2:00 PM EST

Partisan and Profitable: The SPLC’s Influence on Federal Civil Rights Policy

House Judiciary Committee

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WITNESSES:

Andrew Sypher, Executive Vice President of Field Operations, Turning Point USA

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Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council

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Tyler O'Neil, Senior Editor, The Daily Signal

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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/house-event/118758

https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/partisan-and-profitable-splcs-influence-federal-civil-rights-policy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrLwCyT08lo

2:00 PM EST

H.R. 498 – Do No Harm in Medicaid Act; H.R. 3492 – Protect Children's Innocence Act; H.R. ____ – Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

House Rules Committee

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LEGISLATION:

H.R. 498 – Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/498

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H.R. 3492 – Protect Children's Innocence Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3492

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H. Rept. 119-311 – Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 3492

https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/119th-congress/house-report/311

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H.R. ____ – Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/118783/documents/BILLS-119pih-LowerHealthCare5PremiumsforAllAmericansAct.pdf

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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/house-event/118783

https://rules.house.gov/media/announcement/meeting-announcement-december-16-2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4ZI0BHzu4

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2:00 PM EST

House Rules Considers GOP Health Care Plan

House Rules Committee meets to consider the GOP's health care plan amid debate over extending enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.

https://www.c-span.org/event/house-committee/house-rules-considers-gop-health-care-plan/438922

2:00 PM EST

Changes in Maritime Technology: Can the Coast Guard Keep Up?

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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WITNESSES:

Rear Admiral David C. Barata, Deputy Commandant for Operations Policy and Assistant Commandant for Intelligence, United States Coast Guard

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Rear Admiral Jason P. Tama, Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command, United States Coast Guard

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Andrew Von Ah, Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office

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Heidi C. Perry (TBC), Chair, Report on Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions, National Academies of Science

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https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/house-event/118690

https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409163

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y362qYYguw

10:48 AM EST

Senators Speak to Reporters Following Classified Briefing on Drug Boat Strikes

Democratic and Republican senators speak to reporters following a closed-door briefing with Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth on U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth also speak after the briefing.

https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/senators-speak-to-reporters-following-classified-briefing-on-drug-boat-strikes/670534

1:09 PM EST

Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth on Boat Strikes

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefly spoke with reporters after a closed-door briefing for senators on the September 2 boat strikes in the Caribbean. The secretaries said they will continue to engage with Congress on the matter, noting that this was the twenty-second bipartisan briefing held under the Trump administration. Secretary Hegseth also said the Defense Department will not release the full, unedited video to the public.Show Less

https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/secretaries-rubio-and-hegseth-on-boat-strikes/670571

1:11 PM EST

Sen. Schumer on Venezuela Boat Strikes

"If they can't be transparent about this, how can you trust their transparency on all the other issues swirling around the Caribbean?" the Senate Minority Leader said after a closed-door briefing for senators on the Venezuela boat strikes. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth came to the meeting "empty-handed," despite urging the secretary to allow lawmakers to view the full, unedited video of the boat strike that occurred on September 2 in the Caribbean.

https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/sen-schumer-on-venezuela-boat-strikes/670572

3:00 PM EST

Congressional Statue Unveiling in honor of Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

https://ebbs.senate.gov/events/9331/

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3:00 PM EST

WATCH LIVE: Johnson and Jeffries lead unveiling civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns statue

PBS NewsHour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haHaJTzh95k

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3:00 PM EST

Virginia Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns Unveiled on Capitol Hill

https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/virginia-statue-of-civil-rights-activist-barbara-rose-johns-unveiled-on-capitol-hill/438938

JD Vance reaction to Susie Wiles' Vanity Fair interview: 'Sometimes, I am a conspiracy theorist'

TheColumbusDispatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmZCBvRYQpw

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