Congressional hearings.

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary (Information and Technology), Michael Tierney, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), and Maria Lopez, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Robert R. Fleck, of Pennsylvania, David M. Jones, of Virginia, vice a new position created by Public Law 118-196, approved December 23, 2024, Daniel F. Rendleman, of Illinois, and James Lewis Quinn, of Virginia, each to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, and Fiscal Year 2027 Major Medical Facility Lease Authorizations.

Hearings to examine the nomination of Dennis Kirk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Interior.

Hearings to examine the nomination of Catherine Eschbach, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Hearings to examine pending nominations.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Leslie Becera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Danielle Thumann Severs, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and Joshua Shoemaker, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Robert Steinau, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Hearings to examine pending nominations.

Hearings to examine the nomination of Justin Schwab, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Business meeting to consider S.5289, to protect the right to the free exercise of religion, and the nominations of Daniel Lewis Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Richard Wesley Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Courtney Leigh Coker, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Trevor Scott Pemberton, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Kyle Frederick Reardon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, and Zachary Paul West, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; to be immediately followed by a hearing to consider pending nominations.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Browne, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary, and Robert Stebbins, of New York, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of the Treasury, and Christopher Abbott, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.