Consolidated Appropriations Act, Critical Mineral Dominance Act, Overriding D.C. Tax Code, and Clinton Contempt

The Committee on Rules will also meet Monday, February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:

The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:

  • H.J. Res. 142 – Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
  • H. Res. ___ – (H. Rept. 119-468) – Report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find William J. Clinton in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • H. Res. ___ – (H. Rept. 119-469) – Report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find Hillary R. Clinton in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • H.R. 4090 – Critical Mineral Dominance Act (Committee Report)
House Rules Committee
H-313 Capitol

02/02/2026 at 04:00PM

One year after disaster: The Palisades fire

Subcommittee hearing titled “One year after disaster: Experts weigh in on the Palisades fire.”

Witnesses:

  • Patrick Butler, Fire Chief and Harbor Master, Redondo Beach Fire Department
  • Rick Crawford, Former Battalion Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department
  • Spencer Hawkins, Government Affairs Committee Chair, International Association of Emergency Managers
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
   Investigations Subcommittee
342 Dirksen

01/28/2026 at 02:00PM

U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela

Full committee hearing.

Witness:

  • Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
419 Dirksen

01/28/2026 at 10:00AM

Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes, Part II

On Wednesday, January 28, at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will hold a hearing examining federal environmental review and permitting processes. The first hearing took place on February 19, 2025.

Witnesses:

  • Brendan Bechtel, Chair of the Smart Regulation Committee, Business Roundtable
  • Brent Booker, General President, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
  • Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute
  • Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association
  • David S. Terry, President, National Association of State Energy Officials
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
562 Dirksen

01/28/2026 at 10:00AM

Eliminating Protections Against Deep-Sea Mining

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, will hold an oversight hearing titled “Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

  • Gerard Barron, CEO and Chairman, The Metals Company and The Metals Company USA, Raleigh, NC
  • Oliver Gunasekara, CEO and Co-Founder, Impossible Metals, San Jose, CA
  • Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association, Washington, DC
  • Dr. Andrew Thaler, Founder & CEO, Blackbeard Biologic: Science and Environmental Advisors, St. Michaels, MD

On April 24, 2025, Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” The E.O. calls for the U.S. to immediately “accelerate the responsible development of seabed mineral resources,” invest in deep sea mapping and technology to “quantify the [n]ation’s endowment of seabed minerals,” and “ensure secure supply chains for our defense, infrastructure, and energy sectors” through seabed mining. In Congress, Representative Mike Ezell (R-MS-04) introduced H.R. 4018 to exploit offshore critical mineral resources by expediting permitting, expanding efforts to map seabed resources, and engaging with allies on scientific collaboration and commercial development.

House Natural Resources Committee
   Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1334 Longworth

01/22/2026 at 02:00PM

Markup of H.R. 4255, to Delist the Mexican Wolf, and other bills

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider:

By regular order:

  • H.R. 4255 (Rep. Gosar), “Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025”, To remove the Mexican wolf from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973

By unanimous consent:

  • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Dusty Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025”, to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines
  • H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act”, confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes
  • H.R. 3340 (Rep. Fry), “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act”
  • H.R. 4294 (Rep. Elfreth), “Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act of 2025” or the “MAWS Act of 2025”, to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
  • H.R. 5254 (Rep. Bell), “Gateway Partnership Act of 2025”
  • H.R. 5729 (Rep. Crane), “North Rim Restoration Act of 2025”
  • H.R. 6365 (Rep. McGuire), “Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act”

Markup memo

House Natural Resources Committee
1324 Longworth

01/22/2026 at 10:00AM

Markup of H.R. 7085, To Eliminate Conflict Mineral Disclosure Requirements, and other bills

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST, the House Committee on Financial Services will meet in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building to markup the following measures in an order to be determined by the Chairman:

  • H.Res.1007, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries.
  • H.R. 1799, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act
  • H.R. 4171, the Small Entrepreneurs’ Empowerment and Development (SEED) Act of 2025
  • H.R. 5877, the Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
  • H.R. 6967, the Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026
  • H.R. 7056, the Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act
  • H.R. 7085, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals
  • H.R. 7127, the Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act
  • H.R. 7128, the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

Dodd-Frank required conflict minerals disclosure in 2012.

Markup memo

House Financial Services Committee
2128 Rayburn

01/22/2026 at 10:00AM

International Conservation: Wildlife Trafficking, Illegal Fishing, and Illegal Logging

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Administration Witness)

  • Justin Shirley, Principal Deputy Director, USFWS, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Panel II (Outside Expert Witnesses)

  • Arturo Tomas Benavides, Dallas Safari Club, Laredo, TX
  • Dr. R. Evan Ellis, Senior Non-Resident Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
  • Dr. Eric Kingma, Executive Director, Hawaii Longline Association, Honolulu, HI
  • Ed Newcomer, USFWS Special Agent (Retired), Gardena, CA (Minority witness)
House Natural Resources Committee
   Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

01/21/2026 at 02:00PM