[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D611-D613] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the Defense Appropriations Bill FY 2026. The Defense Appropriations Bill FY 2026 was ordered reported, as amended. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET REQUEST Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from Pete Hegseth, Secretary, Department of Defense; and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense. WINNING OFF THE FIELD: LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO STABILIZE NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS AND COLLEGE ATHLETICS Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletic. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. EVALUATING THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating the Defense Production Act''. Testimony was heard from William Russell, Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office; and Adam G. Levin, Analyst in Economic Development Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. [[Page D612]] HOUSING IN THE HEARTLAND: ADDRESSING OUR RURAL HOUSING NEEDS Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled ``Housing in the Heartland: Addressing Our Rural Housing Needs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY FY26 BUDGET: EXPORT CONTROLS AND THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARMS RACE Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a hearing entitled ``Bureau of Industry and Security FY26 Budget: Export Controls and the AI Arms Race''. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Department of Commerce. SECURITY TO MODEL: SECURING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO STRENGTHEN CYBERSECURITY Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Security to Model: Securing Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen Cybersecurity''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2026 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior''. Testimony was heard from Doug Burgum, Secretary, Department of the Interior. A HEARING WITH SANCTUARY STATE GOVERNORS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors''. Testimony was heard from J.B. Pritzker, Governor, Illinois; Tim Walz, Governor, Minnesota; Kathy Hochul, Governor, New York; and a public witness. POWERING DEMAND: NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS FOR AI INFRASTRUCTURE Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled ``Powering Demand: Nuclear Solutions for AI Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R. 785, the ``Representing Our Seniors at VA Act of 2025''; H.R. 2068, the ``Veterans Patient Advocacy Act''; H.R. 2605, the ``Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act''; H.R. 3400, the ``Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act of 2025''; H.R. 3643, the ``VA Data Transparency and Trust Act''; H.R. 3726, the ``Fisher House Availability Act of 2025''; H.R. 1404, the ``CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2025''; H.R. 2148, the ``Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act''; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose PTSD in veterans; legislation on the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025; and legislation on the VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Murphy, Luttrell, Kiggans of Virgina, Hamadeh of Arizona, King-Hinds, McGuire, Morelle and Budzinski; Antoinette V. Shappell, M.D., Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. AGING OUT IS NOT A PLAN: REIMAGINING FUTURES FOR FOSTER YOUTH Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a hearing entitled ``Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster Youth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``FY 2026 Budget Request for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security''. Testimony was heard from Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence; and Dustin Gard- Weiss, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Department of Defense. This hearing is closed. [[Page D613]] Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.