- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Committee activity
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: June 29, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027; REMOVING BARRIERS TO WORK FOR DISABLED AMERICANS ACT; COMMEMORATING THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8800, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027”; H.R. 8595, the “National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027”; H.R. 8884, the “Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act”; and H. Res. 1383, commemorating the one- year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8800, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027”, H.R. 8595, the “National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027”, H.R. 8884, the “Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act”, and H. Res. 1383, Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8800, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027”, under a structured rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-33 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 makes in order only those
en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule. The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 8595, the “National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027”, under a structured rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 8 and pro forma amendments described in section 9. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 9 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the rule. The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 9 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 8884, the “Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act”, 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 Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-34 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 Ways and Means or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 1383, Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts, 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. 1383. The rule provides that the amendment to the preamble printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and H. Res. 1383, as amended, 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 Ways and Means or their respective designees. The rule further provides that H. Res. 1377 shall be laid on the table. Finally, the rule provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the Clerk shall add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8800; assign appropriate designations to provisions within
the engrossment; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rogers of Alabama, Chairman Van Duyne, and Representatives Smith of Washington, Moore of Wisconsin, Knott, Houlahan, Sessions, Goodlander, Haridopolos, Whitesides, Moylan, Underwood, Stauber, Garamendi, Luttrell, McDowell, Smith of New Jersey, Turner of Ohio, Goldman of Texas, Burlison, and Davidson.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
JUNE 30, 2026
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
and General Government, oversight hearing on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled “Field of Fees: Private Equity's Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
and Technology, hearing entitled “Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration”, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
entitled “American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership”, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
resolution to reauthorize the Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity; H.R. 1483, the “Protecting Investors' Personally Identifiable Information Act”; H.R. 1640, the “HEIRS Act of 2025”; H.R. 5402, the “Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2025”; H.R. 5775, the “FCRA Liability Harmonization Act”; H.R. 7030, the “Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act”; H.R. 7187, the “Clarity for Compensation Act”; H.R. 8141, the “Fair Credit Reporting Reseller Accuracy Act”; H.R. 9329, the “SEC Reform and Restructuring Act”; H.R. 9330, the “Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act”; and H.R. 9331, the “Strengthening Transaction Oversight and Preventing (STOP) Payments Fraud Act of 2026”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn
H.R. 9086, to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act; H.R. 9062, to increase the capacity and effectiveness of the Department in supporting American businesses operating overseas and protecting American industries from adversaries, and for other purposes; H.R. 1939, to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to conflict in Sudan, and for other purposes; and H.R. 9087, to direct the Secretary of State to take actions with respect to certain foreign affairs matters, 9:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
and Enforcement; and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, joint hearing entitled “Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border”, 2 p.m., 310 Cannon.
Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, hearing entitled “A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
- entitled “Sanctuary Policies: Victims' Perspectives”, 2 p.m., 2141
- Rayburn.
Declassification of Federal Secrets, hearing entitled “Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project”, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled “Taking Account: Implementation of the Coast Guard Authorization Act, Reconciliation, and Force Design 2028”, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
H.R. 4398, the “Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act”; H.R. 4805, the “Warrior Impact from Neurological and -orce Stress Act”; H.R. 6835, the “Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices Act”; H.R. 9376, the “Trauma Outreach, Understanding, and Resiliency through Spirituality Act”; H.R. 9316, the “Travel Assistance for Veterans in Medical Deserts Act”; legislation on the Foreign Medical Program Integrity and Improvement Act; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to avoid duplicative, improper, or erroneous billings or payments for hospital care and medical services furnished under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; legislation on the VA Coaching into Care Act; legislation on the National
Task Force on Caregiving Youth of Veterans Act; legislation on the VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report biennially on staffing of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 9018, the “Fostering TRUST Act of 2026”; and legislation on the Veterans Health Administration Personnel Transparency and Accountability Act, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
hearing entitled “Memorializing our Veterans: Outreach, Upkeep, and Community Partnerships at Veterans Cemeteries”, 2:15 p.m., 360 Cannon.
on H.R. 8552, the “Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026”; H.R. 9006, the “Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act”; and H.R. 6588, the “PROVIDE Act”, 2:15 p.m., 360 Cannon.