From the archive
Jun 1 – Jun 5, 2026 · 53 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
No hearings were on the schedule for Monday.
10:00 AM ET
Clay Heil (Vice President of Government Relations, Crowley Maritime Corporation) warned the 150-day Jones Act waiver let a Chinese-built vessel move asphalt domestically and froze investment.
10:00 AM ET
Tom Schultz (Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service) reported hiring over 11,000 firefighters and holding burned acreage to half the ten-year average.
10:00 AM ET
Marco Rubio (Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State) said Iran agreed to negotiate enrichment limits and uranium disposition if Strait reopening talks advance.
10:30 AM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
2:00 PM ET
Markwayne Mullin refused to commit to obeying court orders blocking DHS actions, arguing judges repeatedly use their bench for political opinions instead of law.
2:00 PM ET
Marco Rubio (Secretary of State) revealed Israel proposed winding down U.S. security assistance to zero over ten years under a new memorandum of understanding.
3:57 PM ET
Todd Blanche (Acting Attorney General, Department of Justice) announced DOJ will not move forward with the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization compensation fund.
3:00 PM ET
Sen. Warner (D-VA) condemned President Trump's announcement that the housing finance chief will simultaneously serve as Director of National Intelligence.
4:00 PM ET
The Rules Committee voted 8-4 to advance a rule packaging the FY27 agriculture appropriations bill with child care, student aid, and TANF anti-fraud measures.
10:00 AM ET
Sean McMaster (Administrator, Federal Highway Administration) said FHWA obligated $8.4 billion and advanced 53% of 3,200 backlogged grants since President Trump took office.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cassidy urged Congress to ban federal funding for providers performing gender-transition procedures on minors, citing new surgical guidance deferring operations until adulthood.
10:00 AM ET
Scott Bessent (Secretary of the Treasury, US Department of the Treasury) said Treasury will follow Justice Department direction not to move forward with the anti-weaponization fund amid ongoing litigation.
10:00 AM ET
Marco Rubio (Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State) said Operation Epic Fury destroyed Iran's navy, air force and 80-90% of its defense industrial base.
10:00 AM ET
Markwayne Mullin (Secretary, Department of Homeland Security) said primary border wall construction will finish next year with secondary and smart wall completed by summer 2028.
10:00 AM ET
The committee ordered five measures reported favorably to the House, including lifetime no-contact orders, trade crimes task force, gang deportability, nine-justice amendment and stone-slab liability shield.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cruz and Sen. Cantwell presented the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act to establish national NIL, transfer, eligibility and health standards.
10:00 AM ET
Small defense contracting base nearly halved from 121,000 firms in 2009 to 63,000 in 2022 despite record $183 billion in awards.
10:00 AM ET
Stephen Carmel (Administrator, Maritime Administration) said MARAD was not consulted on the Jones Act waiver requested by Defense and issued by Homeland Security.
10:15 AM ET
Thomas Austin (Architect of the Capitol) warned Rayburn faces catastrophic systems failure and urged building new swing-space before full renovation.
10:15 AM ET
John Joyce said the Secure Data Act reflects fifteen months of work and builds on privacy laws enacted in more than twenty states.
2:00 PM ET
Ten bills to limit California waivers, codify diesel exhaust fluid guidance, set bus idling floors, and reauthorize DERA drew scrutiny in Title II modernization debate.
10:15 AM ET
Jonathan A. Fozard (Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Florida State University) urged treating AI literacy as national workforce priority with secure access and research investment.
11:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported the $38.9 billion FY 2027 Interior-Environment bill by a 35-27 vote after rejecting Democratic amendments covering EPA, parks and tribal programs.
2:00 PM ET
Timothy R. Petty (Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) endorsed H.R. 8904 and H.R. 2406.
2:00 PM ET
Sen. Schmitt advanced the SCAM Act to extend terrorism denaturalization evidence from five to ten years and ensure deportation after revocation.
2:30 PM ET
Sen. Husted touted his Upward Mobility Act creating a five-state pilot combining ten federal programs into one flexible funding stream to eliminate cliffs.
