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 Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado following the U.S. ouster and capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
- The Trump administration late last week opened a criminal investigation against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
- The Senate Banking Committee plans to vote on crypto market structure legislation.
HOUSE
- The House will be in session tonight through Thursday.
- The Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology will hold a hearing Wednesday on the White House’s AI Action Plan with Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios.
- Also Wednesday, the Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing with the Federal Communications Commission.
- The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.
SENATE
- The Senate will take up a House-passed package of fiscal year 2026 appropriations legislation.
- On Thursday, the Banking Committee plans to vote on landmark legislation to regulate cryptocurrency markets.
- Also Thursday, the Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of technology on kids.
- The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.
WHITE HOUSE
- This afternoon, Trump will meet with Archbishop Paul Coakley, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and with Frank Siller, CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
- Tomorrow, Trump will travel to Michigan to speak to the Detroit Economic Club.
- The White House expects a visit from Machado, but has not yet announced details of the meeting.
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