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Hearing A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Proposal
house Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 18 transcript matches
BABIN, BRIAN "Follow-up, one thing. How much of the proposed review process is derived from the United States' international obligations compared to other federal governmental interests? Okay, still a couple of minutes here. The Office of Space Commerce developed this mission authorization proposal in response to President Trump's Executive Order 14335, using, among other statutory authorities, its direction under Title 51 to foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the United States' space commerce"
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Biden Administration Again Proposes Temporary Operating Assistance Authority for Larger Transit Agencies
Posts · Mar 21, 2024
In the FY2025 budget, the Biden Administration again has proposed allowing larger public transportation agencies greater flexibility in the use of Urbanized Area Formula funds to cope with the larger...
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization...
senate Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee · Jul 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act...
senate Personnel Subcommittee · Jul 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization...
senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee · Jul 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026, and the nominations of Hung Cao, of...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization...
senate SeaPower Subcommittee · Jul 8, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization...
senate Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee · Jul 8, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization...
senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee · Jul 8, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization...
senate Airland Subcommittee · Jul 8, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Follow-up, one thing. How much of the proposed review process is derived from the United States' international obligations compared to other federal governmental interests? Okay, still a couple of minutes here. The Office of Space Commerce developed this mission authorization proposal in response to President Trump's Executive Order 14335, using, among other statutory authorities, its direction under Title 51 to foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the..."
Hearing FY 2026 Department of Defense Proposal for Cover Enhancement Authority (CLOSED)
house Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture · Jan 22, 2026 · Request transcript
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Monuments and Memorials in the District of Columbia: Analysis and Options for Proposed Exemptions to the Commemorative Works Act
Reports · May 8, 2023
During the course of each Congress, numerous proposals to create new commemorative works (i.e., monuments and memorials) in the District of Columbia are introduced. In evaluating each proposal,...
Testimony HARIDOPOLOS, MIKE
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Good morning. The Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recesses of the Subcommittee at any time. Welcome to today's hearing entitled, A Review of the Office of Space Commerce's Mission Authorization Proposal. And I will recognize myself for five minutes for the opening statement. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Without"
Testimony FOUSHEE, VALERIE P.
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Good morning, and thank you, Chairman Haridopolos, for holding today's hearing to review the Trump administration's mission authorization proposal. I want to welcome Director Jordan and thank you for being here to testify before the subcommittee. Mission authorization and a regulatory framework for novel space activities may seem far removed from the concerns of most Americans today. Families are focused on whether they can afford health care, groceries, gas, housing, and education costs, and..."
Testimony FOUSHEE, VALERIE P.
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"That is why we must consider the implications, impacts, and potential unintended consequences of any mission authorization proposal and process. Large satellite constellations, for example, can interfere with optical and radio astronomy due to their reflectivity and radio transmission interference. Further, future commercial"
Testimony FOUSHEE, VALERIE P.
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"that might land on the surface of Mars could bring contamination that could affect the search for life, a fundamental scientific pursuit. We must also carefully consider how new space technologies and mission proposals could affect orbital debris risk or threaten the sustainability of space environment. Let me be clear. Supporting technological progress and requiring responsible behaviors from commercial companies are not competing goals. We can do both, and any mission authorization framework..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE TAYLOR JORDAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"The Department of Commerce and the Office of Space Commerce support one of America's greatest strategic advantages, the unparalleled strength of our commercial space sector, a sector defined by decades of flight heritage and technology advancement, a sector that also requires a regulatory structure and environment that can match its rapid pace of innovation. Today I am here to discuss our mission authorization proposal that meets industry where they are. We call it the Space Commerce..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE TAYLOR JORDAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you for the question, Chairman. So, to answer your question, the short answer up front is yes, there are missions which will likely require existing licenses through those existing statutory obligations, whether it's launch reentry or radio frequency transmission. So, what we're doing with the Office of Space Commerce's mission authorization proposal is focused on in-space activities for novel activities, things that do not really exist today. In our process, we have developed questions..."
Testimony FOUSHEE, VALERIE P.
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"If the department is not supporting continued federal funding for TRACS, how does the Office of Space Commerce propose to provide operators and regulators with independent and reliable collision warnings or orbital debris data before and after a mission is certified? Since the certification process and the Office's mission authorization proposal is voluntary, if a certified mission causes damage, who is legally and financially liable? The operator, the department, or the American"
Testimony WEBSTER, DANIEL
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Okay. Thank you. To what extent will the OSC ensure that its mission authorization proposal protects U.S. financial interest as it relates to potential liability issues? Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to include in the record a copy of my November letter to the CRS memo on the topic of space object"
Testimony WEBSTER, DANIEL
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you very much. Okay. And also, Mr. Jordan, the OSC mission authorization proposal does not seem to address space nuclear systems. Meanwhile, the FAA recently approved the first commercial nuclear payload demonstrating its expertise. Does the OSC need or see a need to include space nuclear technologies under a mission"
Testimony WOMACK, STEVE
Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development
house Appropriations Committee · May 12, 2026
"spirit. My commitment is to make sure this subcommittee gives you the tools and the funding to make that principle real for the families who are counting on it. Some of the savings in the budget request depend on authorizing proposals that will require action from the financial services committee. I trust that your team will engage with that committee and my colleague French Hill of Arkansas on those reforms. Our shared goal is to make HUD's programs as effective as possible, creating..."
