Subcommittee on Health
9:00 AM ET
Rep. Buchanan convened field hearing at LECOM spotlighting prevention, nutrition training, and screening to curb chronic disease and $5 trillion spending.
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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.
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9:00 AM ET
Rep. Buchanan convened field hearing at LECOM spotlighting prevention, nutrition training, and screening to curb chronic disease and $5 trillion spending.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cruz led approval of nine bipartisan bills and six Coast Guard promotions while rejecting Sen. Markey's amendment condemning President Trump's Iran threat.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
4:00 PM ET
Virginia Foxx convened Rules to consider three Clean Air Act bills, a tax-cut resolution, and an eighteen-month FISA Section 702 extension until October 2027.
10:00 AM ET
Michael Waltz (Representative of the United States to the United Nations, United States Mission to the United Nations) announced historic $570 million UN budget cut.
10:00 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Young Kim (R, CA-40) proposed structural reforms to U.S. commercial diplomacy, including potentially consolidating the Foreign Commercial Service into the State Department to better compete with China’s state-backed model.
10:00 AM ET
Bryan Smith (Senior Vice President of Complex Investigations and Intelligence, FINRA) announced that the new Financial Intelligence Fusion Center successfully alerted firms to a fraudulent scheme within three hours.
10:00 AM ET
House Armed Services Committee members heard testimony from non-committee colleagues to identify regional and policy priorities for the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
3:00 PM ET
The FY27 budget request allocates $17.5 billion for the Golden Dome initiative and $12.3 billion for Missile Defense Agency research to achieve operational homeland defense by 2028.
3:30 PM ET
Admiral James Kilby (Vice Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy) reported amphibious ships are only 45% combat surge ready toward an 80% goal.
10:00 AM ET
Andrew N. Ferguson (Chairman, Federal Trade Commission) said the FTC returned over $3.2 billion to consumers in one year, exceeding total Biden-era returns.
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.
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Frank J. Bisignano (Chief Executive Officer, IRS) reported the 2026 filing season as the most successful ever, issuing $280 billion in refunds following the Working Families Tax Cuts.
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Sen. Paul (R-KY) led a hearing examining evidence that the ATF has amassed nearly one billion digital gun owner records, which witnesses characterized as an illegal national registry.
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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.
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Rep. McCormick (R, GA-7) highlighted that over 400,000 studies may originate from fraudulent paper mills, while witnesses warned that foreign-owned publishers are tracking sensitive U.S. research data.
10:15 AM ET
Rep. Mackenzie (R, PA-7) called for a federal principle-based AI framework to preempt conflicting state regulations, while Democrats highlighted the absence of bills addressing potential mass unemployment.
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
Justin D. Smith (Nominee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit) defended his representation of Donald Trump in immunity and defamation cases during a contentious confirmation hearing.
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.
10:30 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
Chris Tomney (Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness) reported that the DHS shutdown significantly delayed security planning, though he maintained that interagency cooperation would ensure safety.
2:00 PM ET
Chris Wright (Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy) revealed 28 states want to host nuclear life-cycle campuses with multiple advanced reactor prototypes expected soon.
2:30 PM ET
Sen. McCormick (R-PA) convened the subcommittee to examine grid bills addressing 25% demand growth by 2030 and rising affordability pressures.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
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 the $4 million appropriation to establish the National Center for Veterans Justice to improve outcomes for justice-involved veterans through coordinated research and policy.
9:00 AM ET
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Secretary, Health and Human Services) defended the administration's $50 billion rural health investment and initiatives to eliminate petroleum-based food dyes to combat chronic disease.
10:00 AM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
1:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
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
Adam Telle (Assistant Secretary, Army for Civil Works) defended the $6.663 billion Corps request, $3 billion below FY26 enacted, and new salary transparency accounting.
10:00 AM ET
Rodney Scott (Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection) warned shutdown parked aircraft, disabled surveillance, and left personnel unpaid despite record-low illegal crossings.
10:30 AM ET
Brooke Rollins (Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture) defended the $19.1 billion FY27 request, a $5.1 billion cut, as refocusing USDA on farmers.
11:00 AM ET
Jamieson Greer (Ambassador, United States Trade Representative) defended a $95 million fiscal 2027 budget request to hire enforcers and implement new trade deals.
2:00 PM ET
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) refused to discuss mifepristone safety, citing pending Louisiana litigation.
2:00 PM ET
Mark Amodei announced the subcommittee will mark up its fiscal 2026 homeland bill June 5 for full committee action June 10 despite shutdown.
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 (Secretary, Department of Energy) said DOE coordinated a 400-million-barrel global strategic reserve release to offset Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
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Michael Selig (Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission) asserted exclusive CFTC jurisdiction over prediction markets and promised new rulemaking with zero-tolerance enforcement against fraud.
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Rep. Barr (R, KY-6) championed legislation to reform the Fair Credit Reporting Act by capping civil liability and requiring perjury attestations for CFPB consumer complaints.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) debated competing strategies for drug affordability, contrasting market-driven biosimilar competition with government-led international price matching.
10:00 AM ET
Russell Vought (Director, Office of Management and Budget) proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, featuring a 42 percent increase to modernize military capabilities.
10:15 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:15 AM ET
Carlos Araque (President and Chief Executive Officer, Quaise Energy) said Project Obsidian, a gigawatt-scale super-hot geothermal plant, is under construction in central Oregon.
10:15 AM ET
Bryan Steil promoted his MEGA Act requiring states to conduct voter list maintenance at least every thirty days to ensure only eligible voters cast ballots in federal elections.
10:15 AM ET
Daniel Arnowitz announced EBSA proposed a PBM transparency rule projected to save billions and a March investment rule protecting fiduciaries from hindsight lawsuits.
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.
10:30 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 export controls are working, with Chinese AI founders calling US chip restrictions their biggest constraint on progress.
2:00 PM ET
Laura Wilkerson (Mother of Joshua Wilkerson) testified sanctuary policies enabled the illegal immigrant classmate who beat, bound and burned her son.
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
John Carter advanced the fiscal year 2027 Military Construction-VA bill to full committee, providing $137.8 billion discretionary and $323 billion mandatory funding.
9:00 AM ET
The subcommittee voted 9-6 to advance the $25.4 billion fiscal 2027 Financial Services bill after rejecting Steny Hoyer's IRS enforcement amendment.
9:30 AM ET
General Steven Nordhaus (Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Department of Defense) said over 41,000 guardsmen support Operation Epic Fury worldwide on less than four percent of Pentagon spending.
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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.