October 22,2025

Crapo Announces Social Security, USTR, HHS Nominations Hearing

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Arjun Mody to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, Jeffrey Goettman to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Julie Callahan to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and Thomas Bell to be Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Title: Hearing to consider nominees for Social Security, USTR, HHS

Witnesses: Arjun Mody; Jeffrey Goettman; Julie Callahan; Thomas Bell

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM ET

Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness testimony, opening statements and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.finance.senate.gov.

Members of the press interested in covering this hearing in person should RSVP to the appropriate Senate press gallery.