CRS Report
2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application
Reports · Apr 14, 2015
In response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States, Congress enacted the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001 AUMF; P.L. 107-40; 50 U.S.C. §1541 note) to...
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The Impact of Proposed Rescheduling of Marijuana on D.C. Regulatory Authority
Posts · Jun 28, 2024
In 2014, voters in the District of Columbia (the “District”) approved Initiative 71, a ballot measure that, as a matter of local D.C. law, repealed the local prohibition on the recreational use of...
CRS Report
Organizing Executive Branch Agencies: Who Makes the Call?
Posts · Jun 27, 2018
In a series of executive orders, directives, and publicly released recommendations, the Trump Administration has proposed reorganizing the executive branch. The reorganization proposals range from...
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
DELAURO, ROSA L. "allowed to take effect. I will be happy to provide, and I will provide you with copies copies of what the New England Journal of Medicine has said here. They go on that given political appointees' ultimate authority to determine federal grant funding as proposed by the OMB would politicize and weaken biomedical research. And it's staggering what the effect of this rule would"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MERKLEY, JEFF "The administration has shut down programs that are authorized and funded. If there's another proposal to shut down a program that's authorized and funded, will you raise... Not that... I'm not asking about whether you'll publicly oppose it. You're going to be working for the director. Will you strive to make sure that there's a yellow flag put up and"
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Title Transfer for Bureau of Reclamation Facilities
Resources · Feb 6, 2019
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), was established to implement the Reclamation Act of 1902. As amended, this act authorizes the...
CRS Report
Tracking Child Nutrition Reauthorization in the 114th Congress: An Overview
Reports · May 23, 2017
The “child nutrition programs” (National School Lunch Program [NSLP] and certain other institutional food service programs) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and...
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Termination of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center
Posts · Dec 26, 2024
The legislative authority for the Department of State’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which carries out activities to counter foreign disinformation and propaganda and coordinates related...
CRS Report
Water Resources Development Acts: Primer and Action in the 118th Congress
Resources · Jan 14, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a Department of Defense agency that, among other missions, develops water resource projects, principally to improve navigable channels, reduce flood and...
CRS Report
Electricity Transmission: What Is the Role of the Federal Government?
Reports · Dec 4, 2023
Electricity transmission is central to the operation of the electricity system, and so has been of longstanding interest to Congress. Interest in electricity transmission has increased since the...
CRS Report
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works: FAQs on Organization and Efficiency Reviews
Reports · Jan 7, 2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), within the Department of Defense (DOD), is a public engineering organization with both civil works and military functions. What Are USACE’s Civil Works...
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 12, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WOMACK, STEVE "spirit. My commitment is to make sure this subcommittee gives you the tools and the funding to make that principle real for the families who are counting on it. Some of the savings in the budget request depend on authorizing proposals that will require action from the financial services committee. I trust that your team will engage with that committee and my colleague French Hill of Arkansas on those reforms. Our shared goal is to make HUD's programs as effective as possible, creating opportunity for citizens to prosper while ensuring a responsible safety net for those who need it. Mr...."
Hearing H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. 9609, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act"; H.R. 9602, "Less...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_06 "to return education to the states. Now, aside from the catchy and misleading slogan, nothing in these proposals grants any additional authority or resources to states or localities. So there's nothing in here to talk about returning education to the states. You're just moving people around Washington,"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
UNKNOWN "So, what's the point of this rule then? HUD's proposed rule allows public housing authorities to impose requirements and time limits for receiving housing assistance. The rule gives public housing authorities broad discretion in designing these"
Hearing Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
DIAZ-BALART, MARIO "factor, that there are some folks who are less interested in getting the job done, more interested in just being celebrities. And so that's always been one of my concerns, is on any of these proposals. But let me start with you, Mr. McClintock. You talked about the issues of our authorizing committees not being able to get the job done, how frustrating that is, and how, frankly, negative that is. But yet your proposal deals with, in essence, appropriations, correct? For those that might not be clear, why is the appropriations process different than trying to force, for example, the..."
Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
CASTOR, KATHY "the lowest since the 1980s. Notwithstanding all that, some of the bills before this committee today can move us in the right direction. I appreciate the Chairman including my bill, the Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act. Over the past year, the Department has new authorization processes for research demonstration reactors separate from the typical NRC licensing processes. The NRC has proposed giving DOE-approved reactors an However, Secretary Wright has provided little information on how DOE will preserve"
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Everglades Restoration: The Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP)
Resources · Jan 29, 2015
Overview What Is the Everglades? The Everglades is a unique network of subtropical wetlands in South Florida. Due in part to federal water supply and flood control projects (as well as agricultural...
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Supreme Court Stays Injunction That Had Blocked a Portion of the Administration’s Border Wall Funding
Posts · Jul 29, 2019
UPDATE: On July 26, 2019, the Supreme Court in a divided decision stayed a June 28 injunction issued by a federal district court in California that had permanently prohibited the Trump Administration...
CRS Report
Pocket Rescissions and the Impoundment Control Act: Background and History
Legal Sidebar · Sep 25, 2025
On July 24, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Rescissions Act of 2025. The statute marks the first time since 1992 that a President has successfully invoked the Impoundment Control...
CRS Report
Authorization of General Services Administration Real Property Projects: Current Process and Proposed Legislation
Reports · Mar 27, 2014
The General Services Administration (GSA) controls more than 8,700 owned and leased buildings with 422 million square feet of floor space, which represents about 12.6% of the government’s 3.354...
Testimony STEPHEN COLVILL
Hearings to examine truth in drug labeling.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jan 29, 2026
"current provider payment system set by CMS and private insurers encourages providers to seek low cost generic drugs without enough consideration for a liable availability. Providers are not adequately rewarded when they take steps to prevent shortages. However, there is an alternative, aligning incentives to focus more on reliable availability for critical generics. I co-authored a proposal in October on how to make this happen. Our proposal offers up a simplified version of a Medicare..."
Hearing Hearings to examine truth in drug labeling.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jan 29, 2026 · Transcript
STEPHEN COLVILL "current provider payment system set by CMS and private insurers encourages providers to seek low cost generic drugs without enough consideration for a liable availability. Providers are not adequately rewarded when they take steps to prevent shortages. However, there is an alternative, aligning incentives to focus more on reliable availability for critical generics. I co-authored a proposal in October on how to make this happen. Our proposal offers up a simplified version of a Medicare incentive payment program, originally outlined in the 2024 Senate Finance Committee discussion draft. The..."
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE LAURA SWETT "Following the seven-county decision and under my leadership, we are realigning our environmental review practices with the commission's statutory role as an economic regulator, a fact that appears to have been lost on several of my predecessors. Since I joined the commission late last year, FERC has proposed significantly expanding blanket authorizations for routine pipeline activities and initiated parallel efforts for LNG and hydropower to ensure that these projects can move quickly without burdensome case-specific reviews, but based on FERC's decades of experience. These reforms and..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
BOOZMAN, JOHN "consumers. The committee has an opportunity to advance its portion of the regulatory framework that protects U.S. consumers, also allows U.S. businesses to grow, and recognizes the importance of innovative blockchain technology and fundamental principles like the right to self-custody. I want to thank Senator Booker for his partnership on our bipartisan discussion draft, and I look forward to working with him and the rest of the committee to advance a bipartisan proposal out of this committee. The time to act is now, and I look forward to working with each of you towards advancing the goal...."
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "President Trump and his administration have proposed massive benefit cuts to social security disability benefits. They have slashed social security's customer services, and the activism laws protecting the privacy of social security data don't apply to them. As evidence, let me remind everyone that during his first term, President Trump proposed using social security's demonstration authority to slash disability benefits by $50 billion over 10 years. $50"
Hearing Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
FLOOD, MIKE "difficulty in utilizing the funds when they are allocated. Additionally, HUD has struggled to conduct proper oversight to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse after the funds are spent. To sum it up, we have an unauthorized program for which, number one, HUD has difficulty allocating funds quickly, number two, grantees have difficulty spending these funds effectively, and number three, HUD has difficulty conducting oversight of those funds. That's a dizzying set of problems for a program that has received over $100 billion since its inception. Now that we've discussed the problems with the status..."
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including post-2026 operations negotiations.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
GALLEGO, RUBEN "share risk fairly, and deploy resources at the scale and speed this moment demands. So how will the department incorporate the lower basin proposal as it prepares to exercise authorities to prevent the system from reaching critical elevations at Powell and Lake Mead? And when will those plans be made"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
PADILLA, ALEX "recommendations on the roles and responsibilities of the former MMS being separated into three entities with clearly defined statutory authorities. But the president's budget proposes to combine BOEM and BSEC returning us to the clearly inadequate regulatory structure that we had prior to Deepwater"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
MORAN, JERRY "President's budget request for the Department of Commerce, and I welcome you back. I look forward to hearing about your priorities and how your plans to achieve them under this president's budget request. That request is outlined in brief documents transmitted to Congress earlier this month and further clarified in materials published this week, proposes a mix of increases and cuts across several bureaus. The request proposes a 12.2% reduction in budget authority for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It also proposes eliminating Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships..."
