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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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Congress returns to begin its lame-duck period, fresh off Republicans’ resounding election sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

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House and Senate Republicans will choose their leaders for the next Congress, including a closely contested race to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as majority leader.

President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump at the White House.

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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> tomorrow through Friday.  

Republicans will meet to <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/house/johnson-scalise-emmer-stefanik-try-to-stay-in-power/">vote</a> on their leadership team Wednesday and on internal rules Friday.

Also on Wednesday, the Oversight Committee will hold a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-exposing-the-truth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on unidentified anomalous phenomena.

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 also in <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm">session</a> tomorrow through Friday, likely working to confirm as many of Biden’s judicial nominees as possible between now and the end of the year. &nbsp;

Senate Republicans will choose their next leader in a <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4977673-senate-gop-leader-thune-cornyn/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">vote</a> among Sens. John Thune, R-S.D.; John Cornyn, R-Texas; and Rick Scott, R-Fla.

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/11/14/2024/executive-business-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">take up</a> patent reform legislation on Thursday.

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

The presidential transition is underway, with Trump <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">beginning</a> to fill out his White House staff and cabinet.

Biden will <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-president-herzog-white-house-biden-netanyahu-trump/">host</a> Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House tomorrow; Biden and Trump will <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/11/09/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-4/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meet</a> Wednesday.

Thursday, Biden will travel to Lima, Peru, beginning a six-day <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-visit-amazon-rainforest-part-day-trip-latin-115623141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">trip</a> to South America.

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