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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 22 through July 25, 2025

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  At approximately 11 a.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the 
nominations of Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement, Joshua M. Divine, of Missouri, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, and 
Cristian M. Stevens, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 23, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Richard Fordyce, of 
Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production 
and Conservation, 3 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 24, business meeting to markup 
an original bill entitled, ``Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'', and an original bill entitled, 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026'', 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Vice Admiral Frank M. Bradley, USN, to be admiral 
and Commander, United States Special Operation Command, and 
Lieutenant General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, USAF, to be general and 
Commander, United States Africa Command, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, USN, for reappointment to the 
grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, Department of 
Defense, 9:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 23, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Benjamin DeMarzo, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Craig Trainor, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to 
be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a 
term expiring January 20, 2029, Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and David Peters, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 10:30 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 22, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and 
Safety, to hold hearings to examine issues impacting the trucking 
and commercial bus industries, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Seval Oz, of California, and Michael Rutherford, of 
Florida, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Gregory Zerzan, of 
Texas, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 23, to hold 
hearings to examine challenges to meeting increased electricity 
demand, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 23, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, 
to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Jeffrey 
Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
hold hearings to examine the road ahead, focusing on proposals to 
improve America's transportation infrastructure, 3 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Finance: July 22, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Joseph Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of 
Ambassador, and Brian Morrissey, Jr., of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, 9:45 a.m., SD-215.
  July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be an Under 
Secretary of the Treasury, and Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human 
Services, 10:15 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 22, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under 
Secretary of State (Management), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, 
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's 
Issues, to hold hearings to examine the status of democracy and 
human rights in Hong Kong, focusing on five years after the PRC's 
judicial takeover, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar nominations; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine dismantling transnational criminal organizations in the 
Americas, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and 
Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to examine United States 
diplomatic strategies for a dynamic Middle East, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 23, 
Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, to hold hearings 
to examine choice and literacy, focusing on empowering families for 
better educational results, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  July 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of David Brian Castillo, of Washington, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Labor, Brian Christine, of Alabama, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Brittany 
Panuccio, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2029, Jonathan 
Snare, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2029, David 
Barker, of Iowa, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
Education, and Mary Riley, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, both 
of the Department of Education, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine empowering 
workers by expanding employee ownership, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 24, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Pedro Allende, of 
Florida, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and Sean 
Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency, both of the Department of Homeland 
Security, Paul Ingrassia, of New York, to be Special Counsel, Office 
of Special Counsel, Anthony Lomangino,