Hearing H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
ROGERS, MIKE D. "Will the clerk please distribute the amendment without objection? The reading of the amendment is dispensed with. The chair now recognizes the gentlelady for the purpose of explaining her amendment. General, he yields back, Chair, and recognizes himself. I agree that the role of an ombudsman is important. However, I cannot support restricting the Secretary's oversight authority of an ombudsman as the amendment proposes. Making ombudsman explicitly independent is not how the military chain of command works. I urge members to oppose the amendment. Does anybody else"
Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript
MARCO RUBIO "That said, we would like to see their help at the United Nations. We have a resolution right now. It has the highest number of co-sponsors of any resolution ever proposed before the Security Council that would create authorities to deal with what's happening in the Straits. Unfortunately, the Chinese continue to threaten a veto of"
Hearing “Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R.6580, The “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R.6599, The “Leasing and...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript
TAKANO, MARK "Inadequate funding to conduct planning activities, multi-layered project development and governance structure, unnecessarily detailed solicitations, and a failure to gauge market pricing have made it more challenging for VA to open new medical facilities on time and on cost. Mr. Ritchie, would you support a proposal that would give VA at least an authority independent of the General Services Administration so there would be even fewer"
Hearing "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
MR. CARL KENNEDY "But the commission's actions following the adoption of the 2011 rule aren't consistent. So the new rulemaking that you cite would address that concern. It would match the language of the rule with the statutory authority. And in fact, the commission states in its proposal that to read in the interpretation that some people are claiming is ridiculous, it would be a per se violation of the Administrative Procedure Act for the commission to decline to make that determination where Congress required them or said, like, look, this is the way you have to do it on a case-by-case basis as opposed to..."
Hearing "Taking Account: Implementation of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, Reconciliation, and Force Design 2028."
house Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "Chairman, thank you for the question. There's no doubt this authority affirms the Coast Guard's ability to select acquisition proposals that represent the best value to the American people. While cost is certainly one factor, other selection criteria such as"
Hearing Hearings to examine reforming the U.S. Postal Service's business model.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE DAVID STEINER "again, I'll do it either way. We can do it either way, but I think that's the discussion Yeah, you know, as you know, our regulations are proposed regulations, not final regulations. You know, as to the authority, I used to be a lawyer, but I was a business lawyer, not a constitutional lawyer. And so I would have to defer that to the courts to understand the"
Hearing An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
RILEY, JOSH "You oversee FERC, correct? It's an independent regulatory body, but you have multiple times during your tenure used your authority under the DOE Organization Act to require FERC to propose new rules,"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
GOLDMAN, DANIEL S. "of elections. And in it, it would propose that the president declare a national emergency, use executive authority to seize voting machines, and ban mail-in ballots. You've not seen this at"
Hearing Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Early Support, Lifelong Impact
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
LAHOOD, DARIN "Ms. Mendi Smith from Brightpoint in Bloomington, Illinois, on today's panel. Mendi, thank you for being here today. I'm Congressman Darren LaHood, proud to chair the Work and Welfare Subcommittee with my counterpart, Danny Davis, and my district covers much of central and northwestern Illinois, and I'm very, very proud to have the members here today for this important hearing. MICV provides voluntary evidence-based home visiting services to expectant and parenting families that are at risk for adverse outcomes. Federal funding for home visiting services was first proposed by President George..."
Hearing Hearings to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the...
senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee · Apr 27, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "I'm very disturbed by the precedent that this has created, which is basically for this year, I understand, is about 25% of the defense budget is out of the consideration of the Appropriations Committee and the Armed Services Committee, and the chairman of our committee is reduced to saying, will you hopefully follow the precedents of Congress? We've heard it saying at multiple committee meetings, rather than the process that is supposed to take place, which is the President proposes, the Congress considers the risks and the costs, and enables and authorizes the program. I don't know if any of..."
Hearing Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements
house Environment Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
RUIZ, RAUL "Imperial County also records amongst the highest rates of childhood asthma hospitalizations and emergency department visits anywhere in California. So I have to be honest about what I see in the bills before us today. Several of these proposals, including the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act and the State Emissions Authority Act, would undermine California's long-standing congressionally granted authority to set vehicle emission standards stronger than the federal floor. California has held this waiver authority since the original Clean Air Act was signed into law more than 50 years"
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
MFUME, KWEISI "I got it. I'm going to have to reclaim my time. It's very limited. And maybe you'll get a chance to respond to another member's question on that subject. But let me just go back to the point I initially made that Mr. Maroney said. Short of everything that's being proposed as stopgap measures, that UPS should be doing everything it can under its authority to reduce costs. Can you tell us what that is? I want to follow up on the chairman's question on that and specifically tell us how those costs have been reduced, Mr. Postmaster. Thank you, sir. My time has expired,"
Hearing Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, S.2498, to authorize the Secretary...
