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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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President Joe Biden’s cabinet will continue to discuss his fiscal year 2025 budget request during numerous congressional appearances this week.

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Biden will attend campaign events in Delaware and the District of Columbia, and he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

BakerHostetler’s 35th Annual Legislative Seminar is in 10 days. <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/insights/bakerhostetlers-35th-annual-legislative-seminar/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Join us!</a>

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The House will be in <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> tonight through Wednesday.

Budget hearings continue, including appearances by <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-with-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Treasury</a> Secretary Janet Yellen, <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-department-transportation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Transportation</a> Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and <a href="https://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410483" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Labor</a> Secretary Julie Su.

The Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific on Wednesday will hold a <a href="https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/from-1979-to-2024-evaluating-the-taiwan-relations-act-and-assessing-the-future-of-u-s-taiwan-relations/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on U.S.-Taiwan relations.

The full committee schedule can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

The Senate will be in <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> Tuesday through Thursday, beginning consideration of <a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/4/bipartisan-bicameral-faa-reauthorization-act-heads-to-senate-floor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">legislation</a> to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.

Senate budget hearings include <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-transportation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Transportation</a> Secretary Buttigieg, <a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2024/5/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-president-s-budget-request-for-the-u-s-department-of-the-interior-for-fiscal-year-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Interior</a> Secretary Deb Haaland, and <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-environmental-protection-agency" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Environmental Protection Agency</a> Administrator Michael Regan.

The Finance Committee on Wednesday will hold a <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hacking-americas-health-care-assessing-the-change-healthcare-cyber-attack-and-whats-next" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on health cybersecurity and the recent attack on Change Healthcare, with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty.

Additional Senate committee meetings can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. &nbsp;

Tomorrow, Biden will head to Wilmington, Delaware, for a <a href="https://www.forth.news/whpool/662ef0fce75863fd5d72532a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">campaign event</a>.

Wednesday, he will have a campaign reception here in Washington.

Friday, he will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom; recipients are not yet known. &nbsp;

The Weekly Hill Update