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Rep. Griffith (R, VA-9)'s motion granting closed rules for HR 556, HR 1958 and HR 4638 passed 6-2 after defeating Rep. McGovern (D, MA-2)'s amendment.
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Mar 16 – Mar 20, 2026 · 63 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
4:00 PM ET
Rep. Griffith (R, VA-9)'s motion granting closed rules for HR 556, HR 1958 and HR 4638 passed 6-2 after defeating Rep. McGovern (D, MA-2)'s amendment.
5:30 PM ET
Outcome unconfirmed. We have not confirmed whether this hearing took place. A missing recording does not establish cancellation.
April 20, 2026 · Nomination of Smith for Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
9:00 AM ET
Darrell Seki (Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians) urged Congress to make tribal funding mandatory to honor treaties and address healthcare, education and public safety shortfalls.
10:15 AM ET
Michael G. Sullivan (Chief, United States Capitol Police) requested a $1.023 billion FY 2027 budget to address a 58 percent annual surge in threats against members.
10:30 AM ET
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D, CT-3) said OMB approved NIH apportionments last night and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (Director, National Institutes of Health) committed to accelerate grant-making.
1:00 PM ET
Chuck Hoskin Jr. demanded Congress reject duplicative United Keetoowah Band health funding and recognize Cherokee Nation as exclusive sovereign over its reservation.
2:00 PM ET
House officers requested FY27 increases including Clerk $51.8M, Sergeant at Arms $147.3M, and CAO $253M for cybersecurity, member protection and operations.
10:00 AM ET
Joseph Humire (Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense) reported fentanyl flows dropped 56 percent.
3:30 PM ET
Gregory Guillot (Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command) said NORTHCOM activated Joint Task Force Gold in January 2026 to operate future Golden Dome defenses.
10:00 AM ET
The Trump administration announced the implementation of the America First Arms Transfer Strategy to overhaul the defense sales process, prioritizing speed, accountability, and domestic industrial base growth.
10:00 AM ET
Witnesses warned the United States must urgently finalize unified positions and name a delegation head for the 2027 Shanghai spectrum conference.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Fong (R, CA-20) revealed that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek allegedly used industrial-scale "distillation attacks" to illicitly reverse-engineer proprietary American models and bypass safety protections.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Hoeven (R-ND) and Sen. Wyden (D-OR) examined bipartisan water and hydropower bills including reauthorization of the Dakota Water Resources Act for North Dakota projects.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Adrian Smith (R, NE-3) said securing a permanent WTO moratorium on e-commerce duties is a top US priority for MC14 in Cameroon next week.
10:00 AM ET
Thomas Allan Jr. (Vice Commandant, United States Coast Guard) said the service obligated nearly $9 billion of $25 billion reconciliation funding and will obligate $18 billion by fiscal year-end.
10:00 AM ET
James Robb warned Winter Storm Fern was a near-miss that left no margin for error and required every emergency tool to avoid blackouts.
2:00 PM ET
Kimberly Brandt (Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) said CMS stopped over 2.1 billion dollars in fraudulent Medicare payments across 350 providers.
10:00 AM ET
Erika Douglas (Associate Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law) urged repeal of the 1916 Shipping Act exemption, noting FMC never challenged a carrier agreement in 40 years.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Hill (R, AR-2) convened hearing on draft to modernize Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with national preemptive standard plus new access and deletion rights.
10:15 AM ET
The committee advanced H.R. 7894 to overhaul the Truman Scholarship Foundation by firing its board and executive leadership, following allegations of systemic liberal bias in scholar selection.
10:15 AM ET
Postponed. This hearing was postponed. A new date has not been confirmed.
10:15 AM ET
Outcome unconfirmed. We have not confirmed whether this hearing took place. A missing recording does not establish cancellation.
2:00 PM ET
Adam Kaplan (Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, US Agency for International Development) said UN agencies delayed responses for months and urged mandatory disclosure clauses.
2:00 PM ET
David Steiner (Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, United States Postal Service) warned USPS will run out of cash within 12 months without increased borrowing authority.
9:00 AM ET
Rep. Simpson (R, ID-2) committed to continuing advance appropriations for Indian health programs while pursuing mandatory funding to address chronic underfunding.
11:00 AM ET
Thomas Austin (Architect of the Capitol) requested $1.6 billion for fiscal 2027 campus-wide infrastructure with Rayburn renovation as major initiative.
1:00 PM ET
Rep. Simpson (R, ID-2) said the committee would try to free appropriated tribal funds after leaders reported OMB froze BIA, energy, and fisheries awards.
9:30 AM ET
Sen. Paul (R-KY) kept tomorrow's markup vote after Markwayne Mullin (Nominee for Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security) agreed to an afternoon SCIF briefing on his claimed classified assignment.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Ricketts (R-NE) cited a 3% species recovery rate, while Sen. Schiff (D-CA) warned Fish and Wildlife Service lost 25% of staff since January 2025.
10:00 AM ET
Lisa Shimkat (Associate Administrator, Office of Field Operations, US Small Business Administration) said 97% of staff serve outside Washington after closing 19 offices and relocating six regional offices.
10:00 AM ET
General Alexus Grynkewich (Commander, U.S. European Command) said he recommends no further U.S. posture changes in Europe and allies could assume primary defense by 2035.
