Testimony on the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program

Subcommittee hearing.

Witnesses:

  • David E. Beck, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
  • Timothy J. Walsh, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy
  • Admiral William J. Houston, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, National Nuclear Security Administration
  • Robert P. Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs
  • General Dale R. White, USAF, Director, Critical Major Weapon Systems, Department of the Air Force
  • General Stephen L. Davis, USAF, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command
  • Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN, Director for Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy
Senate Armed Services Committee
   Strategic Forces Subcommittee
222 Russell

04/20/2026 at 03:30PM

Markup of Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill and Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Bill

Subcommittee markup.

Top-line Budgets:

Detailed Budgets:

Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

  • DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (except International Affairs Technical Assistance, and International Financial Institutions)
  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  • EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (except National Space Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality)
  • THE JUDICIARY
  • INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
    • Administrative Conference of the United States
    • Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
    • Consumer Product Safety Commission
    • Election Assistance Commission
    • Federal Communications Commission
    • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Inspector General
    • Federal Election Commission
    • Federal Labor Relations Authority
    • Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
    • Federal Trade Commission
    • General Services Administration
    • Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
    • Merit Systems Protection Board
    • Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
    • National Archives and Records Administration
    • National Credit Union Administration, Community Development Revolving Loan Fund
    • Office of Government Ethics
    • Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds
    • Office of Special Counsel
    • Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
    • Public Buildings Reform Board
    • Securities and Exchange Commission
    • Selective Service System
    • Small Business Administration
    • United States Postal Service, Payment to the Postal Service
    • Fund and Office of Inspector General
    • United States Tax Court
    • General Provisions, Government-wide

Jurisdiction of Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

  • DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
    • Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force (including Space Force), Defense-wide, and National Guard and Reserve Forces
    • Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force (including Space Force), and Defense-wide Department of Defense Base Closure Account
    • Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-wide
    • Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
    • Homeowners Assistance Fund
    • Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
    • NATO Security Investment Program
  • DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
  • RELATED AGENCIES
    • American Battle Monuments Commission
    • Armed Forces Retirement Home
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
    • Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army
House Appropriations Committee
   Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
   Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
H-140 Capitol

04/17/2026 at 08:00AM

Budget Hearing – Department of Homeland Security: CISA, TSA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Secret Service, and FEMA

Subcommittee hearing.

FY 2027 budget request:

Witnesses

  • Nick Andersen, Acting Director, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Security Agency
  • Ha Nguyen McNeill, Acting Administrator, The Transportation Security Administration
  • Admiral Kevin Lunday, Commandant, The United States Coast Guard
  • Sean Curran, Director, U.S. Secret Service
  • Karen Evans, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
House Appropriations Committee
   Homeland Security Subcommittee
2362-A Rayburn

04/16/2026 at 02:00PM

Subsurface Science and Technology: Domestic Mining and Geothermal Energy

Energy subcommittee hearing entitled “Subsurface Science and Technology: American Energy and Mineral Dominance.”

Witnesses:

  • Carlos Araque, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quaise Energy
  • Dr. Elizabeth Holley, Professor, Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
  • Dr. Thomas A. Lograsso, Director, Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory
  • Joel Edwards, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
   Energy Subcommittee
2318 Rayburn

04/16/2026 at 10:15AM

Budget Hearing - Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation

Subcommittee hearing.

FY 2027 budget request:

Witnesses

  • Adam R Telle, Assistant Secretary, Army for Civil Works
  • Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham, Jr., Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army of Corps Engineers
  • Andrea Travnicek, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior
House Appropriations Committee
   Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee
2362-B Rayburn

04/16/2026 at 10:00AM