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
- President Donald Trump plans to announce wide-ranging tariffs Wednesday, calling it “Liberation Day.”
- Senate Republicans aim to advance a budget resolution to keep their ambitious legislative plans on track.
- Boeing’s CEO will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee.
HOUSE
- The House will be in session tonight through Thursday, voting to overturn financial regulations from the Biden administration.
- The Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on national security challenges in the Americas.
- Also tomorrow, the Small Business Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through Deregulation.”
- The full schedule of committee activity can be found here.
SENATE
- The Senate plans to hold a “vote-a-rama” to advance Republicans’ budget blueprint.
- The Commerce Committee on Wednesday will host Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg in a hearing titled “Safety First: Restoring Boeing’s Status as a Great American Manufacturer.”
- Also Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will testify at the Environment and Public Works Committee regarding surface transportation programs.
- The full schedule of Senate committee activity can be found here.
WHITE HOUSE
- Trump is at the White House today planning to sign executive orders.
- “Liberation Day” tariffs are set to take effect Wednesday.
- Trump also said he plans to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, while noting he was “pissed off” with the Russian president’s recent comments on Ukraine.
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