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

• Washington and its NATO allies are on high alert after Russia struck a Ukrainian military base only a few miles from the Poland border.
• President Joe Biden will host Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin for a Saint Patrick’s Day celebration.
• Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is continuing her courtesy meetings with senators ahead of her confirmation hearings beginning next week.

HOUSE

• The House will be in session tomorrow through Friday, voting on legislation to revoke permanent normal trade relations with Russia.
• Wednesday, the Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on 5G wireless technology.
• Also Wednesday, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on biofuels research and development.
• The full schedule of committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will take up the nomination of Shalanda Young to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget.
• Tomorrow, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will vote on bipartisan legislation to reauthorize pandemic preparedness programs.
• Also tomorrow, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Indo-Pacific trade.
• The current list of committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• This afternoon, President Biden will speak on infrastructure at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference.
• Tomorrow, he will celebrate Women’s History Month with Vice President Kamala Harris.
• Thursday, Biden will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin at the White House.