This Week on the Hill
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
Highlights on the agenda for this week in Washington
UN General Assembly 81st session General Debate resumes in New York for its final day after a Sunday break; debate ran September 22–26 and concludes September 28.
DIPLOMACY · MON
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces holds an open hearing on an update on Golden Dome.
HEARING · TUE
Senate Judiciary Committee holds an open hearing on pending nominations.
HEARING · WED
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee holds an oversight hearing on small business programs, focusing on the U.S. Small Business Administration.
HEARING · WED
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census holds an open hearing on rogue AI, focusing on securing the homeland against AI agents.
HEARING · WED
Federal fiscal year 2026 ends; fiscal year 2027 begins October 1.
DEADLINE · WED
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds a business meeting to consider a request to direct Senate Legal Counsel to file an application seeking immunity.
MARKUP · THU