2:30 PM ET
Ron Johnson convened hearing alleging COVID-19 mRNA injections may cause cancer through plausible mechanisms while suppressing dissenting research and injury reports.
2:30 PM ET
Bryan Mercier (Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs) backed intent of Quapaw, Quinault, Albuquerque and Pit River bills pending fixes, sought San Manuel edits, took no position on Mohawk settlement.
3:00 PM ET
Outcome unconfirmed. We have not confirmed whether this hearing took place. A missing recording does not establish cancellation.
3:00 PM ET
Marco Rubio (Secretary, Department of State) pledged to resolve the $600 million GAVI impasse shortly and release $661 million in Global Fund money.
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
Indiana University research cited showed Indian-made generics cause 54% more serious adverse events including hospitalization, disability and death, prompting demands for domestic manufacturing and tougher FDA oversight.
3:45 PM ET
The committee approved same-day authority through June 5 for the Senate reconciliation bill funding ICE and CBP on a 6-3 vote.
4:00 PM ET
Sen. Moran adjourned the nominations hearing without a vote after both nominees committed to quarterly briefings on IT and accountability.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Ogles said President Trump's executive order directs classified benchmarking of AI cyber capabilities and voluntary early government access to frontier models for cyber defense.
10:00 AM ET
Maureen Gwinn (Deputy Associate Administrator for Science, Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, Environmental Protection Agency) admitted authoring memo requiring political leadership approval for OASIS research.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Moulton’s amendment to cut $150 billion from the $1.15 trillion top line failed 25-31, preserving the historic defense increase.
10:00 AM ET
Michelle Bowman (Vice Chair for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) unveiled revised Basel III proposal removing mortgage servicing cap and tailoring capital to risk.
10:00 AM ET
Scott Bessent (Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of the Treasury) said Treasury will follow Acting Attorney General Blanch's direction not to move forward with the fund.
10:00 AM ET
Robert G. Taub (Vice Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission) announced a waiver providing $15 billion in retirement payment relief through 2030 to avert imminent insolvency.
10:00 AM ET
Held. This hearing took place. No public recording was released, so we cannot transcribe it.
10:00 AM ET
Sam Graves led approval of revised subcommittee rosters, fiscal year 2027 views and estimates, and the $239 million GSA headquarters consolidation resolution by voice vote.
10:00 AM ET
Brooke L. Rollins (Secretary of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture) confirmed first US New World screwworm case in 45 years in Texas calf and activated quarantine and sterile-fly response.
10:00 AM ET
Michael Carrier (Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers Law School) said Supreme Court unanimously rejected inducement claim in Amgen versus Hikma minutes before testimony began.
10:00 AM ET
Outcome unconfirmed. We have not confirmed whether this hearing took place. A missing recording does not establish cancellation.
10:04 AM ET
Tom Schultz (Chief, Forest Service) testified the agency is prepared for the 2026 fire season with over 11,000 firefighters hired and 2.2 million acres already treated.
10:15 AM ET
Faye Black (President and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Airlines Association (RAA)) said 193 airports have fewer flights than before pandemic, averaging 31% losses.
10:15 AM ET
Canceled. This hearing was canceled. No transcript is expected for this occurrence.
10:15 AM ET
James R. Murphy (Chairman, National Labor Relations Board) reported cutting pending board cases from 591 to 387 while disposing 352 cases in five months.
10:15 AM ET
Sam Matheny (Chief Executive Officer, Merkhet Solutions) announced the launch of Merkhet Solutions to deploy Broadcast Positioning System nationwide using existing broadcast towers.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Young Kim said she is leading an effort to reauthorize expiring fentanyl sanctions to preserve United States leverage over Beijing.
8:00 AM ET
Mark Amodei gaveled through the fiscal year 2027 Homeland Security bill on a voice vote advancing it to full committee markup next week.
8:00 AM ET
Robert Aderholt advanced the FY27 Labor-HHS-Education bill to the full committee on an 11-7 vote after Democratic amendments were withdrawn.