Review – Committee Hearings – Week of 7-13-25

With both the House and Senate back in Washington this week, there is a moderately busy hearing schedule. Spending bills will be cranked out in both bodies with another spending vote in the House. There is also a UAS threat briefing in the House and a nomination hearing of interest in the Senate.

UAS Threats

On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security of the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on “Surveillance, Sabotage, and Strikes: Industry Perspectives on How Drone Warfare Abroad Is Transforming Threats at Home”.

Transportation Nomination Hearing

 On Wednesday the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on “Nominations Hearing for Modal Administrators of the Department of Transportation”.

On the Floor

The House is scheduled to take up the following bills of interest here under the suspension of the rules process today:

HR 1709 – Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act.

HR 1766 – NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

The House Rules Committee is meeting today to craft the rule for four bills to be considered under regular order this week including HR 4016, the FY 2026 DOD spending bill.

 

 

For more information on these hearings, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/committee-hearings-week-of-7-13-25 - subscription required.