Review – Committee Hearings – Week of 4-19-26

 This week, with both the House and the Senate in Washington, there is a moderately busy hearing schedule. Budget hearings (both House and Senate) and spending bill markups (in the House) continue. There are also two Space Geek related hearings in the House. 

Spending Bill Hearings  

House  

Tuesday - Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill, Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Bill, and Interim Subcommittee Allocations, 

Wednesday - Continuation Of Full Committee Markup Of Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services And General Government Bill,  

Thursday - Subcommittee Markup Of Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department Of State, And Related Programs Bill And Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food And Drug Administration, And Related Agencies Bill. 

Space Geek Hearings 

On Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on “SAT Streamlining Act: Modernizing Satellite Licensing for the Final Frontier”.  

On Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a business meeting to consider 22 bills, including HR 8321, the Artemis Accords Authorization Act. 

For more information on these hearings, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/committee-hearings-week-of-4-19-26 - subscription required.