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Week of July 21 through July 24, 2026
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Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, post-cloture. Roll call votes are expected during Tuesday's session of the Senate.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: July 21, to hold hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 23, business meeting to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, and Jeffrey Ledbetter, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development; to be immediately followed by an opening hearing to examine the nominations of Brian Johnson, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Abby Warren, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Irving Dennis, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 21, Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, standards, and strategic competition, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
July 22, Full Committee, business meeting to markup S. 1759, to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions, S. 3258, to require the Administrator of the federal Aviation Administration to publish the list of medications that the Administrator has compiled for purposes of the medical certification of airmen and air traffic control specialists, S. 3885, to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, S. 4429, to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries, S. 4448, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, S. 4691, to support improved awareness and coordination of Federal communications resources during disasters and emergencies, S. 4802, to provide for the acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of aircraft for air, atmosphere, and weather reconnaissance and research missions, and the nominations of Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, and Karen Sessions, of Texas, each to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S. 2498, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding, S. 2767 and H.R. 5254, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, S. 2801, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, S. 2887, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, S. 2933, to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the “Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer”, S. 2969, to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit, S. 3131, to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, S. 3194, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, S. 3313 and H.R. 6365, bills to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, S. 3371, to designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “National Museum of the Blind People's Movement”, S. 3456 and H.R. 183, bills to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters, S. 3501, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calumet National Heritage Area in the States of Indiana and Illinois, S. 3524, to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, S. 3542, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 3720, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, S. 3785, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service and Forest Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of areas of the Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest damaged by certain wildfires, S. 3925, to establish
S. 4238, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, S. 4399, to provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 4538, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail, S. 4595, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for study for potential designation as a wild and scenic river, S. 4767, to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network, H.R. 2306, to reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, H.R. 5729, to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire, and H.R. 7618, to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, 4:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 22, business meeting to consider the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, 2 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary, Sriprakash Kothari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary, and George McMaster, of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 22, business meeting to consider the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation, and Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary (European and Eurasian Affairs), Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Belize, Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, Keith Noreika, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary (Legislative Affairs), all of the Department of State, 9 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 22, business meeting to consider S. 2355, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency, S. 4189, to reduce the price of insulin and provide for patient protections with respect to the cost of insulin, S. 4974, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety, S. 5026, to require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, foods and beverages containing high-intensity sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in nutrients of concern, such as added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium, to restrict junk food advertising to children, S. 1414, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that clinical studies required for licensure of biological products as biosimilar shall not be required to include the assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy, S. 3788, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require drug labeling to include original manufacturer and supply chain information, S. 3794, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to further regulate compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities, S. 494, to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, S. 4110, to revise and extend health workforce programs under title VII of the Public Health Service Act, S. 1874, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs, S. 380, to improve obstetric emergency care, and S. 3097, to provide additional protections with respect to health information, 10 a.m., SD-430.
nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor, 9:47 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 22, business meeting to consider the nominations of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, and Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, both of the Department of Homeland Security, Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Jeffrey Brodsky, and William Gallo, of Florida, both to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Christopher Michael De Bono, Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, Sharon E. Goodie, Craig Edward Leen, Christine Michelle Macey, and John Barlow Timmer, each to
Committee on Indian Affairs: July 22, business meeting to consider the nominations of Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 4276, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Determination Act of 1996, 2 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 23, business meeting to consider the nominations of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, and Christopher Nassar, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, both of the Department of Justice, Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, and Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 22, to hold hearings to examine advancing the mission, focusing on evaluating the future of VA research, 4 p.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: July 21, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
House Committees
Horticulture, hearing entitled “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service”, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace”, 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
entitled “Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity”, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
entitled “United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing”, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
entitled “Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the Abraham Accords”, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
July 22, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 9086, to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act; H.R. 9062, to increase the capacity and effectiveness of the Department in supporting American businesses operating overseas and protecting American industries from adversaries, and for other purposes; H.R. 1939, to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to conflict in Sudan, and for other purposes; and H.R. 9087, to direct the Secretary of State to take actions with respect to certain foreign affairs matters, 5 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
hearing entitled “Oversight of the Smithsonian: Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History”, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
hearing entitled “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
H.R. 309, the “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act”; H.R. 1693, to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the “Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center”; H.R. 4219, the “National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025”; H.R. 4931, the “National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act”; H.R. 5063, the “Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act”; H.R. 6021, the “Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act”; H.R. 8121, to designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand”; and H.R. 8454, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee, markup on H.R. 6610, the “Pharmacists Fight 5 Back in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act”; H.R. 9720, the “D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act”; H.R. 9725, the “Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2025”; H.R. 9643, the “Comment Integrity and Management Act”; H.R. 9741, to name the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program the “Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program”; H.R. 4283, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the “Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building”; H.R. 6006, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the “Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office”; H.R. 7365, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the “Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building”; H.R. 8326, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro,
New Jersey, as the “James A. Cotten Post Office”; H.R. 8359, to change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr.; H.R. 8419, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the “Nancy Metayer Post Office Building”; H.R. 8945, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the “U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building”; H.R. 8999, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the “Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building”; and H.R. 9026, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the “Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office”, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Exposing Institutional Abuses, hearing entitled “The Future of DEI in Law School Accreditation and the Legal Profession”, 3 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee, hearing entitled “Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise”, 10:15 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
entitled “Oversight of SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development”, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
H.R. 9772, the “Foreign Funding Transparency Act”; H.R. 9771, the “Stopping Foreign Influence in Elections Act of 2026”; H.R. 9721, the “Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026”; and H.R. 9722, the “Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026”, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.