WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional committees are gearing up for a busy week of oversight, hearings, and markups starting today, with dozens of sessions focused on national security, emerging technologies, veterans’ issues, and economic policy.

The House and Senate panels have more than 40 meetings and hearings scheduled from Jan. 12 through Jan. 18, 2026, according to the official congressional committee schedule. Topics range from cybersecurity threats to energy infrastructure, artificial intelligence competition with China, veterans’ health reforms, and investigations into past events.

On Monday, the House Rules Committee is set to review several workforce-related bills, including measures on worker education flexibility, employer-provided child and elder care, tipped employee protections, retirement savings investments, and the Save Local Business Act.

Multiple 10 a.m. hearings that day address protecting energy infrastructure from cyber and physical threats (House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy), weather satellites’ role in national security (House Science, Space and Technology), FinTech innovations for consumers (House Financial Services), Coast Guard law enforcement against drug trafficking (House Transportation and Infrastructure), and child care solutions involving employers and innovators (House Education and the Workforce).

Afternoon sessions include examinations of federal fraud prevention tools, motor vehicle safety legislation, trade and technology leadership, and a lengthy review of veterans’ health proposals in the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health.

Tuesday features a House Foreign Affairs hearing on competing with China in the AI arms race, alongside discussions on America’s AI action plan (House Science), protections for the U.S. stone slab industry (House Judiciary), operations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (House Financial Services), chemical abortion drugs (Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions), and building an AI-ready workforce (House Education and Workforce).

The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee plans to mark up several bills expanding benefits, while Natural Resources subcommittees address marine fisheries habitat and hunting/fishing access on federal lands.

Wednesday includes a House Select Subcommittee hearing examining the investigation into pipe bombs placed at the Democratic and Republican national committees around the Jan. 6, 2021, events. Other highlights: monetary policy and Treasury market resilience (House Financial Services), VA disability rating modernization (House Veterans’ Affairs), Biden-era Afghan parolee programs (Senate Judiciary Subcommittee), small business agriculture growth (Senate Small Business), and international scams targeting seniors (Senate Special Committee on Aging).

Thursday brings Senate Judiciary consideration of post-government service conflict-of-interest legislation, as well as multiple judicial and U.S. attorney nominations. The Armed Services Committee hears nominations for key military commands, including U.S. Southern Command and National Security Agency/Cyber Command leadership.

Additional Senate sessions cover technology’s impact on youth (Commerce, Science and Transportation), digital asset regulation (Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs), and health-related bills on lung cancer research, fentanyl testing, rural hospital cybersecurity, and infant formula safety (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions).

Several closed-door briefings are planned for intelligence and military matters throughout the week.

No major floor votes are anticipated early in the week, with the schedule subject to change. For the most current details, including witnesses and locations, check Congress.gov’s committee schedule page.