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

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President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address tomorrow night.

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The White House continues to react to Friday’s Supreme Court decision in <em>Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump</em>, which upended much of his tariff regime.

Business is disrupted by a winter storm affecting Washington and much of the Northeast.

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The House will be in <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> today through Wednesday, with floor votes delayed until Tuesday due to snow.

The Foreign Affairs Committee tomorrow will host Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment Jacob Helberg for a <a href="https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/advancing-national-security-through-commercial-diplomacy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on commercial diplomacy.

Also tomorrow, the Appropriations Committee will hold an oversight <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hearings/oversight-hearing-national-endowment-democracy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> with National Endowment for Democracy CEO Damon Wilson.

The full schedule of House committee activity can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

The Senate will continue <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5748060-funding-department-homeland-security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">negotiations</a> to renew funding for the Department of Homeland Security after it lapsed earlier this month.

The Armed Services Committee tomorrow will hold a <a href="https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-rebuilding-american-critical-minerals-supply-chains" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on critical mineral supply chains with Pentagon officials.

Thursday, the Banking Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/02/19/2026/update-from-the-prudential-regulators-rightsizing-regulation-to-promote-american-opportunity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> with leaders of the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and National Credit Union Administration.

The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

This morning, Trump is <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/22/us-news/trump-to-honor-laken-riley-and-other-angel-families-ahead-of-state-of-the-union-address/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">holding</a> an Angel Families Day ceremony.

Tomorrow, he will <a href="https://rollcall.com/2026/02/20/trump-speech-expected-to-be-heavy-on-politics-lower-on-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deliver</a> the State of the Union address.

Trump may take additional actions in <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/trump-tariffs-trade-war" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">response</a> to the Supreme Court striking down tariffs he imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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