3:00 PM ET
Stephen M. Carmel (Administrator, Maritime Administration) warned of a structural collapse in U.S. maritime power, urging a shift from subsidies to securing commercial cargo access.
3:30 PM ET
Rep. Jackson (R, TX-13) advocated for increasing the USSOCOM budget to $20 billion annually to reverse a 14 percent decline in purchasing power since 2019.
10:00 AM ET
The committee advanced a slate of bipartisan fiscal transparency bills, though Rep. Andy Biggs (R, AZ-5) stalled final passage by requesting recorded votes on nearly every individual measure.
10:00 AM ET
James Rogers (Senior Counsel, America First Legal Foundation) urged Congress to authorize states to deny free schooling to create a Supreme Court challenge overturning Plyler.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Van Drew (R, NJ-2) defended January 3 Operation Absolute Resolve capturing indicted Nicolas Maduro as lawful law enforcement, while Democrats condemned it as illegal invasion.
10:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported H.R. 7813 as amended to modernize NOAA Weather Radio by replacing transmitters, digitizing broadcasts, and adding cloud backup.
10:00 AM ET
Tulsi Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence, Office of the Director of National Intelligence) testified Iran's regime remains intact but degraded after Operation Epic Fury strikes.
10:00 AM ET
Senators and witnesses reached a bipartisan consensus that Section 230 is not sacrosanct and requires modernization to address algorithmic harms, child safety, and generative AI liability.
10:00 AM ET
Committee favorably reported H.R. 5688, Dalilah's Law, as amended by 35-26 after adopting Rep. Taylor (R, OH-2)'s Connor's Law amendment.
10:00 AM ET
Patrick Cashman (President, USAntibiotics) warned China solely supplies key starting materials for 37% of U.S. approved medicines, threatening amoxicillin availability.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Tiffany (R, WI-7) convened review of six bills addressing Mammoth Cave expansion, Downwinder memorials, NextGen 911 upgrades, Monterey Bay study and land transfers.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Lucas (R, OK-3) announced plans to introduce a resolution calling for formal Fed-Treasury dialogue on boundaries and market resilience.
10:00 AM ET
John Jovanovic (President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States) announced Project Vault, a $12 billion public-private initiative to establish a strategic critical minerals reserve for U.S. manufacturers.
10:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported H.R. 5891 to withhold congressional pay during shutdowns and H.R. 1329 to establish a women's museum, though the latter passed along strictly partisan lines.
10:00 AM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
10:00 AM ET
Jason Evans (Under Secretary of State for Management, U.S. Department of State) said State assisted tens of thousands of Americans amid Iran conflict while defending reorganization and workforce cuts.
10:15 AM ET
Lawmakers reviewed bipartisan Health Care for Energy Workers Act to expand provider access and debated modernizing century-old FECA last overhauled in 1974 with AI and managed care.
10:15 AM ET
Rep. Griffith (R, VA-9) convened third affordability hearing examining consolidation, price transparency, 340B, and physician payment with six witnesses testifying.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Hudson (R, NC-9) and witnesses warned China hosting WRC-27 in Shanghai threatens U.S. spectrum leadership and demands urgent preparation.
10:15 AM ET
Rep. Mike Bost (R, IL-12) convened a hearing on 27 legislative proposals to overhaul VA operations, including a major restructuring of the Veterans Integrated Service Network system.
2:00 PM ET
John Butler (President and CEO, Akebia Therapeutics) urged passage of HR 6214 to extend TDAPA to three years and tie payments to actual drug use.
2:30 PM ET
Sen. Ernst (R-IA) announced a Department of Defense Inspector General investigation into the Pentagon's failure to disclose costs for research and development projects as required by law.
4:00 PM ET
The committee favorably reported 24 bipartisan bills en bloc, including measures to expand survivor benefits, prosthetic access, and toxic exposure research for veterans' descendants.
8:19 AM ET
Chairman Eric Crawford praised Operation Epic Fury against Iran as necessary while Ranking Member James Himes condemned it as unconstitutional without congressional authorization.
11:30 AM ET
Held. This hearing took place in a closed session. No public transcript is available.
9:30 AM ET
Frank Donovan (Commander, United States Southern Command) confirmed the U.S. is tracking a Russian destroyer heading to Cuba following the successful military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro.
9:30 AM ET
Theodore J. Garrish and John C. Wagner said DOE pilot microreactors remain on track to achieve criticality by July 4th of this year.
9:30 AM ET
The committee voted 8-7 to report Markwayne Mullin (Nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security), with Sen. Fetterman (D-PA) joining Republicans and Sen. Paul (R-KY) joining Democrats.
9:30 AM ET
Rep. Ellzey (R, TX-6) convened the fiscal year 2027 priorities hearing and adjourned quickly because no House members appeared to testify in person.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) convened a Member Day hearing where senators pitched dozens of bipartisan health, education, and workforce bills for future committee markup consideration.
10:15 AM ET
The committee advanced five Justice Department nominees, with three approved 12-10 on party lines while two marshals earned bipartisan support.
10:00 AM ET
Michael George Glen Waltz said December member states adopted historic 15% UN regular budget cut saving $126 million in US assessments.