From the archive
Jul 13 – Jul 17, 2026 · 57 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
3:00 PM ET
Jeremy Villanueva (Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America) revealed OIG found nearly 99% of 8,100 automated survivor benefit decisions contained legal or procedural deficiencies.
4:00 PM ET
Rep. Griffith (R, VA-9) motion advancing four bills including permanent daylight saving time and SAVE Act attachment passed 6-4 along party lines.
9:30 AM ET
Sen. Wicker led the committee to advance 2,274 pending military nominations before questioning four Pentagon nominees on budgets and acquisition.
10:00 AM ET
Sam Graves advanced revised subcommittee rosters, two GSA optimization resolutions, and HR 9497 WRDA 2026 with managers amendment agreed by voice vote.
10:00 AM ET
Jeffrey Kessler (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce) requested a 147% enforcement budget increase to $301 million for FY27.
10:00 AM ET
Elena Kagan (Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States) requested a $14 million FY27 increase driven almost entirely by security personnel costs.
2:00 PM ET
Outcome unconfirmed. We have not confirmed whether this hearing took place. A missing recording does not establish cancellation.
10:00 AM ET
Kevin M. Warsh (Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) held rates at 3.5%-3.75% and pledged five task forces to restore price stability.
10:00 AM ET
Jordan Crenshaw (Senior Vice President, Technology Engagement Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce) reported 58% of small firms now use generative AI, with 82% growing workforces.
10:15 AM ET
Charles Addington (Principal Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Department of the Interior) said Secretarial Order 3450 refocuses the Missing and Murdered Unit.
10:15 AM ET
Sen. Coons (D-DE) championed the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act as needed to reverse Supreme Court decisions blocking diagnostics, AI, and software patents.
10:15 AM ET
Steven M. Dubinett (Dean, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine) and Sam Hawgood (Chancellor, University of California, San Francisco) confirmed discontinuing required DEI courses after reviews.
10:15 AM ET
Subcommittee advanced all six nuclear bills to full committee, including refuel, enrichment, licensing hearings, ACRS reform, pay alignment, and transparency measures.
2:00 PM ET
Gary Palmer advanced all seven bills to the full committee, including bipartisan critical mineral recovery measures and contested Clean Air Act reforms.
11:30 AM ET
Chairman Crapo announced the Finance Committee would recess and vote later today on five nominees to the International Trade Commission.
2:00 PM ET
David Fogel (Assistant Secretary, Commerce) said Commerce leads where present and opposed consolidation, while Caleb Orr (Assistant Secretary, State) said agencies coordinate well.
2:00 PM ET
Cory Mills highlighted the Philippines as the first economic security zone under PAC-SILICA to secure supply chains and reduce dependence on China.
2:00 PM ET
Outcome unconfirmed. We have not confirmed whether this hearing took place. A missing recording does not establish cancellation.
2:00 PM ET
Elena Kagan (Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States) justified a $14 million budget increase driven by a 38% surge in threats against justices.
2:30 PM ET
Michael G. Kozak (Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State) announced Venezuelan factions will resume election talks August 1 after earthquake pause.
3:00 PM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
9:00 AM ET
Todd Blanche (Acting Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice) testified the weaponization fund is dead and will not move forward.
9:30 AM ET
Jay Clayton (nominee for Director of National Intelligence) repeatedly refused to state Joe Biden won the 2020 election, saying only he was certified.
9:45 AM ET
The committee favorably reported NLRB nominees Jim Macy and David Prouty, BLS nominee Brett Matsumoto, and NEH nominee Michael McDonald to the Senate.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Cassidy warned he will oppose both nominations if nominees equivocate that vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and effective amid misinformation concerns.
10:00 AM ET
Chairman Rand Paul stated prosecutors charged fifteen people in Minnesota schemes involving over $90 million, including a $46.6 million autism fraud case.
10:00 AM ET
Kevin Warsh (Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) defended holding rates at three and a half to three and three quarters percent.
10:00 AM ET
Ben Black (Chief Executive Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) said DFC rebuilt its pipeline to 340 deals worth $78 billion and cut investment timelines by ten weeks.
2:00 PM ET
State Department officials said the August 7 inauguration offers a reset and pledged deeper security cooperation if President-elect de la Espriella delivers measurable counter-narcotics results.