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of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for 
a term expiring December 8, 2031, John LaValle, of New York, to be a 
Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring 
December 8, 2030, Charles Arrington, of Illinois, to be a Member of 
the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 
2030, Christopher Fox, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, and Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia for the tern of fifteen years, 9:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 22, to hold hearings to examine 
securing the skies, focusing on law enforcement, drones, and public 
safety, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, to hold 
hearings to examine criminal aliens in America, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  July 23, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to 
examine ending illegal discrimination and preferences, focusing on 
enforcing our civil rights laws, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  July 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1038, to 
direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National 
Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last 
known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to 
have been on Federal land, S. 1098, to amend the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive 
Opioid Abuse Grant Program, S. 1528, to amend the National Child 
Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations 
that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background 
checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as 
well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license 
or certify to provide care for those populations, and the 
nominations of Kurt Alme, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Montana, Nicholas Chase, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of North Dakota, Lesley Murphy, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Jeanine Pirro, of New York, 
to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Daniel 
Rosen, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the District of 
Minnesota, Erik Siebert, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Virginia, and Kurt Wall, to be United States 
Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 23, to hold 
hearings to examine innovation in the crosshairs, focusing on 
countering China's industrial espionage, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 23, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John Bartrum, of Indiana, to be Under 
Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
Jeremiah Workman, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment and Training, 4 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 22, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  July 23, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12'', 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 23, Full Committee, markup on 
the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs FY 
2026 Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  July 24, Full Committee, markup on the Commerce, Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reforming Defense Acquisition to Deliver Capability at 
the Speed of Relevance'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Workforce, July 23, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 1319, the ``Modern Worker Empowerment Act''; H.R. 
1320, the ``Modern Worker Security Act''; H.R. 4366, the ``Save 
Local Business Act''; H.R. 4312, the ``Student Compensation and 
Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act''; and H.R. 4307, 
the ``Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act'', 9:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 23, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 4312, the ``Student Compensation and Opportunity through 
Rights and Endorsements Act''; and H.R. 4273, the ``Over-the-Counter 
Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``FY26 State Department Posture: Bureau of Political 
Affairs'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 23, Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, hearing entitled 
``Bureau of Counterterrorism FY26 Budget Posture Hearing'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 23, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 178, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out 
activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes; H.R. 179, 
the ``Proven Forest Management Act of 2025''; H.R. 345, the ``Fire 
Department Repayment Act of 2025''; H.R. 528, the ``Post-Disaster 
Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025''; H.R. 839, to prohibit 
the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National 
Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 1045, the ``Utah Wildfire Research Institute 
Act of 2025''; H.R. 1276, to remove restrictions from a parcel of 
land in Paducah, Kentucky; H.R. 2290, the ``World War II Women's 
Memorial Location Act''; H.R. 2294, to reauthorize the Integrated 
Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009; H.R. 2302, the 
``Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025''; 
H.R. 2400, the ``Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025''; H.R. 3620, 
the ``Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025''; H.R. 
3857, the ``Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 
2025''; and H.R. 4285, the ``STARS Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 23, 
Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled ``An Update 
on Mail Theft and Crime'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, hearing entitled 
``Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of 
Unaccompanied Alien Children--Part I'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 23, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 3816, the ``Weather Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2025'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 23, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Fixing Emergency 
Management: Examining Improvements to FEMA's Disaster Response'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 23, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 740, the ``Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to 
Support Servicemembers Act of 2025''; H.R. 1663, the ``Veterans Scam 
And Fraud Evasion Act of 2025''; H.R. 3400, the ``Territorial 
Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act''; H.R. 
3726, the ``Fisher House Availability Act of 2025''; H.R. 3767, the 
``Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 
2025''; H.R. 2605, the ``Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act''; H.R. 
2137, the ``Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025''; H.R. 3123, 
the ``Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act''; H.R. 3834, the 
``Protecting Veteran's Claim Options Act''; H.R. 3854, the 
``Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act''; 
H.R. 3951, the ``Rural Veterans' Improved Access to Benefits Act of 
2025''; H.R. 3483, the ``Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful 
Distributions Act of 2025''; H.R. 3482, the ``Veterans Community 
Care Scheduling Improvement Act''; H.R. 3494, the ``VA Hospital 
Inventory Management System Authorization Act''; H.R. 3455, the 
``Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025''; H.R. 
2334, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any 
squatter's rights established by State law regarding real property 
owned by a member of the uniformed services; H.R. 2791, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of 
housing loan guaranty entitlement available to certain veterans 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H 
R. 3481, the ``Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025''; 
H.R. 3579, the ``Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity 
Act''; H.R. 3863, the ``VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement 
Act''; H.R. 659, the ``Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025''; 
H.R. 2701, the ``Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage 
Restoration Act''; H.R. 2721, the ``Honoring Our Heroes Act of 
2025''; H.R. 2034, the ``Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship 
Opportunity Act''; H.R. 2954, the ``Veterans' Transition to Trucking 
Act of 2025''; H.R. 3812, the ``Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices 
for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025''; H.R. 2148, the ``Veteran 
Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act''; H.R. 
4446, the ``FAST VETS Act''; legislation on the Major Medical Lease 
Committee Resolution FY25; and legislation on the Major Medical 
Lease Committee Resolution PACT Act, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 23, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Today's Reform for Tomorrow's Victory: Strategic 
Transformation of U.S. Counterintelligence'', 10:30 a.m., HVC-210.
  July 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Private Sector Energy 
Brief'', 1:15 p.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room. This hearing is closed.
  Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United 
States and the Chinese Communist Party, July 23, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic 
Coercion Against Democracies'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meeting

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 24, to hold 
hearings to examine intercepting terror, focusing on strengthening 
Ukrainian air defense, 2 p.m., 210-CHOB.