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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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House Republicans will attempt to pass several important bills, including their vehicle for a third reconciliation bill.

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President Donald Trump will host Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, as war continues in the Middle East.

Trump will also travel to Georgia later in the week to promote Trump Accounts.

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The House has an extremely ambitious <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">agenda</a>, including the <a href="https://rules.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-rules.house.gov/files/documents/rcp_h8800_xml.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Defense Authorization Act</a>, a budget reconciliation <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20260720/RCP_HCRBU_xml.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">resolution</a>, and an appropriations <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20260720/FY%202027_xml.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">bill</a> to fund the government beyond September.

The Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Wednesday will hold a <a href="https://science.house.gov/2026/7/full-committee-hearing-unleashing-golden-age-science-ostp-research-enterprise-priorities-fy27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on federal research priorities with White House Office of Science and Technology Director Michael Kratsios.

Also Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a <a href="https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/united-nations-accountability-and-reform-advancing-an-america-first-foreign-policy-through-strategic-diplomacy-and-burden-sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on United Nations accountability and reform with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz.

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 will hold <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">votes</a> on Trump’s judicial nominees.

The Appropriations Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-supplemental-funding-request-of-june-24-2026" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> tomorrow on the White House’s supplemental appropriations request with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine.

Wednesday, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight <a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2026/7/oversight-hearing-on-the-federal-energy-regulatory-commission" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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>.

Tomorrow, Trump will <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-aoun-meet-trump-white-house-hoping-generate-pressure-israel-2026-07-19/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">host</a> Aoun at the White House.

Wednesday, he will <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/trump-to-visit-metro-atlanta-high-school-to-promote-new-investment-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visit</a> a high school in Georgia to promote the Treasury Department’s new Trump Accounts.

Thursday, Trump will <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-to-visit-white-house-2026" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">celebrate</a> the 2025 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House.

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