senate National Parks Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_00 "Consistent with other renaming and commemorative bills, we defer to Congress on the Hearts of Gold Playground Redesignation Act. We also defer to Congress on whether to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network Act for an additional 10 years, as proposed in the renewing of the African American Civil Rights Network Act. For the USS Frankie E. Evans Act, we defer to the Department of"
Hearing The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
WATERS, MAXINE "at the White House, you've also gone after community development financial institutions. I'm talking about CDFIs, and you know what I'm talking about, including hundreds of community banks and credit unions. And after the courts rejected your blatantly illegal attempt to cancel grants Congress authorized for non-profit organizations, you are again violating the law with your new rule proposal. Committee Democrats refused to stand by. We've led multiple amicus briefs defending the CFPB and Congress's constitutional authority to create"
Hearing Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversight
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript
BROWNLEY, JULIA "So do you agree with that assessment, in the simplest terms, that you believe that competition is the main component for oversight? But, you know, your first point of control, if you will, using your words, that would be a prior authorization, whether, you know, it's appropriate for the veteran to go into the community or not, but I believe what you're proposing is that a veteran just can go into the community, and these other tools that you have can control that. You said in your testimony that you have talked to many with regards to this new"
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_01 "encouraging apprenticeship opportunities, with 15,000 beneficiaries participating in apprenticeship programs through their GI bill. While I cannot address every bill on today's agenda, I will highlight a few, and VA's full views are detailed in my written statement. First, thank you for two of VA's legislative proposals. VA strongly supports these bills, which would provide essential long-term stability for key programs. S3992, the Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026, would provide permanent authority for the fund and ensure uninterrupted operations at the Lovell Federal Health Care..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Erica Schwartz, of...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
BALDWIN, TAMMY "The administration has now proposed adding a new office to formalize political review of CDC actions. If that isn't bad enough, a recent OMB proposed rule would create a government-wide mechanism requiring political review of every discretionary grant, add restrictions on what funded research researchers can publish, and expand the government's authority to terminate grants on a whim. We need a CDC director that can demonstrate independence from political decision making and a willingness to stand up when necessary to Secretary"
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6917 (Rep. Titus) To take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians. H.R. 8473...
house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_01 "Federal agencies across the government must build comparable structures because the regulatory barriers facing tribal economies do not stop at any single agency's door. Despite the delay in convening this authority, NFOA, our member tribes, the partner tribal organizations that have spent years identifying exactly the kind of barriers the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act was designed to surface, and proposing concrete solutions. As an example, the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026 contains approximately a dozen provisions, each identified as a barrier to..."
Hearing “From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America’s Small Businesses.”
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_17 "Thank you for your question. And I think I maybe spoke about this a little bit earlier. We support the President's budget proposal, and we support the administration priorities with respect to those. My job as the officer or as the administrator for the Office of Investment Innovation is to execute the law within the construct that I have. And so as we have authorization and appropriation for these programs, my job is to make them as effective as possible and to have, in particular for FAST, to have them effective at helping small businesses achieve success within the SBIR program and to..."
Testimony HARIDOPOLOS, MIKE
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"we are all committed to ensuring America's space leadership will be innovative and lead with true direction as America moves forward with public safety and upholds our international obligations. Today we will review the Commerce Department proposal for a mission authorization framework. Mission authorization is how the United States government reviews and oversees commercial space activities. This proposal will help the United States meet its obligations under Article 6 of the Outer Space..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE LAURA SWETT
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Following the seven-county decision and under my leadership, we are realigning our environmental review practices with the commission's statutory role as an economic regulator, a fact that appears to have been lost on several of my predecessors. Since I joined the commission late last year, FERC has proposed significantly expanding blanket authorizations for routine pipeline activities and initiated parallel efforts for LNG and hydropower to ensure that these projects can move quickly without..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"to return education to the states. Now, aside from the catchy and misleading slogan, nothing in these proposals grants any additional authority or resources to states or localities. So there's nothing in here to talk about returning education to the states. You're just moving people around Washington,"
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"consumers. The committee has an opportunity to advance its portion of the regulatory framework that protects U.S. consumers, also allows U.S. businesses to grow, and recognizes the importance of innovative blockchain technology and fundamental principles like the right to self-custody. I want to thank Senator Booker for his partnership on our bipartisan discussion draft, and I look forward to working with him and the rest of the committee to advance a bipartisan proposal out of this committee...."