10:00 AM ET
Rep. Smith (R, MO-8) led passage of seven health bills, with six approved unanimously and price transparency approved 25-15 over Democratic opposition.
10:00 AM ET
Taylor Jordan (Director of the Office of Space Commerce, Office of Space Commerce) proposed voluntary space commerce certification centralizing novel mission reviews with presumption of approval and 120-day timeline.
10:00 AM ET
The committee advanced HR 6251, HR 726, HR 9436 by 22-13, HR 2317 by 23-12, and five bipartisan bills by unanimous consent.
10:00 AM ET
The committee unanimously advanced S 4949, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, as amended by an 18-0 roll-call vote.
10:00 AM ET
House Transportation leaders pressed to pass the bipartisan FEMA Act to replace reimbursement with upfront grants and make FEMA independent.
10:00 AM ET
Committee approved H.R. 9098 after adopting Jamie Raskin's amendment requiring special-master review of congressional communications sought by investigators to protect privilege while preserving legitimate probes
10:00 AM ET
The committee voted 24-13 to table a Democratic motion subpoenaing Russell Vought (Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) for additional CFPB testimony this Congress.
10:00 AM ET
Rebecca Keiser (Acting Chief of Staff and Chief of Research Security Policy and Strategy, National Science Foundation) announced NSF's draft FY27 ban on funding collaborations with restricted entities.
10:00 AM ET
Griffith advanced three pill-press and fentanyl bills HR 7184, HR 8005, and HR 5880 to the full committee over DeGette's opposition.
10:15 AM ET
Witnesses revealed China now leads US in phase one trial starts, holding 35% share versus 27% for US in 2025.
10:15 AM ET
Rep. Walberg advanced ten bills transferring Education Department programs to Labor, Treasury, State, Interior and HHS, defeating Democratic amendments with votes postponed.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Steil announced House staff will again deploy nationwide as congressional observers for the 2026 midterms under the COCO Act authority.
2:00 PM ET
Jordan Burris (Vice President and Head of Public Sector Strategy, Socure) warned federal identity verification is obsolete against AI-driven fraud rings causing up to $521 billion losses.
2:00 PM ET
Eliot Bostar (Nebraska State Senator, 29th District) said Nebraska banned Huawei equipment and adversary contracting after threats including Smithfield's warning to shut food production.
2:30 PM ET
Leah Baker (Acting Assistant Director, Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management) opposed S1791 and other conservation designations while backing geothermal, coal, and broadband bills.
4:30 PM ET
Closed session. This meeting was scheduled as closed to the public. No public recording or transcript is expected.
2:30 PM ET
Elizabeth Warren disclosed 13,000 pharmacies left TRICARE since 2022 and demanded an audit and ban on vertical integration in the 2030 contract.
3:30 PM ET
Rick Scott announced the Pharmaceutical Investment Oversight and Accountability Act requiring annual reports on foreign pharmaceutical investment and ownership transparency.
9:00 AM ET
Republicans voted 20-14 to advance the FY2027 budget resolution unlocking a third reconciliation bill with $95 billion in deficit increase.
9:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported Daniel Traynor for the Eighth Circuit on an 11-10 vote despite Democratic opposition over immigration rulings.
9:30 AM ET
Douglas A. Schiess (Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, United States Space Force) testified as nominee to become third Chief of Space Operations amid $71.1 billion budget request.
9:30 AM ET
Sen. Lee (R-UT) reported three Interior and Energy nominees favorably and advanced five public lands bills en bloc by voice vote.
10:00 AM ET
Francis Brooke (Nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury) denied involvement in Trump audit immunity deal despite serving as acting deputy.
10:00 AM ET
Keith Sonderling (Acting Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor) faced his confirmation hearing for Secretary with no committee vote taken yet.
10:00 AM ET
Russell T. Vought (Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) defended rescinding Biden-era rules and enforcement actions as unlawful overreach exceeding statutory authority.
10:00 AM ET
David P. Cummins (Senior Vice President, Serco Inc.) endorsed expanding the Screening Partnership Program to ensure officers receive pay during future government shutdowns.
11:00 AM ET
The committee reviewed five State Department nominations but took no votes, leaving the record open for additional answers until July 17.
10:00 AM ET
Sarah Aberg (Chief Legal Officer, Nova Labs Inc.) said the CLARITY Act would have prevented the SEC lawsuit over Helium hotspots and urged Senate passage.