The Weekly Hill Update

04/29/2024|1 minute read

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's cabinet will continue to discuss his fiscal year 2025 budget request during numerous congressional appearances this week.
• Biden will attend campaign events in Delaware and the District of Columbia, and he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• BakerHostetler's 35th Annual Legislative Seminar is in 10 days. Join us!

HOUSE

• The House will be in session tonight through Wednesday.
• Budget hearings continue, including appearances by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Labor Secretary Julie Su.
• The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific on Wednesday will hold a hearing on U.S.-Taiwan relations.
• The full committee schedule can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will be in session Tuesday through Thursday, beginning consideration of legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.
• Senate budget hearings include Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan.
• The Finance Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on health cybersecurity and the recent attack on Change Healthcare, with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty.
• Additional Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Tomorrow, Biden will head to Wilmington, Delaware, for a campaign event.
• Wednesday, he will have a campaign reception here in Washington.
• Friday, he will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom; recipients are not yet known.

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