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 remain in intense negotiations in the hopes of passing their sweeping reconciliation legislation through the House before next week’s Memorial Day recess.
- President Donald Trump plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- BakerHostetler’s 36th Annual Legislative Seminar is this Wednesday, as we will hear from key leaders in both parties in the House and Senate. Join us!
HOUSE
- The House is scheduled to be in session tonight through Thursday, though leadership has threatened to keep lawmakers in Washington until their One Big Beautiful Bill is approved.
- Officials testifying at budget hearings include Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Chairman Paul Atkins of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing Wednesday on artificial intelligence regulation.
- The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.
SENATE
- The Senate plans to take up landmark cryptocurrency legislation.
- A busy slate of budget hearings in the Senate includes Zeldin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
- The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the state of higher education.
- The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.
WHITE HOUSE
- Today, Trump plans to speak by phone with both Putin and Zelensky.
- Wednesday, he will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House.
- Saturday, he will deliver the commencement address at West Point.
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