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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/services/federal-policy/">Federal Policy</a> team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.

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Congress plans to pass a short-term extension of government funding this week before members return home to campaign until November’s election.

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler will testify at oversight hearings in both chambers.

President Joe Biden will speak at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

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The House plans to be in <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> throughout the week, aiming to pass legislation by midweek to keep the government funded until December 20.

The Financial Services Committee will hold an oversight <a href="https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409374" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> tomorrow with Gensler and the rest of the SEC.

Also tomorrow, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a <a href="https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/an-assessment-of-the-state-departments-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-by-americas-top-diplomat/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on the State Department’s withdrawal from Afghanistan with Secretary Antony Blinken.

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

The Senate also will be in <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">session</a> throughout the week, waiting to vote on final passage of the House funding bill ahead of the expiration of current funding September 30.

The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/why-is-novo-nordisk-charging-americans-with-diabetes-and-obesity-outrageously-high-prices-for-ozempic-and-wegovy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> tomorrow with Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen regarding the company’s pricing of its products Wegovy and Ozempic.

Gensler will testify Wednesday at an oversight <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/09/18/2024/oversight-of-the-us-securities-and-exchange-commission" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> by the Senate Banking Committee.

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

Today, Biden will <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/19/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-visit-of-his-highness-sheikh-mohamed-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-president-of-the-united-arab-emirates-to-the-white-house/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meet</a> with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates.

Tuesday and Wednesday, Biden will be in New York to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/21/world/unga-general-assembly-world-leaders-intl-latam/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">participate</a> in the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Thursday, Biden will <a href="https://www.forth.news/whpool/66f0b6eeb19a19811f8879bc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">host</a> President Zelenskyy of Ukraine for a meeting.

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