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Why this hearing
On the record: 3 witnesses: 2 federal officials and 1 from an advocacy group or think tank.
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Did this hearing get real answers, or was it mostly speeches?
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Who asked what
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The committee
56 members · 30 Republicans, 26 Democrats
- Brian J. MastR-FL-21 · CHAIR
- James R. BairdR-IN-4
- Andy BarrR-KY-6
- Michael BaumgartnerR-WA-5
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3
- Tim BurchettR-TN-2
- Warren DavidsonR-OH-8
- Randy FineR-FL-6
- James GallagherR-CA-1
- Bill HuizengaR-MI-4
- Darrell IssaR-CA-48
- Ronny JacksonR-TX-13
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.R-NJ-7
- Young KimR-CA-40
- Michael LawlerR-NY-17
- Anna Paulina LunaR-FL-13
- Ryan MackenzieR-PA-7
- Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7
- Max L. MillerR-OH-7
- Cory MillsR-FL-7
- James C. MoylanR-GU-AL
- Scott PerryR-PA-10
- Aumua Amata Coleman RadewagenR-AS-AL
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27
- Keith SelfR-TX-3
- Jefferson ShreveR-IN-6
- Chris SmithR-NJ-4
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2
- Ryan K. ZinkeR-MT-1
- Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5 · RANKING
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1
- Wesley BellD-MO-1
- Ami BeraD-CA-6
- Joaquin CastroD-TX-20
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20
- Jim CostaD-CA-21
- Madeleine DeanD-PA-4
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Sara JacobsD-CA-51
- Pramila JayapalD-WA-7
- Julie JohnsonD-TX-32
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9
- George LatimerD-NY-16
- Ted LieuD-CA-36
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-AL
- Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
- Jared MoskowitzD-FL-23
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D-MD-2
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Brad SchneiderD-IL-10
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25
- Brad ShermanD-CA-32
- Greg StantonD-AZ-4
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
Witnesses
- The Honorable Uzra ZeyaPresident and CEO, Human Rights FirstTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- The Honorable David HaleFormer Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of StateTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- The Honorable James JeffreyRetired Career Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of StateTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)APR 30, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 1:50 PM
- Video posted (done)APR 30, 2025 · 1:50 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED SEP 8, 2025
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPDF (opens the committee’s file)
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript is out.
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