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

• President Joe Biden will meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan, speak at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual Days of Remembrance ceremony, and campaign in Wisconsin and Illinois.
• The House will take up a motion to vacate the chair of Speaker Mike Johnson, which is all but certain to fail.
• BakerHostetler’s 35th Annual Legislative Seminar is this Wednesday. Join us!

HOUSE

• The House will be in session tonight through Thursday, likely dealing with a motion to vacate the chair.
• Noteworthy administration officials testifying on the president’s fiscal year 2025 budget request include Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, both Wednesday.
• The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s efforts to outcompete China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
• The full committee schedule can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will be in session Tuesday through Thursday, trying to complete consideration of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration.
• Senate budget hearings include Secretary of Labor Julie Su, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan.
• The Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security will hold a hearing Wednesday on consumer data security.
• Additional Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Today, the president will have lunch with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
• Tomorrow, he will deliver the keynote address at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony at the Capitol.
• Later in the week, Biden will travel to Racine, Wisconsin, and Chicago for campaign activities.

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