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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/services/federal-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Federal Policy</a> team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.

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Congress returns from a two-week recess still wrestling with funding for Ukraine and Israel, which is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/politics/us-israel-iran-retaliation-strike/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bracing</a> for an Iranian response to Israel’s strike on Damascus last week that killed several Iranian military officials.

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also leads headlines this week, testifying in budget hearings in both chambers while the Senate receives House-passed articles of impeachment against him.

President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who will also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/congress-japan-prime-minister-kishida-ec22e62cdee0d258ccce0a88335e964d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">address</a> a joint session of Congress Thursday.

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The House will return tomorrow through Friday, with an <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">agenda</a> including <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20240408/RISA_xml.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act</a>.  

Hearings on the administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal include Mayorkas <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/legislation/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">appearing</a> Wednesday at the Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee.

The Oversight Committee on Thursday will hold a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-the-u-s-food-and-drug-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on the Food and Drug Administration with Commissioner Robert Califf.

The full committee schedule can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

The Senate will be in <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> throughout the week, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4576428-schumer-senate-to-do/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deciding</a> how to proceed after the House delivers its articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on Wednesday.

Senate budget hearings are highlighted by <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-department-of-homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mayorkas</a> at the Senate Appropriations Committee, as well as the Armed Services Committee <a href="https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-defense-budget-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hosting</a> Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Charles Brown Jr., and Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Tuesday will <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/an-update-from-the-treasury-department-countering-illicit-finance-terrorism-and-sanctions-evasion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">update</a> the Senate Banking Committee on countering illicit finance, terrorism and sanctions evasion.

Additional Senate committee meetings can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

Biden is <a href="https://www.forth.news/whpool/66126086a38a35700a603fe5">traveling</a> today to Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago for campaign events.

The rest of the week, the president will be <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/politics/biden-to-host-japanese-pm-fumio-next-week-state-dinner/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hosting</a> Kishida, including a State Dinner.

In addition to bilateral meetings, Biden and Kishida will hold a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/18/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-upcoming-trilateral-leaders-summit-of-the-philippines-japan-and-the-united-states/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meeting</a> Thursday with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Republic of the Philippines.

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