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The Weekly Hill Update

09/08/2025 | 1 minute read

Posted in Congress

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

  • Republicans are reportedly prepared to move to change Senate rules to expedite approval of President Donald Trump’s nominees.
  • Trump says he is considering deploying the National Guard to more cities in addition to Washington, D.C.
  • The Senate Commerce Committee will examine Trump’s AI Action Plan released this summer.

HOUSE

  • The House will be in session today through Thursday, taking up its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
  • The Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions will hold a hearing tomorrow on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) with Director Andrea Gacki.
  • Also tomorrow, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy will hold a hearing on appliance and buildings policies.
  • The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

  • The Senate will resume consideration of the NDAA, and Republicans plan to vote to allow “en bloc” confirmations of multiple agency nominees in one vote.
  • The Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness will hold a hearing Wednesday on the administration’s artificial intelligence strategy with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios.
  • Also Wednesday, the Banking Committee will hold a hearing on deposit insurance reform.
  • The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

  • Trump is considering sending the National Guard to additional cities to address crime, following the current deployment in Washington.
  • Today, Trump will speak at the second meeting of his Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible in Washington.
  • Thursday, Trump will commemorate the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon and attend the Yankees versus Tigers baseball game at Yankee Stadium.