Testimony UNKNOWN
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"So, what's the point of this rule then? HUD's proposed rule allows public housing authorities to impose requirements and time limits for receiving housing assistance. The rule gives public housing authorities broad discretion in designing these"
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Many of us have long argued that given its experience licensing private remote sensing activities and its statutory direction to, quote, foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the United States' space commerce industry, the Office of Space Commerce is the appropriate agency to exercise that authority. And while Congress has continued to consider the appropriate path forward, President Trump took action last August by signing Executive Order 14335, which..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"President Trump and his administration have proposed massive benefit cuts to social security disability benefits. They have slashed social security's customer services, and the activism laws protecting the privacy of social security data don't apply to them. As evidence, let me remind everyone that during his first term, President Trump proposed using social security's demonstration authority to slash disability benefits by $50 billion over 10 years. $50"
Testimony FLOOD, MIKE
Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"difficulty in utilizing the funds when they are allocated. Additionally, HUD has struggled to conduct proper oversight to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse after the funds are spent. To sum it up, we have an unauthorized program for which, number one, HUD has difficulty allocating funds quickly, number two, grantees have difficulty spending these funds effectively, and number three, HUD has difficulty conducting oversight of those funds. That's a dizzying set of problems for a program that has..."
Testimony GALLEGO, RUBEN
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"share risk fairly, and deploy resources at the scale and speed this moment demands. So how will the department incorporate the lower basin proposal as it prepares to exercise authorities to prevent the system from reaching critical elevations at Powell and Lake Mead? And when will those plans be made"
Testimony PADILLA, ALEX
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"recommendations on the roles and responsibilities of the former MMS being separated into three entities with clearly defined statutory authorities. But the president's budget proposes to combine BOEM and BSEC returning us to the clearly inadequate regulatory structure that we had prior to Deepwater"
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"President's budget request for the Department of Commerce, and I welcome you back. I look forward to hearing about your priorities and how your plans to achieve them under this president's budget request. That request is outlined in brief documents transmitted to Congress earlier this month and further clarified in materials published this week, proposes a mix of increases and cuts across several bureaus. The request proposes a 12.2% reduction in budget authority for the National Oceanic and..."
Testimony HARIDOPOLOS, MIKE
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"to authorize and supervise non-governmental activities in space. Currently, the United States has a clear regulatory framework for activities like launch and reentry, the use of spectrum, and remote sensing of the earth. But as our commercial sector pushes the boundaries of what is possible in space, and we must provide the regulatory certainty that companies need. Failing to do so would slow investment that's slowing innovation and undermining America's leadership. In the past, some have..."
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"allowed to take effect. I will be happy to provide, and I will provide you with copies copies of what the New England Journal of Medicine has said here. They go on that given political appointees' ultimate authority to determine federal grant funding as proposed by the OMB would politicize and weaken biomedical research. And it's staggering what the effect of this rule would"
Testimony ROGERS, MIKE D.
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Will the clerk please distribute the amendment without objection? The reading of the amendment is dispensed with. The chair now recognizes the gentlelady for the purpose of explaining her amendment. General, he yields back, Chair, and recognizes himself. I agree that the role of an ombudsman is important. However, I cannot support restricting the Secretary's oversight authority of an ombudsman as the amendment proposes. Making ombudsman explicitly independent is not how the military chain of..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"The administration has shut down programs that are authorized and funded. If there's another proposal to shut down a program that's authorized and funded, will you raise... Not that... I'm not asking about whether you'll publicly oppose it. You're going to be working for the director. Will you strive to make sure that there's a yellow flag put up and"
Testimony MARCO RUBIO
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"That said, we would like to see their help at the United Nations. We have a resolution right now. It has the highest number of co-sponsors of any resolution ever proposed before the Security Council that would create authorities to deal with what's happening in the Straits. Unfortunately, the Chinese continue to threaten a veto of"
Testimony TAKANO, MARK
“Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026
"Inadequate funding to conduct planning activities, multi-layered project development and governance structure, unnecessarily detailed solicitations, and a failure to gauge market pricing have made it more challenging for VA to open new medical facilities on time and on cost. Mr. Ritchie, would you support a proposal that would give VA at least an authority independent of the General Services Administration so there would be even fewer"
Testimony ALFORD, MARK
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"natural national security challenges. And that's why I raised this issue with the committee and worked with the chairman and committee staff to make sure that language preventing the relocation of basic combat training missions was included in this bill. I appreciate the committee's willingness to act quickly and send a clear message that Congress expects any proposal of this magnitude to receive proper scrutiny, proper authorization, and a full accounting of the costs and impacts before moving..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"know your opinion about whether, in the future, you will oppose shutting down programs when Congress has funded them and authorized them. And I'm concerned about the budget proposal put forward by OMB, because it does nothing to help families struggling with affordability, nothing on gas prices, nothing on grocery prices, no plan to address or save Social Security, which will start running out of money in just five to six years, no plan to help farmers affected by the high diesel prices and the..."
Testimony MR. CARL KENNEDY
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"But the commission's actions following the adoption of the 2011 rule aren't consistent. So the new rulemaking that you cite would address that concern. It would match the language of the rule with the statutory authority. And in fact, the commission states in its proposal that to read in the interpretation that some people are claiming is ridiculous, it would be a per se violation of the Administrative Procedure Act for the commission to decline to make that determination where Congress..."
