House
1:00 PM ET
Glenn Thompson (Chairman, Agriculture Committee) urged passage of HR 7567, citing support from over 500 organizations and seven Agriculture Democrats.
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Apr 27 – May 1, 2026 · 57 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
1:00 PM ET
Glenn Thompson (Chairman, Agriculture Committee) urged passage of HR 7567, citing support from over 500 organizations and seven Agriculture Democrats.
3:30 PM ET
Gutlein said Golden Dome will cost $185 billion through the 2030s and deliver operational capability against aerial threats by summer 2028.
3:30 PM ET
Jared Isaacman (Administrator, NASA) said the $18.8 billion FY27 request plus prior funds provide resources to return astronauts to the Moon.
4:00 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
4:00 PM ET
Lee Zeldin (Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency) defended the fiscal 2027 budget cutting EPA funding by fifty-two percent while touting environmental wins.
5:15 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
9:00 AM ET
Neil Jacobs (Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) defended the $4.54 billion FY27 budget cutting over $1 billion.
9:30 AM ET
Bradley confirmed SOUTHCOM reviewed recent public reports of alleged strikes and found no evidence US conducted such operations that day.
9:30 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Daines convened the nominations hearing for four foreign policy posts and held the record open until April 29 for additional questions.
10:00 AM ET
Linda McMahon (Secretary, U.S. Department of Education) defended FY27 budget maintaining Title I, Pell and IDEA while proposing $2 billion MEGA block grant.
10:00 AM ET
Linda McMahon (Secretary of Education, US Department of Education) defended FY27 request maintaining Title I, boosting Pell and IDEA while proposing $2B MEGA block grant.
10:00 AM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
Lee Zeldin (Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) defended President Trump's $4.2 billion FY27 EPA budget request cutting agency funding by over fifty percent.
10:00 AM ET
Chairman Jason Smith accused Brian Donley (President and CEO, NewYork-Presbyterian) of abusing Medicare by classifying Manhattan flagship as rural for higher payments.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Roy cited a DOJ report alleging Biden officials coordinated FACE Act enforcement with abortion groups and stonewalled Congress for three years.
10:00 AM ET
Admiral Kevin Lunday (Commandant, United States Coast Guard) warned the service faces day 74 without appropriations while seeking nearly $16 billion for fiscal 2027.
10:00 AM ET
The House Financial Services Committee evaluated revised Basel III proposals that would reduce Tier 1 capital requirements for large banks by approximately five percent compared to 2023.
10:15 AM ET
Rep. Kiley convened hearing arguing equity initiatives that eliminate gifted programs, alter grading, and restrict charters undermine academic excellence nationwide and harm disadvantaged students.
10:30 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
11:00 AM ET
Rep. Diaz-Balart presented the fiscal 2027 State Department bill cutting $2.7 billion and the committee adopted his bipartisan manager's amendment by voice vote.
9:30 AM ET
Doug Burgum (Secretary, US Department of the Interior) projected nearly $20 billion in FY27 revenue, calling Interior cash-flow positive and backing Legacy Restoration Fund reauthorization.
10:00 AM ET
Chairman Keith Self defended Trump administration space investments and entered executive orders on superiority into the hearing record citing increased Space Force funding and the Bureau of Emerging Threats.
10:00 AM ET
Kayleigh Kozak (Survivor Advocate) said she received an Arizona lifetime injunction in February 2026 after her abuser again petitioned to terminate lifetime probation.
10:00 AM ET
The committee adopted Chairman Harris's bipartisan manager's amendment adding $1.5 million for PAWS pet shelters and prohibiting cost-share on specialty crop block grants.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Stauber announced President Trump signed HJ Res 140 Monday reversing Biden-era lock-up of Minnesota vast Duluth Complex copper-nickel deposit.
2:00 PM ET
The subcommittee examined four bills authorizing South Dakota water feasibility studies, transferring Clear Creek Hatchery, and reforming ESA consultations without voting.
10:00 AM ET
The committee unanimously advanced four Chafee foster youth bills, with HR 7432 passing 40-0 to improve housing coordination and supportive services.
10:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported H.R. 8462, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, to the House, aiming to modernize federal research and counter aggressive technological investments by China.
10:00 AM ET
Mark Montgomery (Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies) urged designating data centers and space as separate critical infrastructure sectors.
10:00 AM ET
Terrence A. Duffy (Chairman and CEO, CME Group) warned that clearing U.S. Treasury futures in a London clearinghouse overseen by the Bank of England could trigger a 'biblical disaster.'
10:00 AM ET
Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense) presented a historic $1.5 trillion FY27 budget request aimed at revitalizing the defense industrial base and sustaining military modernization.
10:00 AM ET
The committee voted 13-11 to favorably report Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve chair and governor to the full Senate.
10:00 AM ET
The committee advanced a legislative package to curb improper payments, including bills to expand Treasury's Do Not Pay system and establish a permanent fraud-focused Inspector General.
10:15 AM ET
Lawmakers reviewed five grid bills requiring large loads to pay full infrastructure costs while debating transmission expansion and improved load forecasting methods.
2:00 PM ET
Subcommittee reviewed 28 bills to reform GRAS oversight, improve food labeling, strengthen infant formula safety and streamline federal-state information sharing.
10:15 AM ET
All four district court nominees declined to state Joe Biden won the 2020 election, saying only he was certified as winner.
2:00 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:15 AM ET
Burgess Owens opened hearing citing FIRE data that 59% self-censor and 34% justify violence to stop campus speech as evidence of growing intolerance threatening higher education.
2:00 PM ET
Peter Yeo (Senior Vice President, UN Foundation, President, the Better World Campaign) said the General Assembly adopted its largest ever budget cut eliminating 2900 staff positions.
2:30 PM ET
Rosie Rios (Chair, U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission) announced America's Startup drew nearly 200 colleges competing for $25,000 grants with winners named May 4.
2:30 PM ET
Lee Zeldin (Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency) defended rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding and repealing power plant rules as saving over $1 trillion.
2:30 PM ET
Ron Johnson released interim report alleging Biden FDA officials knowingly used flawed surveillance that masked COVID vaccine safety signals for serious adverse events.
2:30 PM ET
Brandon Williams (Administrator, NNSA) presented a $32.8 billion FY2027 budget request, a 29% increase focused on modernizing the nuclear triad and production infrastructure to counter China and Russia.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
4:00 PM ET
Margarita Devlin (Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) said VA strongly supports permanent funding for Lovell center and homeless veterans health care programs.
5:00 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
8:00 AM ET
The subcommittee favorably reported the FY 2027 CJS and Legislative Branch bills, advancing measures that decrease overall spending while prioritizing funding for NASA and the U.S. Capitol Police.
8:00 AM ET
The subcommittee approved the FY27 CJS and Legislative Branch bills on party-line votes, proposing a $77.3 billion CJS allocation and a 25 percent cut to the Government Accountability Office.
9:30 AM ET
The Department of the Air Force requested a $338.8 billion FY 2027 budget, featuring a 130% increase for the Space Force and controversial mandatory funding for critical programs.
10:30 AM ET
The President's FY 2027 budget requests $9.1 billion for the Indian Health Service and $5.6 billion in advanced appropriations for FY 2028 to provide funding certainty.
9:30 AM ET
Pete Hegseth (Secretary of War, U.S. Department of Defense) defended President Trump's $1.5 trillion fiscal 2027 defense request amid scrutiny over Iran war costs and stalemate.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Risch (R-ID) advanced five State Department nominees including John Breslow for Cyprus ambassador despite Democratic opposition on most votes.
10:00 AM ET
Douglas Allen Collins (Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs) presented a $488.2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget request, representing a 7.7 percent increase to expand veterans' healthcare and benefits.
10:30 AM ET
Douglas Allen Collins (Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs) announced a successful Electronic Health Record Modernization rollout in Michigan and a reduction in the claims backlog from 260,000 to 77,000.
10:00 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:15 AM ET
The committee advanced the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act and the GUARD Act, while reporting several judicial nominees to the floor despite intense partisan debate over their legal qualifications.
No hearings were on the schedule for Friday.