Review - Committee Hearings – Week of 5-10-26

With both the House and Senate back in Washington, there is a moderately busy hearing scheduled. Spending bill markups continue in the House, while the Senate concentrates on budget hearings. There is one markup hearing of interest in the House. Finally, we expect (hope) to see the first FY 2027 spending bill on the House floor this week. 

Markup Hearings  

On Thursday, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence of the House Homeland Security Committee will hold a business meeting that will include the markup of the following bill of interest here: 

HR 7448, Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026. 

On the Floor  

The first FY 2027 spending bill (HR 8469) is scheduled to come to the floor in the House this week, probably Wednesday or perhaps Thursday. The first problem this bill will face will be the three fiscal fanatics in the House Rules Committee. If they do not support the rule vote in Committee, the bill will not come to the floor under a rule. While this bill may not be fiscally radical enough for them, it is certainly too radical to pass under the suspension of the rules process. There will not be enough Democrats to get the supermajority required for passage under that process. 

For more information on these hearings, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/committee-hearings-week-of-5-10-26 - subscription required.