- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Committee activity
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: April 20, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
APRIL 21, 2026
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Guard and Reserves Forces, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open session at 9:30 a.m. in SD-G50, 8 a.m., SVC-217.
- unmanned surface vessels, 2: 30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kevin Warsh, of Florida, to be a Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold hearings to examine the U.S. approach to counterterrorism in Africa, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine Arctic Frost, focusing on conspiracy and coordination, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
- Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to
- examine certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
House
Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill; the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Bill; and the report on the Interim Suballocations of the Budget Allocations for FY 2027, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Technologies, and Innovation, hearing entitled “Cyber Posture of the Department of Defense”, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
meeting to approve subcommittee assignments; and markup on H.R. 8210, the “A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
entitled “The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget”, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
- “SAT Streamlining Act: Modernizing Satellite Licensing for the
- Final Frontier”, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Ethics, Full Committee, hearing entitled “Ethics Committee Sanctions Hearing”, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 425, the “Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act”; H.R. 341, the “Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting Act”; H.R. 826, the “Protecting Americans' Retirement Savings from Politics Act”; and H.R. 8290, the “Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
and Enforcement; and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, joint hearing entitled “Online Scams, Crypto Fraud, and Digital Extortion: An Examination of How Transnational Criminal Networks Target Americans”, 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, hearing entitled “Protecting U.S. Leadership in Codes Development and Enhancing Public Access”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1501, the “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025”; H.R. 1687, the “CLEAN Act”; H.R. 3756, the “FISH Act of 2025”; H.R. 4290, the “Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025”; H.R. 5911, the “Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act”; H.R. 5929, the “Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act”; H.R. 6162, the “Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025”; and H.R. 7618, the “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026”, 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Research and Technology, hearing entitled “Robots Made in America: Advancing U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing and Automation”, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
- “Independent Work, Real Opportunity: The Gig Economy and the Future
- of Entrepreneurship”, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on “Examining VA Benefits: Pension and Fiduciary, and VA Life Insurance Options”, 1:15 p.m., 360 Cannon.
- “Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking Down on Medicare
- Fraud”, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
National Intelligence Enterprise, hearing entitled “Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Hearing for the Department of Energy”, 10 a.m., HVC-304 Capitol. This hearing is closed.
“Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Central Intelligence Agency”, 2 p.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.