Senate
9:30 AM ET
Kevin Lilly (Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior) promised stalled international conservation funds would move within one to two weeks.
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Jun 22 – Jun 26, 2026 · 54 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
Kevin Lilly (Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior) promised stalled international conservation funds would move within one to two weeks.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Moran announced he will introduce the Runway Safety Act to improve airport driver training and deploy technologies reducing runway incursions.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Tim Scott celebrated Senate passage of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act by 85-4 as the biggest housing bill in decades.
10:15 AM ET
The committee examined eight DC court nominees amid a 100,000-case Superior Court backlog delaying homicide trials until 2027 with victims awaiting justice.
2:00 PM ET
Mario Diaz-Balart said HR 8595 provides $27.32 billion, cutting $2.7 billion while prioritizing Taiwan, Israel, and Western Hemisphere allies and counter-narcotics efforts.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
4:15 PM ET
Gregory L. Masiello (Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office) confirmed six Marine Corps F-35s were accepted without radars pending APG-85 delivery.
9:30 AM ET
David Steiner (Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, US Postal Service) said USPS is out of cash and borrowing from retirement funds to continue operations.
9:45 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
David L. Portilla (Partner and Co-Head, Financial Institutions, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP) urged Congress to create a federal payments charter with guaranteed Federal Reserve master account access.
10:00 AM ET
Thomas B. Chapman (Member, National Transportation Safety Board) said requiring ADS-B In could have prevented the DCA midair collision that killed 67 people.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Capito pressed for faster ESA coal-mining consultations after federal court vacated governing biological opinion urgently affecting West Virginia permits.
10:00 AM ET
The committee advanced all 19 bipartisan homeland security bills, with most passing 30-0 and ordered them reported favorably to the House.
10:00 AM ET
Brenna Jenny (Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice) reported record $6.8 billion False Claims Act recoveries in fiscal 2025.
10:00 AM ET
Richard L. Fordyce (Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, United States Department of Agriculture) said RMA implemented most HR 1 provisions and FSA published two rules covering ten sections.
10:00 AM ET
Debate centered on Spirit Airlines May shutdown, with disagreement over whether the blocked JetBlue merger or fuel spikes caused collapse.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she will support Mark Cruz's nomination for Indian Health Service Director and advance it quickly toward markup.
10:15 AM ET
The committee approved HR 9368 requiring photo ID for federal elections on an 8-4 vote and advanced four additional election and security bills.
10:15 AM ET
John V. Ladd (Senior Advisor, Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning, Jobs for the Future) warned current growth will miss one million apprentices by 2030 without intervention.
10:15 AM ET
Sen. Grassley announced the committee is confirming circuit judges nearly twice as fast and district judges at triple the prior pace.
2:00 PM ET
Sen. Grassley touted historic confirmation speed, claiming circuit judges advanced twice as fast as under prior Trump and Biden administrations.
10:15 AM ET
Lawmakers examined seven bills including the BRACE Act, Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, CHARM Act and MRTI Act to boost domestic critical mineral recycling and recovery.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Latta led voice votes advancing ratepayer, transmission, forecasting and interconnection bills to the full Energy and Commerce Committee for further consideration.
10:30 AM ET
The committee adopted Chairman Westerman's substitute amendment and ordered HR 9250 favorably reported to reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund for five years.
11:00 AM ET
Rep. Cole convened markup of the $1.072 trillion fiscal 2027 defense bill, the final of twelve bills, without reaching a final vote yet.
2:00 PM ET
Transcript unavailable.
2:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
2:15 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
3:00 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
3:00 PM ET
Shai Akabas (Vice President of Economic Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center) warned Social Security faces a 2032 depletion triggering automatic 22% benefit cuts.
4:00 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
9:30 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
Babin led markup of ten bipartisan AI bills addressing federal data, security, research access, education, transparency, and deceptive content with recorded votes postponed.
10:00 AM ET
Michael DeSombre (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State) confirmed $11 billion Taiwan arms package approved with $14 billion package under presidential review.
10:00 AM ET
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Newhouse said the House-passed farm bill expands Good Neighbor Authority, categorical exclusions, hazardous fuels reduction and timber programs for 100 million at-risk acres.
10:30 AM ET
10:00 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
2:15 PM ET
Glenn Powers (Deputy Under Secretary for Field Programs and Cemetery Operations, National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) endorsed COLA bill H.R. 8552 while opposing Hawaii cemetery expansion.
10:00 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
Natalia Renta (Associate Director, Americans for Financial Reform) warned SpaceX will enter Russell indexes tomorrow and Nasdaq 100 July 6 at inflated valuations risking retirement savers.
10:00 AM ET
Joshua Carter (Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration) reported record $53 billion SBIC portfolio in fiscal 2025.
10:00 AM ET
Chairman Burchett said USDA found $3 billion in potential SNAP fraud from 29 states, including benefits to 186,000 dead people and 442,000 fraudulent Social Security numbers.
10:00 AM ET
Markwayne Mullin said DHS located 147,000 of 450,000 missing migrant children and pledged an expanded task force to find all remaining children.
10:00 AM ET
Chairman Crapo said he will support all five International Trade Commission nominees and work to confirm them quickly to restore the full six-member panel.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Hagerty convened a recess hearing on five State Department nominees and left the record open until June 29 for additional questions.
10:00 AM ET
Phelan admitted headline inflation rose to 4.2% from 2.8% in February 2025 during sharp questioning over affordability and Trump's economic record.
10:15 AM ET
Randy Fine's substitute amendment to HR 8476 requiring schools to treat antisemitism like other Title VI discrimination was agreed to by voice vote.
10:15 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:15 AM ET
Karen Donfried (Director, Congressional Research Service) revealed AI-generated bill summaries met CRS standards only three percent of the time during extensive testing.
10:15 AM ET
State Medicaid directors acknowledged widespread fraud across Minnesota, California, New York and Ohio while defending reforms amid billions in federal payment deferrals.
2:00 PM ET
The subcommittee advanced fifteen health bills including Lower Costs More Transparency Act to full committee despite calls for further refinement before markup.
2:00 PM ET
Chairman Van Drew declared abuse claims at Delaney Hall false, citing state health inspections, dietitian-approved meals, and tripled commissary sales during alleged hunger strike.
2:00 PM ET
Darin LaHood convened hearing on MIECHV reauthorization ahead of October 2027 expiration, highlighting service to 79,000 households and improved maternal depression and developmental screenings.
No hearings were on the schedule for Friday.