Today on Capitol Hill: 3 Senate floor votes; 10 committee meetings; 2 amendments submitted. Full breakdown below.
🗳 Senate Floor Votes
✅ Passed — 51 Yeas, 44 Nays
Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State
✅ Passed — 50 Yeas, 44 Nays
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
✅ Passed — 48 Yeas, 45 Nays
Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
🏢 Committee Activity
House Education and Workforce (House): Meeting — "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools"
Senate Judiciary (Senate): Meeting — Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Angela Veronica Colmenero, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Michael C. Martin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Kasdin Miller Mitchell, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and Antonio M. Pozos, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (House): Meeting — “Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act”
House Science, Space, and Technology (House): Meeting — An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
House Natural Resources (House): Meeting — HR 3276, HR 3925, HR 7882 — • H.R. 3276 (Rep. Dingell), “Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025”
• H.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act”
• H.R. 7882 (Rep. Stauber), To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
• H.R. 8686 (Rep. Gosar), To amend the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 to withdraw and reserve certain public land in the vicinity of Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security (House): Meeting — Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano
House Agriculture (House): Meeting — "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance (House): Meeting — Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): Meeting — Hearings to examine the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, James Macy, of Wisconsin, and David M. Prouty, of Maryland, both to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.
Senate Environment and Public Works (Senate): Meeting — Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
📝 Amendments Submitted Today
SAMDT 5819
HAMDT 227
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1333, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the…
📰 In the News
• Bill Gates tells Congress he didn’t know of Epstein’s crimes, renounces ties – The Washington Post
• California Republican James Gallagher sworn in to Congress, fills LaMalfa seat – The Hill
• Mace Defeat Heralds an Exodus of Rabble-Rousers From Congress – The New York Times
• U.S. Senate candidate criticizes Congress, administration – WyomingNews.com
📊 See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.