Congressional Daybook/Wednesday

REUTERS CONGRESSIONAL DAYBOOK FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 —– The daybook editor is Timothy Ryan (reachable at 202-843-6282 or Tim.Ryan@TR.com or DCDaybook@yahoo.com). Subscribers: For any problems in receiving daybook content, call 1-800-435-0101 and hit option 5. Content is intended for guidance purposes only and should not be cited on the record. —– —– Wednesday, October 22 CONGRESS THE SENATE The meeting time is TBA. Committees SENATE (SPECIAL) AGING — 3:30 p.m. — Holds a hearing titled, "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs." Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs; G. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and the Free Market Medical Association; Don Moulds, chief health director of CalPERS; and Jeanne Lambrew, director of health care reform and senior fellow at the Century Foundation, testify. 216 Hart Contact: 202-224-5364 SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION — 10:30 a.m. — Holds a hearing on the nominations of: Stephen Carmel to be administrator of the Maritime Administration; Laura DiBella and Robert Harvey to be Federal Maritime commissioners; and Timothy Petty to be assistant commerce secretary for oceans and atmosphere. The nominees testify. 253 Russell Contact: 202-224-1251 or RepublicanPress_Commerce@commerce.senate.gov SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS — 10 a.m. — Holds a hearing on the nominations of: Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randall Jones, and Arthur Graham to be members of the Board of Directors at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The nominees testify. 562 Dirksen Contact: 202-224-6176 SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS — 9:30 a.m. — Meets to markup: S. 2130, the "AUKUS (Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) Improvement Act of 2025," with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2424, the "Tracking Hostile Industry Networks and Kit while Thwarting Weapons Imports from Chinese Entities (THINK TWICE) Act of 2025," with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 1744, the "Providing Our Regional Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments (PORCUPINE) Act," with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2626, the "Strengthening United States Leadership at the IDB Act"; S. 2146, the "China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025"; S. 2550, the "Critical Minerals Partnership Act of 2025"; S. 1854, the "Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025"; S. 2657, the "STOP Russia and China Act of 2025"; S. 2018, "to modify certain limitations and exclusions regarding defense articles and requirements regarding security assistance and sales with respect to the Republic of Cyprus"; S. 799, the "United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act," with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2684, the "United States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act," with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2224, the "Taiwan International Solidarity Act"; S.2918, "to amend the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act to improve the implementation of the seizure of Russian sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine; S.1000, to establish an ambassador-at-large for Arctic Affairs"; S.Res. 409, "recognizing the 74th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippines and the strong bilateral security alliance between our two nations in the wake of escalating aggression and political lawfare by the People's Republic of China in the South China Sea"; S. 2960, the "Deter PRC Aggression Against Taiwan Act"; S. 2950, the "Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act"; S. 2978, "to provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism"; and S.Res.226, "condemning the government of the People's Republic of China for engaging in transnational repression." The Capitol, room S-116 Contact: Allison Aprahamian, 202-224-4651 or Allison_Aprahamian@foreign.senate.gov or Suzanne Wrasse, 202-224-1439 or Suzanne_Wrasse@foreign.senate.gov SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS — 10 a.m. — Holds a hearing titled, "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward." Thomas Beck, senior advisor for the Littler Mendelson Workplace Policy Institute in Nashville; F. Vincent Vernuccio, president and co-founder of the Institute for the American Worker in Hamilton, Va.; Jonathan Hartley, a PhD candidate and teaching assistant at Stanford University; Joshua Arnold, shop steward for IAM Union Local 837B Boeing in St. Louis; and Mary Turner, president of National Nurses United, testify. 430 Dirksen Contact: 202-224-5375 or Ty Bofferding, 202-224-8115 or Ty_Bofferding@Help.Senate.Gov and Stephen Lewerenz, Stephen_Lewerenz@Help.Senate.Gov or 202-224-5824 SENATE JUDICIARY — 10:15 a.m. — Holds a hearing to consider the nominations of: Andrew Duva to be assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Criminal Division; Alexander Van Hook to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana; and Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William Crain to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The nominees testify. G-50 Dirksen Contact: Clare Slattery (Grassley), 202-224-0484 or Clare_Slattery@grassley.senate.gov or Hannah Akey (Grassley), 202-224-0472 or Hannah_Akey@grassley.senate.gov Note: For a webcast, go to: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/nominations-10-22-2025. SENATE VETERANS' AFFAIRS — TBA — Meets to vote on the nomination of John Bartrum to be VA undersecretary for health. The Capitol, room S-216 Contact: Angela Lingg (Moran), 202-228-6519 or Liz Timmons (Blumenthal), 202-731-9241 THE HOUSE Not in session. Committees No meetings are scheduled. —– —– The Reuters Congressional Daybook October 22, 2025 REUTERS

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