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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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Congressional Republicans return from recess to try to pass a second reconciliation bill and an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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Several Cabinet secretaries will appear in congressional hearings, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Voters will choose their parties’ candidates in primary elections in California, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, New Jersey, and South Dakota.

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The House will hold floor <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">votes</a> Wednesday through Friday.

Cabinet members appearing before House committees include <a href="https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/department-of-state-fy-2027-budget-request-a-commitment-to-america-first-foreign-policy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rubio</a>, Acting <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hearings/oversight-hearing-department-justice-0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Attorney General</a> Todd Blanche, and <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/full-committee-hearing-with-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Treasury</a> Secretary Scott Bessent.

The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection will hold a <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/the-ai-security-landscape-how-frontier-models-agentic-ai-and-ai-coding-tools-are-reshaping-cybersecurity-and-critical-infrastructure-resilience/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> Thursday on artificial intelligence security.

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>.

Senate Republicans are <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/6126-am/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">trying</a> to find a way forward on their immigration enforcement funding legislation, which stalled last month.

<a href="https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy27-state-department-budget-request" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rubio</a> and <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-budget-for-the-department-of-the-treasury" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bessent</a> will also testify before Senate committees, as will Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-budget-request-for-the-department-of-homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mullin</a>.

The Commerce Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/meetings/protecting-college-sports-supporting-student-athletes-restoring-fair-competition-and-saving-the-games-fans-love/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> Wednesday on potential legislation addressing college athletes’ rights and compensation.

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>.

President Donald Trump is at the White House today participating in meetings and <a href="https://www.forth.news/whpool/Cbbj3Mz8qKNbsiez8Zfix" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">signing</a> an executive order.

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