Subcommittee on Health
9:00 AM ET
Vern Buchanan led an informal poll showing attendees agree nutrition prevents chronic disease but say Medicare and insurers inadequately cover prevention tools.
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Apr 13 – Apr 17, 2026 · 65 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
No hearings were on the schedule for Monday.
9:00 AM ET
Vern Buchanan led an informal poll showing attendees agree nutrition prevents chronic disease but say Medicare and insurers inadequately cover prevention tools.
10:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported nine bills covering aviation mental health, quantum, satellites and child safety plus six Coast Guard promotions.
3:00 PM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
4:00 PM ET
Members voted 6-4 to advance closed rules for three Clean Air Act bills, a tax resolution and an 18-month FISA extension.
10:00 AM ET
Andrew N. Ferguson (Chairman, Federal Trade Commission) said FTC returned $3.2 billion to consumers while Ted Cruz announced settlement against firms boycotting conservative news sites.
10:00 AM ET
Postponed. This hearing was postponed. A new date has not been confirmed.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Young Kim (R, CA-40) proposed consolidating commercial diplomacy, including moving the Foreign Commercial Service into State to better compete with China.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Sessions (R, TX-17) announced the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act to transition federal agencies from "pay and chase" models to real-time fraudulent payment prevention.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Paul (R-KY) announced plans to issue a formal subpoena for ATF gun-owner registry data after a year of ignored requests.
10:00 AM ET
Frank J. Bisignano claimed the 2026 filing season was the most successful ever with over 80 million refunds totaling $280 billion.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Husted (R-OH) advocated for the reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to protect a $6 trillion regional economy and drinking water for 40 million people.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. McCormick (R, GA-7) warned over 400,000 suspected paper-mill studies circulate globally, citing Wiley's retraction of 8,000 fraudulent papers in 2023 alone.
10:00 AM ET
John James urged FY27 military construction funding to modernize Selfridge Air National Guard Base for incoming F-15EX and KC-46A aircraft.
3:00 PM ET
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R, TN-4) cited $17.5 billion for Golden Dome and $12.3 billion for missile defense research in the FY27 budget request.
3:30 PM ET
James Kilby (Vice Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy) reported amphibious ships are 45% combat surge ready toward an 80% goal.
10:00 AM ET
Michael G. Waltz (Representative of the United States to the United Nations, United States Mission to the United Nations) touted a historic $570 million UN budget cut.
10:00 AM ET
Bryan Smith described FINRA's Financial Intelligence Fusion Center alerting all firms within three hours to stop an emerging fraud scheme.
10:15 AM ET
Russell Vought (Director, Office of Management and Budget) presented a fiscal year 2027 budget requesting $1.5 trillion for defense while proposing a 10 percent cut to non-defense spending.
10:15 AM ET
The subcommittee reviewed ten bipartisan bills to reauthorize critical public health programs, including the Act for ALS, the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and the EARLY Act for breast cancer.
2:00 PM ET
Witnesses and members highlighted the shift from CHIPS Act grants to government equity stakes and the dismantling of Natcast, threatening long-term U.S. semiconductor research and development leadership.
10:15 AM ET
The Department of Veterans Affairs reported the disability claims backlog fell below 100,000 for the first time since 2020, marking a 57 percent decrease under current leadership.
2:15 PM ET
Subcommittee favorably forwarded eight bills in two en blocs to full committee, including measures on VA fiscal management, congressional affairs, and police retention.
10:15 AM ET
Justin D. Smith repeatedly cited Electoral College certification rather than naming the 2020 popular-vote winner when pressed by Democrats during his Eighth Circuit confirmation hearing.
10:15 AM ET
Chatrane Birbal urged Congress to adopt a federal principle-based AI standard preempting inconsistent state laws to create one clear rulebook.
10:30 AM ET
Rep. Williams (R, TX-25) highlighted the Working Families Tax Cuts Act's role in making the 20 percent pass-through deduction and bonus depreciation permanent for small businesses.
11:00 AM ET
Congress has appropriated $625 million in FEMA grants and $250 million for counter-drone technology to secure 11 host cities during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
3:00 PM ET
Phillip L. Swagel (Director, Congressional Budget Office) said the 2025 reconciliation act increased deficits by $4.7 trillion over ten years including interest.
2:00 PM ET
Chris Wright (Secretary, US Department of Energy) revealed twenty-eight states responded to host nuclear lifecycle campuses as Yucca Mountain alternative.
2:30 PM ET
Sen. McCormick (R-PA) convened review of grid bills including Liquid Cooling for AI Act and REWIRE Act to meet projected 25% demand growth by 2030.
3:00 PM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
3:30 PM ET
Sen. Scott (R-FL) and Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) launched "Guarding Your Nest Egg," a bipartisan financial resource guide designed to help seniors navigate Social Security, Medicare, and fraud prevention.
3:30 PM ET
Sen. Moran (R-KS) highlighted Congress provided $4 million for DOJ's National Center for Veterans Justice to expand treatment courts nationwide.
