[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D704-D706] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings APPROPRIATIONS--SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a budget hearing on the Supreme Court of the United States. Testimony was heard from Elena Kagan, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States; and Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Small Business Administration. Testimony was heard from Kelly Loeffler, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration. [[Page D705]] TRAINING ACTIVISTS, NOT PHYSICIANS: THE IMPACT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ON MEDICAL SCHOOLS Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a markup on H.R. 3978, the ``Nuclear REFUEL Act''; H.R. 5549, the ``Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act''; H.R. 9084, the ``Department of Energy Nuclear Transparency Act''; H.R. 9612, the ``American Enrichment Deployment Act''; H.R. 9613, the ``Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act''; and H.R. 9614, the ``NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act''. H.R. 9612, H.R. 5549, H.R. 9613, and H.R. 9614 were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. H.R. 3978 and H.R. 9084 were forwarded to the full Committee, as amended. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a markup on H.R. 2140, the ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025''; H.R. 3194, the ``Lifting Overburdensome Commerce Obstructions and Motives Act''; H.R. 9317, the ``Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards Act''; H.R. 9615, the ``Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act''; H.R. 9616, the ``Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Imitative Act of 2026''; H.R. 9617, the ``Coordinating and Harnessing America's Recovery of Minerals Act''; and H.R. 9618, the ``Diesel Engine Flexibility Act''. H.R. 2140, H.R. 3194, H.R. 9317, H.R. 9616, and H.R. 9617 were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. H.R. 9615 and H.R. 9618 were forwarded to the full Committee, as amended. THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S SEMI-ANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report''. Testimony was heard from Kevin M. Warsh, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. FISCAL YEAR 27 BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY BUDGET: THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARMS RACE AND THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES OFFICE Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office''. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Department of Commerce. MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK: ALIGNING COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY BETWEEN STATE AND COMMERCE Committee on Foreign Affairs: East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee; and South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a joint hearing entitled ``More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State and Commerce''. Testimony was heard from David L. Fogel, Assistant Secretary, Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; and Caleb Orr, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Department of State. U.S. ECONOMIC SECURITY AND INVESTMENT ABROAD: ASSESSING ECONOMIC SECURITY ZONES Committee on Foreign Affairs: Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Economic Security and Investment Abroad: Assessing Economic Security Zones''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND INITIATIVES TO TACKLE THE MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CRISIS IN INDIAN COUNTRY Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a joint hearing entitled ``Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country''. Testimony was heard from Charles Addington, Principal Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. COMBATING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing entitled ``Combating DEI in American Institutions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON MAIN STREET: HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SMALL BUSINESS Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``AI on Main Street: How AI is Shaping the Future of Small Business''. Testimony [[Page D706]] was heard from Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Department of Commerce. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a markup on updated Subcommittee Rosters due to changes on the Majority side; General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; and H.R. 9497, the ``Water Resources Development Act of 2026''. Updated Subcommittee Rosters were approved. Two General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were agreed to. H.R. 9497 was ordered reported, as amended. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.