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Download official Daily Digest PDFReturn to issue contextAPPROPRIATIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Doug Burgum, Secretary, Department of the Interior. AMERICAN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2026; RELIABLE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT; HARNESSING ENERGY AT THERMAL SOURCES ACT OF 2026; ESA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2025; LEGISLATION ON EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES AS STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF UNITED STATES ENERGY RESOURCES, CRITICAL PROVIDERS OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, AND DRIVERS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THOSE VITAL COMMUNITIES Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2289, the “American Broadband Deployment Act of 2026”; H.R. 4690, the “Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act”; H.R. 5587 the “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026”; H.R. 1897, the “ESA Amendments Act of 2025”; and H. Res. 1182, expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 6-3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4690, the “Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act”, H. Res. 1182, Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities, H.R. 1897, the “ESA Amendments Act of 2025”, and H.R. 5587, the “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026”. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4690, the “Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act”, under a closed rule.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 1182, Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities, under a closed rule. The rule provides that upon adoption of the resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1182. The rule provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 1897, the “ESA Amendments Act of 2025”, under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-23 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 5587, the “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026”, under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their respective designees. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Guthrie, Pallone, Hageman, and Stansbury. FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET REQUEST FOR COMPARTMENTED PROGRAMS Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing entitled “Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for Compartmented Programs”. This hearing was closed.
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