9:00 AM ET
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary, Health and Human Services) said HHS negotiated most-favored-nation prices with 16 drug companies and set approval records.
10:00 AM ET
Adam Telle (Assistant Secretary, Army for Civil Works) defended $6.663 billion Corps request with new salary transparency separating overhead from project costs.
10:00 AM ET
Daniel Driscoll (Secretary, Department of the Army) announced a major acquisition reorganization into six teams to accelerate the procurement of low-cost counter-drone technologies and AI.
10:00 AM ET
Rodney Scott (Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection) said CBP wall construction is ahead of schedule, below budget, with nearly 50 miles completed.
10:30 AM ET
Brooke Rollins (Secretary, US Department of Agriculture) reported avian flu cases down 61%, egg wholesale costs down 90%, and farm trade deficit cut 42% through 18 new agreements.
11:00 AM ET
Jamieson Greer (Ambassador, United States Trade Representative) requested $95 million for fiscal 2027 to hire enforcers and implement nine new reciprocal trade agreements.
2:00 PM ET
Mark Amodei said subcommittee will report homeland bill June 5 for full committee action June 10 and requested answers within 48 hours.
2:00 PM ET
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) committed to obligating fiscal 2026 funds after OMB delay criticism.
4:00 PM ET
Tom Schultz (Chief, United States Forest Service) announced a major reorganization moving headquarters to Salt Lake City to address a $750 million budget shortfall and decentralize decision-making.
10:00 AM ET
Chris Wright announced coordinated 400M-barrel SPR swap returning 1.2 barrels later, 19 Bcf/d new LNG approvals, preserving 17 GW dispatchable generation.
10:00 AM ET
Michael Selig (Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission) asserted exclusive CFTC jurisdiction over prediction markets and pledged zero-tolerance enforcement against fraud, manipulation, and insider trading.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) urged faster biosimilar competition to lower biologic costs, noting generics saved roughly $450 billion in 2024 alone.
10:00 AM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
1:00 PM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
10:00 AM ET
Russell Vought proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027 with a 42 percent increase alongside $660 billion for non-defense spending.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Loudermilk (R, GA-11) pushed H.R. 5775 to cap FCRA damages and Rep. Barr (R, KY-6) pushed H.R. 7588 requiring perjury attestations for CFPB complaints.
10:00 AM ET
Dave Miko (Acting Deputy Director for Operations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) said the agency supports H.R. 6251, H.R. 8195 and H.R. 4219 goals.
10:15 AM ET
Daniel Aronowitz (Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration) touted March 31 investment rule and PBM transparency proposal to cut costs and curb litigation abuse.
10:15 AM ET
Bryan Steil promoted his MEGA Act requiring voter list maintenance every 30 days, citing recent alleged noncitizen voting cases in Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, and Minnesota.
10:15 AM ET
Subcommittee favorably forwarded H.R. 2283 RECOVER Act as amended 7-5 and H.R. 6993 Beacon Act 7-5 to full committee after rejecting Democratic amendments.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Van Orden spotlighted VR&E spending including $31,000 for flower beds and $800,000 for one veteran, demanding employment metrics and spending caps.
10:15 AM ET
Canceled. This hearing was canceled. No transcript is expected for this occurrence.
10:15 AM ET
Carlos Araque (President and Chief Executive Officer, Quaise Energy) said Quaise is building Project Obsidian in Oregon as the world's first gigawatt-scale super-hot geothermal plant.
10:30 AM ET
The committee vetted five nominees, including John Breslow (Ambassador to Cyprus), focusing on accelerating arms sales to Taiwan and implementing "America First" reforms across the United Nations system.
11:00 AM ET
Dmitri Alperovitch (Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator) said Chinese AI founders admit export controls work, with DeepSeek's founder calling the chip embargo his biggest problem.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Van Drew (R, NJ-2) convened grieving mothers to blame sanctuary policies for preventable murders without advancing legislation during the hearing.
2:37 PM ET
Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State) confirmed US talks with Cuba and said around $3 billion moved through US-controlled Venezuelan oil accounts.
3:00 PM ET
All military branches reported meeting or exceeding recruitment goals for the current fiscal year, marking a significant recovery from previous years' shortfalls across the joint force.
3:30 PM ET
The DISE is prioritizing FY 2027 investments in space-based ISR, AI integration, and countering the growing military cooperation between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
8:00 AM ET
The subcommittee approved the FY27 MilCon-VA bill providing $137.8 billion discretionary and $323 billion mandatory funding for full committee consideration.
9:00 AM ET
David Joyce advanced the $25.4 billion FY27 Financial Services bill to full committee on a 9-6 vote after rejecting Steny Hoyer's $1.8 billion IRS enforcement increase.
9:30 AM ET
Ken Calvert noted FY27 President's budget includes National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account funding for first time ever after Congress historically provided it.
9:00 AM ET
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services) defended a budget cutting HHS discretionary spending by 12.5% while prioritizing chronic disease and nutritional reform.