- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Committee activity
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: March 25, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
(Committees not listed did not meet) OPERATION EPIC FURY Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on Operation Epic Fury from Daniel L. Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, and Richard D. Tilley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, both of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Major General Sean M. Choquette, USAF, Vice Director for Operations, J-3,
Joint Staff, and Christopher J. Almont, Senior Defense Intelligence Expert, Defense Combating Terrorism Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, all of the Department of Defense. SOCIAL SECURITY Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the facts and the path forward, after receiving testimony from Senators Cassidy and Whitehouse; Molly Dahl, Chief of Long-Term Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; Karen P. Glenn, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration; and Barry F. Huston, Specialist in Social Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. BULK POWER SYSTEM Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of the bulk power system, after receiving testimony from Todd Snitchler, Electric Power Supply Association, Travis Fisher, Cato Institute, and Liza Reed, Niskanen Center, all of Washington, D.C. RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing and update on the Russia-Ukraine war from Brendan Hanrahan, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Christopher W. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Eugene Fishel, Deputy Director, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Europe Office, and additional briefers, all of the Department of State. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, who was introduced by Senator Scott (SC), Kathleen S. Lane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, who was introduced by Senator Daines, Evan Rikhye, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. PROTECTING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded a hearing to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on federalism, sanctuary cities, and the rule of law, after receiving testimony from former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, Torridon Law, Virginia Beach; Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead, Durham County, Durham, North Carolina; Jessica M. Vaughan, Center for Immigration Studies, and Stephen I. Vladeck, Georgetown Law, both of Washington, D.C.; and Joe Abraham, Glenview, Illinois. SENIORS AND THE WORKFORCE Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine seniors and the workforce, after receiving testimony from Rachel U. Greszler, Advancing American Freedom, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM, Jason J. Fichtner, National Academy of Social Insurance, and Dan Adcock, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, all of Washington, D.C.