Senate
9:30 AM ET
Current funding plans allocate 97% to high-cost munitions, prompting committee calls to increase the 3% share for low-cost alternatives to build affordable mass for potential peer-level conflict.
From the archive
Mar 23 – Mar 27, 2026 · 64 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
No hearings were on the schedule for Monday.
9:30 AM ET
Current funding plans allocate 97% to high-cost munitions, prompting committee calls to increase the 3% share for low-cost alternatives to build affordable mass for potential peer-level conflict.
2:30 PM ET
Kirsten A. Davies (Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense) confirmed Anthropic's supply-chain-risk designation requires removal from defense systems within 180 days.
10:15 AM ET
Sen. Grassley (R-IA) released 30 documents revealing Special Counsel Jack Smith's team subpoenaed toll records for 14 members of Congress and over 400 Republican-aligned individuals and organizations.
10:30 AM ET
Thomas G. DiNanno (Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Department of State) declared expired New START only constrained America while Russia and China built arsenals.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
4:00 PM ET
The House Rules Committee advanced H.R. 8029 to address a 38-day Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has left over 60,000 TSA officers and 18,500 FEMA staff working without pay.
5:15 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
9:30 AM ET
The committee examined the widening gap between stagnant grid capacity and surging demand from AI and data centers, concluding that current permitting and infrastructure are insufficient for economic growth.
10:00 AM ET
Witnesses warned that the 40-day DHS shutdown has created severe staffing shortages at TSA that could compromise security for the millions of travelers expected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
10:00 AM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
House members advocated for restoring rescinded infrastructure funds and increasing housing allocations to address regional transportation gaps and the growing national shortage of affordable rental units.
10:00 AM ET
Members of Congress presented regional funding priorities for the FY 2027 Energy and Water bill, focusing on coastal resilience, Western water management, and critical energy infrastructure.
10:00 AM ET
Scott Cooper (Director, Office of Personnel Management) confirmed the federal government lost 300,000 employees recently, noting that 90% of these departures were voluntary resignations or early retirements.
10:00 AM ET
Military leaders warned that civilian hiring freezes and budget delays are stalling critical quality of life improvements, including housing oversight and sexual assault prevention programs, during active combat operations.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R, FL-26) opened the FY 2027 appropriations process by highlighting a record 16 percent spending reduction achieved in the previous year’s national security funding bill.
11:00 AM ET
Taylor Jordan (Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) announced the National Weather Service is rehiring 400 meteorologists to restore 24/7 operations.
2:30 PM ET
Witnesses requested funding to address a $1 billion backlog in state veterans home construction and urged the establishment of a regional VA office in Guam.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cruz (R-TX) recessed the business meeting after all Democratic members boycotted the session, preventing the committee from voting on a slate of bipartisan legislative items.
10:00 AM ET
The hearing revealed that China has designated 17,000 "Little Giants" to dominate high-tech manufacturing, prompting calls for the SBA to integrate its lending and R&D tools.
10:00 AM ET
John Squires (Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) announced a 50,000-case backlog reduction and the deployment of new agentic AI tools.
10:00 AM ET
Molly Dahl (Chief of Long-Term Analysis, Congressional Budget Office) warned that the retirement trust fund will be exhausted by 2032, triggering automatic benefit cuts of approximately 25 percent.
10:00 AM ET
John Zecca (Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal, Risk and Regulatory Officer, Nasdaq) announced an equity token design to integrate tokenized shares into existing regulated exchange infrastructures.
10:00 AM ET
The committee unanimously advanced legislation to exempt sexual assault survivor damages from taxation and extend disaster-related casualty loss deductions, renaming the disaster bill for late Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R, CA-1).
10:00 AM ET
Joel Montalbano (Acting Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA) revealed a new transition strategy involving a government-owned core module to mitigate the risk of a gap in U.S. presence.
10:00 AM ET
Thomas DiNanno (Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Department of State) announced the administration is seeking modernized, verifiable arms control agreements following the expiration of New START.
10:15 AM ET
The subcommittee reviewed five bills to streamline federal energy permitting, including measures to extend coal payment schedules and reauthorize oil and gas application fees through 2037.
10:15 AM ET
The committee unanimously approved H.R. 7386 to reauthorize FirstNet through 2037 and H.R. 7022 to enable satellite-based emergency alerts during cellular outages.
10:15 AM ET
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a contentious hearing for four judicial nominees, dominated by Democratic criticism of Kara Marie Westercamp's partisan social media history and judicial temperament.
2:00 PM ET
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee examined four judicial nominees, where Kara Marie Westercamp (Associate Counsel, The White House) faced intense scrutiny over past social media posts and illegal tariff policies.
1:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
2:15 PM ET
The subcommittee reviewed 12 bills targeting VA accountability, including measures to recoup bonuses from former employees and mandate certifications for sterile processing technicians to prevent veteran infections.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
3:00 PM ET
Douglas A Schiess (Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, US Space Force) confirmed Vulcan launches remain paused after February booster anomaly forcing GPS reassignment.
3:30 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
3:30 PM ET
Sen. Scott promoted his Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act to repeal the retirement earnings test penalizing workers ages 62-66.
9:30 AM ET
Stephen N. Whiting (Commander, United States Space Command) warned that Russia is developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon that would indiscriminately threaten all global space assets if detonated in orbit.
10:00 AM ET
Members urged the subcommittee to prioritize funding for nonprofit security grants and FEMA disaster relief while addressing the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
10:00 AM ET
David Morroni (Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. Government Accountability Office) warned deferred maintenance reached $50 billion with a $1 billion annual funding gap.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. David Valadao (R, CA-22) announced the subcommittee received a record 10,000 member requests totaling $1.4 billion for community project funding for the fiscal year 2027 cycle.
10:30 AM ET
Lee Marshall (Founder & CEO, Kids to Love) proposed a national task force to audit failing state foster care systems and implement federal accountability for taxpayer-funded adoption programs.
3:00 PM ET
Jefferson Van Drew requested an appropriation for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to stop $3 million in COVID-19 relief clawbacks currently threatening New Jersey fisheries.
10:00 AM ET
The committee considered Trump nominees for African Development Bank, educational affairs, and ASEAN but took no vote, leaving record open until March 27.
10:00 AM ET
Gerard Barron (Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, The Metals Company) said seabed nodules could supply centuries of US manganese, cobalt and nickel needs.
10:00 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
The House Judiciary Committee favorably reported H.R. 8065 to centralize interim U.S. Attorney appointments under the Attorney General, alongside bipartisan bills regarding bankruptcy limits and disability terminology.
10:00 AM ET
Senators and witnesses debated whether student-athletes should be classified as employees, with many warning that the current "wild west" of NIL and transfers is unsustainable for universities.
10:00 AM ET
Rick Knick (Chairman, Dry Prairie Rural Water) revealed a new Bureau of Land Management permitting delay regarding sage grouse habitat that threatens to postpone the Fort Peck project.
2:00 PM ET
The subcommittee considered bipartisan legislation to extend Good Neighbor Authority agreements to 20 years and reauthorize the American Battlefield Protection Program through 2036 to improve long-term land management.
10:00 AM ET
Federal regulators announced a shift toward facilitating financial innovation, with the Federal Reserve rescinding restrictive "novel activities" guidance to encourage bank engagement with digital assets and AI.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Mike Flood (R, NE-1) highlighted that unmitigated multiple loss properties constitute only 2.5 percent of NFIP policies but account for a staggering 48 percent of all program claims.
10:00 AM ET
The committee debated a bipartisan proposal to establish a 3% deficit-to-GDP target over ten years to stabilize the national debt and provide a predictable fiscal framework.
10:15 AM ET
The committee passed the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545) in a 19-3 vote, alongside bipartisan measures to inventory federal crimes and protect U.S. companies from Russian litigation.
10:15 AM ET
Elsa Johnson (Editor-in-Chief, Stanford Review) testified that she is currently under physical monitoring by CCP agents on campus after being targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
10:15 AM ET
Members debated modernizing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, focusing on whether current deregulatory frameworks can support emerging technologies like AI and next-generation broadband infrastructure.
2:00 PM ET
The subcommittee reviewed 14 bills to address the illicit drug crisis, focusing on scheduling synthetic substances like xylazine and nitazenes while regulating equipment used for counterfeit pill production.
10:15 AM ET
The committee unanimously approved H.R. 7613, the ALERT Act, to mandate location-transmitting technology on military aircraft following a fatal 2025 mid-air collision over the Potomac River.
3:30 PM ET
Kirsten Davies (Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense) announced a major reorganization to unify enterprise IT and cybersecurity under the CIO to eliminate wasteful spending and accelerate modernization.
10:30 AM ET
Patrick Zondervan (Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) said VA aims to launch the partial-claim loss-mitigation program publicly in June 2026.
1:15 PM ET
The subcommittee favorably reported H.R. 1004, the Love Lives On Act, to the full committee to eliminate the remarriage penalty for surviving military spouses under age 55.
2:00 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
2:00 PM ET
Congress highlighted a strategic shift treating the Arctic as a homeland defense priority while addressing delays in the $25 billion procurement of new Coast Guard icebreakers.
11:00 AM ET
Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State) confirmed direct U.S. talks with Cuba and $3 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue under U.S. control.
3:30 PM ET
House Republicans introduced an eight-week continuing resolution through May 22 to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown while rejecting a Senate-passed funding alternative.