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Congressional Daily Record
This section tracks committee work such as meetings, reports, or referrals. It mentions legislation such as VAMOSA Act of 2025, committees such as Committee on Appropriations.
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April 15, 2026
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Download official Daily Digest PDFReturn to issue contextAPPROPRIATIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from Chris Wright, Secretary, Department of Energy. MEMBER DAY Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled “Member Day”. Testimony was heard from Representatives Amo, Baird, Barrett, Budzinski, Carter of Louisiana, Castor of Florida, Feenstra, Garcia of Texas, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Hernandez, Johnson of Texas, Kaptur, Kennedy of New York, Lee of Nevada, Leger Fernandez, Lucas, Pfluger, Randall, Scholten, Titus, Yakym, Biggs of South Carolina, Bilirakis, James, and Scanlon. FY27 MISSILE DEFENSE AND MISSILE DEFEAT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled “FY27 Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs and Activities”. Testimony was heard from Marc Berkowitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; General Gregory Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; General Michael Guetlein, Direct Report Program Manager for Golden Dome for America, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Heath Collins, Director, Missile Defense Agency, Department of Defense; and Lieutenant General Sean Gainey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. MILITARY READINESS FOR FY27 Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing entitled “Military Readiness for FY27”. Testimony was heard from General Shawn N. Bratton, Vice Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force; General Bradford J. Gering, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; Admiral James W. Kilby, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; General John Lamontagne, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; and General Christopher C. LaNeve, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET REQUEST Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled “The President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request”. Testimony was heard from Russell Vought, Director, Office of Management and Budget. BUILDING AN AI-READY AMERICA: UNDERSTANDING AI'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ON WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled “Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI's Economic Impact on Workers and Employers”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEALTHIER AMERICA: LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Healthier America: Legislative Proposals to Improve Public Health”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. COMPUTING POWER AND COMPETITION: EXAMINING THE SEMICONDUCTOR ECOSYSTEM Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled “Computing Power and Competition: Examining the Semiconductor Ecosystem”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. SAFEGUARDING MAIN STREET: COMBATTING FRAUD AND EXPLOITATION IN OUR CAPITAL MARKETS Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled “Safeguarding Main Street: Combatting Fraud and Exploitation in Our Capital Markets”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. HELPING AMERICAN BUSINESSES WIN ABROAD: STRENGTHENING U.S. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY Committee on Foreign Affairs: East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee; and Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee held a joint hearing entitled “Helping American Businesses Win Abroad: Strengthening U.S. Commercial Diplomacy”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FRAUD PREVENTION: UNDERSTANDING FRAUD IN FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS RUN BY THE STATES Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing entitled “Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States”. Testimony was heard from Seto Bagdoyan, Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, Government Accountability Office; Allison Ball, Auditor of Public Accounts, Kentucky; and public witnesses. THE STATE OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING: ASSESSING TRENDS, EMERGING ISSUES, AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled “The State of Scientific Publishing: Assessing Trends, Emerging Issues, and Policy Considerations”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. LOWER TAXES, STRONGER MAIN STREET: THE BENEFITS OF THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled “Lower Taxes, Stronger Main Street: The Benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts”. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FASTER DECISIONS, STRONGER OUTCOMES: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION'S WORK TO STREAMLINE THE DISABILITY CLAIMS BACKLOG Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled “Faster Decisions, Stronger Outcomes: VA's Work to Streamline the Disability Claims Backlog”. Testimony was heard from Margarita Devlin, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a markup on H.R. 7950, to establish the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 7683, the “VA Fiscal Management and Modernization Act”; H.R. 8052, the “Veterans Infection Prevention Act”; H.R. 6654, the “VAMOSA Act of 2025”; H.R. 8043, the “Vets CLEAR Act”; H.R. 7280, the “Veteran DATA Act”; H.R. 8041, the “Supporting VA Families Act”; and H.R. 8010, the “VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026”. H.R. 7950 and H.R. 7683 were forwarded to the full Committee, as amended. H.R. 8052, H.R. 6654, H.R. 8043, H.R. 7280, H.R. 8041, and H.R. 8010 were ordered favorably forwarded to the Full Committee, without amendment.
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No joint committee meetings were held.