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Committee Business to Consider: Review of the 9/11 Commission Report
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Aug 31 – Sep 4, 2026 · 24 hearings on the schedule that week. Entries link to transcripts and summaries where they exist.
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Austin Scott urged the Rules Committee to advance HR 9436 extending the lobster fishery regulatory pause through 2035 to protect jobs.
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Nadwa Al-Dawsari (Associate Fellow, Middle East Institute) urged US-backed Yemeni forces to retake Houthi territory to restore Red Sea shipping confidence.
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Tom McClintock advanced the Shutdown Sanctuary Policies Act to preempt sanctuary laws after citing 17,000 ignored ICE detainers last year.
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Subcommittee advanced twelve bills to full committee by voice vote, including Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act, Main Event Ticketing Act, and Nitrous Oxide Safety Act.
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The subcommittee advanced six bipartisan telecommunications bills, including satellite streamlining, GARD Act, robocall, AI and broadband measures, to the full Energy and Commerce Committee by voice vote.
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Jude White (Assistant Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Human Services) said Tennessee imposed a Smart Steps waitlist after losing $44.5 million in federal child care funds.
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Rep. LaHood opened the 30th anniversary review highlighting TANF caseloads falling from over four million to 570,000 and strong employment gains.
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Joe Hoagland (Associate Lab Director for Fusion and Fission Energy Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory) said four private reactors reached criticality by July 4, 2026, exceeding the three-reactor goal.
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Virginia Foxx convened a Member Day hearing gathering bipartisan ideas for the 120th Congress rules package without holding votes today.
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Cody Harris (Chairman, Texas House Committee on Natural Resources, Texas House of Representatives) detailed Texas Proposition 4 dedicating $1 billion annually for water infrastructure.
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Jason Smith highlighted House passage of AGOA extension through 2028 to President Trump's desk to counter China and secure African critical mineral supply chains.
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The committee advanced the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 43-0 and the Locomotives Act 26-23 after rejecting Democratic public health amendments.
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Rep. Issa announced Congress extended USPTO fee-setting authority through December after its scheduled September expiration, framing this hearing as preparation for reauthorization.
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Chip Roy convened the hearing to condemn the Supreme Court's Trump v Barbara ruling upholding birthright citizenship and urge congressional action to restrict it.
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Chair Hill highlighted enactment of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act and House passage of the Genius, Invest, and Clarity Acts as pro-growth wins.
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Rep. Eric Burlison convened hearing examining state and local natural gas bans as drivers of higher housing and electricity costs nationwide.
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Paul Lawrence (Deputy Secretary, US Department of Veterans Affairs) defended raising Oracle's EHR contract ceiling from $10 billion to $27 billion amid bipartisan demands for accountability.
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Paul Lawrence (Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) defended raising Oracle's contract ceiling from $10 billion to $27 billion as deployments reached 17 sites.
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Rep. Steube (R, FL-17) testified HR 642 would add 34 miles of Florida's Myakka River to the Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers program.
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Chairman Ryan Mackenzie convened hearing promoting deregulation, tax cuts and bills blocking OSHA heat rule and codifying contractor protections for businesses.
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Majority unveiled two discussion drafts to reauthorize drinking water programs and shield ratepayers from data center water infrastructure costs today.
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Michael Cadenazzi (Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of War) launched Build Freedom to fill 400,000 open defense trade jobs nationwide.