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The Weekly Hill Update

03/04/2024 | 1 minute read

Posted in Ohio Clock

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 deliver the State of the Union address Thursday.
  • Lawmakers are working to pass a package of six annual appropriations bills before Friday’s new deadline after last week’s short-term punt.
  • Voters in 16 states will cast ballots in Super Tuesday primaries, likely solidifying the presidential race between Biden and Donald Trump.

HOUSE

  • The House will hold floor votes tomorrow through Friday, with plans to vote Wednesday on the funding package – a test for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
  • The Financial Services Committee on Wednesday will host Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, who will deliver the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report.   
  • Also Wednesday, the Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee will hold a hearing on weather forecasting and modeling.   
  • The rest of the House committee schedule can be found here.

SENATE

  • The Senate will be in session tomorrow through Friday, also taking up the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
  • The Commerce Committee on Wednesday will receive testimony from National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy regarding the NTSB Investigations Report.
  • Powell will deliver the Fed’s semiannual report to the Senate Banking Committee Thursday.
  • Additional Senate committee meetings can be found here.

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