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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>Capitol Hill is facing a legislative crunch as Democratic leaders race to pass key priorities before departing Washington for August.</li>



<li>This week, lawmakers <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3572372-this-week-congress-awaits-movement-on-semiconductor-bill/">hope</a> to pass a bipartisan bill to promote U.S. technological competitiveness, while they <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/07/25/democrats-high-stakes-math-game">await</a> action on Democrats’ reconciliation legislation targeting prescription drug prices and Affordable Care Act subsidies.</li>



<li>President Joe Biden is in isolation with COVID, his symptoms improving.</li>
</ul>



HOUSE



<ul>
<li>The House is in its last week of <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/content/weekly-leader-friday-july-22-2022">session</a> before a six-week recess, though the calendar could change.</li>



<li>The House Permanent Selection Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday will hold a <a href="https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=115048">hearing</a> on threats from foreign commercial spyware.</li>



<li>The House Oversight Committee will hold a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/examining-the-practices-and-profits-of-gun-manufacturers">hearing</a> on Wednesday (postponed from last week) with executives from gun manufacturers.</li>



<li>The full hearing schedule can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity">here</a>.</li>
</ul>



SENATE



<ul>
<li>The Senate <a href="https://www.senate.gov/floor/index.htm">aims</a> to pass a slimmed-down version of legislation aiming to promote domestic semiconductor manufacturing and technological research.</li>



<li>The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/fighting-fentanyl-the-federal-response-to-a-growing-crisis">hearing</a> tomorrow on fentanyl.</li>



<li>The Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday will hold a <a href="https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/us-national-security-and-economic-statecraft-ensuring-us-global-leadership-for-the-twenty-first-century">hearing</a> on economic statecraft.</li>



<li>The current list of committee meetings can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm">here</a>.</li>
</ul>



WHITE HOUSE



<ul>
<li>Biden currently has no public events scheduled this week as he remains in isolation.</li>
</ul>

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