1. THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
Congress is in pro forma sessions this week. State legislatures present limited official activity, highlighted by committee sessions on education funding and tax policy in Virginia, alongside healthcare dashboard discussions in Kentucky. The Federal Register includes public notices regarding organic standards board nominations, civil monetary penalty adjustments, and Chronic Wasting Disease program guidelines.
2. FLOOR VOTES EXPECTED
Day | Bill / topic | Chamber | Source link |
Mon–Fri | No floor votes expected (pro forma sessions) | House / Senate |
3. COMMITTEE HEARINGS THIS WEEK
Day/Time | Committee | Hearing Topic | Who is Affected (as stated in the official description) |
Mon Oct 26 9:00 AM | Joint Subcommittee to Study Elementary and Secondary Education Funding (VA) | Study elementary and secondary education funding | Elementary and secondary education institutions and public schools |
Mon Oct 26 10:00 AM | Joint Subcommittee on Tax Policy (VA) | State tax policy | Virginia taxpayers and businesses |
Tue Oct 27 10:00 AM | Administrative Law Advisory Committee - Harmless Error Work Group (VA) | Harmless error review | Administrative law practitioners and regulated entities |
Tue Oct 27 2:30 PM | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memoriam Commission - Tribute to Senator Yvonne Miller Work Group (VA) | Tribute planning | Commission members and public stakeholders |
Wed Oct 28 9:00 AM ET | Healthcare Transparency Dashboard Subcommittee (KY) | Discussion of Indiana's Healthcare Transparency Dashboards and DecisionPro Kentucky | Healthcare providers, state health agencies, and health care consumers |
Wed Oct 28 12:00 PM | Secretary of Administration Work Group to Study Back-End, Opt-Out Automatic Voter Registration (VA) | Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration | Virginia voters and state election administrators |
Thu Oct 29 12:00 PM | Administrative Law Advisory Committee (VA) | Administrative law advisory matters | Administrative law proceedings and state agency rules |
Thu Oct 29 2:00 PM | Commission on Women's Health - Growing in Grace Subcommittee (VA) | Women's health initiatives | Women's healthcare facilities and public health programs |
4. FEDERAL REGISTER DATES THIS WEEK
Date | Agency | Item Type (comment deadline or effective date) | Link |
Mon Oct 26 | Administrative Conference of the United States | Agency Public Comment Processing Procedures Request for information / Notice | 89 FR 67263 |
Mon Oct 26 | Agricultural Marketing Service | National Organic Standards Board Call for Applications and Nominations Application / Nomination Call (Deadline Dec 28, 2026) | 89 FR 67263 |
Mon Oct 26 | Office of the Secretary, USDA | Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments for 2026 Notice of no adjustment | 89 FR 67264 |
Mon Oct 26 | Forest Service | Special Uses-SF-299 Application for Transportation, Utility Systems, Telecommunications on Federal Lands Paperwork Reduction Act Comment Request (Deadline Nov 25, 2026) | 89 FR 67264 |
Mon Oct 26 | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards Notice of Availability and Request for Comments (Deadline Nov 25, 2026) | 89 FR 67266 |
5. STATEHOUSE THIS WEEK
State | Date | Body or meeting | Topic | Link |
KY | Wed Oct 28 | Healthcare Transparency Dashboard Subcommittee | Indiana Healthcare Dashboards and DecisionPro Kentucky | |
VA | Mon Oct 26 – Thu Oct 29 | Legislative Subcommittees and Commissions | Education funding, tax policy, voter registration, women's health |
5. SOURCES
https://www.regulations.gov[cite: 3]
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