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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/FederalPolicy">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 will travel to the Middle East, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-israel-donald-trump-iran-nuclear-628201042520a92dc381dfaf9900b5bd">including</a> a controversial visit to Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Congress is returning from its Independence Day recess, and leaders are <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/07/07/mcconnell-china-bill-house-democrats">strategizing</a> on bipartisan China competition legislation as well as Democrats’ budget reconciliation package.

Washington is also continuing to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/09/biden-democrats-abortion-dobbs/">react</a> to the Supreme Court’s decisions at the end of its term, including the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

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The House is in session tomorrow through Friday. The <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/content/weekly-leader-friday-july-8-2022">agenda</a> includes the House’s annual Pentagon policy <a href="https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-117HR7900RH-RCP117-54.pdf">bill</a>.

As Biden visits the Middle East, the Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee will hold a <a href="https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ID=A9D55FDB-4085-42FD-9DD1-A79024F078B7">hearing</a> Thursday on U.S. interests in the region.

The Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday will hold a <a href="https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/nowhere-live-profits-disinvestment-and-american-housing-crisis">hearing</a> on housing policy.

The full hearing schedule can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity">here</a>.

The Senate will begin its week with <a href="https://www.senate.gov/floor/index.htm">votes</a> on Biden’s nominees.

The Energy and Natural Resources Energy Subcommittee will hold a <a href="https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2022/7/energy-subcommittee-hearing-on-pathways-to-lower-energy-prices">hearing</a> Wednesday on lowering energy prices.

Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold an oversight <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/advancing-national-security-and-foreign-policy-through-export-controls-oversight-of-the-bureau-of-industry-and-security">hearing</a> examining the Bureau of Industry and Security’s export controls.

The current list of committee meetings can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm">here</a>.

Tomorrow, Biden will <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/28/statement-by-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-bilateral-meeting-between-president-joe-biden-and-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-of-mexico/">host</a> Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House.

The president will <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israeli-news/article-711690">begin</a> his Middle East trip Wednesday in Israel, visiting Israeli leaders before traveling to Bethlehem to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

From Israel, Biden will travel directly to Saudi Arabia Friday, where he will meet with heads of state from around the region – including a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/09/joe-biden-saudi-arabia-israel-visit/">controversial</a> meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The Weekly Hill Update