Resources - Hearings
This section provides a searchable database of Congressional hearings on U.S. security policy. Each link provides hearing details including committee and subcommittee, date, time, location, witnesses, and the country and region discussed.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC 20515
Chairman Royce on the hearing: “In the coming months, the United Nations Security Council is likely to consider several key issues, including sanctions on Iran and North Korea, peacekeeping reform, and Middle East security. It is critical that our mission to the United Nations advance our national interests in an institution that has long been in desperate need of reform and often taken positions against American interests. This hearing will give members an opportunity to press the U.S. Ambassador to the UN on Congressional concerns and priorities.”
Committee:
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 2:00am
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
“This hearing will address how the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget request will advance US interests and help our friends and allies in Europe and Eurasia.
Country:
Europe and Eurasia Regional
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Subcommittee:
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
106 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Markup of the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Country:
Global
Committee:
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
The Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications of the House Committee on Homeland Security is holding a hearding on defense support of civil authorities and vital resources in homeland security missions.
Committee:
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy discussing security assistance in Africa.
Country:
Africa Regional
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Subcommittee:
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
2200 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
The United States has experienced a troubled relationship with the southern African nation of Zimbabwe from its founding in 1980 until today. President Robert Mugabe has ruled through repressive tactics since he rose to power. This hearing will examine current U.S. policy and look ahead to what the post-Mugabe landscape might look like
Country:
Zimbabwe
Committee:
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
The recent setback against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, including the fall of Ramadi and the capture of the historic city of Palmyra, highlights the ongoing and immediate need for the Obama administration to develop a substantive and clear comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL. As ISIL continues to spread terror in the Middle East, this hearing will examine the radical Islamist group’s strategy, the Obama administration’s current plans for Iraq and Syria, and the effectiveness and strength of the coalition fighting ISIL. In addition to assessing the U.S. mission in Iraq and Syria, Members will...
Country:
Iraq
Syria
Iran
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 10:30am
Location:
H-140 Capitol
Mark Up Appropriations Bill, FY 2016.
Country:
Global
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 9:30am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Senate Foreign Relations hearing to discuss the implications of the Iran nuclear agreement for U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Country:
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Committee:
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
Chairman Poe on the hearing: “The primary mission of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism is to forge partnerships with non-state actors, multilateral organizations, and foreign governments to advance the counterterrorism objectives and national security of the U.S. This hearing will be an opportunity for Congress to conduct important oversight of the Bureau to make sure its programs are using taxpayer dollars both efficiently and effectively. Terrorist organizations are recruiting and radicalizing like never before and it is important that the U.S. work with its foreign...
Country:
Global
Committee:
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
The House Committee on Homeland Security is holding a subcommittee hearing on the outer ring of border security and DHS's international security programs.
Country:
Global
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing on U.S. Cuban Relations.
Country:
Cuba
Committee:
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
House Committe on Foreign Affairs is holding a subcommittee meeting to discuss Egypt's situation two years after Morsi.
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen: "This hearing will provide our Members the opportunity to weigh U.S. policy toward Cairo as Egypt struggles to balance its security concerns with its needs for democratic reforms.”
Country:
Egypt
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Subcommittee:
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing concerning countering extremism in the Middle East.
Witnesses
Dr. Matthew Levitt
Director For Stein Program On Counterterrorism And Intelligence
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Ms. Farah Pandith
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council On Foreign Relations
Former Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State
Country:
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Committee:
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 12:00pm
Location:
Room SR-222, Russell Senate Office Building
Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing regarding the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2016 Budget Request.
Agenda:
9:30 a.m. – Completion
Full Committee. CLOSED. Room SR-222
The order of Subcommittee reports and consideration of General Provisions will be as follows:
Airland Subcommittee
Seapower Subcommittee
Strategic Forces Subcommittee
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee...
Country:
Global
Committee:
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 10:00am
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding global cybersecurity.
Witnesses
Panel One
Mr. Christopher Painter
U.S. Department of State
Panel Two
Mr. James Andrew Lewis
Director And Senior Fellow, Strategic Technologies Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Professor Michael Greenberger
Founder And Director, University Of Maryland Center For Health And Homeland Security
Professor...
Country:
Global
Committee:
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 3:30pm
Location:
Room SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Hearing addressing the markup for the subcommittee on the Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Country:
Global
Committee:
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 2:30pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Subcommitee on Multilateral International Development is hosting a hearing regarding the Oversight of Multilateral and Bilateral International Developement Programs and Policies.
Witnesses
Panel One:
The Honorable Bathsheba Nell Crocker
Assistant Secretary, Bureau Of International Organization Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Isobel Coleman
Ambassador
U.S. Representative to the United Nations for UN Management and Reform , U.S. Mission to the United Nations...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 10:30am
Location:
Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2016 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter
Secretary
U.S. Department of Defense
General Martin E. Dempsey
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 3:30pm
Location:
Senate Dirksen 419
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing regarding the resources, priorities and programs in the FY 2016 State Department Budget Request.
Witnesses
Ms. Virginia Bennett
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau Of Democracy, Human Rights, And Labor
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Catherine Russell
Ambassador-At-Large, Global Women's Issues
U.S. Department of State
Mr. John D. Feeley
Principal Deputy Assistant...
Country:
Global
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