REUTERS CONGRESSIONAL DAYBOOK FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 —– 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. —– —– Thursday, October 23 CONGRESS THE SENATE The meeting time is TBA. Committees SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS — 10:30 a.m. — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals." Peter Huntsman, president and CEO of the Huntsman Corporation; Gwen Gross, senior technical fellow at The Boeing Company; and Tracey Woodruff, professor and director of the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at the University of California, San Francisco, testify. 562 Dirksen Contact: 202-224-6176 SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS — 10:30 a.m. — Holds a hearing on the nominations of: Amer Ghalib to be U.S. ambassador to Kuwait; Brent Christensen to be U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh; and Benjamin Leon to be U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra. The nominees testify. 419 Dirksen 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 HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS — 10 a.m. — Holds a hearing on the nominations of: Edward Forst to be administrator of General Services Administration (GSA); Charles Arrington to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority; John Cuong Truong to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Elana Suttenberg to be an associate judge on the DC Superior Court; Stephen Rickard to be an associate judge on the DC Superior Court of the District of Columbia; William Kirk to be inspector general of the Small Business Administration (SBA); Anthony D'Esposito to be inspector general of the Labor Department; and Platte Moring to be inspector general of the Defense Department. The nominees testify. 342 Dirksen Contact: Kylie Nolan (Paul), 202-941-7816 or HSGACPress_Paul@hsgac.senate.gov SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS — 10 a.m. — Holds a hearing on "The 340B Program: Examining Its Growth and Impact on Patients." Michelle Rosenberg, director of health care in the Government Accountability Office (GAO); Aditi Sen, chief of the Health Policy Studies Unit at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO); and Dr. William Feldman, a UCLA health policy researcher, 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 THE HOUSE Not in session. Note: The House holds a pro forma session on Friday at 2 p.m. Committees No meetings are scheduled. —– —– The Reuters Congressional Daybook October 23, 2025 REUTERS
(The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
