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
- The Senate is continuing to work rapidly to approve President Donald Trump’s cabinet.
- The Senate Finance Committee will vote tomorrow on Robert Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary.
- Trump is holding calls with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
HOUSE
- The House will hold floor votes tomorrow through Friday, taking up legislation to prohibit any federal moratorium on fracking.
- The Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on preparing America’s cybersecurity workforce.
- Also Wednesday, the Education and Workforce Committee will hold a hearing on the state of American education.
- The full schedule of committee activity can be found here.
SENATE
- The Senate will continue voting on Trump’s cabinet nominees, aiming to approve several this week.
- The Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on Kennedy’s nomination.
- Thursday, the Finance Committee will hold a hearing Thursday with Jamieson Greer on his nomination to be U.S. trade representative, as the White House imposes broad tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China.
- The full list of Senate committee activity can be found here.
WHITE HOUSE
- This morning, Trump had a call with Trudeau and will speak with him again this afternoon as the tariffs are set to take effect.
- Tomorrow, Netanyahu will visit Trump at the White House.
- Vice President JD Vance today is visiting East Palestine, Ohio, marking two years since the catastrophic train derailment in the city.
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