Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.
HEADLINES
- House Republicans will attempt to pass several important bills, including their vehicle for a third reconciliation bill.
- President Donald Trump will host Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, as war continues in the Middle East.
- Trump will also travel to Georgia later in the week to promote Trump Accounts.
HOUSE
- The House has an extremely ambitious agenda, including the National Defense Authorization Act, a budget reconciliation resolution, and an appropriations bill to fund the government beyond September.
- The Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on federal research priorities with White House Office of Science and Technology Director Michael Kratsios.
- Also Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on United Nations accountability and reform with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz.
- The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.
SENATE
- The Senate will hold votes on Trump’s judicial nominees.
- The Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on the White House’s supplemental appropriations request with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine.
- Wednesday, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
- The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.
WHITE HOUSE
- Tomorrow, Trump will host Aoun at the White House.
- Wednesday, he will visit a high school in Georgia to promote the Treasury Department’s new Trump Accounts.
- Thursday, Trump will celebrate the 2025 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House.
