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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/FederalPolicy">Federal Policy</a> team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.

HEADLINES
<ul>
 	<li>Congress is plugging away at must-pass legislation, including the House taking up its Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization this week while the Senate begins consideration of annual Defense policy legislation.</li>
 	<li>President Joe Biden will host Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House tomorrow.</li>
 	<li>Wednesday, Herzog will address a joint session of Congress.</li>
</ul>
HOUSE
<ul>
 	<li>The House will be in <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm">session</a> tonight through Thursday, taking up <a href="https://transportation.house.gov/faa-reauthorization/">legislation</a> to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. Herzog will <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-herzog-address-congress-mccarthy-biden-netanyahu-6789270fce42540ae532c80b3b8396ef">address</a> Congress Wednesday.</li>
 	<li>The Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-legislative-hearing-american-nuclear-energy-expansion-updating-policies-for-efficient-predictable-licensing-and-deployment">hearing</a> tomorrow on legislation to promote American nuclear energy.</li>
 	<li>Also tomorrow, the Financial Services Committee will hold three separate subcommittee hearings, on <a href="https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408901">FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Rulemaking</a>, <a href="https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408903">climate risks and financial rulemaking</a>, and <a href="https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=408902">oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance</a>.</li>
 	<li>The full list of House committee activity can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
SENATE
<ul>
 	<li>The Senate will be in <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm">session</a> throughout the week, beginning debate on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.</li>
 	<li>The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday will take up pandemic preparedness legislation.</li>
 	<li>The Judiciary Committee on Thursday will take up a Supreme Court ethics bill.</li>
 	<li>Additional Senate committee meetings can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
WHITE HOUSE
<ul>
 	<li>Biden tomorrow will <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/13/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-visit-of-president-isaac-herzog-of-israel-2/">host</a> Israeli President Isaac Herzog for meetings at the White House.</li>
 	<li>Wednesday, the president will convene his <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/competition/">Competition Council</a> and host the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn.</li>
 	<li>Thursday, Biden will travel to Philadelphia to <a href="https://www.forth.news/whpool/64b290da84f7369f72b0dd27">discuss</a> his economic agenda.</li>
</ul>

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