- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Daily Digest
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: August 31, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of September 1 through September 4, 2026
Senate Chamber
The Senate is not in session and will meet in pro forma session.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House Committees
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
markup on H.R. 3978, the “Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act”; H.R. 9612, the “American Enrichment Deployment Act”; H.R. 5549, the “Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act”; H.R. 9613, the “Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act”; H.R. 9614, the “NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act”; H.R. 9084, the “Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act”; H.R. 2140, the “Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025”; H.R. 3194, the “Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives (LOCOMOTIVES) Act”; H.R. 9317, the “Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards (BUSES) Act”; and H.R. 9615, the “Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy (BRACE) Act”, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
on the Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2026; and legislation on the Water Cost Accountability Act of 2026, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
hearing entitled “Strengthening the American Economy: Promoting Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity”, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, hearing entitled “Renewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Act”, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Government, hearing entitled “ `Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II”, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 642, the “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470, the “Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act”; H.R. 6788, the “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”; H.R. 9269, the “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”; H.R. 9600, the “Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026”; H.R. 9779, the “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026”; H.R. 10128, to codify Secretary's Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior; H.R. 10136, the “Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026”; and S. 675, the “Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act”, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled “No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs”, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
“Member Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 120th Congress”, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled “Powering the Nuclear Renaissance: Accelerating U.S. Leadership in Advanced Nuclear Reactors”, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, hearing entitled “Fueling the Golden Age: Future Resource Needs and Small Business Opportunity”, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
business meeting on a Resolution to assign Representative Goodlander to subcommittees on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., 360 Cannon.
September 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled “Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update”, 10:15 a.m., 360 Cannon.
entitled “Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources and Supply Chains”, 10 a.m., 390 Cannon.
Committee, hearing entitled “Persistent Competition and Legacy Architectures”, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.