The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a $1.2 trillion spending bill Tuesday with bipartisan support, setting up a likely floor vote before the September 30 deadline. Fourteen committee meetings across both chambers also tackled healthcare funding and defense contracts, while two amendments—one limiting Pentagon consulting expenses and another expanding rural broadband grants—await consideration.
🏢 Committee Activity
Aging (Special)SENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the menopause care gap in America.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySENATE
Meeting
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
Indian AffairsSENATE
Meeting · 1 measure
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal LandsHOUSE
Meeting · 9 measures
Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific SubcommitteeHOUSE
Meeting
Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression
CommitteeHOUSE
Meeting
"Always Ready: A Day in the Life of a United States Coast Guard Member"
Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentHOUSE
Meeting
“Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans”
JudiciarySENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Lewis Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Richard Wesley Bennett, to be United…
Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and OversightHOUSE
Meeting
Balancing Biotechnology Innovation and Biosecurity: Securing U.S. Leadership in a Global Race
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and FisheriesHOUSE
Meeting
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 177 (Rep. McClintock), “Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act” • H.R. 3717 (Rep. Harder), “Golden Mussel Eradication and Co…
JudiciaryHOUSE
Meeting · 7 measures
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North AfricaHOUSE
Meeting
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: The Evolving Terrorism Landscape and State's Counterterrorism Response
Energy and CommerceHOUSE
Meeting · 16 measures
Homeland SecurityHOUSE
Meeting
“25 Years Later: Evolutions in Federal, State, and Local Counterterrorism Efforts Since 9/11”
📝 Amendments Submitted Today
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