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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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The political world was roiled by last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, with members of Congress voicing growing <a href="https://rollcall.com/2025/09/12/for-congress-security-fears-haunting-part-of-the-job/">concern</a> for their own safety.

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Congress <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/91525-am/">faces</a> the threat of a potential government shutdown at the end of this month if they cannot pass legislation to extend current funding.

President Donald Trump will make his second state visit to the United Kingdom.

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The House will be in <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> throughout the week, with a floor agenda focused on public safety in the District of Columbia plus potentially a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government.

The Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight <a href="https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=118612" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> Wednesday with FBI Director Kash Patel.

Thursday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Brian Schwalb will <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-the-district-of-columbia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">appear</a> at the Oversight and Government Reform Committee for an oversight hearing on the District of Columbia.

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

The Senate plans to <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">vote</a> for a bloc of Trump’s nominees, after <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5499527-senate-republicans-nuclear-option-rules-trump-nominees/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">voting</a> last week to change its rules and allow multiple nominees to be confirmed in a single vote.

Patel will <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-of-the-federal-bureau-of-investigation-09-16-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">testify</a> tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/restoring-trust-through-radical-transparency-reviewing-recent-events-at-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-and-implications-for-childrens-health" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> Wednesday on recent events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with former Director Susan Monarez.

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

Trump will <a href="https://rollcall.com/2025/09/12/trump-shutdown-republican-congress-travel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">travel</a> to the United Kingdom tomorrow, hosted by King Charles at Windsor Castle.

Wednesday, he will <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rynvlm6zjo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visit</a> the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II and attend a traditional state banquet.

Thursday, Trump will <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/14/global-week-ahead-from-royals-to-tech-deals-as-trump-visits-uk.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meet</a> with Prime Minister Keir Starmer before returning to the U.S.

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