- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Committee activity
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: April 27, 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 28, 2026
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 10 a.m., SD-138.
and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command 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 approximately 11 a.m. in SD-G50, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, Juan Rodriguez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, William Trachman, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, and George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
House
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2027, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled “Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
hearing entitled “The Fiscal Year 2027 Environmental Protection Agency Budget”, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
“Prioritizing Main Street: Evaluating the Impact of Capital Proposals on Economic Growth and American Communities”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Limited Government, hearing entitled “From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Criminal Law”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, continue hearing on H.R. 7567, the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026”; H.R. 2616, the “Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act”; S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; and S. 1318, [Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act], 7:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
Environment, hearing entitled “A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled “Review of the Coast Guard's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request”, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
- “Hearing with Health System CEOs”, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
National Intelligence Enterprise, hearing entitled “Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Hearing for the Federal Bureau of Investigation”, 10 a.m., HVC-304 Capitol. This hearing is closed.