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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 29 through August 1, 2025

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Defense, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Earl Matthews, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of William 
Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of William Kimmitt, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Susan 
Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon after a period of debate.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 29, to 
hold hearings to examine perspectives on reauthorization of the U.S. 
Grain Standards Act, 3 p.m., SR-328A.
  July 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a review of 
the USDA reorganization proposal, 11 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 31, business meeting to markup 
an original bill entitled, ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2026'', and an original bill entitled, ``Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2026'', 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 29, to receive a closed briefing 
on Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.

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  July 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael Powers, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under 
Secretary, Amy Henninger, of Virginia, to be Director of Operational 
Test and Evaluation, David Denton, Jr., of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel of the Department of the Navy, and Benjamin Kohlmann, of 
Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the 
Department of Defense, 9:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 29, 
business meeting to markup an original bill entitled, ``ROAD to 
Housing Act of 2025'', 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to 
hold hearings to examine guardrails and growth, focusing on AI's 
role in capital and insurance markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 30, 
business meeting to consider S. 1691, to limit the use of facial 
recognition technology in airports, S. 2314, to direct the Secretary 
of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation, 
S. 2318, to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act to require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide 
the Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to 
the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, S. 2351, to 
supplement existing lease authorities available to the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support 
research, education, and training, and the nominations of Neil 
Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, and Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Commerce, Paul 
Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Jonathan Morrison, of 
California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, and Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel, all 
of the Department of Transportation, and Derek Barrs, of Florida, to 
be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 30, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Lanny Erdos, of Ohio, to be 
Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, and Audrey Robertson, of Colorado, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), and Timothy John 
Walsh, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary (Environmental 
Management), both of the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: July 31, business meeting to consider 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, 9:45 a.m., SD-215.
  July 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, 
and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador, and Gustav 
Chiarello III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and 
Michael Stuart, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and Derek Theurer, of 
Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice 
Jonathan Davidson, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 29, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Richard Buchan III, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, John Giordano, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, Michel 
Issa, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, Sean 
O'Neill, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, 
and Julie Stufft, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, all of the Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold 
hearings to examine finding opportunities for U.S.-Africa 
partnerships, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 30, 
business meeting to consider S. 2292, to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user fee program for 
over-the-counter monograph drugs, S. 1440, to amend title II of the 
Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or 
privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and 
their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United 
States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their 
beneficiaries), S. 2398, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, S. 
2301, to reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care, 
S. 1727, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 to permit employee stock ownership plan participants to benefit 
from the full amount of beneficial ownership that can be accrued in 
the plan while also fully realizing the benefits of saving for 
retirement in a defined contribution plan, S. 1728, to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand the 
membership of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans to include representatives of employee ownership 
organizations, and S. 2403, to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 to provide a clear definition of adequate 
consideration for certain closely held stock, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  July 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine making health 
care affordable, focusing on solutions to lower costs and empower 
patients, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 30, 
business meeting to consider S. 854, to amend title 31, United 
States Code, to establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, 
S. 855, to require executive branch employees to report certain 
royalties, S. 269, to improve coordination between Federal and State 
agencies and the Do Not Pay working system, S. 81, to require a 
guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, S. 861, to 
streamline the sharing of information among

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Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of 
life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery 
of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy 
of information provided by disaster survivors, S. 766, to require an 
annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and 
behind schedule, S. 872, to amend the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction 
agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, S. 727, to correct the 
inequitable denial of enhanced retirement and annuity benefits to 
certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers, S. 874, to 
ensure that whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected 
from retaliation when a Federal employee orders a reprisal, S. 594, 
to amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal 
certain obsolete requirements, S. 865, to amend the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants 
regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938, as amended, S. 856, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of 
registrations under that Act, S. 850, to amend the Northern Border 
Security Review Act to require updates to the northern border threat 
analysis and the northern border strategy, S. 848, to provide for 
joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding 
incidents of terrorism, and S. 572, to enhance the effectiveness of 
the Shadow Wolves Program; to be immediately followed by a business 
meeting to consider S. 1498, to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United 
States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial 
instruments by Members of Congress, S. 2144, to improve the safety 
and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of 
Members of Congress, and congressional staff, 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, 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 term of fifteen years, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and 
Regulatory Affairs, to hold hearings to examine Congress's role in 
the regulatory landscape, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 30, to hold hearings to examine 
certain nominations, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, to hold 
hearings to examine protecting and safeguarding Americans' online 
data, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  July 31, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Leif Olson, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years, and Adam 
Sleeper, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin 
Islands for the term of four years, both of the Department of 
Justice, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 30, business meeting to 
consider S. 275, to improve the provision of care and services under 
the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, S. 506, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
carry out a pilot program to coordinate, navigate, and manage care 
and benefits for veterans enrolled in both the Medicare program and 
the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, S. 607, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish an integrated project team to improve the 
process for scheduling appointments for health care from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 610, to expand the VetSuccess on 
Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 635, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the 
Veterans Community Care Program, S. 654, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to 
assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments 
for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, S. 
702, to require a study on the quality of care difference between 
mental health and addiction therapy care provided by health care 
providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs compared to non-
Department providers, S. 778, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to require a lactation space in each medical center of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 787, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to establish a commission to review operations at the 
Veterans Health Administration and submit to Congress reports with 
respect to that review, and for other programs, S. 800, to modify 
the Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, S. 827, to extend and modify the transportation 
grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 831, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to improve telephone communication by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 879, to expand medical, 
employment, and other benefits for individuals serving as family 
caregivers for certain veterans, S. 972, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays 
members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such 
members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, S. 1139, to amend 
the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2019 to modify and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant 
Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, S. 1245, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for military sexual trauma, S. 1318, to direct the American 
Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify 
American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military 
cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their 
religion and heritage, S. 1320, to direct the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps 
regarding research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life 
women's health, S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory 
Committee on Equal Access, S. 1441, to

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require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs 
to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, S. 1533, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot 
program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, 
S. 1591, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the 
acquisition structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to 
establish the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in 
the Department, S. 2392, to increase, effective as of December 1, 
2025, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation 
for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and S. 2393, to 
authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, 4 
p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 29, closed business meeting 
to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by 
a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  July 30, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 30, to hold hearings to examine 
awareness to action, focusing on combating elder abuse and neglect, 
3:30 p.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  No hearings are scheduled.