Testimony DIAZ-BALART, MARIO
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"factor, that there are some folks who are less interested in getting the job done, more interested in just being celebrities. And so that's always been one of my concerns, is on any of these proposals. But let me start with you, Mr. McClintock. You talked about the issues of our authorizing committees not being able to get the job done, how frustrating that is, and how, frankly, negative that is. But yet your proposal deals with, in essence, appropriations, correct? For those that might not be..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"First, we have Senator James Lankford from my home state of Oklahoma. Senator Lankford is the author of the Prevent Government Shutdown Acts, one of the proposed pieces of legislation to address the recurring problem of government shutdowns that we will be examining today. Second, we have our colleague, Representative Tom McClintock of"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
"Taking Account: Implementation of the Coast Guard Authorization Act o...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Chairman, thank you for the question. There's no doubt this authority affirms the Coast Guard's ability to select acquisition proposals that represent the best value to the American people. While cost is certainly one factor, other selection criteria such as"
Testimony THE HONORABLE DAVID STEINER
Hearings to examine reforming the U.S. Postal Service's business model...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"again, I'll do it either way. We can do it either way, but I think that's the discussion Yeah, you know, as you know, our regulations are proposed regulations, not final regulations. You know, as to the authority, I used to be a lawyer, but I was a business lawyer, not a constitutional lawyer. And so I would have to defer that to the courts to understand the"
Testimony RILEY, JOSH
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You oversee FERC, correct? It's an independent regulatory body, but you have multiple times during your tenure used your authority under the DOE Organization Act to require FERC to propose new rules,"
Testimony GOLDMAN, DANIEL S.
“Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"of elections. And in it, it would propose that the president declare a national emergency, use executive authority to seize voting machines, and ban mail-in ballots. You've not seen this at"
Testimony MCCOLLUM, BETTY
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"section 8144 the bill is found on page 50 154 if you want to follow along this is what gives the Secretary of Defense the authority to cut 1 billion dollars from the bill in a proposed and possible savings of things with all AI now this section does not dictate that the funds cannot come from it does not dictate I want to be clear that the funds cannot come from salaries for military or civilian personnel and that means so only there's programmatic cuts that are going to happen so it dictates..."
Testimony LAHOOD, DARIN
Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing on the Maternal, Infant, and Early...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Ms. Mendi Smith from Brightpoint in Bloomington, Illinois, on today's panel. Mendi, thank you for being here today. I'm Congressman Darren LaHood, proud to chair the Work and Welfare Subcommittee with my counterpart, Danny Davis, and my district covers much of central and northwestern Illinois, and I'm very, very proud to have the members here today for this important hearing. MICV provides voluntary evidence-based home visiting services to expectant and parenting families that are at risk for..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities i...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 27, 2026
"I'm very disturbed by the precedent that this has created, which is basically for this year, I understand, is about 25% of the defense budget is out of the consideration of the Appropriations Committee and the Armed Services Committee, and the chairman of our committee is reduced to saying, will you hopefully follow the precedents of Congress? We've heard it saying at multiple committee meetings, rather than the process that is supposed to take place, which is the President proposes, the..."
Testimony RUIZ, RAUL
Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Ac...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Imperial County also records amongst the highest rates of childhood asthma hospitalizations and emergency department visits anywhere in California. So I have to be honest about what I see in the bills before us today. Several of these proposals, including the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act and the State Emissions Authority Act, would undermine California's long-standing congressionally granted authority to set vehicle emission standards stronger than the federal floor. California has..."
Testimony MFUME, KWEISI
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"I got it. I'm going to have to reclaim my time. It's very limited. And maybe you'll get a chance to respond to another member's question on that subject. But let me just go back to the point I initially made that Mr. Maroney said. Short of everything that's being proposed as stopgap measures, that UPS should be doing everything it can under its authority to reduce costs. Can you tell us what that is? I want to follow up on the chairman's question on that and specifically tell us how those costs..."
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"including trackability, satellite size, collision risk, casualty risk, and post-mission disposal. When the FCC proposed similar requirements in the past, this committee sent letters outlining FCC's lack of authority over space activities beyond those related to spectrum and communications. Under the first Trump administration, the Office of Space Commerce also submitted comments to the FCC docket urging"
Testimony SIMPSON, MICHAEL K.
