- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Committee activity
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: May 11, 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,
MAY 12, 2026
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to examine perspectives on the fertilizer industry, focusing on ensuring a stable and affordable supply for American producers, 3 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Architect of the Capitol and Library of Congress, 10 a.m., SD-124.
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 2 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open hearing at approximately 11 a.m. in SD-G50, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
hearings to examine the United States Special Operations Command; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 3:30 p.m., SR-222.
modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings to examine oversight of the U.S. Copyright Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
- Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on
- certain intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
House
- hearing on the Department of Defense, 8 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 5625, the “Cashless Bail Reporting Act”; H.R. 6260, the “Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025”; H.R. 8365, the “Monitor Accountability Act”; H. Con. Res. 96, expressing support for law enforcement officers; and H.R. 8469, the “Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027”, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.