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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 must pass a continuing funding resolution to keep the government open beyond Friday, with action beginning in the House.

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President Donald Trump will host several leaders of large tech companies at the White House.

By Thursday, agencies must provide the White House with plans to shrink their workforce.

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The House is currently scheduled to hold <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/schedule/weekly-schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">floor votes</a> tonight through Wednesday, aiming to pass the <a href="https://rules.house.gov/bill/119/hr-PIH-full-year-continuing-appropriations-and-extensions-act-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">continuing resolution</a> tomorrow.

The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection will hold a <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/regulatory-harm-or-harmonization-examining-the-opportunity-to-improve-the-cyber-regulatory-regime/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> tomorrow on cyber regulation.  

Also tomorrow, the Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will hold a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/antitrust-law-and-ncaa-examining-current-climate-0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on antitrust law and the current climate in college athletics.  

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

The Senate will continue <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/floor_activity_pail.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">voting</a> on Trump’s nominees and will move quickly to take up the funding resolution if the House can pass it.  

The Judiciary Crime Subcommittee will hold a <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/ending-the-scourge-the-need-for-the-stop-csam-act" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> tomorrow on legislation aiming to crack down on online sexual abuse of children.

Wednesday, the Banking Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/housing-roadblocks-paving-a-new-way-to-address-affordability" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hearing</a> on housing affordability.

The full list of Senate committee activity can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

Trump today plans to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/trump-is-set-to-meet-with-technology-leaders-early-next-week" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meet</a> with the leaders of several of the largest U.S. technology companies, and will <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-eighth-week-office-set-continue-break-neck-level-actions-rallying-gop-avoid-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">host</a> NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin will <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b8990078-35cc-4cf4-b610-8cd2705d7f1c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visit</a> the White House Wednesday, ahead of Saint Patrick’s Day next week.

Thursday is the White House-imposed <a href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/latest-memos/guidance-on-agency-rif-and-reorganization-plans-requested-by-implementing-the-president-s-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">deadline</a> for agencies to submit plans for reorganization and large-scale reductions in force.

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