WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by American Governance Institute Executive Director Daniel Schuman from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on technological modernization and innovation to strengthen congressional operations: * * * Dear Chair Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and members of the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee: Thank you for providing the opportunity for written   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Ahniwake Rose, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony on behalf of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's (AIHEC) pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by John D. Rackey, associate director of the Structural Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chair Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in support of the fiscal year 2027 legislative branch appropri  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Joseph Eannello, partner and legislative director at Capitol Counsel LLC, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on Congressional Research Service appropriations status table: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this written te  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by James H. Townsend, director of the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations to strengthen and preserve access to inspector general reports: * * * Chair Valado, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, thank you for  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Data Foundation President and CEO Nicholas 'Nick' Hart dated March 13, 2026, for a March 17, 2026, hearing on the development of a data map for oversight and transparency: * * * Chair Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony. I am Nick Hart, President & CEO of the Data Foundation, a n  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Foundation for American Innovation senior fellow Dan Lips from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations for the Government Accountability Office: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony about the Government Accountability Office's appropriati  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by HillClimbers.org founder Omar Awan from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on the clerk hire component of the member representational allowance: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding the Member Representational Allowance (MRA), specifically the Clerk Hire compon  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by National Security Counselors Executive Director Kel McClanahan from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on Government Accountability Office oversight of the intelligence community: * * * Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Espaillat, and members of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this written testimony about the   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Danielle Stewart, advisor for congressional initiatives at POPVOX Foundation, and former House chief of staff, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations to strengthen security for members and staff: * * * Dear Chair Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee: Thank you for t  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Anne Meeker, managing director of POPVOX Foundation, and former House caseworker and director of constituent services, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding for the establishment of a congressional casework liaison office: * * * Dear Chair Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommit  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by James Burd, president and CEO of Preservation Technologies LP, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding for the Library of Congress mass deacidification program: * * * This testimony respectfully requests $2.5 million in FY 2027 funding for the Library of Congress mass deacidification program, a proven preservation effort that protects millions  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Public Good Group principal Lorelei Kelly from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on funding requests to support Congress modernization: * * * Dear Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony. My name is Lorelei Kelly. I am a Principal at Public Good Group, where I work on democratic   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, dated March 13, 2026, for a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, and Committee Members, for the opportunity to provide written testimony to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee as part of today's Member Day. This is an important opportunity for Membe  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, from a March 17, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations requests: * * * Dear Chairman Valadao and Ranking Member Espaillat: Thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding my priorities for the Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. I urge the Subcommittee to include $20 million to implement a chil  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Councilman Jeremy Takala, on behalf of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * I. Introduction Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and distinguished members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Relate  more