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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 status of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is uncertain following the U.S. seizure of an Iranian ship yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Donald Trump will attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear in hearings in the House and Senate, as will various other cabinet officials.

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The House will hold floor <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">votes</a> tonight through Thursday.

Kennedy will <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-the-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">appear</a> tomorrow before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.

Wednesday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/full-committee-hearing-on-the-trump-administrations-2026-trade-policy-agenda-with-united-states-trade-representative-jamieson-greer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">testify</a> regarding the administration’s 2026 trade agenda before the Ways and Means Committee.

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> on an extension of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, as Republicans <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/washington/gop-legislative-gauntlet/">try</a> to resolve a legislative impasse over potential reforms.

The Banking Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/04/14/2026/nomination-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> tomorrow on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve.

Kennedy will testify Wednesday before both the <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Finance</a> Committee and the <a href="https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-on-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions</a> Committee.

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>.

White House officials were set to travel to Pakistan to resume negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, but the status of those talks is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-israel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">uncertain</a>, as is the ceasefire that’s set to expire Wednesday.

Tomorrow evening, Trump will <a href="https://www.americareadsthebible.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">participate</a> in “America Reads the Bible,” organized by Christians Engaged.

Saturday, he will attend the <a href="https://whca.press/news/annual-dinner/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">White House Correspondents’ Dinner</a>.

The Weekly Hill Update