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Official title: Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2026-04-29
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Download official Daily Digest PDFReturn to issue contextCOMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business meeting to consider the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, 5 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting to consider the nomination 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 fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals, 2:30 p.m., SD- 342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael J. Hendershot, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Jeffrey T. Kuntz, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Arthur Roberts Jones and John George Edward Marck, each to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity, 2:45 p.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, S. 1127, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for memorial headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who died before November 11, 1998, S. 3000, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify and report instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud, S. 3098, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, S. 3170, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement an automated system with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 3286, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 3311, to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the Veterans Health Administration, S. 3395, to expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 3591, to require the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop a notice detailing benefits available to veterans, and to require employers to display such notice, S. 3647, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to address bowel and bladder care needs for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders, S. 3653, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights with regards to the receipt of health care, benefits, and services furnished under provisions of law administered by the Secretary, S. 3706, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, S. 3726, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the President to define veteran success and to develop and implement a National Veterans Strategy, S. 3988, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, S. 3992, to amend title 10, United States Code, to codify authority for the Joint Medical Facility Fund of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 3993, to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, S. 3999, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women's specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral, S. 4043, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, S. 4108, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial and funeral expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of death from a service-connected disability, S. 4140, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, S. 4197, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under
expand access to structured outdoor recreation programs for veterans that enhance veteran wellness, S. 4220, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Novel Therapeutics, an original bill entitled “Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act”, an original bill entitled “Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act”, and an original bill entitled “Maternal Health for Veterans Act”, 4 p.m., SR-418.
House
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2027, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
“Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request”, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Education and Workforce Development, hearing entitled “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled “Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food”, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity, hearing entitled “Examining Derivatives' Role in the Treasury Market”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
entitled “Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space
Security and Foreign Policy Implications”, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee, hearing entitled “U.S.
Accountability at the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities for
Reform”, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled “Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS's SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors”, 10 a.m., 310 Cannon.
Government Surveillance, hearing entitled “Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleigh's Law”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Resources, hearing entitled “Powering the 21st Century with American Copper”, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, hearing on H.R. 7287, the “Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act”; H.R. 7331, the “Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act”; H.R. 7515, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure; H.R. 8259, the “Reclamation Project Consultation Improvement Act of 2026”, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
markup on H.R. 1755, the “Timely and Accurate Benefits Act”; H.R. 8340, the “Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act”; H.R. 8428, the “Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act”; H.R. 8467, the “Zeroing Out Monetary Benefits Improperly Expended Act”; H.R. 8107, the “Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act”; H.R. 8312, the “Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act”; H.R. 8464, the “Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act”; H.R. 8463, the “Pre-Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act”; H.R. 2488, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the “Grantland Johnson Post Office”; H.R. 6099, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the “Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building”; H.R. 7809, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the “Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building”; H.R. 8193, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the “Gilman `Gil' Whitney Post Office Building”; and H.R. 8225, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the “Sorensen- Estrada Post Office”, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
markup on H.R. 8462, the “National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act”, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 7432, the “Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act”; H.R. 7463, the “Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act”; H.R. 7343, the “Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act”; H.R. 7529, the “Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act”; H.R. 7655, the “Support for Expectant and Parenting Foster Youth Act”; and H.R. 7995, the “Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust Act”, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.