From the archive
Jul 13 – Jul 17, 2026 · 56 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) cited an April 2026 OIG report finding nearly 99% of 8,100 automated survivor benefit decisions contained deficiencies.
4:00 PM ET
The committee advanced HR 139 to establish permanent daylight saving time nationwide under a closed rule on a 6-4 vote.
9:30 AM ET
No video available — no transcript.
10:00 AM ET
Jordan Crenshaw (Senior Vice President, Technology Engagement Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce) reported 58% of small businesses use generative AI and 82% expanded workforces.
10:00 AM ET
Jeffrey Kessler (Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security) sought a 147% enforcement budget increase to $301 million and 669 positions.
10:00 AM ET
Elena Kagan (Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States) requested an additional $14 million, a 7% increase, driven almost entirely by rising security personnel costs.
2:00 PM ET
Kelly Loeffler (Administrator, Small Business Administration) defended fiscal 2027 budget cuts, citing record $45 billion in 7(a) and 504 lending and restored fiscal discipline.
10:00 AM ET
Kevin M. Warsh (Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) made his debut pledging price stability with rates held at 3.5%-3.75% and five reform task forces launched.
10:15 AM ET
Steven M. Dubinett (Dean, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine) confirmed UCLA eliminated its structural racism course for inappropriate content.
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.
10:15 AM ET
Charles Addington (Principal Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs) described Secretarial Order 3450 refocusing the Missing and Murdered Unit on homicides and missing persons.
10:15 AM ET
Sen. Tillis and Sen. Coons (D-DE) advanced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act in its first full committee hearing without a vote.
11:30 AM ET
Transcript unavailable.
2:00 PM ET
No video available — no transcript.
2:00 PM ET
Chairman Mills spotlighted the Trump administration's PAC-SILICA initiative and its first economic security zone in the Philippines to secure critical supply chains.
2:00 PM ET
Elena Kagan (Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States) requested a $14 million increase for FY 2027 to expand police, residential security, and cybersecurity amid surging threats.
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 to the public — no transcript.
9:00 AM ET
Todd Blanche (Acting Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice) testified the $2 billion weaponization fund is dead with no money transferred and no commissioners appointed.
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
Sen. Cassidy led votes advancing Jim Macy, David Prouty, Brett Matsumoto, and Michael McDonald to the Senate floor for confirmation.
10:00 AM ET
Committee favorably reported NLRB nominees Jim Macy and David Prouty, BLS nominee Brett Matsumoto, and NEH nominee Michael McDonald to Senate.
10:00 AM ET
Committee advanced hostage tax relief 40-0, fraud victim relief 39-0, AI pilot 40-0, and workforce modernization 24-16 along party lines.
10:00 AM ET
Russell Vought (Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) said his tenure is ending and urged Congress to place the bureau under appropriations for accountability.
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
Cynthia Verst (President, Design and Delivery Innovation, R&D Solutions, IQVIA) testified China held 35% of Phase 1 trial starts in 2025 versus 27% for the United States.
10:00 AM ET
Taylor Jordan (Director, Office of Space Commerce) proposed voluntary Space Commerce Certification creating single clearinghouse for novel in-space activities with presumption of approval.
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Kevin Warsh (Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) said the FOMC held rates at 3.5%-3.75% and launched five reform task forces due within six months.
10:00 AM ET
Ben Black (Chief Executive Officer, US International Development Finance Corporation) said DFC rebuilt a 340-deal $78 billion pipeline and cut approval timelines by ten weeks.
2:00 PM ET
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's June 21 runoff and will be inaugurated August 7 as US eyes reset.
10:00 AM ET
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced the committee favorably reported S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, by an 18-0 unanimous vote.
10:00 AM ET
The committee favorably reported H.R. 726, H.R. 6251, H.R. 9436, H.R. 2317 and five additional bills via unanimous consent to the House.
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
Nick Shirley (Independent Journalist) detailed empty Minnesota daycares receiving millions and James O'Keefe (Chief Executive Officer, O'Keefe Media Group) linked cash-for-signatures to a federal indictment.
10:15 AM ET
Tim Walberg advanced H.R. 9607 to move career, technical and adult education programs from Education to Labor, postponing roll-call votes after voice-rejecting Democratic amendments.
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
No video available — no transcript.
2:00 PM ET
Rep. Lee and Rep. Steil said Congress will deploy trained bipartisan House observers nationwide for 2026 midterms under 2024 COCO Act authority.
2:30 PM ET
Leah Baker (Acting Assistant Director, Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management) and John Crockett (Deputy Chief, USDA Forest Service) opposed S1791 and other conservation designations while backing energy bills.
4:30 PM ET
Closed to the public — no transcript.
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
Sen. Scott announced the Pharmaceutical Investment Oversight and Accountability Act with Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Warren requiring annual reports on foreign pharmaceutical investment.
9:00 AM ET
Jodey Arrington advanced the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution to unlock reconciliation allowing up to $95 billion in deficit increases while postponing amendment votes.
9:00 AM ET
Committee favorably reported Daniel Traynor's Eighth Circuit nomination on an 11-10 vote, advancing four district judgeships despite Democratic opposition over impartiality concerns.
9:30 AM ET
The committee reported William Haig 11-9, Kevin Lilley 12-8, and Kaveh Farzad 11-9, plus five bills including the Small County PILT Parity Act.
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.
10:00 AM ET
Francis Brooke (Nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury) denied any involvement in the Trump IRS audit immunity deal despite serving as acting deputy.
10:00 AM ET
David P. Cummins (Senior Vice President, Serco Inc.) backed expanding privatized screening and paying TSOs during shutdowns after losing over 1,100 officers.
10:00 AM ET
Keith Sonderling (Acting Secretary of Labor, US Department of Labor) testified seeking confirmation as Secretary, touting 900,000 new private-sector jobs and rising wages.
10:00 AM ET
Russell Vought (Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) defended downsizing CFPB and dropping enforcement actions as return to lawful statutory authority.
11:00 AM ET
Douglas Mastriano (Nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, U.S. Department of State) faced bipartisan scrutiny but received no vote during nominations hearing.
10:00 AM ET
Bryan Steil convened the hearing at Federal Hall to mark one year since the House passed the CLARITY Act and press the Senate to enact it.