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Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Doug Collins, 
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.

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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held an 
oversight hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Testimony was 
heard from Pete Flores, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held an oversight hearing on the U.S Federal Trade 
Commission. Testimony was heard from Andrew Ferguson, Chairman, Federal 
Trade Commission.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
Department of Labor. Testimony was heard from Lori Chavez-DeRemer, 
Secretary, Department of Labor.
APPROPRIATIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Environmental Protection 
Agency. Testimony was heard from Lee Zeldin, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE POSTURE HEARING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Subcommittee on 
Intelligence and Special Operations held a hearing entitled ``Defense 
Intelligence Enterprise Posture Hearing''. Testimony was heard from 
Dustin J. Gard-Weiss, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence and Security, Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, 
Acting Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and Performing the Duties of 
Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service; and 
Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director, Defense Intelligence 
Agency, Department of Defense.
RECLAIMING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION'S MISSION: 
ENSURING SAFETY WITHOUT OVERREACH
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Reclaiming OSHA's Mission: 
Ensuring Safety Without Overreach''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
EXAMINING TREASURY MARKET FRAGILITIES AND PREVENTATIVE SOLUTIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Task Force on Monetary Policy, 
Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Treasury Market Fragilities and Preventative 
Solutions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IN DEFENSE OF DEFENSIVE MEASURES: REAUTHORIZING CYBERSECURITY 
INFORMATION SHARING ACTIVITIES THAT UNDERPIN U.S. NATIONAL CYBER 
DEFENSE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``In Defense of 
Defensive Measures: Reauthorizing Cybersecurity Information Sharing 
Activities that Underpin U.S. National Cyber Defense''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
FIX OUR FORESTS: HOW IMPROVED LAND MANAGEMENT CAN PROTECT COMMUNITIES 
IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Fix Our Forests: How Improved 
Land Management Can Protect Communities in the Wildland-Urban 
Interface''. Testimony was heard from Aniel R. Munsey, Fire Chief, San 
Bernardino County Fire Protection District, California; Neil Chapman, 
Wildland Fire Captain, Flagstaff, Arizona; and public witnesses.
FROM DETECTION TO DEFLECTION: EVALUATING NASA'S PLANETARY DEFENSE 
STRATEGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``From Detection to Deflection: 
Evaluating NASA's Planetary Defense Strategy''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
A SMALL PART IN A BIG COMPANY: EXAMINING THE POWER OF FRANCHISING IN 
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``A 
Small Part in A Big Company: Examining the Power of Franchising in the 
American Economy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024: AN UPDATE 
ON IMPLEMENTATION ONE YEAR LATER
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: An Update on 
Implementation One Year Later''. Testimony was heard from Derrick 
Collins, Director, Physical Infrastructure, United States Government 
Accountability Office and the following Department of Transportation 
officials: Jodi Baker, Deputy Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety, 
Federal Aviation Administration; Wayne Heibeck, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Airports, Federal Aviation Administration; and Franklin 
McIntosh, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization, 
Federal Aviation Administration.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AFFAIRS BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 
2027 ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``U.S. Department of Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2026 and 
2027 Advance Appropriations''. Testimony was heard from Douglas 
Collins, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
DETERRENCE AMID RISING TENSIONS: PREVENTING CCP AGGRESSION ON TAIWAN
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions: Preventing CCP Aggression on 
Taiwan''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.