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"I fully admit that. But a proposal like this needs to be properly vetted with the consensus support from the relevant authorizing committees. And we just don't have that on this proposal right"
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Hearings to examine S.1674, to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Consistent with other renaming and commemorative bills, we defer to Congress on the Hearts of Gold Playground Redesignation Act. We also defer to Congress on whether to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network Act for an additional 10 years, as proposed in the renewing of the African American Civil Rights Network Act. For the USS Frankie E. Evans Act, we defer to the Department of"
Testimony WATERS, MAXINE
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"at the White House, you've also gone after community development financial institutions. I'm talking about CDFIs, and you know what I'm talking about, including hundreds of community banks and credit unions. And after the courts rejected your blatantly illegal attempt to cancel grants Congress authorized for non-profit organizations, you are again violating the law with your new rule proposal. Committee Democrats refused to stand by. We've led multiple amicus briefs defending the CFPB and..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"the lowest since the 1980s. Notwithstanding all that, some of the bills before this committee today can move us in the right direction. I appreciate the Chairman including my bill, the Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act. Over the past year, the Department has new authorization processes for research demonstration reactors separate from the typical NRC licensing processes. The NRC has proposed giving DOE-approved reactors an However, Secretary Wright has provided little information on..."
Testimony WOMACK, STEVE
Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development
house Appropriations Committee · May 12, 2026
"promoting housing affordability, and serving our most vulnerable citizens. HUD's fiscal 27 request is $62 billion in new budget authority, a reduction of about $15 billion below the enacted fiscal 26 level. A significant portion of the proposed savings come from eliminating programs like CDBG, HOME, and self-sufficiency initiatives, programs that enjoy strong bipartisan support among our members. Our markup may reflect"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"It goes on to state that one appointee or the designee must use their independent judgment when evaluating the proposals and that any peer review evaluations are advisory only. Thus, instead of grants being awarded consistent with the purpose of the authorizing statute, utilizing performance measures appropriate for the program and the agency, and being evidence-based, the proposed rule would politicize the planning of every grant program with a finite purpose that aligns only with the terms of..."
Testimony BROWNLEY, JULIA
Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversi...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"So do you agree with that assessment, in the simplest terms, that you believe that competition is the main component for oversight? But, you know, your first point of control, if you will, using your words, that would be a prior authorization, whether, you know, it's appropriate for the veteran to go into the community or not, but I believe what you're proposing is that a veteran just can go into the community, and these other tools that you have can control that. You said in your testimony..."
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"The Office also anticipates rapidly iterating on the certification framework as it processes applications, particularly for different categories of novel space activities. Today's hearing will allow us to learn more about this proposal and how it compares to past legislative efforts, including the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act and the Commercial Space Act of 2023. It will also allow us to consider whether this proposed approach fully meets the needs of the commercial space sector,..."
Testimony PADILLA, ALEX
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"I appreciate you being here to answer questions as we consider your nomination. Let me begin with a question relative to OMB's May 2026 proposed rule to implement a sweeping overhaul of the uniform guidance governing federal grants and financial assistance. It would actually substantially expand agency's authority to suspend or terminate awards, elevate the role of political appointees in grant decisions, and centralize government-wide"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"mentioned how deliberately separating out the parts of government responsible for promoting nuclear energy from the parts responsible for regulating it has increased public confidence in nuclear energy. But can you talk more about that and how moves to undo that separation could endanger the public perception of nuclear energy? I'm also concerned about efforts to alter the authorities of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, or ACRS, which, as you know, is an independent technical body..."
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you. You may not remember, Mr. Jordan, what that question was, but it was a proposal, and how would the Department of Commerce's proposal address the regulatory gaps that other agencies have attempted to fill, and would it reduce the need for other agencies to test the limits of their statutory authority? Absolutely. Thank you. Maybe we need to clarify that thing through"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"encouraging apprenticeship opportunities, with 15,000 beneficiaries participating in apprenticeship programs through their GI bill. While I cannot address every bill on today's agenda, I will highlight a few, and VA's full views are detailed in my written statement. First, thank you for two of VA's legislative proposals. VA strongly supports these bills, which would provide essential long-term stability for key programs. S3992, the Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026, would provide..."
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"The administration has now proposed adding a new office to formalize political review of CDC actions. If that isn't bad enough, a recent OMB proposed rule would create a government-wide mechanism requiring political review of every discretionary grant, add restrictions on what funded research researchers can publish, and expand the government's authority to terminate grants on a whim. We need a CDC director that can demonstrate independence from political decision making and a willingness to..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6917 (Rep. Titus) To take certain land in...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Federal agencies across the government must build comparable structures because the regulatory barriers facing tribal economies do not stop at any single agency's door. Despite the delay in convening this authority, NFOA, our member tribes, the partner tribal organizations that have spent years identifying exactly the kind of barriers the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act was designed to surface, and proposing concrete solutions. As an example, the Tribal Tax and..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
“From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and I...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you for your question. And I think I maybe spoke about this a little bit earlier. We support the President's budget proposal, and we support the administration priorities with respect to those. My job as the officer or as the administrator for the Office of Investment Innovation is to execute the law within the construct that I have. And so as we have authorization and appropriation for these programs, my job is to make them as effective as possible and to have, in particular for FAST, to..."