus, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 25, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to hold hearings to examine the censorship industrial 
complex, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  March 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 26, 
business meeting to consider S. 1047, to prohibit individuals 
convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance 
from the Small Business Administration, S. 1093, to amend the Small 
Business Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, and the 
nominations of William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator, 
and Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
both of the Small Business Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 25, to hold hearings to 
examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a closed 
hearing in SH-219, 10 a.m., SH-216.

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  March 26, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 26, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``National Transportation Safety Board'', 9:30 
a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 26, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence and Special Operations, hearing entitled ``U.S. Special 
Operations Forces and Command--Challenges and Resource Priorities 
for Fiscal Year 2026'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal State of the Nation'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 26, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The World 
Wild Web: Examining Harms Online'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 26, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions, hearing entitled ``A New Era for the CFPB: 
Balancing Power and Reprioritizing Consumer Protections'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and 
International Financial Institutions, hearing entitled ``Following 
the Money with FinCEN'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 26, 
Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, hearing 
entitled ``Anti-American Airwaves: Accountability for the Heads of 
NPR and PBS'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 26, 
Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``To the Depths, and 
Beyond: Examining Blue Economy Technologies'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through 
Deregulation'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 26, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``America 
Builds: How Trucking Supports American Communities'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 26, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on H.R. 647, the 
``Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025''; H.R. 1039, 
the ``Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act''; H.R. 1228, the 
``Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act''; H.R. 1286, the 
``Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act''; H.R. 1344, the 
``Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act; legislation on the Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025; legislation on 
the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025; legislation on the 
Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025; legislation on the 
Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act; 
legislation on the Veterans Claims Education Act; legislation on the 
Survivors Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2025; and legislation 
on the Board of Veterans Appeals' Attorney Retention and Backlog 
Reduction Act, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 26, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Annual Worldwide 
Threats Hearing'', 2 p.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.