The Weekly Hill Update

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

• The House and Senate enter their final work period of the 118th Congress, focusing on funding the government into next year.
• President Joe Biden is on his first presidential visit to Africa.
• President-elect Donald Trump has nearly finished choosing his nominees for senior roles in his second administration.

HOUSE

• The House will be in session tomorrow through Friday, taking up legislation designed to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses.
• The Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday regarding innovation in financial technology.
• Thursday, the Oversight and Accountability Committee will hold an oversight hearing with the Census Bureau.
• The full House committee schedule can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will be in session throughout the week, continuing votes to confirm Biden’s judicial nominees.
• The Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing Thursday regarding public health impacts of PFAS.
• Also Thursday, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing with the Postal Service.
• Additional Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Biden is in Africa for his first visit as president, stopping in Cabo Verde this morning.
• The president will spend the rest of his trip in Angola, highlighting U.S. infrastructure investment in the region.
• Biden returns to the White House on Thursday.