Member Day

Title

Member Day hearing on FY2027 Defense Appropriations priorities

Purpose

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held an open "Member Day" hearing inviting all House members to testify on their priorities for the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. No members had requested to testify, so the chair noted a statement from Congresswoman Garcia would be submitted for the record, and the subcommittee proceeded briefly with opening remarks before adjourning. Begins at▶ 0:04:41

Who spoke

• Chairman Calvert▶ 0:04:41: Opened the hearing, noting the subcommittee receives thousands of member requests per year that he and Ranking Member McCollum review▶ 0:04:41; cited FY2026's tardy budget rollout and reconciliation challenges but said a bipartisan package was ultimately passed▶ 0:05:11; said no members had requested to testify and that Congresswoman Garcia's statement would be submitted for the record▶ 0:05:30; recognized Ranking Member McCollum for opening remarks▶ 0:05:30, and closed the hearing after her remarks▶ 0:06:00.

• Ranking Member McCollum▶ 0:06:00: Thanked the chair for holding the hearing and said she looked forward to learning more about the priorities submitted to the record▶ 0:06:00.

Key moments

• Chairman Calvert stated the subcommittee receives thousands of member funding requests per year, reviewed jointly with Ranking Member McCollum▶ 0:04:41.

• Calvert noted FY2026 involved a tardy budget rollout and navigating reconciliation, but a bipartisan appropriations package was ultimately passed▶ 0:05:11.

• No members submitted requests to testify at this Member Day hearing; Congresswoman Garcia's statement was instead entered into the record▶ 0:05:30.

• Ranking Member McCollum offered brief opening remarks before the subcommittee adjourned▶ 0:06:00.