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Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of August 31, 2026

Washington, August 31, 2026
Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:

Appropriations

On Friday, September 4, the Subcommittee on Defense will hold a field hearing called "Industrial Base and Workforce Development for Skilled Trades." 

Education & Workforce

On Tuesday, September 1, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing called "Supporting Working Families: State-Led Child Care Solutions."

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing called "Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators."

Energy & Commerce

On Tuesday, September 1, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a markup on the following measures:
  • H.R. 10170, the Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act (Miller-Meeks)
  • H.R. 10158, the Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 (Harshbarger)
  • H.R. 10152, the Open-Source AI Leadership Act (Evans)
  • H.R. 6207, the Chip EQUIP Act (Lofgren)
  • H.R. 10163, the American Quantum Competitiveness Act (Langworthy)
  • H.R. 6832, the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025 (Weber)
  • H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act (Langworthy)
  • H.R. 9385, the PROTECT USA Act of 2026 (Fitzgerald)
  • H.R. 7945, the Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026 (Mullin)
  • H.R. 2713, the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act (Harshbarger)
  • H.R. 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act (Menendez)
  • H.R. 6488, the Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act (Houchin)
On Tuesday, September 1, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a markup on the following measures:
  • H.R. 2805, the PLAN for Broadband Act (Walberg)
  • H.R. 4950, the Data BRIDGE Act (Houchin)
  • H.R. 6152, the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (McDowell)
  • H.R. 7294, the AI for Secure Networks Act (Menendez)
  • H.R. 8255, the Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act (Guthrie)
  • H.R. 9129, the GUARD Act (Moolenaar)
On Thursday, September 3, the Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing called "Reliable Water in the Digital Age: Examining Legislation to Strengthen Drinking Water Systems and Protect Ratepayers"

Financial Services

On Wednesday, September 2, the Committee on Financial Services will hold a full committee hearing called "Strengthening the American Economy: Promoting Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity."

Foreign Affairs
 
On Tuesday, September 1, the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee will hold a hearing called "Countering Houthi Terrorism: Protecting U.S. Interests and Security in the Red Sea."

Intelligence

On Monday, August 31, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a full committee meeting called "Committee Business to Consider: Review of the 9/11 Commission Report."

On Wednesday, September 2, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a full committee hearing called "Persistent Competition & Legacy Architectures."

Judiciary

On Tuesday, September 1, the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement will hold a hearing called “Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences.” 

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet will hold a hearing called “Renewal of USPTO Fee Setting Authority: Giving Full Effect to the America Invents Act.”

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government will hold a hearing called “Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II.”

Natural Resources

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following measures:
  • H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025 (Steube)
  • H.R. 5470, the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (LaHood)
  • H.R. 6788, the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act (Downing)
  • H.R. 9269, the Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act (Clyburn)
  • H.R. 9600, the Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026 (Raskin)
  • H.R. 9779, the Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026 (Gonzalez)
  • H.R. 10128, To codify Secretary's Order No. 3434 of the Department of the Interior (McClintock)
  • H.R. 10136, the Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026 (Westerman)
  • S. 675, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act (Hoeven)

Oversight and Government Reform

On Tuesday, September 1, the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses will hold a hearing called "Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism."

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs will hold a hearing called "No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs."

Rules

On Monday, August 31, the Committee on Rules will meet on the following measures:
  • H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 (Shreve)
  • H.R. 9436, To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulation concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective. [Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026] (Lawler)
  • H.R. 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 (Foxx)
  • H. Res. 1490, Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes (Crank)
On Wednesday, September 2, the Committee on Rules will hold a member day hearingcalled "Proposed Rules Changes for the 120th Congress."

Science, Space, and Technology

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on Energy will hold a hearing called "Powering the Nuclear Renaissance: Accelerating U.S. Leadership in Advanced Nuclear Reactors."

Small Business

On Wednesday, September 2, the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains will hold a hearing called "Fueling the Golden Age: Future Resource Needs and Small Business Opportunity."

Veterans' Affairs

On Wednesday, September 2, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a full committee oversight hearing called “Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update.”

Ways and Means

On Tuesday, September 1, the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare will hold a hearingcalled "Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs."

On Wednesday, September 2, the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a full committee hearing called "Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources and Supply Chains."
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