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

• Congress is careening toward shutting down the government as both chambers struggle to pass any funding legislation.
• President Joe Biden is in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.
• Upon his return later this week, Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.

HOUSE

• The House will be in session tonight through Thursday, attempting again to pass Pentagon funding legislation after it stalled amid Republican infighting last week.
• The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.
• Wednesday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold an oversight hearing with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
• The full list of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will be in session throughout the week, also trying again on spending legislation that was held up last week.
• Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.”
• Thursday, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will vote on public health legislation, including a bipartisan agreement aimed at bolstering the primary care workforce.
• Additional Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• The president is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, and he will hold several bilateral meetings.
• Thursday, Biden will host Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House.
• Thursday evening, he will speak at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 46th Annual Awards Gala.

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