The Weekly Hill Update – July 11, 2022 – Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Below is this week’s congressional update by
BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to
post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.

HEADLINES

• President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East, including a controversial visit to Saudi
  Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.




• Congress is returning from its Independence Day recess, and
  leaders are strategizing on bipartisan China competition
  legislation as well as Democrats’ budget reconciliation
  package.




• Washington is also continuing to react to the Supreme Court’s decisions at
  the end of its term, including the overturning of Roe v.
  Wade.

HOUSE

• The House is in session tomorrow through Friday. The agenda includes the House’s annual
  Pentagon policy bill.




• As Biden visits the Middle East, the Foreign Affairs Middle
  East and North Africa Subcommittee will hold a hearing Thursday on U.S. interests in the
  region.




• The Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on housing policy.




• The full hearing schedule can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will begin its week with votes on Biden’s nominees.




• The Energy and Natural Resources Energy Subcommittee will hold
  a hearing Wednesday on lowering energy
  prices.




• Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold an oversight
  hearing examining the Bureau of Industry and
  Security’s export controls.




• The current list of committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Tomorrow, Biden will host Mexican President Andrés Manuel
  López Obrador at the White House.




• The president will begin 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 controversial meeting with Crown Prince
  Mohammed bin Salman.

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