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Week of May 19 through May 22, 2026
Senate Chamber
Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 11:45 a.m. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.
Senate expects to vote on or in relation to S. J. Res. 185, Hostilities Within or Against the Islamic Republic of Iran during Tuesday's session of the Senate.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: May 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-124.
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Army, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Transportation, 3:30 p.m., SD-192.
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, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-124.
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Navy, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: May 19, to hold 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, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
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, 3 p.m., SR-222.
Department of Defense personnel policies and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2 p.m., SR-222.
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, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Committee on the Budget: May 20, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 19, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, to hold hearings to examine the evaluation of FAA safety measures from the DCA crash, 2 p.m., SR-253.
Privacy, to hold hearings to examine betting, focusing on protecting sports integrity in America, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 20, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety, to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation entitled, “Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act”, “RECHARGE Act”, and “Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act”, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 20, to hold 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, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 20, to hold hearings to examine meeting the individual needs of all students, focusing on the role of charter schools, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 19, business meeting to consider reconciliation recommendations to the Budget Committee, 8 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 20, 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 19, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine enforcing
and Federal Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood in America, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
May 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1133, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S. 1146, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, and the nominations of Michael J. Hendershot, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Arthur Roberts Jones, and John George Edward Marck, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and Jeffrey T. Kuntz, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 20, to hold hearings to examine blowing the whistle, focusing on inside the grift that keeps giving, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 20, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 4 p.m., SD-G50.
Special Committee on Aging: May 20, to hold hearings to examine preventing falls and preserving independence, focusing on technology, community programs, and innovation in senior safety, 3:30 p.m., SH-216.
House Committees
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2027; and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2027, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Agencies, markup on the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2027, 8 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2027, 8 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs, 8 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Transportation, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
entitled “U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa”, 10 a.m., 2118. Rayburn. Part of this hearing is closed.
May 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled “Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request”, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
entitled “Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces”, 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled “Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
hearing entitled “Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms”, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
entitled “Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse”, 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, hearing entitled “Modernizing the BSA for Financial Crime in the 21st Century”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Artificial Intelligence, hearing entitled “Partnering for Innovation: How Bank-Fintech Collaborations Enhance Financial Infrastructure”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, hearing entitled “From Order to Execution: Ensuring Efficient and Transparent Equity Markets”, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Protection, hearing entitled “State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America's Communities”, 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
Elections, hearing entitled “Examining Best Practices for Strengthening Election Security”, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
entitled “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Intelligence, and the Internet, hearing entitled “Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing entitled “The Federal Reclamation Program's Next Century”, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
entitled “The Profit Engine Driving Environmental Nonprofits”, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 21, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 184, the “Action Versus No Action Act”; H.R. 2785, the “New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act”; H.R. 7695, 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, the “Accelerating Forest Management Act”; H.R. 8686, the amendment to the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 regarding Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona; H.R. 8688, the “Forest Health and Wildlife Risk Reduction Act”; and H.R. 8735, the “American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act”, 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
H.R. 1010, the “BADGES for Native Communities Act”; H.R. 7954, the “Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act”; H.R. 8483, the “Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025”; and H.R. 8658, the “Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act”, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee, markup on H.R. 8096, the “Duplication Scoring Act of 2026”; H.R. 8801, the “DC Rejecting Oppressive Automotive Driving Surcharges Act”; legislation on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act; H.R. 3087, the “Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act”; and several postal naming measures, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee, markup on H.R. 8748, the “Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026”; H.R. 8790, the “Next- Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act”; and H.R. 7129, the “Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act”, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled “Research- Driven Resilience: Applying Science to Secure U.S. Water Systems from Cyber Threats”, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
H.R. 4238, the “Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act”; legislation on the Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026”; H.R. 826, the “COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2025”; legislation on the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026; legislation on the SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026; legislation on the Main Street Competes Act; H.R. 915, the “Small Business Technological Act of 2025”; H.R. 2804, the “Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025”; and H.R. 5498, the “Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025”, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
H.R. 6733, the “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R. 6580, the “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R. 6755, the “Accountable Leadership for Veterans 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. 6861, the “Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act”; 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. 1732, the “GUARD VA Benefits Act”; H.R. 2722, the “VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act”; H.R. 1391, the “Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025”; H.R. 4876, the “Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act”; legislation on the Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act; legislation on the Toxic Exposure Advisory Committee Establishment Act; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Advisory Committee on Toxic Exposure of the Department of Veterans Affairs; legislation on the Honor Vets Act; and legislation 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, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
Committee, hearing entitled “9/11 Commission: Reexamining the Original Findings”, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.