Week of May 11, 2026

House Floor

The House will be in session on Tuesday, May 12th, and will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00pm for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30pm.

House Judiciary Committee

Thursday, May 14th at 10:00am
2141 Rayburn House Office Building

Sanctuary Policies. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (Chair Tom McClintock R-CA-05) will hold a hearing titled, ““Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies,” which will examine “how state and local policies that prioritize illegal aliens over U.S. citizens and prohibit cooperation with federal immigration authorities hurt public safety and have devastating consequences.”

WITNESSES: 

  • Honorable Stephen Descano, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney
  • Honorable Stacey Kincaid, Sheriff, Fairfax County, Virginia
  • Cheryl Minter, mother of Stephanie Minter
  • Jason Miyares, former Virginia Attorney General
  • Sean Kennedy, Member, Fairfax County Criminal Justice Advisory Board; President, Virginians for Safe Communities

Hearing Link: https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/fairfax-county-virginia-dangerous-consequences-sanctuary-policies

House Appropriations Committee

Wednesday, May 13th at 11:00am
2359 Rayburn House Office Building

FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies. The House Appropriations Committee (Chair Tom Cole R-OK) will hold a full committee markup of the FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies Bill.

Hearing Link: https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/markups/full-committee-markup-fiscal-year-2027-commerce-justice-science-and-related

Senate Floor

The Senate will be back in session on Monday, May 11th, and at 5:30pm will proceed to 2 roll call votes on the following: (1) Adoption of Executive Calendar #5, S.Res.690, En Bloc Nominations; (2) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #728, Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of Fourteen years from February 1, 2026.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Tuesday, May 12th at 9:00am
216 Hart Senate Office Building

Executive Business Meeting. The Senate Judiciary Committee (Chair Chuck Grassley R-IA) will hold an executive business meeting.

AGENDA

Legislation

  1. ___, Budget Reconciliation (Chairman’s Mark)

Hearing Link: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/executive-business-meeting-05-12-2026

 

Tuesday, May 12th at 2:30pm
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

U.S. Copyright Office. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Intellectual Property (Chair Thom Tillis R-NC) will hold a hearing titled, “Oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office”.

** no witness list as of 5/11

Hearing Link: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-of-the-us-copyright-office-05-12-2026

 

Wednesday, May 13th at 2:30pm
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building

U.S. Copyright Office. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Privacy, Technology, and the Law (Chair Marsha Blackburn R-SC) will hold a hearing titled, “From the Courtroom to Congress: Why Landmark Social Media Verdicts Demand Federal Action to Protect Kids Online”.

** no witness list as of 5/11

Hearing Link: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/from-the-courtroom-to-congress-why-landmark-social-media-verdicts-demand-federal-action-to-protect-kids-online

  

Thursday, May 14th at 10:15am
216 Hart Senate Office Building

Executive Business Meeting. The Senate Judiciary Committee (Chair Chuck Grassley R-IA) will hold an executive business meeting.

AGENDA

Nominees

  1. Justin D. Smith, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
  2. Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
  3. Anthony W. Mattivi, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
  4. Anthony J. Powell, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
  5. Timothy VerHey, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan
  6. James Arnott, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri
  7. Jack Chambers, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia
  8. Jason Holt, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Legislation

  1. S. 3966, TREY’S Law
  2. S. 736, Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
  3. S. 825, Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
  4. S. 4394, Promoting Police Leadership Act
  5. S. 3897, Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
  6. S. 1890, Carla Walker Act
  7. S. 3041, Tribal Warrant Fairness Act

Hearing Link: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/executive-business-meeting-05-14-2026