Next Week in Washington
On the Agenda
May 20: Senate Appropriations Committee Labor-HHS Subcommittee Hearing on HHS FY26 Budget
10 a.m., 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The Senate Appropriations Committee Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the proposed FY 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
May 20: House Appropriations Committee MilCon-VA Subcommittee Member Day
10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The House Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Subcommittee will hold a Member Day hearing.
May 20: House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee Hearing on the Inflation Reduction Act
10 a.m., HVC-210 Capitol, Washington, D.C.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee and Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee will hold a joint hearing, “Mandates, Meddling, and Mismanagement: The IRA’s Threat to Energy and Medicine.”
May 21: House Appropriations Committee Labor-HHS Subcommittee Hearing on Department of Education FY26 Budget
10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The House Appropriations Committee Labor-HHS Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the proposed FY 2026 budget for the Department of Education.
May 21: Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Higher Education
10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing, “The State of Higher Education.”
May 21: House Education and Workforce Subcommittee Hearing on DEI
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The House Education and Workforce Committee Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI.”
May 21: House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee Hearing on Adaptive Programs for Disabled Veterans
10:30 a.m., 360 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Economic Opportunity Oversight Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Pushing VA Forward: Review of VA’s Adaptive Programs for Disabled Veterans.”
May 21: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on Science, Federal Health Agencies, and COVID-19 Vaccinations
2 p.m., 216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hold a hearing, “The Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated with the COVID-19 Vaccines.”
May 21: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Legislative Hearing on Several Veterans Health Care-Related Bills
4 p.m., 418 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a legislative hearing to consider a slate of bills related to veterans and health care.
May 22: Senate Appropriations Committee Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on FDA FY26 Budget
10:30 a.m., 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
The Senate Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the proposed FY 2026 budget for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).